Parliamentary questions

Tax Reliefs Availability

Hildegarde Naughton

225. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Finance his plans to reintroduce tax relief on trade union subscriptions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15184/18]

Technological Universities

Hildegarde Naughton

42. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which the mission of technological universities is to drive regional development and jobs growth and meet the skills needs of the regions. [14280/18]

Regional Development Policy

Hildegarde Naughton

69. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps his Department is taking to promote and drive regional development. [14281/18]

Cultural Policy

Hildegarde Naughton

60. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the contribution being made to Galway city as capital of culture 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9879/18]

Fuel Allowance Data

Hildegarde Naughton

68. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the level of uptake on the new option to receive the fuel allowance in two lump sums, which was announced in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8399/18]

Paternity Leave Data

Hildegarde Naughton

96. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the uptake of paid paternity leave since it was announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8400/18]

Wild Atlantic Way Project

Hildegarde Naughton

9. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the Wonders of the Wild Atlantic Way marketing campaign, with specific reference to the aim of highlighting ease of direct access from six British gateway cities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7521/18]

Sports Funding

Hildegarde Naughton

78. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the rebates available to sports clubs in respect of donations made to them by private citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7520/18]

Insurance Industry Regulation

Hildegarde Naughton

103. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Finance when forms A and B ceased to be a valid registration form for IIA firms authorised to undertake insurance mediation before the commencement of the European Communities Regulations 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7920/18]

Insurance Industry Regulation

Hildegarde Naughton

104. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Finance when form A and B ceased to be valid registration forms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7921/18]

Insurance Industry Regulation

Hildegarde Naughton

105. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Finance the number of IIA firms authorised to undertake insurance mediation before the commencement of the IMD regulations; and the firms currently registered and those that were registered with forms A and B. [7922/18]

Insurance Industry Regulation

Hildegarde Naughton

106. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Finance the number of IIA firms authorised to undertake insurance mediation before the commencement of the IMD regulations that are currently registered and were registered under the current registration process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7923/18]

Financial Services Sector

Hildegarde Naughton

107. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Finance the number of regulated financial services providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7924/18]

Ambulance Service Staff

Hildegarde Naughton

204. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health the number of paramedics that will be hired by the National Ambulance Service in 2018; the number of paramedics due to retire in the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7784/18]

Fish Quotas

Hildegarde Naughton

38. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the 2018 total allowable catches, TACs, and quotas for Ireland’s fishing sector as agreed at the December 2017 Fisheries Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7131/18]

Brexit Issues

Hildegarde Naughton

48. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts being made to safeguard the fishing sector in the context of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7130/18]

Hospital Appointments Status

Hildegarde Naughton

398. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an operation in University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5780/18]

Services for People with Disabilities

Hildegarde Naughton

703. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health the location to which the National Rehabilitation Hospital refers patients from County Galway for outpatient therapy post-discharge; if there is a rehabilitation centre in Galway for stroke patients who do not attend the National Rehabilitation Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54517/17]

Services for People with Disabilities

Hildegarde Naughton

868. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health when funding will be provided to an organisation to enable it to commence an agreed outpatient care package for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55096/17]

Hospital Accommodation Provision

Hildegarde Naughton

1080. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health the inpatient capacity of University Hospital Galway; and the inpatient capacity at 1 December 2016, by the wards on which the beds are located. [1763/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists Data

Hildegarde Naughton

1081. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health the number of outpatients on all forms of waiting lists for University Hospital Galway who have been waiting for zero to six months, six to 12 months, 12 to 24 months, 24 to 36 months and more than 36 months respectively, by specialty. [1764/18]

Medicinal Products Regulation

Hildegarde Naughton

166. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health if he will request that the manufacturers of statins sold here to make available the essential underlying research data used by each of the manufacturers regarding the adverse effects associated with statins. [45461/17]

Medicinal Products Prices

Hildegarde Naughton

167. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health the cost of statins purchased from the various manufacturers; the amount paid by the HSE; and the names of the manufacturers of same for each of the past five years, in tabular form [45462/17]

Health Strategies

Hildegarde Naughton

168. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by his Department and by the HSE on educating persons to change lifestyle as a preventive measure against chronic disease in tabular form. [45463/17]

National Broadband Plan Implementation

Hildegarde Naughton

178. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the upgrade of the broadband network in Shrule, County Mayo, will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44229/17]

Office of Public Works Projects

Hildegarde Naughton

127. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the construction of a suitable building in Turoe, Bullaun, Loughrea, County Galway for the protection and display of the Turoe stone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41299/17]

Diabetes Strategy

Hildegarde Naughton

429. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that County Galway had one of the largest yearly increases in the number of persons with diabetes requiring inpatient treatment for diabetic foot ulceration; the reason for the sudden increase; if funding for a further podiatrist in County Galway will be made available in budget 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41811/17]

Rail Network Expansion

Hildegarde Naughton

512. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a report on the further development of the western rail corridor has been commissioned by his Department; if so, the person or body that is compiling the report; the timeframe for it to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41298/17]

Local Authority Funding

Hildegarde Naughton

627. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the reason for the significant inequity that exists in his departmental funding of local authorities (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41812/17]

Cancer Screening Programmes

Hildegarde Naughton

856. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health if the HSE plans to make smear tests available to women under 25 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35583/17]

Housing Adaptation Grant

Hildegarde Naughton

1607. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the financial supports or grants available to assist with the removal of asbestos from residential properties or outbuildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35204/17]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Hildegarde Naughton

298. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health the number of primary care centres in south County Mayo; his plans to open further primary care centres in south County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33215/17]

Health Screening Programmes

Hildegarde Naughton

531. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health the reason a free breast check and smear test service is not available to women under 50 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33046/17]

Broadband Service Provision

Hildegarde Naughton

643. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of premises, both commercial and households that will be connected to high speed fibre broadband in County Galway in the next 76 weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32802/17]

Broadband Service Provision

Hildegarde Naughton

644. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of premises, both commercial and households that will be connected to high speed fibre broadband in south County Mayo in the next 76 weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32803/17]

Primary Medical Certificates

Hildegarde Naughton

148. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Finance his plans to implement a tax credit for primary medical certificate holders in full-time employment who do not qualify for financial supports from either the Department of Social Protection or the HSE due to the fact they do not satisfy the means test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23158/17]

Health Services Provision

Hildegarde Naughton

458. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide support services for persons in the west of Ireland affected by acquired brain injury (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23160/17]

Health Services Provision

Hildegarde Naughton

459. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide physiotherapy and occupational therapy support services for persons in the west of Ireland post-stroke (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23161/17]

Ambulance Service Provision

Hildegarde Naughton

469. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide for an adequate local ambulance service for north-west Connemara, County Galway, where persons endure long wait times for an ambulance from call out time to time of arrival at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23201/17]

Maternity Services

Hildegarde Naughton

367. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health if the maternity unit at Mayo General Hospital is the only one in the Saolta University Healthcare Group without the allocated services of a lactation consultant; his views on whether the services of such consultants are important; and, if so, the reason new mothers in this specific area are being deprived of those services. [21464/17]

Psychological Services

Hildegarde Naughton

100. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the absence of a HSE psychology service in the catchment area of Oranmore, County Galway, whereby a person (details supplied) is unable to access treatment; if anxiety management groups for persons of this age group will be offered within the HSE in County Galway in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20198/17]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review

Hildegarde Naughton

593. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health when it is planned to publish the interdepartmental working group report on the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18100/17]

Home Care Packages Provision

Hildegarde Naughton

232. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health when the provision of services and supports to persons (details supplied) in need of home care services who meet the criteria for the home help and home care package but who have been placed on a waitlist for the service due to lack of resources will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17197/17]

Occupational Therapy

Hildegarde Naughton

233. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health when the provision of occupational therapy services to a person (details supplied) in need of bath aid assessment whereby referral cannot currently be acted upon due to demand on the service will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17198/17]

Commencement of Legislation

Hildegarde Naughton

154. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when she will make commencement orders for the remaining sections that fall under her remit of the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16692/17]

Commencement of Legislation

Hildegarde Naughton

565. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health when he will make commencement orders in respect of the remaining sections that fall under his remit of the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16693/17]

Departmental Agencies Funding

Hildegarde Naughton

24. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding allocated annually by Fáilte Ireland to St. Patrick's Day parades; the parades to which it is allocated; the basis on which that allocation is made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14009/17]

Tax Credits

Hildegarde Naughton

226. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Finance the reason an application for incapacitated child tax credit for a family (details supplied) was unsuccessful; if a new application can be submitted in this instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13562/17]

Primary Care Centres

Hildegarde Naughton

847. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health the designated number of health and social care professionals allocated to the East City Primary Health Centre, Doughiska, Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13377/17]

Primary Care Services Provision

Hildegarde Naughton

848. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health the outpatient services that are available for older persons at the East City Primary Health Centre, Doughiska, Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13378/17]

Primary Care Centres

Hildegarde Naughton

849. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent staff positions that have been approved for the East City Primary Health Centre, Doughiska, Galway; the number that are actually in position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13379/17]

Primary Care Centres

Hildegarde Naughton

850. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health the catchment area served by outpatient services for older persons by the East City Primary Health Centre, Doughiska, Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13380/17]

Primary Care Centres

Hildegarde Naughton

851. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health the take-up rate for services offered by the East City Primary Health Centre, Doughiska, Galway to older persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13381/17]

Broadband Service Provision

Hildegarde Naughton

1126. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he envisages the roll out of fibre broadband to the area of Hollymount, Ballinrobe, County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13608/17]

Legislative Programme

Hildegarde Naughton

1270. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when she envisages the Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016 will be enacted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13144/17]

Psychological Services

Hildegarde Naughton

232. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the absence of a HSE psychology service in the catchment area of Oranmore, County Galway, whereby a child (details supplied) is unable to access treatment; if anxiety management groups for children of this age group will be offered within the HSE in Galway in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12325/17]

Courts Service

Hildegarde Naughton

82. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of efforts by the Office of Public Works to identify a site for the development of a new courthouse in Galway city; the criteria being applied in searching for such a site; and the next steps towards the development of a new courts facility in Galway city. [8248/17]

Courts Service

Hildegarde Naughton

94. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of efforts by the Courts Service to develop a new courthouse in Galway city; if funding has been allocated for this purpose; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8247/17]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Hildegarde Naughton

648. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the irregular nature of payments under the ECCE scheme; if she will arrange for such payments to be made on a regular, monthly basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8569/17]

Immigrant Investor Programme Data

Hildegarde Naughton

45. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of successful applications under the immigrant investor programme since its inception; the value of the associated investment; the number of jobs created by that investment; the reason it was necessary recently to change the qualifying criteria; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7719/17]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Hildegarde Naughton

217. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently on waiting lists for diagnostic imaging services at University Hospital Galway; the length of time these persons have been waiting; if they are waiting for CT, MRI or other types of scans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7557/17]

Hospital Services

Hildegarde Naughton

218. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health the number of MRI and other scans outsourced to external service providers by Galway University Hospital during each of the years 2014 to 2016; the details of the service providers; the total cost of this service in each of those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7558/17]

Hospital Equipment

Hildegarde Naughton

219. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health if the requirement for a second MRI scanner at University Hospital Galway, UHG, has been brought to the attention of his Department; if a request for resources in this respect has been received from UHG; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7559/17]

Child Care Services Staff

Hildegarde Naughton

47. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties being experienced by the operators of private creche facilities in recruiting and retaining staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6714/17]

National Treatment Purchase Fund Data

Hildegarde Naughton

430. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently on pre-planned and pre-admit waiting lists for Galway University Hospital; the number currently on waiting lists published by the NTPF (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6952/17]

Chronic Disease Management Programme

Hildegarde Naughton

282. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health the percentage of the health budget which is spent on the care of persons with chronic diseases here; and the cost of this to his Department and the economy in general. [4826/17]

Health Services Expenditure

Hildegarde Naughton

283. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health if his Department has set aside in its annual Estimates a budget for spending on preventative health, education and promotion; and the criteria for private entities to be provided grants for this purpose. [4827/17]

Health Services Expenditure

Hildegarde Naughton

284. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health his views on a departmental policy for providing grants to entities which have the aim to promote preventative health education for non-communicable chronic disease; and the way in which this policy will be administered. [4828/17]

Immigrant Investor Programme Administration

Hildegarde Naughton

90. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the recent rule changes to the immigrant investor programme became applicable; when the public was made aware of these changes; when her Department ceased taking applications under the scheme in 2016; if the public was made aware that such applications would be rejected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3825/17]

Single Payment Scheme Applications

Hildegarde Naughton

413. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason persons (details supplied) in County Mayo have not received payment under the single farm payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38599/16]

Ambulance Service

Hildegarde Naughton

225. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No.211 of 26 May 2016 (details supplied), the number of ambulance call outs to north west Connemara in County Galway and the length of time between each call out and arrival at the scene, in each of the years 2014 to date in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38126/16]

Health Services Staff

Hildegarde Naughton

296. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in sanctioning staff for the new 75 bed ward block at University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33306/16]

Charitable Donations Administration

Hildegarde Naughton

333. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the HSE received a donation of €300,000 intended for use by a children's cancer charity (details supplied) in 2009 but only ever provided €50,000 of the money to the intended beneficiary; if the rest of the funds will now be supplied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33458/16]

Hospitals Capital Programme

Hildegarde Naughton

334. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health the details of proposals for the development of a new day surgery and additional theatres at Merlin Park University Hospital contained in the capital plan, including the scale, purpose and proposed cost of the development, in addition to a timeline within which it is expected to be completed [33459/16]

Divorce Process

Hildegarde Naughton

41. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the specific legal and constitutional constraints to introducing clean break divorce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31065/16]

Hospitals Capital Programme

Hildegarde Naughton

484. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health the total amount spent on capital projects at University Hospital Galway since 1 January 2006; the hospital's official bed capacity on that date; and the current official bed capacity of the hospital. [29846/16]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Hildegarde Naughton

485. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health the number of patients by clinical specialty who have been on outpatient waiting lists for Galway University Hospital for less than six months, between six and 12 months, 12 and 24 months, 24 and 36 months, 36 and 48 months and more than 48 months. [29847/16]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Hildegarde Naughton

486. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health the number of patients by clinical specialty who have been on outpatient waiting lists for Mayo General Hospital for less than six months, between six and 12 months, 12 and 24 months, 24 and 36 months, 36 and 48 months and more than 48 months. [29848/16]

Hospital Procedures

Hildegarde Naughton

487. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health the number of operations or procedures by clinical specialty that were scheduled but cancelled at University Hospital Galway since the beginning of 2016. [29849/16]

Hospital Procedures

Hildegarde Naughton

488. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health the number of operations or procedures by clinical specialty that were scheduled but cancelled at Mayo General Hospital since the beginning of 2016. [29850/16]

Hospitals Building Programme

Hildegarde Naughton

489. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health the total cost of civil, architectural and structural design in respect of the new 75 bed ward block at University Hospital Galway; if the design is substantially identical to a project at another hospital; and if the fact that a pre-existing design was replicated resulted in cost savings. [29851/16]

Hospitals Building Programme

Hildegarde Naughton

490. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health the current status of a cost-benefit analysis commissioned in respect of a new emergency department at University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29852/16]

Hospital Accommodation Provision

Hildegarde Naughton

491. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health the current bed capacity of Merlin Park Hospital; the complete range of specialties and services offered at the hospital; and his views on whether the hospital has infrastructural capacity to accommodate additional services. [29853/16]

Flood Relief Schemes

Hildegarde Naughton

881. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to outline his plans to introduce a grant aid scheme following flooding that occurred in south County Mayo in December 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24487/16]

GLAS Payments

Hildegarde Naughton

1502. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 233 of 14 July 2016, when a person (details supplied) will receive payment under the 2015 green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24488/16]

Animal Identification Schemes

Hildegarde Naughton

1510. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he remains satisfied regarding the traceability of animals and authentication of the various documents relating to all bovines whether in the context of carriage between farms, between farms and marts and between farms and meat processing plants and the adequacy of cross checks at farms, meat plants and cattle marts, with specific reference to the need to ensure the absolute accuracy of the information contained in the relevant documentation. [24575/16]

Agriculture Scheme Payments

Hildegarde Naughton

1522. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the detail of payments made or due to a person (details supplied) under his Department's schemes for 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24956/16]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments

Hildegarde Naughton

1523. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amounts repaid relating to over-claiming on the AEOS for 2015 by a person (details supplied); if there is an appeals procedure open to this person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24957/16]

Parking Provision

Hildegarde Naughton

312. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health his plans for the development of car-parking facilities at University Hospital Galway that did not proceed to construction since 2006; if he will provide a breakdown of the costs associated with these plans including but not limited to fees for consultants, planners and architects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23020/16]

Parking Provision

Hildegarde Naughton

313. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health the number of car-parking spaces available at University Hospital Galway, UHG; the number of car-parking spaces currently required at UHG under the city development plan; and if any variance between these figures represents a restriction on the future development of the hospital on its current site. [23021/16]

Hospitals Expenditure

Hildegarde Naughton

334. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health the amount paid by the Saolta University Health Care Group for the rental of a premises across from University Hospital Galway on Newcastle Road for the purpose of patient record management and associated activities in each of the past five years. [23249/16]

Hospitals Expenditure

Hildegarde Naughton

335. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health the amount paid by Galway University Hospitals to contractors for the storage or management of patient charts in each of the past five years, with details of the contracted parties, the services provided and the location of charts that are stored off-site. [23250/16]

Ambulance Service Provision

Hildegarde Naughton

218. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health the cost incurred by a group (details supplied) in the provision of private ambulance transport for each of the years 2014 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21895/16]

GLAS Applications

Hildegarde Naughton

233. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive payment under the 2015 green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21818/16]

Schools Health and Safety

Hildegarde Naughton

258. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will publish guidelines with current information regarding good nutrition for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20778/16]

School Curriculum

Hildegarde Naughton

259. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will publish his departmental policy as regards directing schools to include up-to-date nutritional education in the curriculum, with an emphasis on education on sugar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20779/16]

Commemorative Events

Hildegarde Naughton

25. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has assessed the success and impact of the State's commemorative events held throughout the Easter period; if attendance figures are available for the various events; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19886/16]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Hildegarde Naughton

262. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in providing ultrasound scans to new born infants with potential hip dysplasia at University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20287/16]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Hildegarde Naughton

263. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the long waiting lists for cataract operations at University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20288/16]

Services for People with Disabilities

Hildegarde Naughton

462. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health if adequate funding will be provided to support personal assistant services in the west whereby a person (details supplied) on a prioritised waiting list will be facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19200/16]