Parliamentary questions

Hospital Staff Data

Pat the Cope Gallagher

452. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health if an updated report will be provided on the number of vacant posts unfilled in Lifford Community Hospital, County Donegal ; the type of posts in this regard; the number of which are unfilled due to the employment embargo; the number of vacant posts that have been advertised; the number which are vacant but not advertised for filling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47719/19]

Hospital Staff Data

Pat the Cope Gallagher

453. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health if an updated report will be provided on the number of vacant posts unfilled in Falcarragh Community Hospital, County Donegal ; the type of posts in this regard; the number of which are unfilled due to the employment embargo; the number of vacant posts that have been advertised; the number which are vacant but not advertised for filling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47720/19]

Hospital Staff Data

Pat the Cope Gallagher

454. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health if an updated report will be provided on the number of vacant posts unfilled in Dungloe Community Hospital, County Donegal; the type of posts in this regard; the number of which are unfilled due to the employment embargo; the number of vacant posts that have been advertised; the number which are vacant but not advertised for filling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47721/19]

Hospital Staff Data

Pat the Cope Gallagher

455. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health if an updated report will be provided on the number of vacant posts unfilled in Donegal Community Hospital, Donegal Town, County Donegal; the type of posts in this regard; the number of which are unfilled due to the employment embargo; the number of vacant posts that have been advertised; the number which are vacant but not advertised for filling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47722/19]

Organic Farming Scheme Data

Pat the Cope Gallagher

484. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding which was specifically earmarked for new entrants for the organic farming scheme in 2018, 2019 and planned for 2020; the number of new entrants availing of the scheme in 2019; the number of new entrants which were unsuccessful in attaining entry into the scheme; the main reason therefore; the appeals mechanism for unsuccessful applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47546/19]

Organic Farming Scheme Expenditure

Pat the Cope Gallagher

485. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the organic farming scheme is fully funded at present; if the scheme has additional capacity for new entrants; if the scheme is not oversubscribed at present; the amount of funding set aside and not committed for new entrants in 2019 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47547/19]

Broadband Service Provision

Pat the Cope Gallagher

39. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans for households that are in near proximity to Eir fibre to the home or FTTH but still cannot avail of fibre at present; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a number of households are in close proximity to FTTH but were not included in the original 300,000 commercial roll-out of fibre; if the possibility of having these numerous households connected to broadband will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42156/19]

National Broadband Plan Implementation

Pat the Cope Gallagher

74. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to sign the contract for the complete roll-out of fibre to the home; and the timeline for delivering the plan to rural areas such as County Donegal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42157/19]

Home Help Service Data

Pat the Cope Gallagher

158. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for home help package applications in County Donegal; the length of time after approval of home help it takes in the county to receive the service in the applicant's home; the number of applicants waiting for home care at present in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42394/19]

Ambulance Service Provision

Pat the Cope Gallagher

164. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health the plans in place for restoring a second ambulance to south-west Donegal covering the area from Inver to Glencolmcille, including the areas of Ardara and Glenties; if in the context of the new budget for 2020 this will be given priority from his Department and the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42410/19]

Mobile Telephony Services

Pat the Cope Gallagher

202. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans for improving the availability of mobile telephone signals in rural Ireland and particularly in County Donegal; if he is dealing with this matter as a priority at present; his views on whether something can be achieved to alleviate this crisis of mobile telephone coverage nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42409/19]

Regional Road Network

Pat the Cope Gallagher

221. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if additional funding for the R232 Laghey to Pettigo regional road in County Donegal will be provided; if he will further commit to completing the ongoing upgrading of the road in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42407/19]

Commercial Rates

Pat the Cope Gallagher

273. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 708 and 709 of 2 July 2019, if the revaluation of the commercial rates base for County Donegal will commence in the final quarter of 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42392/19]

Fish Quotas

Pat the Cope Gallagher

63. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the recent International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, ICES, mackerel advice which shows a further increase on its revised ICES scientific advice given in May 2019 for the mackerel total allowable catch, TAC, for 2020; if assurance will be given to the marine sector that this new advice of 922,064 tonnes will be fully incorporated in the overall TAC quotas for 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41761/19]

Fish Quotas

Pat the Cope Gallagher

65. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the actions taken by Iceland in significantly increasing its mackerel share for 2019; the actions he and the EU Commission propose to take against Iceland for fishing in this unsustainable manner; if the revised ICES advice for mackerel stocks will form the basis for setting an increased TAC for Ireland in the 2020 fisheries quota talks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41760/19]

Schools Building Projects Status

Pat the Cope Gallagher

194. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for a new school building; the progress made on the project over the past six months; the timeline for the complete delivery of this school project in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41802/19]

Schools Refurbishment

Pat the Cope Gallagher

195. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will be added to the major capital schools programme 2016 to 2021; if his attention has been drawn to the scale of works required at the school through rapid expansion of its school enrolment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41803/19]

Schools Refurbishment

Pat the Cope Gallagher

198. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41848/19]

HSE Planning

Pat the Cope Gallagher

152. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 374 to 376, inclusive, of 24 September 2019, if the HSE Capital Plan 2019 to 2021 has a financial commitment to upgrade the long-stay residential unit, residential care units and dementia care of St. Joseph’s Community Hospital and Ramelton Community Hospital, County Donegal; if the funding in the plan will bring these to community hospitals up to the full standards required for residential care units as opposed to the derogated standards thus ensuring the long-term future of these specific residential care units within the community hospitals beyond 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39993/19]

Community Employment Schemes Supervisors

Pat the Cope Gallagher

230. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of ongoing meetings with community employment scheme supervisors; her views on pension entitlements for supervisors of the schemes in view of the ongoing negotiations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39995/19]