Parliamentary questions

Healthcare Professionals

Tony McLoughlin

994. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) who sought to have their certificate of good standing and registration documentation sent by CORU to the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency has been refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35620/19]

Brexit Preparations

Tony McLoughlin

1034. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health the amount of additional funding required to be provided to the HSE in order to enable it to continue the purchasing of a safe level of drugs and medicines for the health service since the decision of the United Kingdom to leave the European Union in 2016; the effects this decision has had on the ability of Ireland to purchase cheaper medicines globally; the measures being undertaken to ensure there is no major shortage of medicines here due to the UK's exit from the EU; if this will lead to larger budgets for the HSE to purchase drugs due to demand peaking in the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35792/19]

Hospital Staff Recruitment

Tony McLoughlin

1055. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health the length of time a staffing embargo will be in place at Sligo University Hospital; his views on whether an embargo on hiring or replacing staff will be cost-effective in view of knock-on effects across the service; if this embargo will end at the start of 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35837/19]

Disability Allowance Applications

Tony McLoughlin

1837. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a disability allowance will be approved for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35619/19]

Drugs in Sport

Tony McLoughlin

1256. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the issue of steroid abuse here particularly among young males; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32375/19]

Architectural Heritage

Tony McLoughlin

3000. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the OPW will conduct investigations into the recent decline of a church (details supplied); the action she will take to stop its demise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31789/19]

Land Issues

Tony McLoughlin

16. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of his proposal to introduce an indemnity scheme for landowners in relation to the use of their land for recreational purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30083/19]

Voluntary Sector

Tony McLoughlin

20. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans for the development of a national volunteering strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30084/19]

HSE Staff Data

Tony McLoughlin

247. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health the number of staff employed in a facility (details supplied) in County Mayo including whole-time and part-time equivalents; the breakdown of the staffing categories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30151/19]

HSE Staff Data

Tony McLoughlin

248. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health the number of staff members currently absent due to sick leave in a facility (details supplied) in County Mayo; the length of time they have been absent; if they are still being paid by the HSE while on sick leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30152/19]

Waterways Issues

Tony McLoughlin

77. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which communities that wish to develop blueway projects should pursue their projects; the funding available for such projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29571/19]

Asylum Applications Data

Tony McLoughlin

279. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out in tabular form the number of persons from non-EU countries who arrived here seeking refugee status and-or asylum in each of the years 2013 to 2018, by country of origin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29186/19]

Deportation Orders Data

Tony McLoughlin

280. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of deportation orders which have been issued to non-EEA nationals who are here without lawful permission in each of the years 2014 to 2018; the number of non-EEA nationals who have left voluntarily after receiving such an order in the same period; the number of deportations conducted by State agencies in the same period, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29221/19]

Services for People with Disabilities

Tony McLoughlin

328. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health if the decision not to grant funding to a school (details supplied) will be reconsidered in view of the importance of such equipment to a number of pupils at the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29180/19]

Autism Support Services

Tony McLoughlin

430. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health if the reason a person (details supplied) cannot receive an appointment for an up-to-date diagnosis for autism will be investigated with the autism CAMHS in CHO 1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29602/19]

Climate Change Policy

Tony McLoughlin

8. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the role which carbon proofing of policy will play in achieving the national policy objective of carbon neutrality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28564/19]

Social and Affordable Housing Data

Tony McLoughlin

464. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number and status of social housing projects in County Sligo as part of the Rebuilding Ireland programme; the number of social homes delivered in the county since the beginning of the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28869/19]

Planning Issues

Tony McLoughlin

465. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of planning applications for houses, private flats and apartments which have been lodged and granted since the beginning of 2014. [28870/19]

Sheepmeat Sector

Tony McLoughlin

57. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the opportunities for sheepmeat in the Japanese market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28268/19]

Departmental Schemes

Tony McLoughlin

93. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the future growth loans scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28267/19]

Local Authority Housing Data

Tony McLoughlin

359. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of vacant council houses in counties Mayo and Sligo; the areas in which these vacant council houses are located; the length of time each house has been vacant for; the number of these vacant council dwellings that are under repair, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28398/19]

Drug and Alcohol Task Forces

Tony McLoughlin

470. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health his plans to roll out new localised pilot schemes aimed at tackling and preventing drug and alcohol addiction in local communities which can and will operate and develop outside the governance of the local or regional drug and alcohol taskforces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28068/19]

Agriculture Schemes

Tony McLoughlin

541. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he plans to introduce to address an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28047/19]

Property Registration Authority

Tony McLoughlin

684. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will investigate with the Property Registration Authority the reason for the delay in registering designs (details supplied); if the authority will now expedite the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28129/19]

Greenways Funding

Tony McLoughlin

214. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the capital expenditure allocated between 1 January and 30 April 2019 under code E7 greenways; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27012/19]

Waste Disposal Charges

Tony McLoughlin

576. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 422 of 5 December 2017, the status of the proposed introduction of a waste compensation scheme for persons with high medical needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26724/19]

Water and Sewerage Schemes Grants

Tony McLoughlin

761. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when the expanded grant scheme for septic tanks as announced under measure 8, domestic wastewater treatment systems grant scheme, septic tanks, in February 2019 will come into effect; when local authorities such as in counties Sligo and Mayo will be provided with the details for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26682/19]

Water and Sewerage Schemes Grants

Tony McLoughlin

266. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when the expanded grant scheme for septic tanks as announced under measure 8 - domestic wastewater treatment systems grant scheme, septic tanks, in February 2019 will come into effect; when local authorities will be provided with the details for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25624/19]

Special Areas of Conservation

Tony McLoughlin

35. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht how persons from County Sligo can find out more about and apply for the 2019 peatlands community engagement scheme 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24266/19]

Departmental Funding

Tony McLoughlin

52. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the local festivals and summer schools she is supporting in County Sligo through the 2019 scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24265/19]

SOLAS Expenditure

Tony McLoughlin

232. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the level of expenditure on travel and subsistence paid out by SOLAS to each ETB since the ETBs were formed in 2014; the allocated budget for each year since the formation of each ETB; the spend per year for each ETB; the allocated budget per year for each of the FÁS-SOLAS training centres; the spend per year; when the initial budget was expended and had to be topped up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23423/19]

Men's Sheds

Tony McLoughlin

37. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to allocate funding in 2019 to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22729/19]

Western Development Commission Remit

Tony McLoughlin

50. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the operations of the Western Development Commission and its role in the development of the Atlantic economic corridor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22728/19]

Hospital Appointments Delays

Tony McLoughlin

203. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health the reason a hospital appointment has been cancelled three times in the past in the case of a person (details supplied); when the appointment will be granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22305/19]

Services for People with Disabilities

Tony McLoughlin

180. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if inquiries will be made with the NTA and Bus Éireann if the new bus associated infrastructure being rolled out in Sligo town in 2019 on the S1 and S2 bus stops will be more disability friendly and accessible; if persons with visual impairments will be able to read the new timetable better than before; if these new timetables will be able to be read clearly by persons in wheelchairs in view of the difference in heights required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22212/19]

Rail Network Maintenance

Tony McLoughlin

181. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when Irish Rail will provide maintenance to the railway line at the back of Maugheraboy Estate in County Sligo in view of the complaint from neighbours that the vegetation on the fencing separating the houses and the rail line has become overgrown and in need of attention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22230/19]

Broadband Service Speeds

Tony McLoughlin

71. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the role the broadband connection points will have in the provision of high-speed broadband during year one of the national broadband plan State intervention deployment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21483/19]

National Broadband Plan Administration

Tony McLoughlin

97. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of homes in counties Sligo and Leitrim that are in the amber intervention area for the national broadband plan; when the roll out of the plan will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21482/19]

Rural Transport Services Provision

Tony McLoughlin

572. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a review will be conducted into the provision of the Local Link service in north County Leitrim to seek to improve the levels of service provision to villages such as Kiltyclogher, Rossinver and Dromahair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21530/19]

Fire Service

Tony McLoughlin

184. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when Sligo Fire Service will receive two new fire units for its Sligo and Tubbercurry fire units; if this allocation will be made in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21268/19]

Work Permits Appeals

Tony McLoughlin

138. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if a work permit application appeal by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21049/19]

SOLAS Staff

Tony McLoughlin

185. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 155 of 2 April 2019, if there has been progress to date in resolving the discrepancy between pay scales for former FÁS employees that transferred to SOLAS whilst legislation was being enacted and that subsequently transferred to education and training boards, ETBs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20735/19]

Blind Welfare Allowance Applications

Tony McLoughlin

344. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health when an appeal regarding the blind welfare allowance will be decided upon for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20732/19]

HSE Agency Staff

Tony McLoughlin

346. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health the way in which agency staff nurses in the HSE hospitals are encompassed into the overall governance of the nursing wards; if it is similar to HSE nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20739/19]

Garda Vetting

Tony McLoughlin

360. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health if all agency staff in the position of both nursing and care assistants are Garda vetted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20850/19]

Home Help Service Provision

Tony McLoughlin

364. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health the reason there is such a long delay for applications to be decided upon for home help in counties Sligo and Leitrim; the funding allocated for home help in the counties in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019; if additional funding will be provided for the provision of home help to sick and elderly persons in the counties for the remaining months in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20899/19]

Beef Environmental Efficiency Scheme Applications

Tony McLoughlin

385. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an application by a person (details supplied) has been lost; if the person can resubmit an application in the interests of fairness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20512/19]

Help-To-Buy Scheme

Tony McLoughlin

46. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Finance his plans to continue with the help-to-buy scheme beyond 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20173/19]

Defence Forces Recruitment

Tony McLoughlin

69. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason a person (details supplied) is still awaiting clearance to be allowed entry into a career in the Permanent Defence Forces despite the fact that the person passed all entrance examinations and fitness tests in March 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19676/19]

Undocumented Irish in the USA

Tony McLoughlin

82. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions held on the topic of the undocumented Irish in view of the visit of the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Mrs. Nancy Pelosi, to Dáil Éireann on 17 April 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18677/19]

Tax Code

Tony McLoughlin

131. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Finance his plans to abolish the universal social charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19118/19]

Insurance Levy

Tony McLoughlin

132. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue raised from the levy on insurance; the way in which this funding was used in 2017 and 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19125/19]

State Properties

Tony McLoughlin

201. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 143 of 26 February 2019, the position regarding the matter; the progress made since the reply issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19416/19]

Schools Building Projects Status

Tony McLoughlin

272. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills when funding will be allocated for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18692/19]

Teacher Recruitment

Tony McLoughlin

318. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts he is making to tackle the lack of full-time positions available to young teachers at present; if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties this problem is causing in areas such as County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19172/19]

SOLAS Funding

Tony McLoughlin

342. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the funding that has been committed by SOLAS towards an electronic marking system for adult and apprenticeships programmes; the progress of the project; the breakdown of the spend; the amount allocated to a company (details supplied); the estimated overall cost in addition to SOLAS working hours and travel and subsistence; the proposed date of implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19424/19]

Ministerial Appointments

Tony McLoughlin

450. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) will be appointed to a role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18593/19]

Medical Card Applications

Tony McLoughlin

630. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) has to reapply for a medical card in view of the fact that a new one was not issued along with their parent's cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18493/19]

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

Tony McLoughlin

653. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that a two-tier health system does not occur here (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18570/19]

Medicinal Products Availability

Tony McLoughlin

692. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive plans to provide the pembrolizumab drug to public cancer patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18680/19]

Respite Care Services Funding

Tony McLoughlin

707. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health if individual weekly or monthly payments are being made to some carers in order to provide funding for independently obtained home respite service; if so, the way in which this payment is advertised to all carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18743/19]

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

Tony McLoughlin

802. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health the efforts being made by the HSE to resolve the delays with children accessing child and adolescent services, CAMHS, in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19116/19]

General Medical Services Scheme

Tony McLoughlin

807. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health the reason medical card holders must pay €15 per sample when getting bloods taken; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this cost is leading to financial hardship for some persons with illnesses that require many blood samples per month; his plans to change this in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19129/19]

Hospital Services

Tony McLoughlin

885. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health the status of the development of the proposed CSSD sterilisation unit at Sligo University Hospital; the reason it has not been developed to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19411/19]

Cancer Services Provision

Tony McLoughlin

950. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE is not facilitating the availability and treatment of vitamin C intravenous treatment for recovering cancer patients in the north-west (details supplied); the reason the treatment is not available through general practitioners in the north-west region; the reason it is not licensed or available to pharmacies in the region in view of the success of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19650/19]

Beef Environmental Efficiency Scheme Pilot

Tony McLoughlin

1148. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce a €200 per cow suckler scheme in order to assist farmers to cope with the high costs and low prices in the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18678/19]

Road Safety

Tony McLoughlin

1280. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason most rural sections of road are marked with speed limit signs of 80 km/h when the roadways are not capable of supporting such speeds; his plans to change same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18756/19]

Bus Services

Tony McLoughlin

1294. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will investigate with the National Transport Authority if the ongoing review of the Sligo bus network will be open for public consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19123/19]

Wild Atlantic Way Project

Tony McLoughlin

1299. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will investigate with Fáilte Ireland the new plans it has to invest further capital funding in flagship projects along the Wild Atlantic Way in the north west in order to try to increase the numbers of visitors to these areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19196/19]

Childcare Costs

Tony McLoughlin

1339. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the measures being considered in order to assist middle income earners that do not qualify for State subsidies, payments or assistance with the rising cost of childcare (details supplied); her plans to address same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19124/19]

Rural Regeneration and Development Fund

Tony McLoughlin

1377. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the scoring marks of the unsuccessful applicants to the 2018 rural regeneration scheme for County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19199/19]

Walks Scheme

Tony McLoughlin

1382. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a walking trail (details supplied) in County Leitrim can be given special consideration to be allocated funding for expansion under the walks scheme in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19565/19]

Civil Registration Legislation

Tony McLoughlin

1388. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason no clearance has been allocated to a person (details supplied) by the HSE certificate section to allow them to remarry here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18489/19]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Tony McLoughlin

116. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason no procedures are in place to enable the transfer of an allocated SNA from a primary school to a secondary school for a child; if his attention has been drawn to the anxiety experienced by families (details supplied); his plans to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17868/19]

Climate Change Policy

Tony McLoughlin

203. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures in place to combat climate change and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to keep global warming within the temperature goals of the Paris Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17856/19]

Climate Change Policy

Tony McLoughlin

204. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if climate change is a priority for him; his views on whether there is demand from persons to tackle the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17859/19]

Climate Change Policy

Tony McLoughlin

205. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to work with local and international businesses such as insurance companies to address the issue of climate change (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17860/19]

Climate Change Adaptation Plans

Tony McLoughlin

206. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the initiatives in place to reduce the vulnerability and exposure of Ireland to expected climate change problems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17861/19]

Climate Change Policy

Tony McLoughlin

207. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to increase warning signals for climate change storm mitigation in the future in order to reduce exposure to damage from storms such as Storm Ophelia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17862/19]

Insurance Industry

Tony McLoughlin

135. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Finance the negative effects the insurance industry here is likely to face from climate change; his views on whether the changes to climate policy in accordance with the UN Paris Climate Agreement will mitigate against these concerns; if consideration has been given to the fact that persons may have to pay more for insurance policies due to climate change; the measures that can be introduced to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17230/19]

Garda Equipment

Tony McLoughlin

229. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the plans An Garda Síochána has for allowing its members to be equipped with tasers in order to increase levels of protection while also increasing public safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17523/19]

Pensions Reform

Tony McLoughlin

525. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if potential changes to an index system for determining pension rises will apply only to State pensions and not private or personal pensions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17271/19]

Arts Funding

Tony McLoughlin

576. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if core funding will be made available to a society (details supplied) in order to enable it to continue providing its unique offering in County Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17220/19]

Dental Services Provision

Tony McLoughlin

110. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health if the reason a school (details supplied) has not been allocated a dentist for the provision of dental services for children under 16 years of age that attend the school will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16986/19]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Tony McLoughlin

133. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health when construction will commence on the new Sheil Community Hospital in Ballyshannon, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16875/19]

School Accommodation Provision

Tony McLoughlin

192. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to an application for additional accommodation by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16099/19]

Cosmetic Surgery

Tony McLoughlin

376. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that the lack of regulations within the medical aesthetic and cosmetic surgery sector is addressed in order to protect public health; if his attention has been drawn to the dangers posed by botched procedures and unskilled and untrained persons conducting medical aesthetics; his further plans to combat this growing trend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16285/19]

Afforestation Programme

Tony McLoughlin

485. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application (details supplied); when a decision can be expected on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16582/19]

Greenways Funding

Tony McLoughlin

536. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the announcement for greenway funding for projects such as the Sligo and Mayo greenway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16311/19]

Water Services Infrastructure

Tony McLoughlin

625. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding a new water treatment plant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16367/19]

Arts and Culture Capital Scheme Funding

Tony McLoughlin

656. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will correct the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 743 of 12 March 2019, in view of the fact that the information therein is inaccurate (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16106/19]

Local Improvement Scheme

Tony McLoughlin

66. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the 2019 local improvement scheme, LIS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15234/19]

Western Development Commission

Tony McLoughlin

99. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the operations of the Western Development Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15233/19]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Tony McLoughlin

174. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health the reason a planned operation for a person (details supplied) has been continually cancelled; when a new date will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15585/19]

Broadband Service Provision

Tony McLoughlin

193. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to ensure that schools and other educational institutions in the amber area will be given priority when the national broadband contract has been signed and is rolled out in view of the fact that information and communications technology grants are being provided for information technology upgrades but in many instances no broadband can be accessed in schools in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15549/19]

Voluntary Sector

Tony McLoughlin

206. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the feedback he is receiving from the community and voluntary sector during the ongoing roadshow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15551/19]

Public Participation Networks

Tony McLoughlin

207. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the work being conducted by the Public Participation Network, PPN, Advisory Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15552/19]

SOLAS Staff

Tony McLoughlin

155. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the delays in resolving the discrepancy between pay scales for former FÁS employees who transferred to SOLAS while legislation was being enacted and who subsequently transferred to ETBs will be investigated (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14879/19]

Rail Accidents Reports

Tony McLoughlin

454. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of recommendations the rail accident investigations unit has made in relation to non-automated rail crossing points; if all the recommendations made in its reports since 2008 have been fully implemented to prevent the recurrence of further accidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15293/19]

School Accommodation Provision

Tony McLoughlin

395. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the process a national school in County Sligo needs to undertake in order to seek funding towards the development of indoor sports and recreational facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13865/19]