Parliamentary questions

Local Authority Rates

Pat the Cope Gallagher

374. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to replace the current local authority rates system with a fairer and equitable system of local taxation on commercial properties and businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9975/17]

Local Authority Housing Data

Pat the Cope Gallagher

375. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of new local authority social housing builds and units either built or purchased by the local authorities within County Donegal between each of the years 2009 to 2016 respectively and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9976/17]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Pat the Cope Gallagher

580. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently waiting for outpatient services at Letterkenny University Hospital; the progress being made in reducing waiting times over the period 2014 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9963/17]

Hospital Staff Recruitment

Pat the Cope Gallagher

581. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health his plans for the appointment of a breast radiologist at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if the breast cancer centre is appropriately staffed for the current demands placed on it. [9964/17]

Hospital Staff Recruitment

Pat the Cope Gallagher

582. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health his plans to appoint an additional consultant endocrinologist for Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9965/17]

Hospital Services

Pat the Cope Gallagher

583. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health his plans to improve the urology department within Letterkenny University Hospital (details supplied); his further plans to recruit additional staff for urology services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9966/17]

DEIS Data

Pat the Cope Gallagher

187. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the schools in County Donegal that were unsuccessful in obtaining DEIS status following the recent designation; the reason each school was unsuccessful in tabular form; the appeals mechanism open to those schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8236/17]

Invasive Plant Species

Pat the Cope Gallagher

381. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs her plans to control and eradicate the spread of the invasive plant species rhododendron ponticum (details supplied) from peatlands and in particular from west Donegal; if there are no plans, when she will devise an eradication plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8754/17]

Hospitals Funding

Pat the Cope Gallagher

502. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase funding for St. Joseph’s Hospital, Stranorlar, Lifford Community Hospital and Ramelton Community Hospital in County Donegal; his further plans to maintain long-term bed capacity at all three hospitals in view of a recent confirmation by a Minister of State following a meeting with him; if he will provide a timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8756/17]

Fish Quotas

Pat the Cope Gallagher

8. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will withdraw and cancel the consultation process relating to the sharing arrangements between the refrigerated sea water, RSW, pelagic fleet and polyvalent fleet in view of the fact that the basis for the review was the 14% increase (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4848/17]

Fishing Industry Development

Pat the Cope Gallagher

20. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if fisheries will be a priority for the Government in view of the recent submissions and presentations to the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine on the impact of Brexit on fisheries; the action the Government has taken to date in terms of highlighting the importance of fisheries with all of the other member states; if this matter was on the agenda for the meeting with the Spanish Prime Minister when An Taoiseach met him recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4849/17]

Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility

Pat the Cope Gallagher

344. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Social Protection further to his commitment to review the issues and concerns for seasonal and part-time workers and their entitlement to jobseeker's benefit, the progress to date and the further steps he plans to take in order to solve the ongoing problems for these workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4580/17]

Hospital Services

Pat the Cope Gallagher

603. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health the progress to date on the initiatives undertaken by the HSE and his Department following his visit to Letterkenny University Hospital; the success of these initiatives to date; the reason the situation is worsening on a daily basis; the additional plans which will be put in place to solve these problems within the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4585/17]

Hospital Staff

Pat the Cope Gallagher

604. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health the status of the oncology department staffing at University Hospital Letterkenny; the impact the staffing will have on patient care in the future months both for existing patients and new referrals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4586/17]

Aquaculture Licences

Pat the Cope Gallagher

558. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the terms of reference of the newly established aquaculture licensing review group; if the review will involve a round of public consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3200/17]

Transport Infrastructure Ireland Funding

Pat the Cope Gallagher

609. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the budgets allocated to Donegal County Council from Transport Infrastructure Ireland in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3201/17]

An Clár um Fhorbairt Áitiúil agus Pobail

Pat the Cope Gallagher

294. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Gnóthaí Réigiúnacha, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta an soláthróidh sí liosta de na hiarratais reatha atá a bpróiseáil ag a Roinn faoi láthair ó Choistí Forbartha agus ó Chomharchumainn i nGealtacht Dhún na nGall mar aon le sonraí na hoibre agus meastacháin ar chostas na hoibre; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [40604/16]

Scéimeanna Rannach

Pat the Cope Gallagher

411. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Gnóthaí Réigiúnacha, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cén líon iomlán clubanna óige atá cláraithe le hÓige na Gaeltachta Teo. sna limistéir Ghaeltachta éagsúla ó 2013 i leith nuair a aistríodh obair Óige na Gaeltachta go dtí Muintearas Teo. agus an gcuirfidh sí an t-eolas seo ar fáil agus é briste síos de réir líon Bhallraíocht A agus líon Bhallraíocht B; céard í an tsuim airgid atá íoctha, i gcomhair ballraíochta, ag gach club a luaitear thuas, ón mbliain 2013 i leith; an bhféadfaí taifead agus miondealú cuimsitheach a thabhairt ar na suimeanna airgid a sholáthair Óige na Gaeltachta Teo., agus Óige na Gaeltachta faoi choimirce Muintearas Teo., aisti féin do gach club as Tír Chonaill; an bhféadfaí taifead agus miondealú cuimsitheach a thabhairt ar an deontas iomlán airgid atá soláthartha ag Ranna Stáit d’Óige na Gaeltachta Teo. agus d’Óige na Gaeltachta faoi choimirce Muintearas Teo. as an státchiste ón mbliain 2013 i leith; an bhféadfaí taifead cuimsitheach a fháil ar an gcaoi ar caitheadh na deontais iomlána airgid thuasluaite; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [40075/16]

Scéim na gCúntóirí Teanga

Pat the Cope Gallagher

279. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Gnóthaí Réigiúnacha, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cén fáth go bhfuil gearradh siar breis agus €41,000 déanta ar dheontas Muintearas (Iarthar\Iar-Thuaisceart agus Contae na Mí) i leith Scéim na gCúntóirí Teanga don scoilbhliain 2016/2017 ach, ag an am céanna, go bhfuil moladh déanta aici 13 scoil bhreise a bheith i gceist faoin scéim (4 cinn i nDún na nGall ); an ndéanfaidh sí cur síos ar an gclár ama do na poist úra seo atá geallta ag an Aire Stáit agus ar cathain a bheidh siad ar fáil; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [38671/16]

Legislative Measures

Pat the Cope Gallagher

5. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is proposing to introduce emergency legislation to rectify the non-constitutionality of the arrangements agreed in view of the recent Supreme Court judgment relating to the Voisinage arrangements as part of the London Fisheries Convention 1964; if so, the timeframe for introducing such legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37786/16]