Parliamentary questions

Hospital Staff Data

John Halligan

344. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Health the number of radiographers who are supposed to be employed at University Hospital Waterford; the number currently employed; when the exodus from the hospital began; if he will make the exit interview transcripts relating to these vacant posts available; when the recruitment process to fill these positions commenced and its progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7620/16]

Hospital Staff Data

John Halligan

345. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Health the complement of staff by Department, and by the number of persons employed, and the number of patients waiting to be called for appointment in tabular form, by Department, in University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7621/16]

Housing Provision

John Halligan

460. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of applicants awaiting housing assistance in each county here in January 2016, January 2015, January 2014 and January 2013, in tabular form; the average waiting time for the provision of social housing within each county in the case of single one-bed applicants, two-bed applicants, three-bed applicants and four-bed applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7376/16]

Housing Provision

John Halligan

461. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the average waiting time for the provision of social housing within each county here for single one-bed applicants, two-bed applicants, three-bed applicants and four-bed applicants in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7377/16]

Housing Provision

John Halligan

462. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government regarding the provision of social housing in County Waterford, how many new properties were built or purchased in County Waterford in 2015; how many properties it is planned to build or purchase over the next five years and at what cost; his views on whether this is sufficient to meet the growing demand for social housing in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7378/16]

Hospital Equipment

John Halligan

59. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Health why it took 11 months to redeploy staff from an old computed tomography, CT, scanner in University Hospital Waterford to a new scanner which opened in April 2015; if he is aware that the older machine was in perfect working order when it was taken out of use; if the hospital ever made an application for additional staff in order that both machines could be operated simultaneously; if it is best practice to have a perfectly functional CT machine not in use at the hospital while waiting lists for scans are at an unacceptable level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4100/16]

Legislative Measures

John Halligan

71. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Health where he has amended the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015, which is shortly due to come before both Houses of the Oireachtas and which will seek to amend the Medical Practitioners Act 2007, to remove the requirement for an equivalence of a certificate of experience for doctors who qualified outside the European Union and who are seeking registration in the trainee specialist division of the register; if he made a commitment to so amend the Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3933/16]

Hospital Beds Data

John Halligan

74. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Health the number of beds that were allocated to University Hospital Waterford in the recent winter hand-out allowance for overcrowded hospitals; the number of beds allocated, by hospital, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3931/16]

Hospital Staff Data

John Halligan

88. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on agency staff at University Hospital Waterford in each of the years 2013 to 2015, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3934/16]

Hospital Staff

John Halligan

92. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Health the number of academic appointments at University Hospital Waterford funded since the reorganisation of hospital services in the south east; the appointments he and the Health Service Executive have committed to make; when these appointments will be made; who will take on the permanent costs of these posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3932/16]

Harbours and Piers Development

John Halligan

168. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the consultation process and the provision of €150,000 for consultants to design the new breakwater for Dunmore East, County Waterford under the 2015 capital programme; if plans have been drawn up; when the new breakwater will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2890/16]

Harbours and Piers Development

John Halligan

169. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will bring Dunmore East Harbour up to the standard of the other main fishery harbour centres, given that it is under his control and Waterford City and County Council has informed this Deputy that it has no remit over related issues such as refurbishment of derelict fish buildings and provision of parking facilities; the progress made on his commitment to facilitate the provision of pontoons inside the breakwater and the provision of a marina close to the sailing club; if he will deliver on all of the promises made to the residents and business operators of Dunmore East; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2891/16]

Motorised Transport Grant Closure

John Halligan

336. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Health if he will reinstate the mobility allowance or provide a similar scheme to the one which was closed to new applicants in February 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2900/16]

School Placement

John Halligan

148. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the allocation of secondary school places and the relationship schools have with their feeder schools, particularly regarding a school (details supplied) in County Waterford; if the system used by schools is fair and equitable; if schools are obliged to follow recommendations from her Department or if they are within their rights to create and follow their own individual enrolment procedures excluding students from long-standing feeder schools and prioritising students from another area irrespective of the date of their applications; if many students are being placed in very difficult positions and in many cases have to travel great distances to avail of secondary placements; if a country-wide enrolment procedure should be adopted that would ensure the right placements for all students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2660/16]

Hospital Accommodation Provision

John Halligan

670. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 3 of 22 October 2015, if he will confirm that the planning application has been submitted; and if so, the proposed starting date of this project. [1283/16]

School Enrolments

John Halligan

775. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the allocation of secondary school places and the relationship schools have with their feeder schools, particularly in relation to a school (details supplied) County Waterford; if the system used by schools is fair and equitable; if schools are obliged to follow recommendations from her Department or if they are within their rights to create and follow their own individual enrolment procedure; if many students are being placed in very difficult positions having to travel great distances to avail of secondary placements; if a country-wide enrolment procedure will be adopted that will ensure the right placement for all students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46874/15]

Hospital Equipment

John Halligan

412. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Health why the older computed tomography scanner in University Hospital Waterford was closed upon the opening of the new computed tomography unit in April 2015, if the older scanner was in working order when it was closed and how many scans were performed in 2014 on the old scanner, if the staff who operated the older scanner were re-deployed to utilise the new scanner, if the old scanner is still located at the hospital or if it has been relocated to a different hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43941/15]

Hospital Equipment

John Halligan

413. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Health the waiting time for an appointment for a computed tomography scan at University Hospital Waterford, if this is the best service the hospital can provide to its patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43942/15]

Rent Supplement Scheme Administration

John Halligan

146. Deputy John Halligan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will review the monthly rent limits in line with the actual cost of renting (details supplied) given the latest reports that property rental prices in the south east region have risen by 5.5% on average in the past year. [41791/15]

Registration of Deaths

John Halligan

147. Deputy John Halligan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will consider implementing a registration system for unborn children who die from unnatural causes, including accidents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41793/15]