Parliamentary questions

Health Services Provision

Tony McLoughlin

747. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure the HSE invests in increased neurology services for persons with neurological conditions such epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease and rare and other genetic neurological conditions; his views on whether neurology services are at breaking point with over 20,000 persons now waiting on an outpatient appointment to see a neurologist and over 7,000 waiting more than 12 months; the steps he will take to tackle these waiting lists and staff shortages in neurology centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13361/19]

Common Fisheries Policy

Tony McLoughlin

970. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to reintroduce the voisinage agreement; if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of fishermen in relation to this proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13174/19]

Basic Payment Scheme

Tony McLoughlin

972. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the options a person (details supplied) has to buy entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13190/19]

Voluntary Sector Funding

Tony McLoughlin

1230. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if an issue involving underfunded volunteer centres will be addressed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14051/19]

Home Loan Scheme

Tony McLoughlin

1390. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of the delivery of the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme by Sligo County Council in 2018 and to date in 2019; if the funding under the programme will be affected by the fact other councils have run out of funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13172/19]

Housing Adaptation Grant Funding

Tony McLoughlin

1413. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if a revised total amount of €1.9 million in funding can be allocated for housing adaptation grants by Sligo County Council for 2019, in view of the fact that the council has the required levels to match funding to allow this level of grant to be awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13614/19]

Hospital Facilities

Tony McLoughlin

44. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health the status of the development of the new diabetes unit at Sligo University Hospital; the contractor that has been appointed; when construction work will commence on the unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11973/19]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Tony McLoughlin

63. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health the status of the proposed capital developments at Sligo University Hospital, St. Patrick’s Hospital, Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim, and the North West Hospice, County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11983/19]

Garda Divisional Headquarters

Tony McLoughlin

9. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the development of the new regional Garda headquarters in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11984/19]

Beef Data and Genomics Programme

Tony McLoughlin

474. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason deductions were made to payments of a person (details supplied); if the matter can be appealed; when full payment will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11489/19]

Afforestation Programme

Tony McLoughlin

487. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application (details supplied); when a decision on it will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11863/19]

Afforestation Programme

Tony McLoughlin

505. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an appeal by persons (details supplied) against the decision to withdraw a forestry licence will be heard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12253/19]

Departmental Expenditure

Tony McLoughlin

557. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the capital expenditure of his Department from 1 January to 31 December 2018 under the greenways heading; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11468/19]

Bus Éireann Services

Tony McLoughlin

570. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will direct the NTA to investigate if the services and stops on the S1 and S2 Bus Éireann public service routes in Sligo town can be reviewed to allow more frequent stops in the Treacy Avenue area of the town in view of the ageing population of the homeowners in the area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11783/19]

Public Sector Staff Grades

Tony McLoughlin

674. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person who has worked in a section 39 funded position for the past 12 years but who was not directly paid by the HSE will qualify for an analogous grade if that person commences work within her Department (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11987/19]

Local Authority Functions

Tony McLoughlin

693. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when the associated regulations on the holding of plebiscites for place names will be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas in view of the fact that the Local Government Act 2019 has been enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11488/19]

Arts and Culture Capital Scheme Funding

Tony McLoughlin

734. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will seek an update from Fáilte Ireland and the Chief State Solicitor's Office with regard to the ongoing problems with a theatre (details supplied) in County Sligo drawing down its capital funding grant; if these problems have since been resolved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12248/19]

Regional Enterprise Development Fund

Tony McLoughlin

32. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation when the next round of the regional enterprise development fund will open for applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11161/19]

Regional Enterprise Development Fund

Tony McLoughlin

38. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the regional enterprise plans; her views on the way in which they will benefit County Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11160/19]

Harbours and Piers Maintenance

Tony McLoughlin

185. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the OPW funding allocated towards the upkeep of the Pollnadiva pier, Dromore West, County Sligo, since 2001; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11297/19]

State Properties

Tony McLoughlin

143. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 71 of 9 October 2018, if the matter will be expedited with the Chief State Solicitor's Office, CSSO, in view of the fact that Sligo County Council has indicated that all the required paperwork is now in order; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8979/19]

Summer Works Scheme

Tony McLoughlin

170. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the decision not to grant the application by a school (details supplied) for funding under the emergency works scheme will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9044/19]

Forestry Sector

Tony McLoughlin

448. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the terms of reference for the recently announced independent review into forestry in County Leitrim report have been made public; if community groups can make suggestions regarding the terms of reference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9060/19]

Renewable Energy Projects

Tony McLoughlin

471. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to include a pilot scheme for community owned renewable projects in the 2019 renewable electricity support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9063/19]

Tourism Data

Tony McLoughlin

550. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of national and international visitors visiting County Cork; the bed nights available in north County Cork; the demographic of visitors by age, income and nationality; the tourism budget spent in north County Cork in each of the years 2013 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9446/19]

Tourism Policy

Tony McLoughlin

551. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which the food tourism, activity tourism and initiatives (details supplied) in north County Cork fit within the market and branding strategy for the Wild Atlantic Way, Ireland’s Ancient East and the Hidden Heartlands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9447/19]

Bereavement Grant

Tony McLoughlin

621. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to reintroduce the bereavement grant which was cut in 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9458/19]

House Sales

Tony McLoughlin

635. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to whether housing agencies, banks or NAMA sell directly to persons with disabilities who are struggling to buy homes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9061/19]

Departmental Programmes

Tony McLoughlin

21. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the Creative Schools programme 2019; the schools in County Sligo that are participating in same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8509/19]

National Heritage Plan

Tony McLoughlin

26. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the Heritage 2030 public consultations; the opportunities including local meetings for groups and residents in counties Sligo and Leitrim to contribute to the consultation process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8510/19]

School Playgrounds

Tony McLoughlin

193. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the options available to national schools to improve playground facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7679/19]

School Playgrounds

Tony McLoughlin

194. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the funding available to assist national schools with the development of playground facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7689/19]

Schools Facilities

Tony McLoughlin

592. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding schemes available to national schools for the improvement of playgrounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7669/19]

Community Enhancement Programme Eligibility

Tony McLoughlin

593. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the community enhancement programme does not allow schools to apply for funding in view of the fact that the rural equivalent and the CLÁR programmes allow same; his plans to change same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7733/19]

Hospitals Building Programme

Tony McLoughlin

141. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health when the new surgical block of Sligo University Hospital will proceed to stage 2B design and the planning application stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7296/19]

Autism Support Services

Tony McLoughlin

271. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the development of an autism spectrum disorder, ASD, unit at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6818/19]

Transport Infrastructure Provision

Tony McLoughlin

615. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if contact will be made with the NTA to seek funding in order to provide new bus shelters at the stop serving a location (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6807/19]

Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme

Tony McLoughlin

693. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when measure 2 of the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme will become open for applications; if the request of a walk group (details supplied) will be considered for funding when an application is made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7129/19]

Workplace Relations Commission

Tony McLoughlin

742. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the appeal by a person (details supplied) to the WRC has now been submitted correctly; if the case will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7098/19]

Seaweed Harvesting Licences

Tony McLoughlin

766. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 589 of 29 January 2019, if all applicants have received correspondence; if not, if the applicants (details supplied) will be contacted as matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7010/19]

Clean Oceans Initiative

Tony McLoughlin

33. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the clean oceans initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5715/19]

Fisheries Protection

Tony McLoughlin

40. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated impact of the decision to protect waters within the six-mile limit; the estimated impact this measure will have for smaller vessels and for sustainability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5716/19]

EU Directives

Tony McLoughlin

68. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the concerns expressed by HSE hospital-based pharmacists with regard to the provision of the EU falsified medicines directive and the statutory instrument that will be used to make it law here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5274/19]

Cycling Facilities Provision

Tony McLoughlin

547. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to consultations undertaken by his counterpart in France (details supplied); his plans to engage in a similar fashion with an organisation here on the development of a comprehensive policy regarding cycling here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5010/19]

Care of the Elderly Provision

Tony McLoughlin

596. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will request the HSE to consider developing a scheme to assist elderly pensioners who suffer from illnesses such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with the costs of purchasing the oxygen tanks they need in order to remain in their homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5191/19]

Special Areas of Conservation

Tony McLoughlin

681. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will investigate with the National Parks and Wildlife Service, to partially withdraw aspects of the new special areas of conservation, SAC, boundaries in County Sligo which it has developed in and around a club (details supplied); if it will work with the club in order to ensure that common sense prevails with regard to the development of new SAC areas surrounding the club; if it will take into consideration potentially swapping a larger piece of its land for the area of contention which it has raised with the service in January 2019 and which will ultimately lead to a potential net habitat gain for the SAC; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5277/19]

Job Creation

Tony McLoughlin

14. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the steps being taken by Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland to promote job creation in County Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4440/19]

Regional Action Plan for Jobs

Tony McLoughlin

35. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation when the new regional enterprise plans will be launched; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4441/19]

Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility

Tony McLoughlin

237. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the requirements which will be in place for the self-employed to avail of jobseeker's allowance and benefit in 2019, if the payments will be means tested; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4732/19]

Garda Stations

Tony McLoughlin

125. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in commencing construction of the Sligo regional Garda station for County Sligo; when construction will commence on site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4465/19]

Hospital Appointments Administration

Tony McLoughlin

400. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health the number of unannounced missed hospital appointments at Sligo University Hospital and St. Patrick's Hospital, Carrick-on-Shannon, respectively, in 2017 and 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4212/19]

Departmental Funding

Tony McLoughlin

541. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the allocation of funding per scheme administered by his Department in counties Sligo and Leitrim in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4211/19]

Seaweed Harvesting Licences

Tony McLoughlin

589. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 458 of 1 May 2018, when the issue will be resolved; when applicants will be informed about their applications as suggested by him in the briefing note supplied in June 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3736/19]

Climate Change Adaptation Plans

Tony McLoughlin

16. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the role which projects announced under the climate action fund will play in supporting decarbonisation in the agricultural sector. [3185/19]

Climate Change Policy

Tony McLoughlin

57. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the role which local authorities nationally will play as applicants or project partners in the seven projects recently announced under the climate action fund. [3186/19]

Alcohol Pricing

Tony McLoughlin

166. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health if he gave a commitment that minimum unit pricing of alcohol would not be introduced here until it was also being introduced in Northern Ireland with regard to concerns being expressed by an association (details supplied) regarding the minimum unit pricing for alcohol; if his attention has been drawn to the damage the introduction of this new system in one jurisdiction here and not the other would do to thousands of small off-licence businesses in the Border region; his plans in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3488/19]

Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme

Tony McLoughlin

35. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the expenditure outturn for 2018 under the outdoor recreational infrastructure scheme; when he plans to invite proposals for the 2019 funding programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2985/19]

Public Participation Networks

Tony McLoughlin

40. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding provided in 2018 to the public participation networks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2804/19]

Western Development Commission Funding

Tony McLoughlin

218. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding he plans to allocate to the Western Development Commission in 2019; the purpose of the funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2986/19]

Tidy Towns Committees Funding

Tony McLoughlin

219. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to allocate funding in 2019 to committees (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2805/19]

School Staff

Tony McLoughlin

86. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) was granted a third deputy principal in view of the fact that office space for that position will not be provided; the way in which the building in its current form will adequately service 900 students in view of the change in building specifications since the school was built; the reason a third ASD class has been approved for allocation at the school while the school only has space for two in view of the fact agreement has not been given to build the additional space needed to develop same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2646/19]

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision

Tony McLoughlin

428. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health when the HSE plans to introduce the dexcom G5 CGM transmitter for patients with type 1 diabetes here; if the HSE has carried out research into the dexcom G6 CGM transmitter and its benefits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2807/19]

Medical Waste Disposal

Tony McLoughlin

507. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 339 of 1 March 2018, in response to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 422 and 430 of 5 December 2017, the status of the new funding proposal for families with large amounts of medical waste; when the scheme will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2606/19]

Roads Maintenance Funding

Tony McLoughlin

541. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the allocations under the non-national safety improvement scheme to Sligo County Council to fund local projects (details supplied) will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2488/19]

Housing Issues

Tony McLoughlin

60. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of the roll-out of the Rebuilding Ireland programme in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1311/19]

Mortgage Book Sales

Tony McLoughlin

183. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Finance the measures being taken to ensure that persons who are fully compliant with their mortgage payments to a bank (details supplied) where their mortgages have now been sold to vulture funds are not unfairly evicted from their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54145/18]

Emergency Works Scheme Appeals

Tony McLoughlin

339. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the decision to refuse emergency works funding for a school (details supplied) for the development of a proposed sewerage system upgrade project will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1005/19]

Summer Works Scheme

Tony McLoughlin

377. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding allocated to a school (details supplied) under the most recent allocation of the summer works scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1567/19]

Closed-Circuit Television Systems Provision

Tony McLoughlin

483. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to launch a new community CCTV system grant scheme that contains a much larger maximum allocation allowance in view of the difficulties and low uptake of the previous schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1607/19]

Invalidity Pension

Tony McLoughlin

529. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health the reason persons on the invalidity pension have not been allowed to obtain the benefits of working longer hours, such as counterparts on the disability benefit scheme which was announced in December 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54066/18]

Health Screening Programmes

Tony McLoughlin

682. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health the role his Department or the HSE has in monitoring or overseeing the on-site health screening tests conducted on construction site workers here in conjunction with a trust (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1007/19]

Nursing Staff Provision

Tony McLoughlin

712. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health the reason public health nursing hours were reduced for Drumkeeran, County Leitrim (details supplied); the action he will take to ensure these hours are returned to the service for this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1153/19]

Rural Development Programme Funding

Tony McLoughlin

839. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific grant schemes provided to support agrifood festivals that promote tourism and Irish food locally and to an international audience; the dates in 2019 these funding schemes will be open for application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1346/19]

Agriculture Scheme Appeals

Tony McLoughlin

849. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the agriculture appeals office is inundated with agriculture appeals seeking review from farmers who are waiting on responses; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that in one instance an appeal has been with the office for over two years (details supplied); if this issue will be investigated with the appeals office; his plans to tackle this problem going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1784/19]

Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Tony McLoughlin

915. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will investigate with the rural link section of Transport Infrastructure Ireland whether there is a feasibility to develop a Sligo to Dromahair, County Leitrim link which would incorporate a stop for students attending a college (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1004/19]

Driver Test Waiting Lists

Tony McLoughlin

938. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the efforts he is making to ensure there is a reduction in the overall number of persons waiting to sit a full driver licence test nationally; his plans to ensure more testers are employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1345/19]

Redundancy Payments

Tony McLoughlin

1091. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which a person (details supplied) can advance an issue in view of the fact her Department has advised them to contact the WRC which has stated they must contact the Employment Appeals Tribunal, which has now advised them to contact her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1175/19]

Commemorative Events

Tony McLoughlin

1220. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to promote the importance of a person (details supplied); if funding will be made available locally to acknowledge his or her life; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1356/19]

Climate Change Adaptation Plans

Tony McLoughlin

64. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the role that local authorities will play as applicants or project partners in the seven projects recently announced under the climate action fund. [53202/18]

Climate Change Adaptation Plans

Tony McLoughlin

84. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the role that projects announced under the climate action fund will play in supporting decarbonisation in the agricultural sector. [53201/18]

Western Development Commission

Tony McLoughlin

47. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to enforce the role of the Western Development Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51671/18]

Rural Regeneration and Development Fund

Tony McLoughlin

54. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the roll-out of the rural development fund in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51845/18]

University Governance

Tony McLoughlin

196. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if applications will be requested to fill a position on the governing body of a university (details supplied) for 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51923/18]

Refugee Status Appeals

Tony McLoughlin

232. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) will receive contact with regard to their successful appeal for refugee status as advised in correspondence sent to them by the International Protection Appeal Tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51734/18]

Rural Regeneration and Development Fund

Tony McLoughlin

493. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the roll-out of the rural development fund in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51805/18]

Rural Development Policy

Tony McLoughlin

495. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress made on the development of the Atlantic economic corridor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51670/18]

School Accommodation

Tony McLoughlin

103. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for additional classrooms; if the school management will be advised of planned developments in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51228/18]

International Agreements

Tony McLoughlin

120. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans with regard to signing the UN migration pact; the reason for this decision; the potential impact this pact will have on Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51268/18]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage

Tony McLoughlin

153. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health his plans to include Ataxia on the long-term illness scheme list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51229/18]

Garda Investigations

Tony McLoughlin

185. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will seek an update from An Garda Síochána into the case of a body washed ashore in County Leitrim in 1986; if new DNA methods will be used to identify this body which is buried in Manorhamilton, County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51039/18]

Medical Card Eligibility

Tony McLoughlin

210. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health the reason cancer patients are not automatically entitled to a medical card (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51027/18]

Disability Support Services

Tony McLoughlin

228. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health the position with regard to a facility (details supplied) in County Mayo; if he will consider keeping this facility open in particular the day services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51106/18]

Job Creation

Tony McLoughlin

74. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the steps she has taken in budget 2019 to encourage and promote job creation in County Sligo and across the Border region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50520/18]

Brexit Supports

Tony McLoughlin

75. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the role InterTradeIreland can play in supporting businesses in Border counties through the challenges of Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50521/18]

School Accommodation Provision

Tony McLoughlin

185. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of proposed developments at a school (details supplied); when works will commence in view of the circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50115/18]

Voluntary Sector Funding

Tony McLoughlin

293. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health the status of plans to relieve the financial burden which non-section 39 voluntary hospice groups are under (details supplied) in view of the difficulties they are facing with having to implement both the Lansdowne Road and public sector pay agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50403/18]

Health Services

Tony McLoughlin

366. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a new cardiologist who was due replace a retiring cardiologist will not now take up this position due to the fact that there is no catheterisation laboratory in Sligo University Hospital; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the delay in filling this post is having a damaging impact on the provision of cardiac care at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50421/18]

Rail Services

Tony McLoughlin

585. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will investigate with CIÉ and Irish Rail the reason there are not enough rail carriages in operation on the Sligo to Dublin line at peak times; the reason customers who pay for tickets are being forced to stand from Dublin to Carrick-on-Shannon and beyond; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50402/18]

Customs and Excise Controls

Tony McLoughlin

168. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Finance if he will seek from the Revenue Commissioners' customs department a progress report on developments on combatting the importation of drugs in the border midlands area since an October 2017 meeting with Houses of the Oireachtas representatives; the number of joint policing committee meetings customs has attended since October 2017 in counties Sligo, Leitrim, Donegal and Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49249/18]

Child and Family Agency Staff

Tony McLoughlin

525. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the new Tusla facility being developed in Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim, will require new nursing staff; if so, the location in which persons can apply for these positions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48853/18]