Parliamentary questions

Occupational Therapy

Robert Troy

537. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to hire an additional occupational therapist for County Longford as there is only one such occupational therapist in place to cover the whole county at present; and the expected waiting time currently for a person who is not classed as category 1 to receive an appointment with an occupational therapist in County Longford. [20859/16]

Home Care Packages Data

Robert Troy

539. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of home care hours which are currently available in counties Longford and Westmeath. [20862/16]

Occupational Therapy

Robert Troy

540. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for a community occupational therapist assessment for persons discharged from rehabilitation units in counties Longford and Westmeath; and his views on whether these waiting times are acceptable when dealing with vulnerable persons. [20864/16]

Occupational Therapy

Robert Troy

541. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for a community occupational therapist visit in counties Westmeath and Longford. [20868/16]

Services for People with Disabilities

Robert Troy

542. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will address the current shortage of services in County Longford for persons who are discharged from rehabilitation; and his views on whether support services such as physiotherapists, occupational therapists and speech therapists are under resourced in County Longford at present. [20884/16]

Greenways Development

Robert Troy

753. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review plans for a junction on the midlands greenway (details supplied) with a view to putting in place a safer and more traffic friendly option than the current proposal. [20557/16]

Enterprise Ireland Funding

Robert Troy

797. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will allocate funds to support a community-based initiative (details supplied). [20758/16]

Child Care Services Funding

Robert Troy

812. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding model which is in place for the various county child care systems; to outline the weighting system for this funding and if this has changed recently; the particular services her Department requires county child care committees to provide; and the level of funding the child care committees of Longford and Westmeath have received in each year from 2008 to 2015 and 2016 to date. [20569/16]

Departmental Reports

Robert Troy

83. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide, per annum, all external consultant reports commissioned by her Department since March 2011, in tabular form; the costs per report; the company involved; the title of the report and the publication date. [20350/16]

Departmental Expenditure

Robert Troy

84. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total photography costs per annum for her Department since coming to office inclusive of costs incurred from use of the ministerial allowance in tabular form; the list of occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; the breakdown of costs associated with each occasion that a photographer was used; if there is a policy regarding the booking of photographers within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20380/16]

Public Relations Contracts Data

Robert Troy

85. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide, broken down per annum, the use of external public relations firms employed by her Department since coming into office, in tabular form; the external public relations firm used; to outline the internal departmental policy with regard to employing external groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20395/16]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Robert Troy

97. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance to provide, per annum, all external consultant reports commissioned by his Department since March 2011, in tabular form; the costs per report; the company involved; the title of the report and the publication date. [20346/16]

Departmental Expenditure

Robert Troy

98. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance the total photography costs per annum for his Department since coming to office, inclusive of costs incurred from the use of the ministerial allowance, in tabular form; the list of occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; the breakdown of costs associated with each occasion that a photographer was used; if there is a policy regarding the booking of photographers within his Department. [20376/16]

Public Relations Contracts Data

Robert Troy

99. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance to provide a list, broken down per annum, on the use of external public relations firms employed by his Department since coming into office, in tabular form; the external public relations firms used; to outline the internal departmental policy with regard to employing external groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20391/16]

Consultancy Contracts

Robert Troy

111. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills to provide details of all external consultant reports commissioned by his Department since March 2011, in tabular form and per annum; the costs per report; the company involved; the title of the report; and the publication date. [20344/16]

Departmental Expenditure

Robert Troy

112. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the total photography costs per annum for his Department since coming to office inclusive of costs incurred from use of the ministerial allowance in tabular form; the list of occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; the breakdown of costs associated with each occasion that a photographer was used; and if there is a policy regarding the booking of photographers within his Department. [20374/16]

Public Relations Contracts Data

Robert Troy

113. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills to provide, broken down per annum, the use of external public relations firms employed by his Department since coming into office, in tabular form; the external public relations firm used; to outline the internal departmental policy with regard to employing external groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20389/16]

Departmental Reports

Robert Troy

131. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to provide, per annum, all external consultant reports commissioned by his Department since March, 2011, in tabular form; the costs per report; the company involved; the title of the report and the publication date. [20345/16]

Departmental Expenditure

Robert Troy

132. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total photography costs per annum for his Department since coming to office, inclusive of costs incurred from use of the ministerial allowance, in tabular form; the list of occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; the breakdown of costs associated with each occasion that a photographer was used; if there is a policy regarding the booking of photographers within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20375/16]

Departmental Expenditure

Robert Troy

133. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to provide, broken down per annum, the use of external public relations firms employed by his Department since coming into office, in tabular form; the external public relations firm used; to outline the internal Departmental policy with regard to employing external groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20390/16]