Parliamentary questions

Community Employment Schemes Review

Fergus O'Dowd

469. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans for rehabilitative community employment schemes within her Department to be transferred to the Department of Health and the HSE; if there are plans, the details and decision making process of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22577/19]

Road Improvement Schemes

Fergus O'Dowd

566. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be made available to Meath County Council to progress the initial stages of identifying a preferred option for the proposed Julianstown bypass; if support will be provided for the project; if funding will be fast-tracked for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21368/19]

Garda Overtime

Fergus O'Dowd

74. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Garda overtime budget has been cut; if so, the areas of operation affected; if such overtime cuts apply to the Louth Garda division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21226/19]

Drug Treatment Programmes Policy

Fergus O'Dowd

122. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the measures he will be taking to address the significant drug-related activity that has escalated in Drogheda and its surrounding area; the actions he will take to address the lack of drug outreach workers in the town in view of the recent drug-related criminality; if he will apply for emergency funding to fund a report (details supplied) to assess and plan appropriately to manage the drugs crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21244/19]

Drug Treatment Programmes Data

Fergus O'Dowd

169. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 433 of 18 December 2018, the latest figures for County Louth and the national figures for 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20995/19]

Regional Enterprise Plans

Fergus O'Dowd

57. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the impact of the regional enterprise plans in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20597/19]

IDA Ireland

Fergus O'Dowd

76. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the performance of the IDA in attracting investment and creating jobs both nationally and in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20598/19]

Home Loan Scheme

Fergus O'Dowd

127. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when funding will be available to progress a significant number of Rebuilding Ireland home loan applications within counties Louth and Meath and nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20374/19]

Schools Building Projects Status

Fergus O'Dowd

159. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position of the proposed new special school to replace schools (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20538/19]

Intestate Estates

Fergus O'Dowd

241. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of residential properties that the State has inherited as the ultimate intestate successor in each of the years 2011 to 2018; the number of units sold off by year; the number of units that are retained by the State, both in use and vacant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19609/19]

Schools Site Acquisitions

Fergus O'Dowd

424. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a site location can be made available for the new south Drogheda post-primary school that was announced in 2018 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20156/19]

Community Employment Schemes Administration

Fergus O'Dowd

1502. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a reply will issue to queries by a person (details supplied) on an extension of a community employment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20019/19]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Fergus O'Dowd

181. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the case of a child (details supplied) will be examined; if a SNA will be provided for the child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17353/19]

Education and Training Boards Establishment

Fergus O'Dowd

220. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 161 of 2 April 2019, the number of times this project has required retendering; the cost to date of the planning and tendering process; the technical design related issues that are holding up the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16542/19]

Voluntary Sector

Fergus O'Dowd

316. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a series of matters in relation to the impositions being placed on voluntary community organisations (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15764/19]

Health Services Provision

Fergus O'Dowd

164. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the resources being made available in CHO8 for persons suffering from Parkinson's disease; the available resources and the plans to expand services in this area in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15565/19]

Library Services Provision

Fergus O'Dowd

202. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if Meath County Council will be assisted in its efforts to acquire a location (details supplied) for community use as a public library; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15516/19]

Education and Training Boards Establishment

Fergus O'Dowd

161. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the new Louth and Meath Education and Training Board, LMETB, headquarters project that is earmarked for Drogheda, County Louth; if following approval for retendering in June 2018, this project will still proceed on the grounds of a school (details supplied); if further changes have been made to tendering documents that may cause delays to the build; when he expects the project to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14894/19]

Departmental Legal Cases

Fergus O'Dowd

383. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if follow-up recommendations were received by his Department regarding a matter (details supplied); his plans to remove the tanks in the near future; the other information relating to the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15058/19]

Schools Building Projects Status

Fergus O'Dowd

305. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12980/19]

HSE Funding

Fergus O'Dowd

707. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the funding to be provided by the HSE to an organisation (details supplied) in 2019; the number of advocacy cases dealt with by it in 2018; the number of information and support calls received by it in 2018; the estimated expenditure on a service for 2019 and 2020; the date by which the new service will be operational; the number of staff that will be employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13223/19]

Hospital Services

Fergus O'Dowd

709. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if there are vacancies in the ophthalmology section of the primary care centre in north Drogheda; if the vacancy will be filled in the short term; the alternative arrangements being made for patients to receive the necessary treatment in the interim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13232/19]

Disease Management

Fergus O'Dowd

723. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the services available to persons suffering from Lyme disease; his plans to expand available treatment and specialist care for the disease; the number of specialist consultants available through the public system; the average length of time a person waits for assessment and treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13286/19]

Childcare Services

Fergus O'Dowd

1205. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a response will issue to correspondence from an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13618/19]

Citizens Information Services

Fergus O'Dowd

1264. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of community employment workers and volunteers working in citizen's information centres and services; the number of advocacy cases dealt with in citizens' information centres in 2018 that did not relate to social welfare or housing appeals; the number of staff that will be employed by the National Advocacy Service for People with Disabilities in 2019; the salary range involved; the number of staff employed at salaries equivalent to grade 8 in the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13225/19]

Maternity Services Provision

Fergus O'Dowd

225. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if a series of matters relating to the aftercare of persons who have miscarried (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12663/19]

Technological Universities Status

Fergus O'Dowd

157. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a motion from a union (details supplied) that Dundalk Institute of Technology should apply to become a technological university under the Technological Universities Act 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11953/19]

Home Care Packages Provision

Fergus O'Dowd

386. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if a home care package will be provided to a person (details supplied). [11925/19]

Home Loan Scheme

Fergus O'Dowd

711. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the steps taken in order to reopen the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme; the proposed date for the reopening of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11873/19]

Brexit Supports

Fergus O'Dowd

31. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the steps she is taking to help businesses in the Border region prepare for Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11178/19]

Regional Enterprise Development Fund

Fergus O'Dowd

43. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the regional enterprise plans; her views on the way in which this will benefit County Louth and the north-east; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11177/19]

Commencement of Legislation

Fergus O'Dowd

238. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 will be commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10804/19]

Work Permits Data

Fergus O'Dowd

248. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of employment permits issued for chefs in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10247/19]

Services for People with Disabilities

Fergus O'Dowd

327. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the status of the Autism Spectrum Disorder Bill 2017; when he envisages the Bill will progress through Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10645/19]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Fergus O'Dowd

92. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10126/19]

Health Services

Fergus O'Dowd

134. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the services available to persons who have been adversely affected by the use of defective synthetic vaginal mesh implants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10029/19]

Broadcasting Charge

Fergus O'Dowd

184. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied) in relation to the broadcasting levy; and the plans and timelines in relation to the introduction of the reduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9943/19]

Broadcasting Charge

Fergus O'Dowd

185. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied) in relation to the broadcasting levy; and the plans and timelines in relation to the introduction of the reduction [9945/19]

Broadcasting Charge

Fergus O'Dowd

186. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied) in relation to the broadcasting levy; the plans and timelines in relation to the introduction of the reduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9947/19]

Broadcasting Charge

Fergus O'Dowd

187. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied) in relation to the broadcasting levy; the plans and timelines in relation to the introduction of the reduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9949/19]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Fergus O'Dowd

302. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the number of urologist consultants in each of the RCSI hospitals in 2018 and to date in 2019; the number of consultant urology hours provided in each hospital under current contracts; the number of urology surgeries that were cancelled in each RCSI hospital in 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9059/19]

Brexit Issues

Fergus O'Dowd

571. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the green card requirement for drivers entering the United Kingdom following Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9676/19]

National Monuments

Fergus O'Dowd

661. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the applications received for funding from Louth County Council or other public bodies including Fáilte Ireland in relation maintenance or other works to structures (details supplied) and the maintenance of Drogheda town walls and so on; the funds applied for; the status of such applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9595/19]

Departmental Funding

Fergus O'Dowd

662. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if an application has been made by Louth County Council or another body, organisation or person regarding funding for a proposed maritime museum in Drogheda; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9655/19]

Departmental Programmes

Fergus O'Dowd

52. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the Creative Schools Programme 2019; and the schools in County Louth that are participating in same. [8520/19]

Pharmaceutical Sector

Fergus O'Dowd

128. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if the concerns of a person (details supplied) in relation to rules covering the temporary absence of pharmacists will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8830/19]

State Pension (Contributory)

Fergus O'Dowd

65. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the review of pensions affected by the 2012 contributory pensions changes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8106/19]

School Meals Programme

Fergus O'Dowd

71. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the hot school meals pilot scheme; if it will be rolled out nationally; if so, the expected benefits of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8103/19]

Road Projects Status

Fergus O'Dowd

552. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expected start date of the Ardee bypass; if there are issues holding up the project; if there are expected issues that will cause delays on the project in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7965/19]

Nuclear Waste

Fergus O'Dowd

175. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the reports that Newry has been earmarked as one of a number sites that is being considered for the disposal of nuclear waste as outlined in the British Government White Paper; the consultation that has taken place between local authorities in Northern Ireland and County Louth on the matter; if consultation has taken place with the British Government in respect of the proposal; the steps he will take to ensure this will not take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7307/19]