Parliamentary questions

National Broadband Plan Implementation

Gerry Adams

1028. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated timeframe for an adequate broadband connection to the broadband blackspots throughout County Louth; the status of the timeframe for the completion of roll out of the national broadband plan for County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13045/19]

Technological Universities Data

Gerry Adams

146. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills the name and location of technological universities nationally; and the institutes of technology that merged to form these technological universities. [11824/19]

Technological Universities Data

Gerry Adams

147. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of institutes of technology that are in the process of applying to become technological universities; and the location of each. [11825/19]

Technological Universities Data

Gerry Adams

148. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of institutes of technology that have not applied to become technological universities. [11826/19]

Technological Universities Data

Gerry Adams

149. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an institute of technology must merge with another institute to gain technological university status; and if so, the reason therefor. [11827/19]

Technological Universities Data

Gerry Adams

150. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there will be negative impacts for institutes of technology that do not become technological universities. [11828/19]

Technological Universities Data

Gerry Adams

151. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an institute of technology (details supplied) has applied to become a technological university; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11829/19]

Technological Universities Status

Gerry Adams

171. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an institute of technology (details supplied) is in the process of establishing a formal amalgamation with a college of further and higher education in Northern Ireland; the legislative provision that exists both here and in Northern Ireland for the creation of such an amalgamated institute; if such an amalgamated institute would be able to apply for technological university status here; the implications this may have for staff members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12148/19]

Animal Welfare

Gerry Adams

494. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of companies providing dog microchipping services; if the companies provide details of dogs to his Department; and if his Department maintains a central database of all microchipped dogs. [12112/19]

Animal Welfare

Gerry Adams

495. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an island-wide microchipping database that can be accessed by dog wardens throughout the island of Ireland will be established. [12113/19]

Animal Welfare

Gerry Adams

496. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is a legislative requirement for the seller to re-register dog ownership details when a dog is sold. [12114/19]

Control of Dogs

Gerry Adams

613. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if an out-of-hours dog warden service will be introduced in County Louth. [12109/19]

Control of Dogs

Gerry Adams

614. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the development of a reciprocal arrangement which would enable dog wardens in County Louth to follow dogs which have killed sheep into neighbouring counties here and into Northern Ireland will be supported. [12110/19]

Control of Dogs

Gerry Adams

615. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the procedure for dogs which have been removed by a dog warden due to sheep worrying. [12111/19]

Hospitals Data

Gerry Adams

316. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of elective surgeries and procedures cancelled at Louth County Hospital; and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda by specialty by month in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10505/19]

Traveller Community

Gerry Adams

341. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 437 of 29 January 2019, the status of the work undertaken in recommendation 73 of the National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy; if this action incorporates specific measures to address Traveller suicide; and if he will report on the issue [10765/19]

Traveller Community

Gerry Adams

342. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 437 of 29 January 2019, when a detailed action plan based on the findings of the All Ireland Traveller Health Study will be finalised; when it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10766/19]

Traveller Community

Gerry Adams

343. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 581, 582 and 584 of 15 January 2019, the status of the work of the oversight group working on the refresh of the A Vision for Change national mental health policy; the specific terms of reference for the group that place a particular emphasis on the Traveller community; when the group will report; if the report will be published; and if he will report on the issue. [10767/19]

Traveller Community

Gerry Adams

344. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if a planning advisory body for Traveller health to deliver the national Traveller health action plan will be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10768/19]

Traveller Community

Gerry Adams

345. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the reason the national Traveller health advisory committee has not been convened since 2012. [10769/19]

Traveller Community

Gerry Adams

346. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 415 of 26 February 2019, the way in which the annual spend by the HSE for targeted measures to improve the health of the Traveller community is allocated, in tabular form; and the portion of the funding allocated annually specifically to deliver on suicide prevention services and supports. [10770/19]

Rape Crisis Network Funding

Gerry Adams

500. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding provided to a centre (details supplied) in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10711/19]

Rape Crisis Network Funding

Gerry Adams

501. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding provided to the 16 services of the State for victims of sexual violence in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; the amount of this funding that has been allocated to rape crisis centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10712/19]

Child and Family Agency Services

Gerry Adams

502. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the average waiting times for counselling services at each of the 16 State funded rape crisis centres in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10713/19]

Child and Family Agency Data

Gerry Adams

503. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of persons waiting to access rape crisis counselling services in County Louth; the length of time these persons have been waiting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10714/19]

Rape Crisis Network Funding

Gerry Adams

504. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 244 of 6 December 2018, the status of the engagement of Tusla in a needs analysis project in the Border region to identify gaps in service provision and to prioritise the development of sexual violence services; the stage the engagement is at; if a report will be made available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10715/19]

Child and Family Agency Services

Gerry Adams

505. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on recent media reports that waiting times for rape crisis counselling have increased in view of the fact that funding has stagnated; and if a review of the assessment of service demands carried out by Tusla which determines the distribution of funding to individual rape crisis centres will be undertaken. [10716/19]

Ambulance Service Data

Gerry Adams

125. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulance staff on duty over the night of 20 February 2019 and the early hours of 21 February 2019 in ambulance stations in Ardee, Dundalk, Castleblayney, Monaghan and Virginia; if these ambulance stations had a full complement of staff on this night; and if not, the number of personnel they were short [9893/19]

Ambulance Service

Gerry Adams

126. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if ambulance stations in the north east region were understaffed over the night of 20 February and early hours of 21 February 2019; if so, the number of shifts unfilled; and the locations at which this occurred [9894/19]

Ambulance Service Data

Gerry Adams

127. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if there were ambulance stations in the north-east region over the night of 20 February and early hours of 21 February 2019 at which ambulance personnel were present without an ambulance; and if so, the locations at which this occurred. [9895/19]

Ambulance Service Data

Gerry Adams

128. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of staff employed by the National Ambulance Service; and the number of full-time and part-time staff, respectively employed in the service. [9896/19]

Ambulance Service Data

Gerry Adams

129. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of staff that retired from the National Ambulance Service in 2018; and the number recruited in 2018. [9897/19]

Ambulance Service Data

Gerry Adams

130. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if the National Ambulance Service operates a text system to offer overtime to ambulance staff; if so, the number of texts sent across the State to staff in 2018 to offer overtime shifts; and the number of texts sent in each region in 2018. [9898/19]

Ambulance Service Data

Gerry Adams

131. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if it is National Ambulance Service policy for ambulance staff rostered to an ambulance station to leave their shift to cover an overtime shift in another location in response to a text [9899/19]

Traveller Accommodation

Gerry Adams

31. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to rectify, as a matter of urgency, fire safety for Travellers in circumstances in which fire safety regulation exemptions on temporary emergency sites exist and there is no time limit on such sites remaining as temporary in view of the Carrickmines fire inquest. [8394/19]

Domestic Violence

Gerry Adams

315. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 291 of 16 October 2018, if he has received a response to his communication with the Garda Commissioner regarding domestic homicide reviews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6932/19]

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision

Gerry Adams

425. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the high cost of the batteries required to operate cochlear implants; if the batteries are covered by a medical card; and if not, if funding is available to cover the cost. [6611/19]

Mental Health Policy

Gerry Adams

500. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 432 of 16 October 2019, the status of the model of care for dual diagnosis the first draft of which was scheduled for discussion during the January 2019 meeting of the national working group; if further consideration has been given to the selection of County Louth as a demonstration site for a dual diagnosis practitioner; the number of demonstration sites that will be selected; and the timeframe for the roll-out of the demonstration sites. [7009/19]

Hospital Procedures

Gerry Adams

385. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 168 to 170, inclusive, of 16 January 2019, the number of persons who have undergone cataract surgery in each of the years 2016 to 2018; and the cost of surgery in each of these years. [5299/19]

Traveller Accommodation

Gerry Adams

283. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if funding allocated to local authorities for Traveller accommodation may be used to purchase land for Traveller accommodation. [4633/19]

Traveller Accommodation

Gerry Adams

284. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the permitted uses for funding allocated to local authorities for Traveller accommodation. [4634/19]

Service Medals

Gerry Adams

72. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if consideration will be given to adapting the existing scheme for posthumously awarding a service medal for Cumann na mBan members in view of the difficulties experienced by many women in Northern Ireland that did not apply for pensions or medals due to the political circumstances within the country at the time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3573/19]

Service Medals

Gerry Adams

73. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he or his officials have considered additional schemes which would seek to give an official recognition to the significant role played by Cumann na mBan members (details supplied). [3574/19]

Commemorative Events

Gerry Adams

310. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans for events in specific recognition of Cumann na mBan members and their service in view of the commemorative events and decade of centenaries taking place. [3572/19]

Hospital Equipment

Gerry Adams

153. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if funding for equipment (details supplied) has been approved by the chief operations officer of the digital Government oversight unit; and when this equipment will be available for use. [2476/19]

Peace and Reconciliation Programme

Gerry Adams

154. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the funding made available to capital development projects supported by PEACE programmes since the inception of the PEACE programme in 1995, in tabular form; and the location of these capital projects. [2532/19]

Peace and Reconciliation Programme

Gerry Adams

155. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the funding made available to projects supported by all PEACE programmes since the inception of the PEACE programme in 1995, by county and year in tabular form. [2533/19]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Gerry Adams

363. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1819 of 24 July 2018, the location which is being developed in Dundalk as a primary care centre; when the conversion process will be completed; when the primary care centre will be operational; and the full range of services which will be delivered from this centre. [2460/19]

Traveller Accommodation

Gerry Adams

687. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if funding is available to enable local authorities to carry out renovation and refurbishment works at existing Traveller homes; and if so, the procedure for obtaining this funding. [2784/19]

Social and Affordable Housing

Gerry Adams

266. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will provide a copy of submissions made by Louth County Council to the 2014 housing plan, Social Housing Strategy 2020. [2116/19]