Parliamentary questions

JobPath Data

Niamh Smyth

980. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons on JobPath in counties Cavan and Monaghan as of 1 February 2018; the number of persons who were on JobPath for the same date in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12635/18]

Local Authority Housing Funding

Niamh Smyth

1031. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied); if funds will be provided to allow local authorities to complete houses in unfinished estates in an effort to tackle the social housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12229/18]

Vacant Properties Data

Niamh Smyth

1056. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of persons who have taken up the vacant housing repair and lease scheme by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12682/18]

Vacant Properties Data

Niamh Smyth

1057. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the budget expenditure for the vacant housing repair and lease scheme by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12683/18]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Niamh Smyth

1058. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans for further social housing projects in counties Cavan and Monaghan. [12684/18]

Creative Ireland Programme

Niamh Smyth

1076. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the financial provisions in place to enable local authorities to action the culture and creativity plans put in place under Creative Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11963/18]

Creative Ireland Programme

Niamh Smyth

1078. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the planned Creative Ireland forum conference; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12032/18]

Creative Ireland Programme

Niamh Smyth

1079. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the local authorities that received funding to host events (details supplied) in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12033/18]

Cruinniú na Cásca

Niamh Smyth

1087. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of persons who attended the Cruinniú na Cásca event in Dublin on Easter Monday 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12548/18]

Cruinniú na Cásca

Niamh Smyth

1088. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of persons who attended events organised as part of the Cruinniú na Cásca event by each local authority on Easter Monday 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12549/18]

Cruinniú na Cásca

Niamh Smyth

1089. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the cost of the Cruinniú na Cásca festival in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12550/18]

Local Authority Funding

Niamh Smyth

1090. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding provided to each local authority to host an event as part of the 2017 Cruinniú na Cásca festival; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12551/18]

Cruinniú na Cásca

Niamh Smyth

1091. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason for the decision not to run the Cruinniú na Cásca festival in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12552/18]

Garda Stations

Niamh Smyth

81. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of works and plans for a Garda station (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10882/18]

Garda Stations

Niamh Smyth

82. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of negotiations regarding a new Garda station (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10920/18]

Schools Building Projects Status

Niamh Smyth

120. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10892/18]

Education and Training Boards

Niamh Smyth

167. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of training initiatives (details supplied); the future restructuring for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11460/18]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Niamh Smyth

168. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the application for an ASD unit by a school (details supplied); if a decision will be expedited; if it has been refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11461/18]

Garda Station Refurbishment

Niamh Smyth

187. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a development (details supplied); the number of additional personnel being assigned to the station; the location from which they are being redeployed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10881/18]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration

Niamh Smyth

343. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of plans to amend the fair deal scheme for farming families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11203/18]

Cross-Border Health Initiatives

Niamh Smyth

356. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can access a drug for his condition; if so, if he will be reimbursed for same; if it can be accessed under the cross-border health directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11363/18]

Health Services Provision

Niamh Smyth

368. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if nursing support for a person (details supplied) will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11422/18]

Health Services Provision

Niamh Smyth

369. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if nursing support for a person (details supplied) will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11423/18]

Hospital Appointments Status

Niamh Smyth

370. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11424/18]

Hospital Appointments Delays

Niamh Smyth

371. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11425/18]

Litter Pollution

Niamh Smyth

461. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the county councils (detail supplied) that have applied for funding under the anti-dumping initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11459/18]

Sports Capital Programme Applications

Niamh Smyth

490. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the capital funding options available to a club (details supplied); the time of year funding becomes available; if it should apply on its own or in conjunction with a school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11458/18]

Road Network

Niamh Smyth

491. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the process for road upgrading (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11468/18]

Local Authority Housing Provision

Niamh Smyth

664. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the progress county councils (details supplied) have made in purchasing industrial land for housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11467/18]

Home Loan Scheme

Niamh Smyth

665. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of expressions of interest his Department has received for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme in each county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11469/18]

Inland Waterways Development

Niamh Smyth

698. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11453/18]

Autism Support Services

Niamh Smyth

71. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for an autistic spectrum disorders, ASD, unit; if this application has been refused; if so, the reason therefore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10461/18]

Student Grant Scheme Appeals

Niamh Smyth

80. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a SUSI appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10686/18]

Grant Payments

Niamh Smyth

128. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health his plans to abolish a grant (details supplied) in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10437/18]

Hospital Appointments Status

Niamh Smyth

152. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10487/18]

Hospital Appointments Status

Niamh Smyth

158. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10498/18]

Taxi Licences

Niamh Smyth

226. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10748/18]

Tús Programme

Niamh Smyth

261. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for the reduction in the number of schemes (details supplied) in County Cavan; if these cuts will be reversed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10781/18]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Niamh Smyth

19. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of the way in which the €725 million allocated in the capital plan will be spent on cultural infrastructure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10375/18]

Bullying in the Workplace

Niamh Smyth

43. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the industry-wide consultation into bullying and harassment in the arts sector announced by her predecessor on 9 November 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9890/18]

National Cultural Institutions

Niamh Smyth

59. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason the position of director of the Irish Museum of Modern Art has not yet been advertised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9889/18]

Cultural Policy

Niamh Smyth

64. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way in which the €725 million allocated in the capital plan will be spent on cultural infrastructure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9887/18]

Broadcasting Sector

Niamh Smyth

67. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the review of orchestral provision at RTÉ which was due to report in February 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9888/18]

Hospital Appointments Status

Niamh Smyth

144. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10226/18]

Vehicle Registration

Niamh Smyth

185. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance if there is a process to be followed before a vehicle can be confiscated (details supplied); the details of this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9980/18]

Vehicle Registration

Niamh Smyth

186. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance if a vehicle can be taxed as a commercial vehicle (details supplied); if he will request the Revenue Commissioners to examine documentation regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9988/18]

Student Grant Scheme Applications

Niamh Smyth

244. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review a matter in relation to a SUSI grant payment made to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9543/18]

Immigration Status

Niamh Smyth

333. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the residency status of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; the reason for the delay in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9785/18]

Services for People with Disabilities

Niamh Smyth

459. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for assessment of need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9728/18]

Home Help Service Provision

Niamh Smyth

471. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if a home help allocation for a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; if the previous allocation will be restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9833/18]

Dental Services Staff

Niamh Smyth

490. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health when a substitute dental nurse will be assigned (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9981/18]

Treatment Abroad Scheme

Niamh Smyth

491. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the position of a person (details supplied) on a waiting list for surgery; if an appointment for same will be expedited; if the person is eligible for treatment under the cross-border directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9982/18]

Services for People with Disabilities

Niamh Smyth

514. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10084/18]

Departmental Correspondence

Niamh Smyth

638. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the low payment rate for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9823/18]

Family Resource Centres

Niamh Smyth

660. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if an application by a group (details supplied) for a family resource centre will be examined; and the status of same. [9987/18]

National Planning Framework

Niamh Smyth

752. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if a motion by a group (details supplied) will be reviewed and its concerns addressed; if rural housing for persons living in rural areas will be facilitated in the plan; if the re-opening of the Ulster Canal is a key infrastructural project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9989/18]

Housing Assistance Payment

Niamh Smyth

772. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to address the inadequacies regarding the new housing assistance payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10128/18]

Social and Affordable Housing

Niamh Smyth

773. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the progress being made on reducing social housing waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10129/18]

Family Support Services

Niamh Smyth

21. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps she is taking to support stay at home parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8867/18]

Affordable Childcare Scheme Implementation

Niamh Smyth

22. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the affordable child care scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8863/18]

Medicinal Products Availability

Niamh Smyth

141. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if a required medical product will be supplied to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9080/18]

Basic Payment Scheme Payments

Niamh Smyth

157. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) has not received farm payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9045/18]

Commission for Regulation of Utilities

Niamh Smyth

173. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a matter (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9043/18]

Domestic Violence Refuges Provision

Niamh Smyth

192. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to address the lack of refuge accommodation for women in counties Cavan and Monaghan; her further plans to address the failure to provide the number of refuge places as per the recommendation of the Council of Europe; her plans to address the failure to meet the requirement of the Istanbul convention to provide a sufficient number of safe accommodation for victims and proactively reach out to them; her further plans to address the delays in ratifying the Convention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9162/18]

Local Improvement Scheme Funding

Niamh Smyth

54. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of local improvement scheme allocations to local authorities throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8740/18]

LEADER Programmes Funding

Niamh Smyth

65. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the LEADER funding that has been drawn down to date by groups in counties Cavan, Monaghan and Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8741/18]

Public Sector Staff Retirements

Niamh Smyth

95. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the directive on the compulsory retirement age of 65 years of age for public servants is coming into force; the timeframe for its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8890/18]

Hospital Charges

Niamh Smyth

129. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 287 and 359 of 12 December 2017, if he has made decisions based on the findings by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8859/18]

Health Services Provision

Niamh Smyth

135. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if he will review a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8885/18]

Visual Artist's Workspace Scheme

Niamh Smyth

41. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of visual artists and writers to date that have availed of the pilot jobseeker's exemption scheme that was announced on 12 June 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8395/18]

Pensions Reform

Niamh Smyth

86. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to reform the pension system which is perceived to discriminate against persons, mainly women, that took time out of the workforce prior to 1994 to care for children or elderly relatives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8403/18]

Job Losses

Niamh Smyth

269. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the actions she is taking to protect jobs at a factory (details supplied) in view of recent media reports. [8598/18]

Hospital Appointments Status

Niamh Smyth

317. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8193/18]

Hospital Appointments Status

Niamh Smyth

321. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8215/18]

Health Services Access

Niamh Smyth

338. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) cannot receive an appointment in their local health centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8293/18]

Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists

Niamh Smyth

340. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting over a year for orthodontic treatment in a Drogheda hospital. [8315/18]

Home Care Packages Data

Niamh Smyth

377. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Cavan that are in receipt of personal assistance hours; the allocation of personal assistance hours to County Cavan; the steps the Health Service Executive is taking to ensure personal assistance services are consistently available nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8553/18]

Services for People with Disabilities

Niamh Smyth

399. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the position of a person (details supplied) on the waiting list for two rehabilitation units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8633/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Niamh Smyth

409. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8707/18]

Hospital Appointments Status

Niamh Smyth

414. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8772/18]

Hospital Appointments Status

Niamh Smyth

417. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); if a date for this appointment will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8788/18]

Forestry Grants

Niamh Smyth

425. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason payment to a person (details supplied) was stopped after 15 years; and if a forestry payment can continue for 20 years. [8224/18]

Road Projects Status

Niamh Smyth

58. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to provide funding for the extension of the M3 motorway to Cavan town and the east-west link; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7729/18]

Road Projects Status

Niamh Smyth

91. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the N2 with a view to upgrading it to motorway status in view of the number of recent accidents on this route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7728/18]

Medical Card Applications

Niamh Smyth

198. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of a medical card for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7842/18]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review

Niamh Smyth

215. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if the fair deal scheme will be amended for persons (details supplied); the status of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7918/18]

Occupational Therapy Provision

Niamh Smyth

218. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of an occupational therapy appointment for a person (details supplied); his views on the fact that if this report is not made available to the school, this person will not have the supports they require for the upcoming junior certificate exams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7968/18]

Road Projects Status

Niamh Smyth

251. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the capital plan; if the east-west link road investment project has been considered as part of that plan; the costing for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2269/18]

North-South Interconnector

Niamh Smyth

48. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of communities in counties Cavan and Monaghan in regard to the North-South interconnector, in particular as regards health, land and property devaluation, tourism and heritage; his plans to underground the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7465/18]

National Broadband Plan Implementation

Niamh Smyth

74. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the significant number of households and businesses waiting on the national broadband plan in counties Cavan, Monaghan and Meath and of the negative impacts this is having on daily lives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7420/18]

Hospital Appointments Status

Niamh Smyth

169. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7622/18]

North-South Interconnector

Niamh Smyth

224. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the North-South interconnector project. [7269/18]

Fodder Crisis

Niamh Smyth

34. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for and his plans to review his Department's decision to leave out farmers in counties Cavan, Monaghan, Longford and Roscommon from the right to avail of the fodder transport subsidy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7114/18]

Knowledge Transfer Programme

Niamh Smyth

82. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to problems with issued knowledge transfer payments particularly for partnership farms; the steps he will take to rectify the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7138/18]

Negative Equity Mortgages

Niamh Smyth

149. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance the measures being taken to assist families such as a person (details supplied) who are stuck in properties in negative equity; the schemes available for them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7395/18]

Garda Data

Niamh Smyth

279. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of community gardaí assigned to each county in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7204/18]

Hospital Appointments Status

Niamh Smyth

447. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if an appointment can be scheduled for a person (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7366/18]

General Practitioner Services

Niamh Smyth

449. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if a case (details supplied) will be reviewed; if this is accurate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7389/18]

National Broadband Plan Data

Niamh Smyth

554. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of households and businesses waiting on the roll-out of the national broadband plan in counties Cavan, Monaghan and Meath and nationally, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7486/18]

Domestic Violence Refuges Provision

Niamh Smyth

595. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of women's refuge centres; the number of women these centres can cater for; the number of women in these centres at present; the centre which supports women in counties Cavan and Monaghan; her plans to introduce more; the supports in place for women in counties Cavan and Monaghan who have no centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7391/18]