Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Tracker Mortgage Examination

Eugene Murphy

155. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the reason he has not intervened to address an ongoing issue in a financial institution (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23572/19]

Tracker Mortgages

Eugene Murphy

156. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will request the Central Bank to explore the option of using the revenue from the recent tracker mortgage fines to establish a fund to support customers affected by the tracker mortgage scandal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23573/19]

Teaching Council of Ireland

Eugene Murphy

227. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23361/19]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Eugene Murphy

414. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to have a hip replacement procedure carried out at Merlin Park Hospital, Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23226/19]

Hospital Appointments Status

Eugene Murphy

415. Deputy Eugene Murphy 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. [23227/19]

Disease Management

Eugene Murphy

451. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will be instructed to update its diagnostic and treatment procedures for persons suffering with ME to reflect best international practice; if he will address the lack of specialist support within the health service for those with ME; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23390/19]

Disease Management

Eugene Murphy

452. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the lack of specialist consultants for ME patients; his views on whether ME is a multi-system disease with many debilitating symptoms which require patients to attend numerous consultants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23391/19]

Home Help Service Eligibility

Eugene Murphy

453. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will be instructed to add ME to the list of disabilities, to reflect the HRB recognition of ME as a disability code, E014; if access will be allowed for assessment for home support and personal assistance services through disability services and not older persons services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23393/19]

Disease Classification

Eugene Murphy

454. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the criteria used here to diagnose ME as described under G.93.3 WHO international classification of diseases, tenth revision (ICD-10); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23394/19]

Brexit Supports

Eugene Murphy

733. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if other avenues of supporting beef farmers will be examined through the upcoming €50 million to €100 million aid by channelling some of the funding towards smaller suckler farmers who could benefit greatly from subsidies towards AI fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23517/19]

Departmental Funding

Eugene Murphy

853. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding provided to agricultural and industrial shows (details supplied) in County Roscommon in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24154/19]

Departmental Funding

Eugene Murphy

854. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding provided to agricultural and industrial shows for 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019 by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24155/19]

Departmental Funding

Eugene Murphy

855. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding provided for an agricultural show (details supplied) in County Galway for 2015 to 2018 and to date 2019. [24156/19]

Occupational Therapy Provision

Eugene Murphy

82. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if occupational therapy services will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23056/19]

Occupational Therapy

Eugene Murphy

83. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding occupational therapy in Roscommon town, County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23057/19]

Primary Medical Certificates Applications

Eugene Murphy

85. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if there are designated persons dealing with applications for primary medical certificates in County Roscommon; the number dealing with such applications; the waiting period to process applications for a primary medical certificate in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23066/19]

Broadband Service Provision

Eugene Murphy

124. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when broadband service will be available under the National Broadband Plan at the home of a person (details supplied). [23072/19]

Broadband Service Provision

Eugene Murphy

125. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when broadband service will be available under the National Broadband Plan at a location (details supplied). [23077/19]

Departmental Funding

Eugene Murphy

74. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason funding is only provided to UN youth volunteers for 12 months; his plans to extend the period of funding for volunteers in the future to a two-year period similar to other countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23009/19]

Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Eligibility

Eugene Murphy

172. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a person (details supplied) is eligible for inclusion in the turf cutting compensation scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22900/19]

Home Care Packages Administration

Eugene Murphy

295. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of a home support application by a person (details supplied); if their local public health nurse has been in contact to update and communicate with them in relation to the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22803/19]

Childcare Services Funding

Eugene Murphy

421. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if Pobal funding will be provided in respect of a childcare centre (details supplied) in County Galway which is in urgent need of a new extension in order to meet childcare needs in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22488/19]

Home Help Service Provision

Eugene Murphy

125. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of an application for home help by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22135/19]

Health Services Provision

Eugene Murphy

438. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if access to a dietician will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21891/19]

State Pension (Contributory)

Eugene Murphy

625. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the method of calculation conducted in the 2012 pension review of a person (details supplied); if this method of calculation differs from other persons in the pension review process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21517/19]

Disability Services Funding

Eugene Murphy

98. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that every effort will be made to resolve the funding anomalies regarding the Rehab Group in view of the fact that it employs 1,500 staff nationally and provides services for over 3,000 vulnerable persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21195/19]

Disability Services Funding

Eugene Murphy

102. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will engage with the Rehab Group to examine the way in which the funding gaps can be addressed in the interests of over 3,000 vulnerable service users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21197/19]

Mental Health Services Staff

Eugene Murphy

13. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a number of senior staff members in Roscommon community mental health services have been transferred to County Galway; the reason for these positions being vacated; his plans for the replacement of these positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20493/19]

HSE Staff Recruitment

Eugene Murphy

80. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that, further to the announcement of the HSE recruitment embargo, persons who were in the recruitment process and had consequently officially notified their employers are now unemployed as a result and will have to rely on payments from the Department of Employment and Social Protection. [20658/19]

Mental Health Services

Eugene Murphy

140. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of the 27 key recommendations made by the external review into Roscommon mental health services, which signalled a service in crisis mode, that have been implemented since the publication of the report in September 2017 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20494/19]

Primary Care Centres

Eugene Murphy

225. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if services have been removed from a centre (details supplied) in recent months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21168/19]

Primary Care Centres

Eugene Murphy

226. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if services have been removed from a centre (details supplied) over the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21169/19]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Eugene Murphy

303. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway can expect to be called for an operation in Merlin Park University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20473/19]

Live Exports

Eugene Murphy

388. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the recent video showing cruelty to young calves exported taking place in Cherbourg, France; and the steps he plans to take to prevent this occurring again. [20930/19]

Road Projects Status

Eugene Murphy

441. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the N5 Ballaghaderreen to Scramoge Cross bypass will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20931/19]

School Staff

Eugene Murphy

62. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an appeal with the Primary Staffing Appeals Board in respect of a school (details supplied) which is requesting the retention of its third mainstream classroom teacher in September 2019 due to extenuating circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20206/19]

School Staff

Eugene Murphy

63. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will retain its third mainstream classroom teacher in September 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20211/19]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Eugene Murphy

67. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to address the various issues which special needs assistants are experiencing nationally in terms of job security, hours of work, contractual inequalities and SNA staffing levels in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20222/19]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Eugene Murphy

68. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria or guidelines issued to schools for the tasks assigned and use of the bank of SNA hours allocated to a school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20223/19]

Schools Building Projects Status

Eugene Murphy

21. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the site location for a new purpose-built school (details supplied); the stage of the process; when works will commence on the new building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18816/19]

Naturalisation Applications

Eugene Murphy

534. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the final stage of an application for naturalisation for a person (details supplied) will be expedited to allow the person to complete a degree; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19681/19]

HSE Staff Recruitment

Eugene Murphy

803. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the details of the HSE recruitment embargo that has been put in place; and if the moratorium will be lifted in June 2019 as stated. [19119/19]

HSE Staff Recruitment

Eugene Murphy

804. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if successful applicants who have been affected by the HSE recruitment embargo and have been advised that they cannot take an accepted position will be employed by the HSE once the moratorium has been lifted. [19120/19]

HSE Staff Recruitment

Eugene Murphy

805. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) who was near the end of the recruitment process with the HSE and has now been advised that they cannot proceed due to the HSE recruitment embargo will be employed with the HSE once the moratorium has been lifted. [19121/19]

HSE Staff Recruitment

Eugene Murphy

806. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that following the announcement of the HSE recruitment embargo persons who were in the recruitment process and had consequently officially notified their current employers are now unemployed as a result and will have to rely on payments from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. [19122/19]

Home Help Service Provision

Eugene Murphy

936. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health when home support hours previously assigned to a person (details supplied) will be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19610/19]

Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Eligibility

Eugene Murphy

1603. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a proposal by a person (details supplied) to be included in the turf cutting compensation scheme will be considered in respect of a parcel of bogland from their holdings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18430/19]

Broadband Service Provision

Eugene Murphy

233. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a broadband service will be provided to a public library (details supplied); the reason for the delay in establishing the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18213/19]

Home Help Service Provision

Eugene Murphy

318. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a daily nurse home visit will be provided for a person (details supplied) which was approved by the HSE; the reason for the delay in providing the nursing care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17417/19]

Mental Health Services Staff

Eugene Murphy

402. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a permanent clinical psychiatrist is now assigned to Roscommon mental health services; if the services will now be returning to a position of locum psychiatrists due to a recent transfer of senior staff within the services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17732/19]