Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Free Travel Scheme Administration

Niamh Smyth

331. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will rule out any introduction of a fee for the free travel pass (details supplied); if he will ease concerns regarding this charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4010/17]

Maternity Services

Niamh Smyth

467. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if he will provide statistics in relation to maternity units (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3832/17]

Health Services

Niamh Smyth

470. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3838/17]

Hospital Services

Niamh Smyth

538. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if visiting times at Cavan General Hospital can be extended (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4064/17]

Hospital Services

Niamh Smyth

540. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the list of services on offer at a hospital (details supplied); if there is room to utilise more of this building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4144/17]

Hospital Services

Niamh Smyth

541. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide enhancements to services at a hospital (details supplied); if enhancements have been implemented on site in the past 12 months; if additional staff have been acquired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4149/17]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Niamh Smyth

577. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not received an appointment for surgery. [4352/17]

Animal Disease Controls

Niamh Smyth

644. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the protocols being put in place to combat the recent cases of bird flu here; if his Department's officials have identified the source; if his attention has been drawn to any threats to other counties such as counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4240/17]

Brexit Issues

Niamh Smyth

645. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of his Department's negotiations in view of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4274/17]

Animal Welfare Bodies

Niamh Smyth

646. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of animal welfare organisations to receive funding; the county in which they were based; the amount each received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4277/17]

GLAS Data

Niamh Smyth

647. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons in counties Cavan and Monaghan who have applied under GLAS 3; the number of applications that have been deemed ineligible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4279/17]

Departmental Funding

Niamh Smyth

648. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding supports in place at present for sheep farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4280/17]

Departmental Funding

Niamh Smyth

649. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding supports in place at present for pig farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4281/17]

Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Data

Niamh Smyth

650. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers by county in receipt of the ANC payment, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4285/17]

Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Eligibility

Niamh Smyth

651. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current criteria for the ANC payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4288/17]

Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme

Niamh Smyth

652. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address the concerns of farmers in counties Cavan and Monaghan that changes to the ANC payment scheme's criteria will leave thousands of farmers ineligible for any new scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4289/17]

Road Improvement Schemes

Niamh Smyth

710. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide further funding to local authorities in County Cavan in order that a dangerous junction (details supplied) in County Cavan can be improved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3952/17]

Road Improvement Schemes

Niamh Smyth

716. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will meet with this Deputy to discuss roads funding in Cavan and Monaghan, particularly relating to the dangerous condition at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4073/17]

Garda Stations

Niamh Smyth

30. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of a site for Bailieborough Garda station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3278/17]

Maternity Benefit Administration

Niamh Smyth

101. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection the waiting times for the processing of maternity benefits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3635/17]

Paternity Benefit Administration

Niamh Smyth

102. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection the waiting times for the processing of paternity benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3636/17]

GLAS Data

Niamh Smyth

182. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers in counties Cavan and Monaghan that did not receive their 85% payment for 2015 to date in 2017 under the GLAS scheme; the number in the GLAS scheme at 31 December 2016 broken down on the same basis; the reason for the delay in payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3601/17]

Hospital Services

Niamh Smyth

216. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if he will arrange a meeting with this Deputy to discuss the implementation of the anomaly scan at Cavan General Hospital.
[3361/17]

Ministerial Meetings

Niamh Smyth

229. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if he will meet with a person (details supplied) to discuss various issues pertaining to their case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3415/17]

Vehicle Registration

Niamh Smyth

266. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review and address the concerns of a company (details supplied) in relation to a matter; his future plans to ease the pressure on this type of business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3318/17]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Niamh Smyth

289. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the loophole in the ECCE scheme which is discriminating against children when it comes to the provision of child care; her plans to close this loophole and rectify this situation for thousands of parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3301/17]

Speech and Language Therapy Provision

Niamh Smyth

444. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no publicly funded speech therapist in Cootehill town (details supplied); the date for the refilling of this post; the options for families attending this facility for speech and language in the meantime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2717/17]

Brexit Issues

Niamh Smyth

541. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address the concerns of farmers regarding tariffs following the British Prime Minister, Ms Theresa May's Brexit speech; his plans to meet with Ms Theresa May; the protocols being put in place to address the concerns of farmers, particularly in counties Cavan and Monaghan and the Border counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2897/17]

Hospital Services

Niamh Smyth

211. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status for the delivery of the anomaly scan on site at Cavan General Hospital; if there is a timeframe for when this type of scan will be available on site at Cavan General Hospital to expectant mothers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2333/17]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme

Niamh Smyth

212. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health his plans to have the provision of home care by families included in the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2335/17]

Bus Éireann

Niamh Smyth

280. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has arranged a meeting with Bus Éireann in view of the leaked Grant Thornton report, which reported cuts to Bus Éireann express routes that will have a detrimental effect on counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2338/17]

Drugs Seizures

Niamh Smyth

177. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of drug hauls there were in counties Cavan and Monaghan in the past 12 months; the quantities and types of drugs which were uncovered; the number of persons arrested; the total street value of the drugs discovered; and the locations they were uncovered at. [1453/17]

Garda Operations

Niamh Smyth

178. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will clarify an issue (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1457/17]

Garda Operations

Niamh Smyth

179. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons by county that were caught for drink-driving offences from December 2016 up until 9 January 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1458/17]

Refugee Resettlement Programme

Niamh Smyth

180. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are plans to rehome refugees in counties Cavan and Monaghan; if so, the status of these plans; the locations and areas which have been identified; the number of refugees this involves; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1466/17]

Garda Stations

Niamh Smyth

194. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress on the acquiring of a building for Bailieborough Garda station in County Cavan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1602/17]

Fuel Laundering

Niamh Smyth

214. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance the number of oil laundering plants which have been uncovered in the past five years in tabular form; the location these plants were uncovered; the estimated potential loss to the Exchequer; the size of these operations; the number of arrests which have been made following these discoveries; the stage theses cases are at; the ongoing steps by the Revenue Commissioners to monitor these illegal operations, particularly in the Border region of counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41098/16]

Property Tax Deferrals

Niamh Smyth

283. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons in counties Cavan and Monaghan who availed of the option to have their property tax deferred until 2018; the reason stated for this deferral; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1450/17]

Banking Sector

Niamh Smyth

284. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance the Government's position in relation to an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1462/17]

Tax Code

Niamh Smyth

286. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance if he will review a matter (details supplied); his plans in relation to this matter; his further plans to ease the pressure on this type of business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1631/17]

Alternative Energy Projects

Niamh Smyth

458. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of applications which have been received regarding planning for solar energy farms in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1446/17]

Carer's Allowance Waiting Times

Niamh Smyth

645. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection the current waiting times for the carer's allowance and carer's benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1463/17]

Garda Stations

Niamh Smyth

727. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider a matter (details supplied) regarding a Garda station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41536/16]

Garda Stations

Niamh Smyth

739. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to announce the new building for Bailieborough Garda station and its location in the town; the timeframe for this announcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1617/17]

Departmental Schemes

Niamh Smyth

750. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she will address and clarify an issue (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1452/17]

Departmental Schemes

Niamh Smyth

755. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she will provide clarity regarding a scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41276/16]

Rural Enterprise Development Zones Data

Niamh Smyth

756. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the towns in counties Cavan and Monaghan which have benefited under the REDZ scheme since its inception; the years they were successful; the projects the funding went towards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41277/16]

Heritage Sites

Niamh Smyth

785. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount allocated to Cavan Town Abbey and the schemes under which; her plans to allocate further funding to have this historical site reopen to the public; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1454/17]

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

Niamh Smyth

1238. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not received registration to start working as a midwife in Cavan General Hospital. [1377/17]

Health Services

Niamh Smyth

1257. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of the position concerning a scenario (details supplied) in Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1445/17]