Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Island Communities

Éamon Ó Cuív

260. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a policy to ensure that all offshore islands with a significant population have a post-primary school; the number of offshore islands with no bridge or causeway to the mainland with a population of over 100; the number of these that have a secondary school; his plans to ensure that schools are set up on the remaining few islands that do not have a secondary school and have a viable population for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3251/20]

Scoileanna Lán-Ghaeilge

Éamon Ó Cuív

272. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna an bhfuil i gceist aige an deontas €103 an dalta a íoctar le Meánscoileanna Deonacha a mhúineann trí Ghaeilge a leathnú do mheanscoileanna atá ag múineadh tri Ghaeilge agus atá faoi chúram Bhoird Oiliúna agus Oideachais. [3319/20]

Teacher Training Provision

Éamon Ó Cuív

273. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there are reforms proposed to ensure that newly trained teachers receive enough teaching hours to ensure that they can complete their H.Dip in view of the fact that this is a requirement of a permanent registration with the Teaching Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3322/20]

Cross-Border Educational Provision

Éamon Ó Cuív

297. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has been approached regarding the possibility of a new cross-Border university linking a college (details supplied) with IT Letterkenny; if so, his views on same; the progress made to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3475/20]

Enterprise Ireland

Éamon Ó Cuív

455. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if Enterprise Ireland plans to merge its western and midlands regional structures into one new regional structure; if so, the reason for same; her views on whether this would reduce the impact of Enterprise Ireland in each region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3247/20]

Physiotherapy Provision

Éamon Ó Cuív

540. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when physiotherapy services will be available again in Clonbur, Carraroe, Kilkerrin and Carna, County Galway; the reason physiotherapy services ceased in the health centres in April 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2696/20]

Nursing Staff

Éamon Ó Cuív

682. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the reason nurses who continue to work in the health services after 65 years of age revert to their starting salary and lose all increments for subsequent years worked; his views on whether this acts as a disincentive to experienced persons continuing to work in the health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3242/20]

General Medical Services Scheme Administration

Éamon Ó Cuív

764. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the reason a drug (details supplied) is not available under the GMS; the estimated number of patients who would potentially benefit from the drug; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3479/20]

Animal Diseases

Éamon Ó Cuív

953. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a society (details supplied) only accepts testing by one organisation for hoof wall separation disease, HWSD, on its database; if this has been approved by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3320/20]

Calafoirt agus Céanna

Éamon Ó Cuív

956. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara cén uair a ghlacfar go hoifigiúil leis an tuarascáil ar Anailís Costais agus Tairbhe a dhéanamh ar Ché Ros a’ Mhíl ó tharla gur cuireadh ar fáil í i Meitheamh 2017, dhá bhliain go leith ó shin; cén uair a chríochnófar an t-athbhreithniú ar an tuarascáil a rinneadh ina dhiaidh sin ar na roghanna scóipeála agus ar ghnéithe oibríochta a d’fhéadfadh a bheith i gceist; cén uair a chríochnófar na fiosruithe eile suímh a luadh i bhfreagra ar cheist pharlaiminteach ar an 6ú Meán Fómhair 2019 agus cén uair a bheidh cinneadh déanta dul ar aghaidh leis an obair fíor-riachtanach ar an gcé seo; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [3477/20]

Calafoirt agus Céanna

Éamon Ó Cuív

957. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara cén méid den chaiteachas de €29 milliún a caitheadh ar Ché Ros a’ Mhíl ó 2000 i leith a bhain le cúrsaí farantóireachta, báid phléisiúir agus báid bheaga iascaireachta faoi bhun 10 méadar agus cén méid de sin a bhain le cursaí iascaireachta do bháid os cionn 10 méadar; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [3478/20]

Rail Network

Éamon Ó Cuív

1071. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the recently received report on the possible extension of the western rail corridor will be published; when a decision will be made on the report; the reason for the delay on same; if he will make a decision on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3476/20]

Departmental Budgets

Éamon Ó Cuív

1099. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the capital provided to his Department in the estimates for 2019 by subhead; the provisional out-turn for 2019; the prepayments involved in circumstances in which certification has not been received confirming the completion of work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3474/20]

Exceptional Needs Payments

Éamon Ó Cuív

1162. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount of expenditure incurred each year since 2008 on exceptional needs payments; the reason for the decline in these payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3323/20]

Pension Provisions

Éamon Ó Cuív

1163. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to introduce legislation restoring the pre-2008 situation by which pensioners of semi-State companies had their pensions indexed to salary increases in the companies they worked for; her further plans to legislate for the right of pensioners of semi-State companies to be party to negotiations with their former employers in relation to pension matters; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3326/20]

Pension Provisions

Éamon Ó Cuív

1164. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to review the minimum funding standards for pensions to determine if they are appropriate in all circumstances particularly as they relate to retired employees of semi-State bodies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3327/20]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Éamon Ó Cuív

1206. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if Galway County Council and Galway City Council can continue to purchase houses on the open market for the purposes of social housing in circumstances in which this is the most appropriate way of providing social housing in individual cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3004/20]

Foreshore Licence Applications

Éamon Ó Cuív

1217. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when a decision will be made on an application for a foreshore licence by a company (details supplied); the process by which issues raised during the public consultation relating to the licence will be dealt with, particularly issues affecting fisher persons and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3246/20]

Oideachas Gaeilge

Éamon Ó Cuív

1255. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil i gceist ag an Roinn leanacht den deontas atá an Roinn ag íoc do chomhodaitheoir Gaeilge i bPobal Scoil Chorca Dhuibhne don scoil bliain 2020/2021 agus ina dhiaidh sin, ag tógáil san áireamh an obair iontach atá déanta ag an scéim seo ó bunaiodh í; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [3318/20]

Departmental Correspondence

Éamon Ó Cuív

1256. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when a detailed reply will issue to a letter sent by this Deputy in January 2020 and acknowledged on 30 January 2020 (details supplied); the reason for the delay with the reply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3321/20]