Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

School Staff

Eamon Scanlon

102. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the issue of teaching principal release days and the way in which they are calculated will be prioritised in budget 2019; if he will liaise with an organisation (details supplied) on this and related matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27363/18]

Basic Payment Scheme Appeals

Eamon Scanlon

207. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on appeals lodged by farmers on Killery, Crossboy, Dromore and Castleore mountains covering 56 shareholdings with respect to land eligibility and burnt land for the purpose of basic payment scheme payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27260/18]

Back to Work Allowance Data

Eamon Scanlon

238. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a back to work enterprise scheme application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27123/18]

Fire Stations Provision

Eamon Scanlon

250. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if it will be guaranteed that Ballyshannon fire station will remain open; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a commissioned report affirmed the best practice cover for the towns of Ballyshannon and Bundoran are stations in both towns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27127/18]

Legislative Process

Eamon Scanlon

463. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the Waste Reduction Bill 2017; if the proposed deposit and return scheme will be supported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26402/18]

Household Benefits Scheme

Eamon Scanlon

543. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to expand the household benefits package qualifying criteria to include those under 66 years of age in receipt of a widow's or widower's contributory or non-contributory pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26515/18]

Work Permits Eligibility

Eamon Scanlon

103. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the sectors in which asylum seekers can apply for work; the number of employment permits that have been applied for to date; the number of permits that have been issued; the way in which the situation will change after the four-month temporary measure, that is, after 9 June 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25936/18]

Infectious Diseases

Eamon Scanlon

162. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health his plans to follow the example of the Canadian government and implement guidelines (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26032/18]

Road Projects

Eamon Scanlon

41. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the completion of the western distributor route. [22879/18]

Passport Applications Administration

Eamon Scanlon

175. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the guidelines and timeframe for withdrawing an active passport application at an appointment in the Passport Office; the documentation required when submitting the new or duplicate application at the time of appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24974/18]

Public Appointments Service

Eamon Scanlon

256. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the response to the clerical officer competition on publicjobs.ie earlier in 2018; the number of positions filled from the panel; the position of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24238/18]

Capitation Grants

Eamon Scanlon

338. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to restore capitation funding to primary and post-primary schools as per the commitment in A Programme for a Partnership Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24642/18]

School Accommodation

Eamon Scanlon

439. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an additional school accommodation application by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25681/18]

Rural Crime

Eamon Scanlon

482. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the efforts being made to tackle rural crime in the north west; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the number of burglaries in counties Sligo and Leitrim area is up 30% while nationally the number of burglaries is up 3.6%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24661/18]

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

Eamon Scanlon

687. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health his plans to implement new measures to allow faster access to the child and adolescent mental health services in order to tackle increasing waiting lists such as permitting advanced nurse practitioners to carry out initial assessments to the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24684/18]

Medicinal Products Availability

Eamon Scanlon

927. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the efforts being made to ensure that new medicines are available to persons with multiple sclerosis as early as possible through a fair and sustainable system; if his Department is engaging with an organisation (details supplied) regarding accessing new and effective treatments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25580/18]

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

Eamon Scanlon

928. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if it is accurate to state that patients wait an average of 348 days for a drug to be approved for public funding and in some cases over four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25581/18]

Greenways Development

Eamon Scanlon

1059. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the development of the greenway from Sligo to Enniskillen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24240/18]

Sports Capital Programme Applications

Eamon Scanlon

1061. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an approved sports capital grant application (details supplied) has now been finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24394/18]

Cycling Facilities Provision

Eamon Scanlon

1076. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Collooney to Dromahair greenway is included in the national greenways plan for 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24794/18]

Local Improvement Scheme Funding

Eamon Scanlon

1089. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a once-off allocation of funding will be made to clear the backlog of local improvement schemes in County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25068/18]

CLÁR Programme

Eamon Scanlon

1182. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if funding will be granted to a school (details supplied) that has submitted an application through the CLÁR scheme; when successful 2018 CLÁR projects will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24812/18]

CLÁR Programme

Eamon Scanlon

1183. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if funding will be granted to a club (details supplied) that has submitted an application through the CLÁR scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24882/18]

CLÁR Programme

Eamon Scanlon

1184. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if funding will be granted to an organisation (details supplied) that has submitted an application through the CLÁR scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24884/18]

CLÁR Programme

Eamon Scanlon

1185. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if funding will be granted to a group (details supplied) that has submitted an application through the CLÁR scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24885/18]

School Accommodation Provision

Eamon Scanlon

111. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the autism unit in a school (details supplied) will open in September 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23900/18]

Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility

Eamon Scanlon

221. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the tenant purchase scheme will be amended to allow tenants that are residing in Part V properties and that qualify for the scheme in their own right to purchase their houses in view of the fact that the scheme in its current format discriminates against these applicants; if the council will explain the current situation in relation to Part V; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23912/18]

Hospital Services

Eamon Scanlon

102. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health when there will be a permanent cath lab at Sligo University Hospital. [23516/18]

General Practitioner Services

Eamon Scanlon

123. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to Irish Medical Organisation data which predicts that almost 50% of general practitioners in County Leitrim will retire over the next five to seven years. [23515/18]

Hospital Charges

Eamon Scanlon

447. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the position regarding payment for venesection and phlebotomy therapy treatment for haemochromatosis patients who do not qualify for a medical card; when phlebotomy will be provided free of charge to persons referred to hospitals; if the issue of therapeutic venesection services for persons with haemochromatosis has been discussed as part of the ongoing review of general medical services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23700/18]

IDA Ireland Portfolio

Eamon Scanlon

10. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation to outline the status of progress on IDA Ireland advanced factory units being constructed in counties Sligo and Leitrim. [22878/18]

IDA Ireland Portfolio

Eamon Scanlon

42. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation to outline the status of the vacant IDA Ireland property located at Oakfield, County Sligo. [22879/18]

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data

Eamon Scanlon

169. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescents waiting for an appointment for child and adolescent mental health services in CHO1 at the end of April 2018, by periods (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23086/18]

Departmental Funding

Eamon Scanlon

523. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the retrofitting phase of a project (details supplied) will go for tender; when it is expected retrofitting will commence on the building; the timeframe for the completion of the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22020/18]

Third Level Fees

Eamon Scanlon

87. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills if funding is available to Irish and EU citizens living both in and outside of the EU who wish to undertake postgraduate study; if there are special provisions or exceptions which may apply to Irish citizens living abroad who work full-time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21742/18]

Construction Industry

Eamon Scanlon

14. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Finance if an increase to the payment of country money (details supplied) in line with the consumer price index will be examined; when the working group on construction is due to meet; if representatives from his Department will attend and examine the issue at a meeting of the group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21236/18]

Summer Works Scheme Applications

Eamon Scanlon

99. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 147 of 8 May 2018, if there is a live application in place for a school (details supplied) under the summer works scheme; if it is one of the remaining schools approved for works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21531/18]

Disease Classification

Eamon Scanlon

345. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health his views on the recent case in Northern Ireland in which 2,500 persons have been recalled over concerns regarding incorrect diagnoses of multiple sclerosis instead of neurological Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20830/18]

Disease Classification

Eamon Scanlon

346. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if an enquiry can be established and a case-by-case review conducted by a specialist in both the fields of Lyme disease and multiple sclerosis, MS, or radiographer for Lyme neuroborreliosis sufferers that were and continue to be misdiagnosed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20831/18]

Basic Payment Scheme Appeals

Eamon Scanlon

462. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on appeals lodged by farmers on Killery mountain with respect to land eligibility and burnt land for the purpose of BPS payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21079/18]

Sports Capital Programme Applications

Eamon Scanlon

504. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an approved sports capital grant application (details supplied) has been finalised following the response to a final query from the Chief State Solicitor's Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21252/18]

Hospital Services

Eamon Scanlon

227. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a catheterisation laboratory at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20708/18]

Summer Works Scheme Applications

Eamon Scanlon

147. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for funding under the summer works scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19655/18]

CLÁR Programme

Eamon Scanlon

439. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of an application for CLÁR funding submitted by an association (details supplied) in County Cork; when final decisions on 2018 applications will be made public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20033/18]

CLÁR Programme

Eamon Scanlon

440. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of an application for CLÁR funding submitted by an association (details supplied) in County Cork; when final decisions on 2018 applications will be made public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20034/18]

Tenant Purchase Scheme

Eamon Scanlon

494. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the position regarding the situation whereby pensioners cannot purchase their homes under the tenant purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20171/18]

Enterprise Support Schemes

Eamon Scanlon

111. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the supports available for expanding existing businesses; the further grant aid which is available for a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19205/18]

Organic Farming Scheme

Eamon Scanlon

141. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the organic farming scheme will reopen for applications; his plans to reopen the scheme in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19241/18]

TAMS Applications

Eamon Scanlon

331. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a TAMS review for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18778/18]

Children and Young People’s Policy Framework

Eamon Scanlon

381. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding set aside in each of the past five years for vulnerable and disadvantaged young persons between 16 and 24 years of age in County Sligo who are not in regular education or training; her views on whether there is a particular problem in the north west; her further views on the reasons for same; if her Department, or agencies under its remit, plan to improve the situation for young persons in County Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18816/18]

Agriculture Scheme Appeals

Eamon Scanlon

13. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if additional staff will be allocated to supplement existing staffing numbers in the context of the workload in the Agriculture Appeals Office and in view of the fact that in 2016 and 2017 there was an increase in the volume of requests for reviews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16269/18]

Community Employment Schemes Supervisors

Eamon Scanlon

73. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a date has been set for a meeting of the high level forum on community employment supervisor pensions; if his attention has been drawn to the anger and frustration of community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors; his views on the fact that their contribution to improving the life chances of scheme participants and to their overall local communities is not being properly recognised at the end of their careers in spite of a Labour Court ruling in their favour; his further views on whether the Government may be undermining the Labour Court by ignoring its recommendation; the steps he will take to resolve the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18398/18]

Infectious Diseases

Eamon Scanlon

125. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the dates the health protection surveillance centre has designated Lyme disease awareness week 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18334/18]

Medical Card Eligibility

Eamon Scanlon

128. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if measures to automatically grant medical cards to persons diagnosed with cancer will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18133/18]

Forestry Sector

Eamon Scanlon

172. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the members of the forestry appeals committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18132/18]

GLAS Payments

Eamon Scanlon

173. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a 2017 GLAS payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18136/18]

TAMS Payments

Eamon Scanlon

174. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a TAMS payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18137/18]

Organic Farming Scheme Payments

Eamon Scanlon

178. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of organic farming payments for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18174/18]

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision

Eamon Scanlon

43. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the reason for excluding persons over 21 years of age with type 1 diabetes from accessing the FreeStyle Libre glucose monitor available to all persons with diabetes based on clinical need; his plans to remove the age barrier recently set by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16240/18]

Disease Management

Eamon Scanlon

106. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health his plans to implement a similar practice to that in Germany for the detection and treatment of Lyme disease; his plans to improve follow-up care for persons following diagnosis; his views on whether current training for medical professionals is adequate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16502/18]

Home Help Service

Eamon Scanlon

223. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the reason Sligo, Leitrim and West Cavan LHO experienced a reduction of 26,713 home help hours in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17073/18]

Departmental Staff Redeployment

Eamon Scanlon

968. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase staff numbers in the cross-border directive office in view of the volume of applications it is receiving; if applications can be processed more promptly and efficiently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16400/18]

Disease Awareness

Eamon Scanlon

1003. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health when the Lyme disease subcommittee of the scientific advisory committee of the Health Protection Surveillance Centre, HPSC, will publish its report on the possible ways of raising awareness regarding the disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16634/18]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review

Eamon Scanlon

257. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to introduce an independent appeals mechanism within the nursing homes support scheme to provide third party recourse for nursing home providers that cannot agree a fee with the National Treatment Purchase Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14514/18]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review

Eamon Scanlon

258. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health when the review of pricing system for long-term residential care facilities will be published as recommended within the review of the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14515/18]

Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme Applications

Eamon Scanlon

294. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a young farmer capital investment scheme application by persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14553/18]

Summer Works Scheme

Eamon Scanlon

153. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the summer works scheme will open for applications for summer 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14330/18]

Hospital Staff Recruitment

Eamon Scanlon

229. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health his views on the reason that since 2011 it has proved difficult to attract permanent specialists to the north west region, in particular to Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14479/18]

Hospitals Building Programme

Eamon Scanlon

455. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the status of the new diabetes centre at Sligo University Hospital; if the shortlisting of contractors has been completed; when a contractor will be appointed; when funding will be approved thereafter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14251/18]

GLAS Payments

Eamon Scanlon

473. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a GLAS payment for a person (details supplied); when a payment will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14041/18]

Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme

Eamon Scanlon

474. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a targeted agricultural modernisation scheme, TAMS, payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14042/18]

GLAS Payments

Eamon Scanlon

475. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a 2017 GLAS payment for person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14043/18]

Organic Farming Scheme Payments

Eamon Scanlon

476. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of organic farming payments for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14044/18]

Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments

Eamon Scanlon

477. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) received a reduced rate of areas of natural constraint, ANC, payment in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14062/18]

EU Directives

Eamon Scanlon

656. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of hectares of land designated special areas of conservation in counties Sligo, Leitrim, Donegal and Roscommon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13954/18]

Community Employment Schemes Supervisors

Eamon Scanlon

67. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the provision of a pension for community employment supervisors; if the failure to act on the Labour Court recommendation that a pension scheme would be provided will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13336/18]

Medical Card Administration

Eamon Scanlon

116. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase staffing levels and improve efficiency in the medical card unit in view of ongoing delays in the processing of medical card applications, particularly for applicants recently diagnosed or undergoing treatment for serious illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13277/18]

Sports Capital Programme Applications

Eamon Scanlon

289. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the 2018 sports capital grant will open for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13012/18]

Public Sector Pay

Eamon Scanlon

129. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the report on the costings of pay equality as called for in an amendment to section 11 of the Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11967/18]

Teachers' Remuneration

Eamon Scanlon

168. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe to end the pay inequality for teachers in view of the publication of the pay review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11752/18]

Teachers' Remuneration

Eamon Scanlon

171. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a report (details supplied) on the costings of pay equality will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11779/18]

TAMS Eligibility

Eamon Scanlon

740. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on problems arising with targeted agricultural modernisation schemes, TAMS II, whereby ownership, lease and hire purchase agreements are approved for farmers to purchase equipment under the low emission slurry spreading equipment scheme by his Department which then refuses grant aid to farmers due to the fact they cannot provide proof of ownership of the equipment; if a review of the procedures involved in applying for TAMS grants will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12661/18]

Community Services Programme

Eamon Scanlon

232. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of Pobal funding for a community service organisation (details supplied); if funding will continue until the end of 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10457/18]

Travel Documents

Eamon Scanlon

144. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a person can travel to the United Kingdom with only his or her public services card; the conditions of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9530/18]

Garda Stations

Eamon Scanlon

197. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the acquisition and selection of a site for the new Garda regional headquarters in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9734/18]

State Examinations Data

Eamon Scanlon

242. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the leaving certificate applied programme is being delivered in schools (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9501/18]

Garda Station Closures

Eamon Scanlon

321. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations that have been closed in each of the years 2012 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by location; the number of Garda stations open in counties Sligo, Leitrim, Donegal and Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9495/18]

Crime Data

Eamon Scanlon

323. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of burglaries recorded by An Garda Síochána in each district in the Leitrim and Sligo divisions in each of the years 2014 to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9502/18]

Company Closures

Eamon Scanlon

363. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the measures being undertaken by her Department to address business closures in Sligo town; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9725/18]

Speech and Language Therapy Provision

Eamon Scanlon

376. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the action being taken by his Department to assist a school (details supplied) which has had the number of HSE provided speech therapy hours reduced by a third; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9742/18]

Speech and Language Therapy Provision

Eamon Scanlon

460. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE has reduced the hours being provided for speech therapy in a school (details supplied). [9740/18]

Speech and Language Therapy Provision

Eamon Scanlon

510. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no speech and languages classes being provided for a school (details supplied); the reason the school has had its speech and language class cut from three days to two; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that it is the only school in the county providing a speech and language class; if the three days speech and language class will be restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10058/18]

Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme

Eamon Scanlon

554. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce a land drainage scheme on a pilot basis for County Leitrim to assist persons who have suffered undue hardship due to flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9724/18]

Road Projects Status

Eamon Scanlon

604. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a project (details supplied); the expected completion date of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9386/18]

Road Projects Status

Eamon Scanlon

609. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the N4 Carrick-on-Shannon to Dromod upgrade; the expected completion date of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9406/18]

Fire Stations Upgrade

Eamon Scanlon

728. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when construction is due to commence on the new fire station in Ballinamore, County Leitrim; the expected completion and opening date of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9506/18]

Fire Stations Upgrade

Eamon Scanlon

729. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when works are due to commence on the extension to Drumshanbo fire station; the expected completion date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9508/18]

Hospital Charges

Eamon Scanlon

149. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health his views on whether it is fair for haemochromatosis patients in rural areas to be billed €80 per venesection or phlebotomy therapy in hospitals when patients in St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8, are not charged; the reason it is not a free treatment in all hospitals; if he will address the discrimination and make it a free service to all haemochromatosis patients who do not hold a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9199/18]

Tourism Policy

Eamon Scanlon

190. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding available for the development and promotion of Tullaghan, County Leitrim (details supplied); if Tullaghan is considered a discovery point in national tourism policy; his plans to develop Tullaghan in national tourism policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9220/18]

JobPath Programme

Eamon Scanlon

80. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason long-term unemployed persons are advised that they can retain their benefits when they return to work through JobPath; the difference between jobseeker's allowance and a casual jobseeker’s allowance payment which is preventing persons from retaining benefits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8396/18]