Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Health Services Provision

Kevin O'Keeffe

947. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of a specific HSE service (details supplied) in County Cork in view of the significant importance of this service to the area. [36868/18]

Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme Applications

Kevin O'Keeffe

968. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a grant payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be expedited. [35980/18]

Fodder Crisis

Kevin O'Keeffe

998. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is considering long-term measures and proposals that will seek to avoid further livestock fodder shortages in future years. [36708/18]

Fodder Crisis

Kevin O'Keeffe

999. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he plans to take to address the impending fodder shortage in autumn 2018. [36709/18]

Agriculture Scheme Appeals

Kevin O'Keeffe

1001. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the outcome of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36777/18]

Biofuel Availability

Kevin O'Keeffe

1058. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans for the development of anaerobic digestors on a regional basis. [36765/18]

Road Projects

Kevin O'Keeffe

1132. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has been furnished with the preliminary report on the route and design of the proposed M20 Cork to Limerick motorway. [36710/18]

Sports Capital Programme

Kevin O'Keeffe

1133. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the amount of sports capital funding 2018 will be increased in view of the fact that the terms of eligibility have been relaxed to enable more applicants to apply to the scheme. [36711/18]

Road Network

Kevin O'Keeffe

1143. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request of Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII, that Waterloo junction on the N21, Cork, remain permanently open while health and safety measures are implemented. [36898/18]

Working Family Payment Applications

Kevin O'Keeffe

1282. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied). [36412/18]

Supplementary Welfare Allowance Eligibility

Kevin O'Keeffe

1313. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if persons with pulmonary hypertension will be facilitated when applying for assistance under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme to assist with high electricity costs associated with the use of oxygen to support breathing. [36775/18]

Solar Energy Guidelines

Kevin O'Keeffe

1330. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when guidelines as to the suitable locations for the construction of solar panels will issue. [36764/18]

Tenant Purchase Scheme Review

Kevin O'Keeffe

1358. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to reopen the tenant purchase scheme. [36066/18]

Passport Applications

Kevin O'Keeffe

130. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for a foreign birth registration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34473/18]

Services for People with Disabilities

Kevin O'Keeffe

1622. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health his plans to include persons under 18 years of age in accessing personalised budgets. [33810/18]

Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme

Kevin O'Keeffe

117. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Finance the reason a specific category of persons (details supplied) are excluded from qualifying for a scheme; and if the qualifying criteria to include this category will be reconsidered. [32299/18]

Emergency Works Scheme Applications

Kevin O'Keeffe

145. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied). [31659/18]

School Meals Programme

Kevin O'Keeffe

694. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application by a school (details supplied). [31655/18]

Flood Relief Schemes

Kevin O'Keeffe

199. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that when the OPW was undertaking the flood relief works for Fermoy town in doing the ground work in the River Blackwater, it undermined the structure of Fermoy weir; if the OPW takes shared responsibility in the costs associated with the reinstatement of the weir in whole; and if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the OPW was the original owner and keeper of this weir. [31339/18]

Health Services

Kevin O'Keeffe

324. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if it will be expedited. [31175/18]

Road Projects Status

Kevin O'Keeffe

482. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the completion date for the ongoing road widening works on the M7 at Naas. [31102/18]

Traffic Calming Measures

Kevin O'Keeffe

284. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether the average speed enforcement system as operated in the Dublin Port tunnel has substantially helped to reduce the average speed by vehicles; his plans to roll out this system to other parts of the motorway network (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31040/18]

GLAS Payments

Kevin O'Keeffe

288. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [29797/18]

Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme

Kevin O'Keeffe

289. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the TAMS regulations that were in place at the time a person (details supplied) submitted the application will be applied. [29800/18]

Exports Data

Kevin O'Keeffe

143. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Taoiseach if figures have been compiled regarding the number of goods and services exported to Europe overland through the United Kingdom but which were not used, bought or sold within the UK in 2017; the number of goods and services exported to Europe directly but not transported through the UK in 2017; the type of goods and services; the value of goods and services; and the mode of transport used, in tabular form. [29266/18]

Flood Relief Schemes Status

Kevin O'Keeffe

104. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if funding will be provided to an area (details supplied) which has been included in the flood relief scheme in the flood risk management plans as announced. [28968/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Kevin O'Keeffe

294. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health if an outpatient appointment for a person (details supplied) who was placed on the waiting list in October 2016 will be expedited. [28846/18]

Health Services Staff Recruitment

Kevin O'Keeffe

299. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made by the Health Service Executive, HSE, in filling a position (details supplied) at St. Patrick's Hospital, Fermoy, County Cork; and if his attention has been drawn to the length time this issue has been ongoing [28910/18]

Hospital Appointments Delays

Kevin O'Keeffe

320. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health if an outpatient appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [28975/18]

Hospital Appointments Status

Kevin O'Keeffe

354. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be called for a hospital appointment as a matter of urgency. [29175/18]

State Pension (Contributory)

Kevin O'Keeffe

521. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding proposals to resolve the anomaly for women who are receiving a reduced State pension, contributory, owing to a change in 2012 in the pay-related social insurance, PRSI, calculation method in circumstances in which these women took time out of work to rear their children. [29140/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans

Kevin O'Keeffe

17. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health the action that will be taken to reduce outpatient waiting times for ophthalmology consultations in Cork University Hospital in which 2,888 appointments are outstanding for more than 12 months. [28199/18]

Services for People with Disabilities

Kevin O'Keeffe

179. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of specific services to a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and the reason for the ongoing delay in the delivery of these services [28414/18]

Tax Credits

Kevin O'Keeffe

109. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Finance his plans to enable a retired person to claim a tax credit for their spouse that is not receiving a pension in their own right. [28097/18]

Sport Ireland Funding

Kevin O'Keeffe

239. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if additional funding will be provided to an organisation (details supplied) to enable its athletes to participate in future international competitions in view of the increasing number of its athletes now eligible to qualify for international competitions. [28330/18]

School Transport Provision

Kevin O'Keeffe

192. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a larger size bus will be put in place in a specific location (details supplied) to accommodate the number of pupils. [27635/18]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Appeals

Kevin O'Keeffe

303. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health if a nursing home support payment for a person (details supplied) will be reassessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27395/18]

HSE Properties

Kevin O'Keeffe

328. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health if he will grant permission for a feasibility study to be carried out at a property (details supplied). [27562/18]

Disability Services Provision

Kevin O'Keeffe

346. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 138 of 25 April 2018, the reason for the delay in the commencement of a day placement for a person (details supplied). [27610/18]

Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme

Kevin O'Keeffe

452. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the on-farm developments that qualify for a TAMS grant under the health and safety measures. [28005/18]

Road Network

Kevin O'Keeffe

488. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 494 of 29 May 2018 and 485 of 19 June 2018, if he will initiate a grant scheme for the provision of cattle underpasses in view of the fact health and safety for all parties affected is of paramount importance. [27838/18]

Skills Shortages

Kevin O'Keeffe

126. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to resolve the issue of the serious shortage of chefs here. [27187/18]

Departmental Contracts

Kevin O'Keeffe

164. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the public forms of construction contract criteria will be reviewed to facilitate variations that may arise from legislative enactment, that is, wage increases under sectoral employment order or significant price increases in materials such as insulation and steel (details supplied). [26264/18]

Flood Relief Schemes Status

Kevin O'Keeffe

173. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a specific area relating to the flood relief scheme recent announcement (details supplied) will be prioritised. [26525/18]

Schools Building Projects Status

Kevin O'Keeffe

199. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding two projects at a primary school (details supplied) in County Cork following the recent submission of further proposals. [26606/18]

Services for People with Disabilities

Kevin O'Keeffe

340. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Cork who are awaiting a diagnostic assessment for autistic spectrum disorder. [26403/18]

Disabilities Assessments

Kevin O'Keeffe

366. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the concerns being expressed regarding the operation of the assessment of needs process under a new standard operating procedure and that the change in the operation of this process will have a detrimental effect on the assessment of children in view of the fact that the assessment must be completed within a maximum of 90 minutes regardless of the child’s needs. [26524/18]

Knowledge Transfer Programme

Kevin O'Keeffe

446. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to persons (details supplied) in respect of their involvement in KT discussion groups. [26740/18]

Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme

Kevin O'Keeffe

485. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will make a recommendation to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine that under the TAMS, the construction of cattle underpasses be grant aided in view of his responsibility to ensure health and safety on roads. [26197/18]

Traffic Calming Measures

Kevin O'Keeffe

504. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request TII to put in place a raised plateau at the junction on the N73 in Kildorrery village, County Cork in order to facilitate traffic calming measures. [26667/18]

Departmental Schemes

Kevin O'Keeffe

521. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the roll-out of a specific scheme (details supplied). [26248/18]

Waste Management

Kevin O'Keeffe

193. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the recent decision to grant planning permission (details supplied) is in line with the national policy on waste management. [25981/18]

Health Promotion

Kevin O'Keeffe

42. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he is taking to increase the number of children and adults who play sports on a regular basis. [25418/18]

VAT Exemptions

Kevin O'Keeffe

212. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Finance if a provision will be considered whereby a specific industry (details supplied) can reclaim VAT paid on certain products. [24651/18]

Work Permits Eligibility

Kevin O'Keeffe

567. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she will consider amending a specific category under the employment permit regulations to address shortages in an area which is reaching a critical point with increasing demand for the job skill (details supplied). [25202/18]

Health Services

Kevin O'Keeffe

812. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the abolition of a specific clause (details supplied). [25217/18]

Young Farmers Scheme

Kevin O'Keeffe

963. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a payment will be issued in respect of 2017 to a farmer (details supplied) in County Cork who has submitted the necessary documentation under the specific scheme. [24748/18]

Dietician Service Provision

Kevin O'Keeffe

44. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health the community nutrition and dietetic services which will be available in north County Cork from May 2018. [23553/18]

DEIS Scheme

Kevin O'Keeffe

239. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if priority will be given to include a school (details supplied) in the DEIS school programme which is under review; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the school meets the criteria under the Pobal Maps 2016 census. [23276/18]

Hospital Appointments Status

Kevin O'Keeffe

341. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe 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. [23181/18]

Hospital Appointments Status

Kevin O'Keeffe

438. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) will be brought forward. [23675/18]

Hospital Appointments Status

Kevin O'Keeffe

445. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be assisted in ascertaining the proposed medical treatment for their son. [23692/18]

Milk Prices

Kevin O'Keeffe

493. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the current volatility of milk prices. [23640/18]

TAMS Administration

Kevin O'Keeffe

494. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will reconsider permitting grant applications for the development of cattle underpasses under the TAMS scheme on the grounds of health and safety. [23641/18]

Sports Facilities Expenditure

Kevin O'Keeffe

558. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the availability of funding for the development of a project (details supplied). [23639/18]

Health Services Provision

Kevin O'Keeffe

415. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health if an assessment can be arranged for a person (details supplied). [22532/18]

Health Services Provision

Kevin O'Keeffe

426. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health the status of an assessment for a person (details supplied). [22558/18]

Office of Public Works Projects

Kevin O'Keeffe

225. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the proposed works to be carried out at a property (details supplied). [20916/18]

Office of Public Works Projects

Kevin O'Keeffe

230. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding a project (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21275/18]

Crime Data

Kevin O'Keeffe

302. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of repeat offenders under an Act in 2016 and 2017 (details supplied), respectively. [21040/18]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration

Kevin O'Keeffe

354. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health if the inconsistencies in payments made under a scheme (details supplied) to facilities will be examined; if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties some of these facilities are experiencing; and his views on whether the facilities must be supported by an equitable funding model that provides recognition to the reality of costs being incurred in order to meet the specialist healthcare needs of persons. [20870/18]

Medical Card Eligibility

Kevin O'Keeffe

386. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase the full medical card income threshold in line with the guidelines of the medical card income for those over 70 years of age threshold in respect of applicants that have been diagnosed with cancer. [20981/18]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility

Kevin O'Keeffe

389. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health if pulmonary hypertension will be included on the long-term illness card scheme (details supplied). [20989/18]

Cancer Screening Programmes

Kevin O'Keeffe

395. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health if he will recommend to the HSE that a dedicated unit be set up within the medical card division to deal specifically with applicants diagnosed with cancer with a view to expediting their applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21011/18]

Medical Card Applications

Kevin O'Keeffe

172. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health if he will intervene with the HSE regarding a medical card renewal application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; if his attention has been drawn to the tedious process the person has been put through to have their medical card reinstated fully; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the HSE medical card section was advised on 2 May 2018 of this person's misdiagnosis; and if the matter will be expedited. [20523/18]

Basic Payment Scheme Appeals

Kevin O'Keeffe

219. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an appeal submitted to his Department by a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be reconsidered. [20260/18]

Health Services Provision

Kevin O'Keeffe

250. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that patients (details supplied) cannot avail of a specific HSE service; and if the matter will be examined. [19635/18]

Health Service Capacity Review

Kevin O'Keeffe

324. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health if he will assist in having a person (details supplied) placed back on a waiting list. [19948/18]

Road Traffic Offences Data

Kevin O'Keeffe

120. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fines or fixed penalty notices that were issued to motorists (details supplied) in each of the years 2012 to 2017, in tabular form. [19532/18]

Road Traffic Offences Data

Kevin O'Keeffe

121. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fines and fixed penalty notices (details supplied) that were issued to motorists in each of the years 2012 to 2017, in tabular form. [19533/18]

Road Traffic Offences Data

Kevin O'Keeffe

122. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fines or fixed penalty notices (details supplied) that were issued to motorists in each of the years 2012 to 2017, in tabular form. [19534/18]

GLAS Payments

Kevin O'Keeffe

217. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application by a person (details supplied); and if the difficult circumstances this person found themselves in during the period in question is being taken into consideration. [19460/18]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review

Kevin O'Keeffe

258. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health the status of the fair deal nursing home scheme (details supplied) that is due to be amended. [18774/18]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications

Kevin O'Keeffe

299. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health the status of an application by persons (details supplied) under the fair deal nursing home scheme. [18999/18]

Fodder Crisis

Kevin O'Keeffe

325. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if additional resources have been provided to assist farmers whose herds are restricted and suffering from the fodder crisis. [18613/18]

Road Projects Status

Kevin O'Keeffe

361. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the M20 Cork to Limerick motorway project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18819/18]

Community Employment Schemes Supervisors

Kevin O'Keeffe

80. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe 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; and the steps he will take to resolve the matter. [18405/18]

Schools Building Projects Status

Kevin O'Keeffe

103. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure that works recommence to complete an extension to a school (details supplied) in County Cork in order to provide critically needed additional accommodation for staff and pupils; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the contractor has been placed in examinership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18370/18]

Housing Adaptation Grant

Kevin O'Keeffe

234. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if works to replace a central heating boiler in the housing aid for older people scheme will be included in view of the fact that the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland no longer provides grant aid for this work since January 2018 and the current housing aid for older people scheme only grant aids the installation of central heating in circumstances in which no form of heating exists. [18421/18]

Recycling Policy

Kevin O'Keeffe

30. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there is a strategy in place or planned to provide incentives to establish a plastics recycling unit here. [16262/18]

Disability Services Provision

Kevin O'Keeffe

138. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be assisted in transferring to a specific unit which would be more suitable for the person. [18189/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Kevin O'Keeffe

157. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health if a day procedure appointment will issue to a person (details supplied). [18257/18]

Emergency Works Scheme Applications

Kevin O'Keeffe

183. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for funding in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Cork. [17468/18]

Special Educational Needs

Kevin O'Keeffe

213. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a child (details supplied) will be placed in school from September 2018; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that home tuition will not help the child progress; and if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the child has been on a placement waiting list for three years. [17603/18]

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision

Kevin O'Keeffe

387. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health if an item of equipment will be provided to a child (details supplied) in County Cork. [17651/18]

Psychological Services

Kevin O'Keeffe

31. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health the reason Cork city and county accounts for 40% of overdue HSE assessments of need under the Disability Act 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17083/18]

Rail Services

Kevin O'Keeffe

308. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will liaise with the National Transport Authority to put a commuter daily rate ticket scheme in place for persons who avail of the rail network to get to work on a daily basis (details supplied). [17205/18]

Tax Code

Kevin O'Keeffe

251. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Finance when he plans to introduce the sugar tax as agreed in budget 2018; his views on the fact that this delay is now causing administrative and logistical problems for many companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15829/18]

School Accommodation Provision

Kevin O'Keeffe

358. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding two projects at a primary school (details supplied) in County Cork. [15392/18]

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility

Kevin O'Keeffe

359. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a scheme in place which a PLC student can access to assist in meeting accommodation costs while studying. [15419/18]