Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Local Improvement Scheme Funding

Mary Butler

1343. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for increased funding for community involvement and local improvement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35188/17]

Local Improvement Scheme Funding

Mary Butler

1344. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a review has taken place regarding funding for community involvement and local improvement schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35189/17]

Irish Coast Guard Issues

Mary Butler

1353. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason independent mediation services were not employed in respect of a case with the Irish Coast Guard (details supplied); the reason the Irish Coast Guard did not request such mediation services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35347/17]

Aviation Industry

Mary Butler

1393. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to the delay in granting a tour operator licence to an airline carrier (details supplied), the steps that have been taken to inform persons on an individual basis regarding their proposed travel plans; the steps the company has taken to proceed with refunds to their customers; the way in which persons can obtain those refunds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36065/17]

Aviation Industry

Mary Butler

1394. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects the tour operator licence to be issued to a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36066/17]

Carer's Allowance Applications

Mary Butler

1492. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of a carer's allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35219/17]

Departmental Funding

Mary Butler

267. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount provided to organisations engaged in lifelong learning in 2017; the amount targeted at learners over 65 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33640/17]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Mary Butler

272. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an appeal for a school (details supplied) in respect of the provision for an SNA for September 2017. [33694/17]

Mental Health Services Data

Mary Butler

584. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the status of the delivery of the primary care education, pathways and research in dementia education programme to primary care teams in collaboration with the dementia office and social care services; the number of sites that have been selected for same; and the location of each. [33847/17]

Home Care Packages Data

Mary Butler

585. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of home care packages currently being provided in each LHO. [33848/17]

Home Care Packages Data

Mary Butler

586. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of intensive home care packages currently being provided in each LHO. [33849/17]

Home Care Packages Data

Mary Butler

587. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of home help hours currently being provided in each LHO. [33850/17]

Garda Data

Mary Butler

49. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in each Garda station in County Waterford as of 30 June 2017; and the number of new recruits assigned to the division since recruitment resumed in 2014. [32847/17]

Hospital Appointments Status

Mary Butler

299. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied) at University Hospital, Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33235/17]

Hospital Staff Recruitment

Mary Butler

311. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the progress which has been made to recruit staff at Dungarvan Community Hospital to enable St. Patrick's ward to reopen, which closed as a result of staff shortages; the expected timeline for reopening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33275/17]

Cancer Services Provision

Mary Butler

312. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the reason changes to policy relating to breast cancer supports were recently announced by the HSE; if he will ensure these supports are not reduced for persons affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33276/17]

Hospital Charges

Mary Butler

313. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if he has satisfied himself that all persons are suitably informed of the services they will receive in both the public and private system prior to signing the patient waiver form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33277/17]

Hospital Services

Mary Butler

314. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health his views on whether the south east region is the only region nationally without a 24/7 cardiac care service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33278/17]

Hospital Services

Mary Butler

315. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health his views on whether in multiple worldwide clinical assessments primary emergency coronary angioplasty and stenting for ST elevated heart attack has been demonstrated to only be effective if carried out soon after the first presentation of symptoms of heart attack, as after 90 minutes the benefits of primary PCI are negligible as heart muscle starved of oxygen and blood supply has already died and is not replaceable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33279/17]

Hospital Services

Mary Butler

316. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health his views on whether referring heart attack patients to outside centres where travel times can be double the European standard of 60 minutes is proven to be a clinical sub-optimal treatment protocol (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33280/17]

Hospital Procedures

Mary Butler

444. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when a hip operation will be provided for a person (details supplied) at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32613/17]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme

Mary Butler

529. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health his views on the findings and recommendations of a briefing paper (details supplied) on regulating nursing home charges. [32963/17]

Social Welfare Appeals

Mary Butler

729. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32120/17]

Local Authority Housing Data

Mary Butler

262. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of second-hand houses and dwellings purchased by all local authorities in each of the years 2011 to 2016, inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31727/17]

Homeless Persons Data

Mary Butler

263. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of persons being housed in hotel rooms in each of the years 2013 to 2016, inclusive, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31728/17]

Homeless Persons Data

Mary Butler

264. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of children being housed in hotel rooms and bed and breakfast accommodation in each of the years 2013 to 2016, inclusive, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31729/17]

Water Charges Refunds

Mary Butler

265. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when water charges refunds will be paid to persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31730/17]

Job Initiatives

Mary Butler

49. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to tackle the nine unemployment black spots in County Waterford as highlighted by the census summary results due to the fact that unemployment in County Waterford remains above the national average by at least 3%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30219/17]

Housing Adaptation Grant Data

Mary Butler

289. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the names of the local authorities that have undertaken adaptations and extensions to their existing social housing network in each of the years 2010 to 2016; the number of adaptations and extensions that were actually undertaken; and the value of those works for each local authority applicable, in tabular form. [30608/17]

Sports Capital Programme Applications

Mary Butler

232. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the allocation of funds under the sports capital programme for a club (details supplied) will be determined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30209/17]

Occupational Therapy

Mary Butler

334. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health to explain the reason occupational therapy services were withdrawn from a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29513/17]

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

Mary Butler

406. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is still waiting for their registration with an organisation (details supplied) to be completed; the length of time the process takes; the reason the person has to wait until September 2017 for a further decision to be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30031/17]

Hospital Appointments Status

Mary Butler

130. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment to meet a consultant at UHW; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29273/17]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Mary Butler

78. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if he will address the orthopaedic waiting list in University Hospital Waterford which is one of the highest in the country under the National Treatment Purchase Fund as a priority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27649/17]

CLÁR Programme

Mary Butler

177. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the approved projects in County Waterford which have just been approved under the CLÁR programme; the projects approved to date in County Waterford under the CLÁR programme for 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29138/17]

CLÁR Programme

Mary Butler

178. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of projects under the CLÁR programme for 2017 which were not approved in County Waterford; the details of these projects and the funds requested; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29140/17]

Hospital Services

Mary Butler

214. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can have access to a DAFNE carbohydrate counting course at University Hospital Waterford; the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29207/17]

Home Care Packages Provision

Mary Butler

230. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the reason for the significant regional disparity in the provision of home care packages. [27916/17]

IDA Site Visits

Mary Butler

156. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of site visits the IDA has made to County Waterford in 2017 in view of the fact that the average unemployment figures in County Waterford are 3% above the national average; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26818/17]

Employment Support Services

Mary Butler

157. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to ensure that training opportunities, help and support are put in place by Enterprise Ireland to support the 33 manufacturing workers that will lose their jobs in a company (details supplied) in October 2017 when manufacturing will cease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26819/17]

Public Sector Staff Retirements

Mary Butler

380. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on progress implementing the recommendation in the interdepartmental report on fuller working lives to review the current statutory and operational considerations giving rise to barriers to extended participation in the public service workforce up to and including the current and planned age of entitlement to the State pension (contributory); the nature and scope of contact with public sector employers regarding the implementation of this recommendation; the public sector employers with which his Department has been in contact on this matter; when he expects the review to be concluded; when the review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27424/17]

School Accommodation

Mary Butler

482. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Education and Skills when he expects to carry out the necessary assessment of a school (details supplied) to determine if the prefabs need to be replaced in line with the school's recent application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27121/17]

School Accommodation

Mary Butler

483. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for an additional classroom by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27122/17]

School Accommodation Provision

Mary Butler

611. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) can expect to be assessed in conjunction with an application for funding for a link corridor for connectivity between school buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28682/17]

Hospital Appointments Status

Mary Butler

1048. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the status of hospital admission for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26685/17]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration

Mary Butler

1089. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the length of time to process fair deal nursing home support scheme applications once all paperwork is in order; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26820/17]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration

Mary Butler

1090. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if there is a hardship fund available for persons that apply for the fair deal nursing home support scheme while the application is being processed and may have to avail of the services of a nursing home while a decision is being made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26821/17]

Home Help Service Provision

Mary Butler

1091. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for home help hours in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26823/17]

Mental Health Services Provision

Mary Butler

1092. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of child and adolescent mental health service beds that are being provided for children under 18 years of age in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26824/17]

Home Care Packages

Mary Butler

1093. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with dementia availing of intensive home care packages in 2017 by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26825/17]