Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Commemorative Events

Peadar Tóibín

57. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the Oireachtas All Party Consultation Committee on Commemorations will meet again; and the nature of the role it will have. [47917/17]

Caiteachas Ranna

Peadar Tóibín

62. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Peadar Tóibín den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an dóigh léi go bhfuil coibheas idir líon na dtograí a fuair deontais i nGaillimh agus i nDún na nGall le cúpla bliain anuas agus an Dáilcheantar arb as don Aire féin. [47915/17]

National Monuments

Peadar Tóibín

69. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the lack of engagement of the owner of the site on which the Moore Street national monument is located with a group (details supplied). [47916/17]

Aitheantas Scoileanna

Peadar Tóibín

176. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Peadar Tóibín den Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna cén staid ina bhfuil an t-iarratas ar stádas neamhspleách do scoil (sonraí tugtha); cathain a eiseoidh a Roinn toradh an chinnidh seo; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [48034/17]

Scéim na nOibreacha Éigeandála

Peadar Tóibín

177. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Peadar Tóibín den Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna cén staid ina bhfuil an t-iarratas ó Bhord Oideachais agus Oiliúna na Gaillimhe agus Ros Comáin ar leithris bhreise a sholáthar do scoil (sonraí tugtha) , faoin scéim éigeandála do scoileanna; cathain a eiseoidh an roinn toradh an chinnidh seo; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [48035/17]

Emergency Services Provision

Peadar Tóibín

397. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the behaviour of companies (details supplied) in the delivery of the previous emergency call answering service contract was taken into consideration when the new contract to the firms was awarded; and his views on whether a firm operating a State contract will deliver the new contract in a similar manner. [47809/17]

Help-To-Buy Scheme Eligibility

Peadar Tóibín

44. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance if persons (details supplied) qualify for the help-to-buy scheme for their self-build home. [47345/17]

National Monuments

Peadar Tóibín

67. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the damage done to the Donaghmore Souterrain was brought to the attention of An Garda Síochána by his Department or an agency or body under the aegis of his Department (details supplied); and if so, if the report confirming same can be provided. [47425/17]

Garda Deployment

Peadar Tóibín

115. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 109 of 19 October 2017, the reason the Government has allowed such a divergence arise in the number of gardaí per capita in view of the fact there is one garda for every 447 persons in the State on average but in County Meath there is one garda for every 660 persons (details supplied). [47532/17]

Hospital Appointments Delays

Peadar Tóibín

201. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been on a waiting list for a long time without treatment. [47535/17]

National Monuments

Peadar Tóibín

138. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the fact that Meath County Council is awaiting a response from the National Monuments Service regarding an archaeological impact assessment at the castle and tower house in Ashbourne, County Meath (details supplied); her plans to develop a new playground for the community that is being delayed as a result; if the response from the National Monuments Service will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47257/17]

Hospital Services

Peadar Tóibín

156. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason 20 persons in Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, County Meath, (details supplied) are clinically discharged but due to blocked treatment pathways are prevented from proceeding to the next step of their treatment. [47247/17]

Irish Language

Peadar Tóibín

203. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department will engage with all groups within the Gaeltacht in Irish. [47161/17]

IDA Ireland Data

Peadar Tóibín

172. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 18 of 10 October 2017, if the figures will be provided for same. [46952/17]

Departmental Reports

Peadar Tóibín

606. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when annual derogation reports for the years post-2012 as required under article 9(3) of the birds directive will be submitted to the European Commission; and when the reports will be publically available. [46783/17]

Departmental Reports

Peadar Tóibín

607. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason Ireland has not complied with its annual reporting requirements under the birds directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46784/17]

Departmental Reports

Peadar Tóibín

608. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the derogations for public health and safety issues that have been granted under article 9 of the birds directive post-2012. [46785/17]

Wildlife Conservation

Peadar Tóibín

609. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the general system of protection in place here for breeding birds as is required under article 5 of the birds directive. [46786/17]

Mortgage to Rent Scheme Data

Peadar Tóibín

1356. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 728 and 734 of 10 October 2017, the number of persons who have been forced to pay outstanding water charges before they can avail of a mortgage to rent agreement. [46951/17]

National Archives

Peadar Tóibín

191. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount that will be allocated to the general expenses of the National Archives and National Archives advisory council in 2018; if this is an increase or a decrease from 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45184/17]

Departmental Budgets

Peadar Tóibín

192. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the budget 2018 Estimates of her Department are due to be released. [45297/17]

Fire Service

Peadar Tóibín

206. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reasons for multiple delays in calling out the fire service for significant road accidents. [45141/17]

Archaeological Sites

Peadar Tóibín

198. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the statutory protection for archaeological and historical sites that post-date 1700; if this protection has been changed in the past ten years; if so, the reason this protection was changed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44778/17]

Garda Deployment

Peadar Tóibín

109. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda per capita figure for each county. [44470/17]

Registration of Births

Peadar Tóibín

241. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to allow mothers that have lost their sons or daughters before 24 weeks' gestation to have their children's names registered on the stillbirth register (details supplied). [44467/17]

Film Industry Tax Reliefs

Peadar Tóibín

112. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance his plans to extend in the near future the section 481 film relief beyond 2020 in view of the long lead-in time required in the production sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43370/17]

School Transport Provision

Peadar Tóibín

175. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the lack of school bus places being made available for children in 2017; and if the transport supports required by a person (details supplied) will be made available to the person. [43442/17]

Creative Ireland Programme

Peadar Tóibín

241. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the expenditure of the Creative Ireland programme to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43369/17]

Arts Funding

Peadar Tóibín

242. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the State’s contribution to cultural services per capita in comparison to the rest of the EU 28; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43371/17]

EU Programmes

Peadar Tóibín

243. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to fund application assistance for Creative Europe applications for large scale projects in view of the underperformance of Irish applications in funding rounds to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43372/17]

Leader Programmes Funding

Peadar Tóibín

541. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the value of increase in the Leader allocation for 2018 compared to the allocation for 2017 that was announced in budget 2017; and if the 2017 budget allocation was revised at some point, the detail of same. [43896/17]

Rural Development Programme Funding

Peadar Tóibín

542. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the detail of the €1.8 million increase to the rural and community affairs programme expenditure line in budget 2018; and the amount that will be spent on the Leader programme. [43897/17]

Foreign Direct Investment

Peadar Tóibín

18. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of small scale sector appropriate foreign direct investment enterprises that have been brought to small rural towns by the IDA over each of the past five years. [42965/17]

Public Sector Staff Recruitment

Peadar Tóibín

268. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the positions requested and sanctioned by her Department over the past three years in relation to a library (details supplied). [42380/17]

Hospital Accommodation Provision

Peadar Tóibín

450. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will support, fund and direct the HSE to develop a rehabilitation ward in empty buildings on the site of Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, County Meath, in order to allow for the treatment of persons that are clinically discharged from hospital and still forced to occupy beds due to a blocked pathway for treatment. [42386/17]

Hospital Accommodation Provision

Peadar Tóibín

451. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will start to fund the ten-bed escalation ward that has been operating within Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan, County Meath, for the past number of years in view of the fact this ward is key in order to prevent overcrowding and for the safe delivery of healthcare in County Meath. [42387/17]

Hospital Accommodation Provision

Peadar Tóibín

452. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he or the HSE plans to close or part close the 24-hour emergency department service in Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, County Meath, in the next 12 months in view of the level of pressure experienced by the hospital network in the region. [42388/17]

Hospital Accommodation Provision

Peadar Tóibín

453. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health his views on whether Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, County Meath, can function safely into the future in view of the fact the conditions in the emergency department have not changed since it was opened in 2015. [42389/17]

Hospital Accommodation Provision

Peadar Tóibín

454. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to facilitate 24-hour emergency department consultant cover in Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, County Meath. [42390/17]

Banking Sector

Peadar Tóibín

636. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the interdepartmental report into the provision of public banking will be published. [42953/17]

Mortgage to Rent Scheme

Peadar Tóibín

728. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on the requirement being made of families who are in mortgage and financial distress to pay their water charges before they are allowed to participate in the mortgage-to-rent scheme in view of the ending of water charges and the process of repayment of these charges. [42841/17]

Mortgage to Rent Scheme

Peadar Tóibín

734. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of persons who have been approved for the mortgage-to-rent scheme; the number of persons who have successfully achieved a completed mortgage-to-rent; and the number of persons who have been forced to pay for outstanding water charges before they can avail of a mortgage-to-rent agreement. [42933/17]

Pupil Data Collection

Peadar Tóibín

112. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children in primary schools in the Navan school catchment area; the number of secondary school places that exist in the town; and the planned numbers in both sectors for each of the next five years. [42120/17]

Health Services Staff

Peadar Tóibín

373. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if funding for a further podiatrist in County Meath will be made available in view of the fact that County Meath has had the largest year-on-year increase in the number of persons with diabetes hospitalised for foot ulceration treatment in 2016; and the reason for the sudden increase in persons seeking this treatment. [41500/17]

Hospital Waiting Lists Data

Peadar Tóibín

411. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, cardiac care waiting list; the average waiting time; and the longest time that a person must wait. [41729/17]

JobPath Data

Peadar Tóibín

276. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount her Department paid to a company (details supplied) since the beginning of the contract in summer 2015; the number of unemployed persons who have remained in sustainable employment for more than 12 months after having been referred to the company by her Department in view of the fact that the company is an employment advisory company; and the procedures for redeployment the company has in place when making its own Irish employees redundant. [41165/17]

Scéimeanna Teanga

Peadar Tóibín

35. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Peadar Tóibín den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an ndéanfaidh sí an maoiniú atá á lorg ag na ceanneagraíochtaí i gcúram pleanála teanga a thabhairt dóibh ina iomláine ionas go mbeidh siad in ann na pleananna teanga a chur i bhfeidhm. [40762/17]

Cruinnithe an Aire

Peadar Tóibín

37. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Peadar Tóibín den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil sé ar intinn aici bualadh le haon eagraíocht Ghaeltachta sa todhchaí agus cathain go díreach a dhéanfaidh sí é seo. [40763/17]

Scéim na gCúntóirí Teanga

Peadar Tóibín

50. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Peadar Tóibín den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil sé ar intinn aici scéim na gcúntóirí teanga a dheisiú. [40523/17]

An Teanga Gaeilge

Peadar Tóibín

68. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Peadar Tóibín den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an gcuirfidh sí níos mó airgid ar fáil chun na pleananna teanga atá ullmhaithe ag na Comharchumainn sna Limistéir Pleanála Teanga Ghaeltachta a chur i bhfeidhm. [40522/17]