Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Agriculture Scheme Payments

Paul Connaughton

92. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason payments under the areas of natural constraint scheme and the basic payment scheme have not issued to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; when the payments will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39763/15]

Basic Payment Scheme Payments

Dara Calleary

93. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive outstanding farm payments; his views that it is unfair on young farmers who are being left without payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39774/15]

Marine Safety

Finian McGrath

94. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that poorly placed lobster pots in Dublin Bay are making sailing dangerous, and could lead to a loss of life; the action he will take regarding this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39787/15]

Public Investment Projects

Patrick O'Donovan

95. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Defence the value of capital investment projects and grants under way or approved for funding by his Department, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39653/15]

Defence Forces Medicinal Products

Clare Daly

96. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Defence the risk assessments that were carried out prior to prescribing Lariam in relation to the risk of the drug, in order to comply with the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 (details supplied); given that a detailed risk assessment for malaria prior to deployment in Liberia was carried out by the Defence Forces, and in order for a proper decision to be made then, if a written risk assessment for malaria would have to be analysed with an equivalent document analysing the risk posed by Lariam. [39668/15]

Vaccination Programme

Clare Daly

97. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Defence further to the replies to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 111 of 8 July 2015 and 156 of 15 July 2015, wherein he states that he will write to the Deputy when the information is to hand, the reason this information has not been received to date. [39670/15]

Defence Forces Medicinal Products

Clare Daly

98. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Defence further to the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 118 of 2 July 2015, wherein he states that he will write to the Deputy when the information is to hand, the reason this information has not been received to date. [39671/15]

National Internship Scheme Data

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

99. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if his Department is availing of the JobsBridge scheme; if so, the number of personnel recruited; the type of duties being undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39682/15]

Defence Forces Reserve

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

100. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the number of applications received by his Department for recruitment to the Reserve Defence Force in 2015; the number of recruits who were offered membership; the reason others were unsuccessful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39684/15]

Defence Forces Reserve

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

101. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence given the low levels of participation in the Reserve Defence Force, if he will instigate a national recruitment drive; if he will use national and social media in this campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39685/15]

Defence Forces Properties

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

102. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence his plans for the lands immediately contiguous to Magee Terrace in Kildare town, this area being separate from Magee Barracks lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39688/15]

Public Investment Projects

Patrick O'Donovan

103. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the value of capital investment projects and grants under way or approved for funding by her Department, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39660/15]

Departmental Staff

Robert Dowds

104. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when she will appoint a new Secretary General to her Department; and the reason for the delay. [39679/15]

Criminal Legal Aid

Terence Flanagan

105. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding sentencing and legal aid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39706/15]

Prisoner Complaints Procedures

Clare Daly

106. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views regarding the prisoner complaints procedure which was introduced in June 2014, and the audit and evaluation which is currently being conducted by the Inspector of Prisons; when it will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39709/15]

Courts Service Data

Thomas P. Broughan

107. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of drink-driving cases heard at Swords District Court in each of the years 2013 to 2015 to date; the outcome of each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39778/15]

Courts Service

Clare Daly

108. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will take on board the criticisms of the United Nations Human Rights Committee with regard to the establishment of a second non-jury Special Criminal Court, and take steps to abolish all forms of the Special Criminal Court, with a view both to compliance with international human rights standards, and to expediting the hearing of cases. [39791/15]

Courts Service

Clare Daly

109. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration was given to the abolition of the Special Criminal Court, as a means of dealing with the delays in hearing cases in said court, in the course of discussions regarding the establishment of a second non-jury Special Criminal Court. [39792/15]

Public Investment Projects

Patrick O'Donovan

110. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the value of capital investment projects and grants under way or approved for funding by his Department, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39651/15]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Michael Creed

111. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will consider extending availability to the free preschool year, as announced in budget 2016, to children born up to the end of August 2012, thereby facilitating their attendance at preschool from September 2015, given that this day coincides with the commencement of the school year after the summer vacation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39761/15]

Medical Card Applications

Bobby Aylward

112. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health the status of an application for a medical card by persons (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [39636/15]

Medical Card Applications

Patrick O'Donovan

113. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on an application for a medical card for persons (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39643/15]

Public Investment Projects

Patrick O'Donovan

114. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health the value of capital investment projects and grants under way or approved for funding by his Department, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39658/15]

Neuro-Rehabilitation Policy

Fergus O'Dowd

115. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the status of the introduction of a dedicated programme of investment for persons with an acquired brain injury to implement the current neuro-rehabilitation policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39667/15]

Health Strategies

Patrick O'Donovan

116. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health his Department's strategy to develop the content of the Alzheimer Society of Ireland's pre-budget submission 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39669/15]

Ambulance Service Response Times

Fergus O'Dowd

117. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in an ambulance arriving to assist at the scene of a critically injured person (details supplied) who later died in Dundalk in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39672/15]

Health Services Staff Recruitment

Michael Healy-Rae

118. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive will allow Skype interviews in lieu of face-to-face interviews for the post of occupational therapist as the applicants (details supplied) are currently abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39674/15]

Ambulance Service Provision

Billy Kelleher

119. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency ambulances prior to his announcement of 64 new ambulances on 5 November 2015; and the number of emergency ambulances there will be when these come into use. [39689/15]

Treatment Abroad Scheme

Charlie McConalogue

120. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Health if funding is available for a person to be treated in Anderson House in County Derry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39691/15]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Anthony Lawlor

121. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the status of the establishment of a primary care centre in Kilcock in County Kildare; when the centre will be completed and open to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39696/15]

Hospital Staff

Clare Daly

122. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if persons (details supplied) have returned to employment in St. Vincent's University Hospital in Dublin 4; if he is satisfied with this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39703/15]

Medical Card Reviews

Patrick O'Donovan

123. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health the status of a review of an application for a medical card for a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; when the decision will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39705/15]

Treatment Abroad Scheme

Micheál Martin

124. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Health the action that is being taken to address failings with the treatment abroad scheme (details supplied); and if he is aware of the great distress suffered as a result of these failings. [39708/15]

Health Care Professionals

James Bannon

125. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the protection of the title of physiotherapist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39724/15]

Orthodontic Services Provision

Denis Naughten

126. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be called for orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39740/15]

Community Care Provision

Eoghan Murphy

127. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will consider the allocation of resources to community care given the circumstances outlined in correspondence (details supplied). [39741/15]

Health Services

Peadar Tóibín

128. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will investigate the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath to find out what happened, and to ensure that it does not happen again; and if he will ensure that any future convalescence and care costs associated with looking after this person are covered by the Health Service Executive [39745/15]

Disability Services Provision

Catherine Murphy

129. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason the national disability team's occupational therapy services are consistently unavailable for a child (details supplied) in an urgent situation; the reason the services of an early intervention team remain unavailable, following a very urgent referral in March 2015 for this vulnerable child, where such intervention in a timely enough manner would ensure that this child's condition would not deteriorate further; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39752/15]

Medical Card Applications

Bobby Aylward

130. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for a medical card for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39756/15]

Mobility Allowance Eligibility

Noel Harrington

131. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has not received any payment with regard to a mobility allowance and a motorised transport grant since June 2014, despite being in receipt of these before the Government's decision to cease future payments of these to new applicants in June 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39764/15]

Hospital Acquired Infections

Colm Keaveney

132. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health for a report on the outbreak of clostridium difficile at Portiuncula Hospital in County Galway; and the action being taken to deal with it. [39771/15]

Hospital Staff Data

Billy Kelleher

133. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health for details of consultant posts, as of 5 November 2015, in tabular form (details supplied) [39776/15]

Health Services Staff Recruitment

Thomas P. Broughan

134. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the number of Health Service Executive posts that are currently advertised outside Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39779/15]

Drugs Crime

Róisín Shortall

135. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the widespread problem of street dealing and abuse of prescription drugs; the reason no progress has been made on finalising the draft regulations to amend the Misuse of Drugs Act; and the action and timescale he proposes to take in regard to this urgent issue. [39783/15]

Public Investment Projects

Patrick O'Donovan

136. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the value of capital investment projects and grants under way or approved for funding by his Department, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39657/15]

European Council Meetings

Brendan Smith

137. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question Number 130 of 3 November 2015, the proposals he will put forward at the November 2015 European Union Foreign Affairs Council in relation to the recent escalation of violence in Jerusalem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39676/15]

Schools Building Projects Status

Robert Troy

138. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the proposed secondary school in Kinnegad in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39635/15]

Schools Building Projects Status

James Bannon

139. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the progress on a new primary school project (details supplied) in County Longford; the reason for the delay in sanctioning the new building; why this project was not included in the five year construction programme, as the school was originally advised of this in 2006 by the then Minister for education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39642/15]

Teacher Recruitment

Patrick O'Donovan

140. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made on retired teachers taking up teaching posts at the expense of recently qualified teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39648/15]

Public Investment Projects

Patrick O'Donovan

141. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the value of capital investment projects and grants under way or approved for funding by her Department by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39654/15]