Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Undocumented Irish in the USA

Charlie McConalogue

211. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress to date in addressing the undocumented Irish in the United States of America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43964/17]

Graduate Medicine Programme Fees

Charlie McConalogue

335. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Health if there are funds within his Department to assist a person (details supplied) who is attending college overseas in order to become a doctor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43615/17]

Motorised Transport Grant Closure

Charlie McConalogue

369. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Health when provisions will be made in order to finalise and introduce a replacement for the motorised transport grant and mobility allowance scheme which were scrapped over four years ago under the premise of a new replacement scheme to be announced shortly thereafter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43875/17]

Orthodontic Services Data

Charlie McConalogue

370. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting orthodontic treatment at a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43876/17]

GLAS Payments

Charlie McConalogue

412. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a green low-carbon agri-environment scheme or GLAS balancing payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43524/17]

Herd Data

Charlie McConalogue

415. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of beef suckler cows and dairy cows, respectively, based on latest data, in each of the years from 2010 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [43558/17]

Forestry Data

Charlie McConalogue

416. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the planting targets, in hectares per year on an annual basis in each of the years from 2010 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; the number of hectares planted in each year; and the number of hectares planted out of each annual target set on a percentage basis. [43559/17]

Aquaculture Licence Applications

Charlie McConalogue

433. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an aquaculture licence for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43726/17]

Departmental Staff Recruitment

Charlie McConalogue

444. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the publicjobs.ie recruitment campaign for technical agricultural officers; the number of candidates who have been employed nationally; the number of candidates who have been recruited in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43943/17]

Departmental Correspondence

Charlie McConalogue

519. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding correspondence that was submitted to her Department in July 2017 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43958/17]

Brexit Issues

Charlie McConalogue

11. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to minimise the impact of Brexit in County Donegal; the engagement she has had with the IDA and Enterprise Ireland to ensure they secure new investment in County Donegal in view of Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42763/17]

Flood Relief Schemes

Charlie McConalogue

71. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the funding streams available from his Department which can assist a community with the clean up of a river (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43307/17]

Hospital Staff Data

Charlie McConalogue

130. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Health the number of podiatrists working in the diabetes department in Letterkenny University Hospital; if funding will be made available for an additional podiatrist in view of the fact that County Donegal had one of the largest year-on-year increases in the number of persons with diabetes requiring a lower limb amputation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43289/17]

Beef Exports

Charlie McConalogue

144. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeframe for finalising a veterinary health certificate with AQSIQ for Irish beef access to China; if an inspection visit by the Chinese certification and accreditation administration to approve individual processing plants for export will take place in 2017 or 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43349/17]

Beef Exports

Charlie McConalogue

145. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding receiving access for Irish meat products to China; the remaining stages in the approval process outstanding; and the timeframe for all stages to be completed and full access granted. [43350/17]

Beef Exports

Charlie McConalogue

146. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding receiving access for Irish meat products to South Korea; the remaining stages in the approval process outstanding; and the timeframe for all stages to be completed and full access granted. [43351/17]

Agriculture Scheme Data

Charlie McConalogue

147. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons who applied to the 2017 national reserve without having completed a Green Cert by the May deadline. [43352/17]

Departmental Expenditure

Charlie McConalogue

148. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the 2016 expenditure figures for his Department released in the report by the Comptroller and Auditor General and the gross deficit in spending of €106 million; the reason there was a €144 million payment made relating to the 2007 to 2013 rural development programme; and the gross surplus or deficit in spending in each of the years 2010 to 2016, in tabular form. [43353/17]

Afforestation Programme

Charlie McConalogue

149. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the 20% rule on planting unenclosed land and replacing it with a system that assesses productivity and environmental suitability for forestry will be removed; the evidence base that was based at formulating the 20% figure; if other member states have such a rule; and if they assess a geographic area for planting on a case-by-case basis. [43354/17]

Afforestation Programme

Charlie McConalogue

150. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers and non-farmers participating in planting schemes under the forest programme 2014 to 2020. [43355/17]

Road Projects Status

Charlie McConalogue

13. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the Bonagee link road project in County Donegal; when this project is likely to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41975/17]

Road Projects Status

Charlie McConalogue

25. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the A5; the details of his engagement with his counterparts in Northern Ireland on this project; the funding which will be made available for this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41974/17]

Hospital Consultant Recruitment

Charlie McConalogue

123. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Health when a consultant endocrinologist specialising in diabetes for adults will be appointed to Letterkenny University Hospital; the reason this has not happened to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43047/17]

Ministerial Meetings

Charlie McConalogue

124. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a copy of the minutes and the agreed actions from a meeting (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43049/17]

Hospital Services

Charlie McConalogue

132. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied); the steps he will take regarding the issues raised; the timeframe in which the issues raised will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43101/17]

Child Care Services Funding

Charlie McConalogue

170. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will make funding available to an organisation (details supplied) to provide a purpose-built room to cater appropriately for all the needs of the children that use its service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43107/17]

Family Resource Centres

Charlie McConalogue

171. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to increase funding to family resource centres (details supplied) as part of budget 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43122/17]

Health and Safety Inspections

Charlie McConalogue

9. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the request made by the CEO of the Health and Safety Authority that 50 inspectors are needed to ensure farm safety; the number of farm safety inspectors employed by the HSA; and the number of new inspectors that have been hired to date in 2017 in relation farm safety. [42495/17]

Garda Station Refurbishment

Charlie McConalogue

85. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the OPW's discussions on the refurbishment of a Garda station (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42200/17]

School Staff Appeals Mechanism

Charlie McConalogue

119. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an appeal submitted by a primary school (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42738/17]

Hospital Waiting Lists Data

Charlie McConalogue

318. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting to see a consultant neurologist in County Donegal; the length of time these persons have been waiting; if a second neurologist has been appointed; the way in which the appointment will impact on waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42599/17]

Mental Health Services Funding

Charlie McConalogue

404. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Health his plans to invest €55 million for mental health services in Budget 2018 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43025/17]

Gender Equality

Charlie McConalogue

467. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding avenues available to a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42609/17]

Tax Code

Charlie McConalogue

468. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider a submission (details supplied) and introduce the amendments suggested within the submission as part of Budget 2018; if not, the reasons therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42610/17]

Departmental Staff Redeployment

Charlie McConalogue

479. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of agricultural technical officer appointments which have been made in counties Galway, Mayo and Roscommon in 2016 and to date in 2017; the number of agricultural technical officer vacancies in counties Galway, Roscommon and Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42954/17]

Food Harvest 2020 Strategy

Charlie McConalogue

506. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the latest data with regard to progress on attaining baseline targets set down for the agrifood sector and in each sector in which data is available in the Food Harvest 2020 strategy, by new jobs to be created, primary output, export levels and value added in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42442/17]

Agriculture Scheme Data

Charlie McConalogue

507. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications to the 2017 national reserve and young farmers scheme, by county, in tabular form. [42443/17]

Sports Capital Programme Applications

Charlie McConalogue

533. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a golf club (details supplied) will receive funding from the sports capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42529/17]

National Broadband Plan Implementation

Charlie McConalogue

56. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding the commitment to provide high speed broadband to every house and business in County Donegal; the deadline for same; the number of homes and businesses which currently have access to high speed broadband; the number of additional homes and businesses which will get access to high speed broadband in 2017; the number which will get access in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41709/17]

National Broadband Plan

Charlie McConalogue

66. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when his Department first announced plans to introduce the national broadband plan; the dates on which various Ministers held press conferences to publicise it; the expected commencement and completion dates given by Ministers at each of these press conferences; the projected commencement and completion dates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41708/17]

Community Services Programme

Charlie McConalogue

216. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason an organisation (details supplied) was not invited to make a business case to Pobal for funding from the community services programme; the steps it should take in order that the organisation can meet the criteria; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42058/17]

Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding

Charlie McConalogue

227. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if financial assistance is available for persons to install filters for private wells; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42112/17]

Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Funding

Charlie McConalogue

32. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position on the programme for Government commitment to increase areas of natural constraint, ANC, scheme funding by €25 million in 2018; and if payments will reflect the constraint of land type. [41891/17]

Brexit Issues

Charlie McConalogue

34. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Government formally submitted an application to the European Commission for EU state aid to help the agricultural sector and farmers following Brexit related currency changes or applied for CAP market disturbance funding following the UK referendum to leave the EU. [41892/17]

Agriculture Scheme Eligibility

Charlie McConalogue

41. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will include in the financial assistance scheme farmers who lost grain crops, potato crops or second cut silage crops or had farm road networks destroyed in the County Donegal flooding on 22 August 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41679/17]

State Aid

Charlie McConalogue

67. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Government has formally submitted an application to the European Commission for EU State Aid to help the agricultural sector and farmers following Brexit related currency changes; and if an application has been made for CAP funding under market disturbance provisions following the UK referendum to leave the EU. [41682/17]

Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Funding

Charlie McConalogue

78. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the programme for Government commitment to increase ANC funding by €25 million in 2018; and if increased payments will reflect the constraint of land type. [41681/17]

Beef Industry

Charlie McConalogue

79. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the latest Mercosur talks at EU level; and the steps he is taking to protect Irish beef farmers by ensuring that beef does not form part of a final Mercosur deal. [41683/17]

Disabled Drivers Grant Appeals

Charlie McConalogue

114. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Finance the number of primary medical certificate applications received by the disabled drivers medical board of appeal from persons in County Donegal that were granted and refused on appeal in each of the past five years to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41568/17]

National Parks and Wildlife Service

Charlie McConalogue

272. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of persons that participated in the National Parks and Wildlife Service, NPWS, farm plan scheme; and the funding allocated and expended on the programme in each of the years 2010 to 2016, in tabular form. [41404/17]

Hospital Services

Charlie McConalogue

331. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for the restoration of a clinic (details supplied) at a hospital; the business case being prepared to develop a service at this hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41410/17]

Tobacco Control Measures

Charlie McConalogue

377. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Health the HSE's position regarding the promotion of vaping as a means to achieve the State's goal of becoming smoke free (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41513/17]

Tobacco Control Measures

Charlie McConalogue

379. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Health the reason vaping and vaping products are classified in the same category as cigarette and tobacco products; his plans to amend the way in which vaping is classified in order to remove some of the expense associated with the practice (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41528/17]

Primary Medical Certificates Data

Charlie McConalogue

392. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Health the number of persons from County Donegal who applied for the primary medical certificate, who were awarded the primary medical certificate and who were refused the primary medical certificate in each of the past five years to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41567/17]

Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Data

Charlie McConalogue

458. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons applying for ANC, areas of natural constraint, payments in 2017 that have not to date received a payment in view of the fact they do not meet the annual average stocking density of 0.15 livestock units per forage hectare for the calendar year. [41405/17]

TAMS Data

Charlie McConalogue

459. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the 2017 budget allocation for TAMS 2; and the expenditure to date on same. [41406/17]

Hospital Staff Recruitment

Charlie McConalogue

21. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Health the reason Letterkenny University Hospital did not receive funding for two ANP posts specialising in diabetes; when funding will be provided for the posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40771/17]

GLAS Payments

Charlie McConalogue

226. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a green low-carbon agri-environment scheme, GLAS, payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41032/17]

Afforestation Programme

Charlie McConalogue

232. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on proposals by an organisation (details supplied) of a five point plan to revitalise farm forestry in view of the fact that Ireland is failing to meet its forestry targets and address the barriers that exist to planting. [41200/17]

State Aid

Charlie McConalogue

233. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to the recent announcement by European Commissioner for Agriculture that countries worst affected by Brexit-related currency changes are invited to apply for EU state aid to help the agricultural sector, if Ireland has formally submitted an application to the European Commission in this regard; and if not, the reason therefor. [41201/17]

Brexit Issues

Charlie McConalogue

234. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Ireland has formally submitted an application to the European Commission to avail of CAP funding under market disturbance provisions in view of the losses incurred in the value of agrifood produce from Brexit related currency changes. [41202/17]

Beef Data and Genomics Programme

Charlie McConalogue

235. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons participating in the beef data genomics scheme that have completed a beef carbon navigator by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41203/17]

Renewable Heat Incentive

Charlie McConalogue

236. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding the introduction of a renewable heat incentive scheme; when he expects this to be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41036/17]

Sports Capital Programme Applications

Charlie McConalogue

244. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a sports capital application by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41039/17]

Departmental Schemes

Charlie McConalogue

253. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 452 of 13 July 2017, the position regarding the introduction of a renovation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41035/17]

Departmental Funding

Charlie McConalogue

256. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will provide funding to an organisation (details supplied) that is overseeing the regeneration of an area as a cultural and social hub in County Donegal to employ a full-time administrator to oversee the ongoing projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41034/17]

Dietary Allowance Applications

Charlie McConalogue

263. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to allow persons in receipt of an old age pension to continue to avail of the diet supplement allowance after they transfer on to their State pension in view of the expense associated with many of the conditions covered by diet supplement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41038/17]

Nitrates Usage

Charlie McConalogue

280. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on extending the slurry spreading deadline for exceptional cases in which land has been severely damaged by wet weather. [41204/17]

Tenant Purchase Scheme Review

Charlie McConalogue

281. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 1635 of 26 July 2017, the position regarding the review of the tenant purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41037/17]