Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Alternative Energy Projects

Niamh Smyth

458. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of applications which have been received regarding planning for solar energy farms in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1446/17]

Carer's Allowance Waiting Times

Niamh Smyth

645. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection the current waiting times for the carer's allowance and carer's benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1463/17]

Garda Stations

Niamh Smyth

727. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider a matter (details supplied) regarding a Garda station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41536/16]

Garda Stations

Niamh Smyth

739. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to announce the new building for Bailieborough Garda station and its location in the town; the timeframe for this announcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1617/17]

Departmental Schemes

Niamh Smyth

750. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she will address and clarify an issue (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1452/17]

Departmental Schemes

Niamh Smyth

755. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she will provide clarity regarding a scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41276/16]

Rural Enterprise Development Zones Data

Niamh Smyth

756. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the towns in counties Cavan and Monaghan which have benefited under the REDZ scheme since its inception; the years they were successful; the projects the funding went towards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41277/16]

Heritage Sites

Niamh Smyth

785. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount allocated to Cavan Town Abbey and the schemes under which; her plans to allocate further funding to have this historical site reopen to the public; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1454/17]

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

Niamh Smyth

1238. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not received registration to start working as a midwife in Cavan General Hospital. [1377/17]

Health Services

Niamh Smyth

1257. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of the position concerning a scenario (details supplied) in Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1445/17]

Hospital Staff Recruitment

Niamh Smyth

1259. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the expected additional number of nurses and midwives the HSE expects to hire in the Cavan and Monaghan Hospital group following the Christmas recruitment drive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1451/17]

General Practitioner Services Provision

Niamh Smyth

1261. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to replace general practitioners in rural Ireland who are coming close to retirement age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1461/17]

Home Help Service Data

Niamh Smyth

1262. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the way in which the HSE is designating home help hours to its external and agency carers in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1464/17]

Home Help Service Data

Niamh Smyth

1263. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for persons waiting on the allocation of home help hours in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1465/17]

Treatment Abroad Scheme

Niamh Smyth

1264. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to intervene to ensure that treatment is received in Northern Ireland in relation to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1467/17]

Hospital Services

Niamh Smyth

1286. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of a unit (details supplied) in Cavan General Hospital; if a date for opening this unit has been set; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1560/17]

Mental Health Services Provision

Niamh Smyth

1287. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if he will provide access to an out-of-hours child and adolescent mental health service team in counties Cavan and Monaghan as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1564/17]

Drugs Payment Scheme Administration

Niamh Smyth

1308. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if the provision of a drug (details supplied) at local pharmacies has changed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1628/17]

Industrial Disputes

Niamh Smyth

1329. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of a dispute (details supplied); if there is any indication of a resolution; the number of beds affected in this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1803/17]

Beef Data and Genomics Programme

Niamh Smyth

1367. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of the number of farmers in counties Cavan and Monaghan who have applied for the beef data and genomics programme; the number who will receive these payments; the number refused; the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41395/16]

Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Appeals

Niamh Smyth

1385. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a review of the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41547/16]

Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme

Niamh Smyth

1394. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to reintroduce a drainage scheme for farmland in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41663/16]

Illegal Dumping

Niamh Smyth

1468. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if additional funding is being provided to either Cavan or Monaghan county councils to combat illegal dumping in view of the fact that county councils do not have the resources at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1831/17]

Road Projects Status

Niamh Smyth

1602. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of works (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1455/17]

Sports Capital Programme

Niamh Smyth

1619. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the grants or funding available annually for which sports groups around the country can apply, in tabular form; when these schemes open for applications; where sports groups can find the relevant information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1877/17]

Enterprise Ireland

Niamh Smyth

1660. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the counties in which the 6,200 jobs were created in the Border region between the first quarter of 2015 and the second quarter of 2016 according to Enterprise Ireland, in tabular form; if she has received more up-to-date figures on job creation in the Border region for the third and fourth quarters of 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1460/17]

Industrial Disputes

Niamh Smyth

1665. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 257 of 8 December 2016 (details supplied) the reason this part of the recommendations has not been honoured by the company; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1634/17]

Industrial Disputes

Niamh Smyth

1666. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 257 of 8 December 2016, if she will write to the company (details supplied) to urge it to honour the full recommendations of the Labour Court; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1635/17]

Child and Family Agency Services

Niamh Smyth

1671. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans for further investment or the provision of additional resources for a service (details supplied); her further plans for a women's refuge for either counties Cavan and Monaghan to cope with the demand for services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1563/17]

Hospital Appointments Delays

Niamh Smyth

344. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if he will schedule an appointment for a person (details supplied) without delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40542/16]

Medicinal Products Availability

Niamh Smyth

226. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of negotiations on the drug, Orkambi; the other countries he has been liaising with on this; if they responded to him yet on acquiring this drug; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40400/16]

Minor Works Scheme

Niamh Smyth

376. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the review of the minor works scheme; when this is expected to be complete; if funding will be increased to areas applying for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39848/16]

Departmental Schemes

Niamh Smyth

409. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the application process and deadlines for a scheme (details supplied); the persons and bodies eligible to apply; the process involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39974/16]

Hospital Appointments Administration

Niamh Smyth

435. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not received an urgent appointment; if an appointment can be arranged as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39620/16]

Hospital Appointments Status

Niamh Smyth

448. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of a medical appointment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39668/16]

Hospital Appointments Delays

Niamh Smyth

464. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not received an urgent appointment for cataract removal; if an appointment can be arranged as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39768/16]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data

Niamh Smyth

165. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in counties Cavan and Monaghan that were granted a place under the fair deal scheme from 2010 to date in 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39162/16]

Industrial Disputes

Niamh Smyth

257. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will review a case (details supplied); if she will intervene in this process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39257/16]

Long-Term Illness Scheme

Niamh Smyth

233. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a device (details supplied) under the long-term illness scheme cover for type 1 diabetes; if his attention has been drawn to the device and that it has been introduced in the UK; if research has been carried out on the amount it could save the taxpayer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39103/16]

Broadband Service Speeds

Niamh Smyth

39. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there are any grants or assistance to help small rural businesses in counties Cavan or Monaghan avail of higher speed broadband connections to make running a business from home feasible. [38305/16]

Local Authority Housing Mortgages

Niamh Smyth

186. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); if there is a way in which he can intervene in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38399/16]

Rental Accommodation Scheme Payments

Niamh Smyth

238. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection the proposed changes to the way rent allowance is being paid (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38655/16]

Motor Tax Collection

Niamh Smyth

276. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the status of proposals to give the motor tax renewal scheme to post offices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38361/16]

Departmental Expenditure

Niamh Smyth

278. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the efforts being made to keep a document (details supplied) within the ownership of the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38598/16]

Drugs Payment Scheme

Niamh Smyth

283. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38319/16]

Hospital Staff Data

Niamh Smyth

332. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the amount spent across departments on agency staff by the Cavan and Monaghan hospital group in 2016 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38535/16]

Primary Care Centres

Niamh Smyth

338. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if a site has been chosen for the primary care centre in Carrickmacross; if so, the timeline for works commencing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38553/16]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme

Niamh Smyth

357. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if it is compulsory or lawful for a nursing home to charge families a €20 recreational fee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38678/16]

Hospital Appointments Delays

Niamh Smyth

373. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment in respect of a person (details supplied); if a timeframe will be arranged as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38759/16]

Transfer of Entitlements Application

Niamh Smyth

391. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review a matter (details supplied) regarding entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38283/16]