Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Hospitals Funding

David Cullinane

655. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the additional funding which will be made available to University Hospital Waterford, UHW, to open and manage the 72 isolation beds that form part of the new Dunmore wing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12969/19]

Hospitals Funding

David Cullinane

656. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if University Hospital Waterford, UHW, has submitted a request for additional funding to staff and operate three floors and 72 beds in the new Dunmore suite at UHW. [12970/19]

Hospital Groups

David Cullinane

657. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the additional funding which will be provided to the community healthcare organisation, CHO, in the south east to manage the two floors providing palliative care in the new Dunmore wing at University Hospital Waterford, UHW. [12971/19]

Hospital Accommodation Provision

David Cullinane

658. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to replace the mortuary at University Hospital Waterford, UHW; if a business case has been presented for same; the estimated cost; if it is a priority for UHW, the South/Southwest Hospital Group, his Department and the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12972/19]

Hospital Accommodation Provision

David Cullinane

659. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if a business case has been submitted by University Hospital Waterford, UHW, for a new eye clinic; if this will provide Addison’s cataract treatment; the costs involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12973/19]

Hospital Services

David Cullinane

660. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to reconfigure orthopaedic services in the south east; his further plans to create a centre or excellence in orthopaedics at University Hospital Waterford, UHW; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12974/19]

Pharmacy Regulations

David Cullinane

850. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of an association (details supplied) regarding the new draft rules to be incorporated into the Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13691/19]

Housing Adaptation Grant Applications

David Cullinane

1428. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if local council officials can override or ignore recommendations in cases in which an application is lodged with a local council for a housing adaptation grant and recommendations are made by an occupational therapist when deciding on the type of grant ultimately awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14120/19]

Brexit Issues

David Cullinane

331. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if Irish citizens in Northern Ireland will be able to apply for a European health insurance card through the HSE post-Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9243/19]

Irish Aid

David Cullinane

58. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the arrangements Irish Aid has made in recent years to encourage disabled volunteers as part of the volunteer rosters maintained by his Department; the way in which Irish Aid staff would respond to an issue requiring consideration of an accommodation which was raised by a disabled volunteer; the training provided to desk staff on disability and public sector equality duties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6197/19]

Hospitals Capital Programme

David Cullinane

76. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of €4.75 million funding announced in November 2018 for the construction of a second cardiac catheterisation laboratory at University Hospital Waterford; if it will be impacted by the proposed cuts in capital funding by the HSE as a result of the cost overrun in the construction of the new national children’s hospital; and if it is to proceed, the timeline of delivery. [5389/19]

Garda Powers

David Cullinane

270. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the role of An Garda Síochána in the supervision of a service (details supplied) in view of recent online posts in which instruction was given to users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5070/19]

Road Traffic Legislation

David Cullinane

223. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the law on the use of flashing beacons by moving vehicles; the vehicles permitted and not permitted to use flashing beacons; and the circumstances in which flashing beacons must or must not be used by moving vehicles. [4843/19]

Brexit Issues

David Cullinane

39. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the mechanisms in place to avoid a hard Border in the event of a no-deal Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4374/19]

Bus Éireann Fleet

David Cullinane

497. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the new Bus Éireann low floor buses allocated by the National Transport Authority to city services have a different colour livery from the rest of the Bus Éireann fleet; the engagement the NTA had with disability advocates prior to these vehicles arriving in County Waterford; if these buses are surplus fleet that was originally allocated to a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3905/19]

Higher Education Institutions

David Cullinane

96. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students at institutions (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3227/19]

Institutes of Technology Funding

David Cullinane

97. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills the capital investment allocated to each institute of technology and university for the years 2019 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3228/19]

Institutes of Technology

David Cullinane

98. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the merger process between Carlow Institute of Technology and Waterford Institute of Technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3229/19]

Cancer Screening Programmes

David Cullinane

316. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 380 of 18 December 2018, if he is satisfied with the response of the HSE that it has no records of winning tender proposals being destroyed (details supplied); his views on whether this statement is in contradiction with paragraph 7.3.1 of the Scoping Inquiry into the CervicalCheck Screening Programme published in September 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2364/19]

Stamp Duty

David Cullinane

223. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that information (details supplied) regarding the sale price of certain apartments in Dublin in 2018 supplied by the Revenue Commissioners to the Property Services Regulatory Authority is correct; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1288/19]