Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Local Improvement Scheme Funding

Peter Fitzpatrick

18. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount allocated under the local improvement scheme in 2018, both nationally and in County Louth; if there will be an additional round; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25856/18]

Departmental Funding

Peter Fitzpatrick

25. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding provided to a project (details supplied) in 2017; the funding that will be provided in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25855/18]

Tourism Promotion

Peter Fitzpatrick

57. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of efforts to improve cross-Border tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25315/18]

Appointments to State Boards

Peter Fitzpatrick

59. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the inclusion of persons with disabilities on the boards of public transport companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25316/18]

Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears

Peter Fitzpatrick

191. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Finance the protection in place for persons who want to restructure their mortgage in order that they can keep their family home (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24683/18]

Bank Contracts

Peter Fitzpatrick

213. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding bank accounts closures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24765/18]

Brexit Issues

Peter Fitzpatrick

72. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts he is making to seek new markets in the context of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23785/18]

Brexit Issues

Peter Fitzpatrick

77. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts being made to safeguard the fishing sector in the context of the work of the Barnier task force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23784/18]

Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Administration

Peter Fitzpatrick

296. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a response will issue in relation to a Garda National Immigration Bureau, GNIB, card for a person (details supplied) being frozen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23676/18]

Speech and Language Therapy

Peter Fitzpatrick

43. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Education and Skills the schools that will be participating in the new speech and language therapy programme; the number of speech and language therapists under the new programme; the way in which the programme will support children to fulfil their potential; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22391/18]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Peter Fitzpatrick

61. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase the number of special education units nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22393/18]

Tax Reliefs Availability

Peter Fitzpatrick

63. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Finance the tax reliefs or incentives available for persons who decide to leave full-time employment to pursue setting up their own business (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21542/18]

Hospital Appointments Status

Peter Fitzpatrick

367. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20912/18]

Water Charges

Peter Fitzpatrick

576. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will address a matter (details supplied) raised in correspondence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20918/18]

Commemorative Events

Peter Fitzpatrick

18. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to mark the 40th anniversary of Ireland's participation in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20424/18]

Defence Forces Deployment

Peter Fitzpatrick

19. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel deployments both nationally and in County Louth with reference to Storm Emma. [20425/18]

Health Services

Peter Fitzpatrick

162. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) had to pay for a medical procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20512/18]

State Pensions

Peter Fitzpatrick

457. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) can buy voluntary contributions to make it up to 520 contributions for a State pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20105/18]

Local Improvement Scheme Administration

Peter Fitzpatrick

25. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the impact of the local improvement scheme or LIS since its reintroduction in 2017; the way in which roads were selected at local level under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18922/18]

LEADER Programmes Applications

Peter Fitzpatrick

63. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of projects that have been applied for and approved under the Leader programme to date; the number of applications being processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18923/18]