Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Naturalisation Applications

James Bannon

338. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40638/15]

Mobility Allowance Review

James Bannon

426. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health his plans to reintroduce the motorised transport grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40454/15]

Hospital Appointments Delays

James Bannon

458. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford has to wait two years to have an operation at the Midlands Regional Hospital in Tullamore in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40630/15]

Hospital Appointments Status

James Bannon

459. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford has to wait 18 months to have an operation at the Midlands Regional Hospital in Tullamore in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40631/15]

Hospital Appointments Status

James Bannon

460. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Longford will receive an appointment for a surgical procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40633/15]

School Transport Eligibility

James Bannon

544. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine the case of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath to ensure the person receives the due entitlement under the remote area grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40636/15]

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]

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]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

James Bannon

150. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Skills why her Department recently reduced the number of special needs assistants in a school (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39777/15]

Work Permits Applications

James Bannon

215. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of an application for a work permit by a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39128/15]

Single Payment Scheme Payments

James Bannon

310. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a single farm payment due to a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39620/15]

Visa Applications

James Bannon

338. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for a visa by the spouse of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39621/15]

Hospital Equipment

James Bannon

360. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health when the teledoc machine purchased under the TRASNA stroke programme will become operational in the Midlands Regional Hospital in Mullingar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39047/15]

Single Payment Scheme Payments

James Bannon

95. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expedite and forward payments under the single farm scheme to a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38638/15]

State Pension (Non-Contributory) Eligibility

James Bannon

186. Deputy James Bannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason for the reduction in a State pension to a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37545/15]

Carer's Allowance Eligibility

James Bannon

187. Deputy James Bannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite a decision on an appeal for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37547/15]

Invalidity Pension Appeals

James Bannon

265. Deputy James Bannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal for an invalidity pension by a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38293/15]

Carer's Allowance Payments

James Bannon

266. Deputy James Bannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason payment of a carer's allowance is proposed to be suspended with effect from 5 November 2015, without an explanation to a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38294/15]

Community Employment Schemes Eligibility

James Bannon

270. Deputy James Bannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection why a person (details supplied) in County Longford has been informed by a sector employer adviser that the person is unable to take up a position with a community employment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38316/15]

Carer's Allowance Applications

James Bannon

271. Deputy James Bannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection If she will expedite an application for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38318/15]

Disability Allowance Appeals

James Bannon

276. Deputy James Bannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a person (details supplied) in County Longford with a disability allowance, as a matter of urgency, in view of the person's deteriorating health; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38351/15]

Work Permits Applications

James Bannon

359. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation for an update on a general work permit application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37713/15]

Departmental Correspondence

James Bannon

418. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 76 of 11 March 2015, if he will address a matter in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath in the interest of transparency and accountability; the reasons for the delay in this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37544/15]

Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments

James Bannon

419. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath will receive outstanding agricultural payments for 2014 and 2015, given that this delay is causing serious financial hardship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37549/15]

Basic Payment Scheme Payments

James Bannon

420. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when outstanding headage payments will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37551/15]

Property Registration Authority

James Bannon

551. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will address a matter in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath pertaining to the Property Registration Authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37543/15]

Closed-Circuit Television Systems Provision

James Bannon

553. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to provide funding for a closed circuit television network on the N4 route between Mullingar and Longford, including at junctions off this roadway, in light of the increased crime taking place in rural areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37550/15]

Medical Card Applications

James Bannon

689. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health if he will examine and expedite the renewal of applications for medical cards by persons (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37548/15]

Orthodontic Services Provision

James Bannon

690. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health his proposals to expedite orthodontic treatment waiting periods in County Longford; if he is aware of the case of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37552/15]

Orthodontic Services Provision

James Bannon

691. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health his proposals to expedite orthodontic treatment waiting periods in County Longford; if he is aware of the case of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37553/15]

Palliative Care Services

James Bannon

692. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health if he will address and provide instructions to the Health Service Executive to fully develop a specialist palliative care service in counties Longford and Westmeath, with access to a regional specialist inpatient unit, level 3 hospice and level 2 hospice beds, supported by level 3 services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37554/15]

Palliative Care Services

James Bannon

693. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health the steps taken to ensure every person has prompt access to good quality palliative and end-of-life care when he or she requires it; his plans for counties Laois, Offaly, Longford, and Westmeath, which have no level 3 hospice, despite the excellent work of the local hospice groups in maintaining these services, and which have the lowest level of regional State investment in palliative care nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37555/15]

Palliative Care Services

James Bannon

694. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health the reason persons in counties Laois, Offaly, Longford, and Westmeath are being denied level 3 hospice care and the same services to support them in living well until the end of their lives as those persons in other parts of the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37556/15]

Hospital Appointments Status

James Bannon

751. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health for an update on a long-awaited medical appointment for a person (details supplied) from County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37846/15]

Medical Card Administration

James Bannon

847. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health if he will review the position regarding the centralising and processing of all medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38312/15]

Medical Card Applications

James Bannon

848. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for a Medical Card by a person (details supplied) in County Longford. [38313/15]

School Transport Administration

James Bannon

967. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on a school bus ticket for a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37847/15]

Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme

James Bannon

240. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Finance if he will prioritise the bringing forward of an appointment in respect of an appeal for a person (details supplied) in County Longford for a primary medical certificate disabled drivers-passengers tax concessions scheme 1994. [36588/15]

Hospital Waiting Lists

James Bannon

517. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Longford, who has been waiting on the public list for over two years, can have a back disc operation done privately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36561/15]

Medical Card Applications

James Bannon

518. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health if he will examine and expedite an application for a full medical card by persons (details supplied) in County Longford, as all information has been submitted three times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36562/15]

Medical Card Applications

James Bannon

519. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health if he will examine and expedite a review of an appeal for a medical card on serious health grounds for persons (details supplied) in County Longford, as all medical reports have been submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36593/15]

Home Help Service Provision

James Bannon

520. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding home help hours for a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36595/15]

Health Services

James Bannon

521. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a clinical and educational assessment for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36596/15]

General Medical Services Scheme

James Bannon

528. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health if the financial cost of a special hip operation to be carried out on a person (details supplied) in County Longford who is an old age pensioner and whose surgery cannot be facilitated in the Midlands Regional Hospital but is possible in the Galway Clinic will be borne in full or in part by the General Medical Services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36616/15]

School Transport Administration

James Bannon

613. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school bus ticket for a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36589/15]

Disability Allowance Applications

James Bannon

15. Deputy James Bannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath will be awarded a disability allowance, as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35353/15]

Carer's Allowance Applications

James Bannon

19. Deputy James Bannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for a carer's allowance to a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35386/15]

State Pension (Contributory) Applications

James Bannon

25. Deputy James Bannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford is not entitled to the over 80 allowance as the person is a qualified adult on a spouse's State pension (contributory); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35483/15]

Medical Card Reviews

James Bannon

252. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health if he will arrange to have an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Longford reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35374/15]

Hospital Appointments Delays

James Bannon

256. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35388/15]