Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Flood Relief Schemes

Danny Healy-Rae

146. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the property of a person (details supplied) is being flooded for 14 years and the problem has not been resolved. [9038/19]

Nursing Staff Remuneration

Danny Healy-Rae

4. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the consideration that has been given to the requests by nurses for restoration of pay in view of the fact that this was introduced as a temporary measure (details supplied). [6164/19]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Danny Healy-Rae

199. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure that adequate education resources are made available for children with Down's syndrome under the July provision (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4948/19]

VAT Rate Application

Danny Healy-Rae

66. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance if the decision to introduce a VAT rate of 23% on food supplements such as vitamins will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4844/19]

General Practitioner Services

Danny Healy-Rae

184. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if the demands of a union (details supplied) representing general practitioners who are under pressure will be recognised; the steps being taken to deal with the fact that patients are unable to sign up to a new general practitioner because the system is at capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4853/19]

VAT Rate Application

Danny Healy-Rae

203. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance if a system will be introduced in which clubs and associations that raise money voluntarily will be reimbursed VAT being charged (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1038/19]

Public Transport Provision

Danny Healy-Rae

916. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a public transport system will be provided for persons at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1037/19]

Garda Vetting

Danny Healy-Rae

268. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason there is a delay regarding the Garda vetting process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53061/18]

Garda Vetting

Danny Healy-Rae

269. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the current Garda vetting process will be reviewed under which multiple applications are needed when working with groups, clubs or employers in the same area or field; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53098/18]

GLAS Payments

Danny Healy-Rae

478. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason there is a delay in GLAS payments; if all outstanding payments will be processed without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53065/18]

Vehicle Testing

Danny Healy-Rae

560. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when commercial vehicle testing will recommence in Killarney, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53013/18]

Driver Test

Danny Healy-Rae

561. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the commercial vehicles theory test is only available two days per month in Killarney, County Kerry; his plans to increase the number of days per month that the commercial vehicles theory test can be taken there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53016/18]

Tax Code

Danny Healy-Rae

4. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance his plans to reduce the take on VAT and excise duties in view of the fact that fuel and motoring costs have risen dramatically since the commencement of 2018. [44241/18]

Motor Insurance Costs

Danny Healy-Rae

81. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance the reason motor insurance costs are still rising; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this is making it almost impossible for young drivers to get cover when starting out on their own. [44242/18]

National Dementia Strategy

Danny Healy-Rae

80. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if further investment will be made available to provide funding for community supports for persons with dementia to ensure they can remain active in their communities and continue to live in their own homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43279/18]

School Funding

Danny Healy-Rae

133. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the capitation grant per pupil will be raised to €200 for primary schools in view of the fact that the management bodies of schools are struggling to survive at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42855/18]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Danny Healy-Rae

87. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills if discretion can be used to appoint a third teacher in circumstances in which small rural primary schools are short only one or two pupils in order to qualify for an additional teacher (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40372/18]

Schools Facilities

Danny Healy-Rae

88. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the possibility of sourcing land near to schools on busy roads to use as a car park in the interest of safety of children, parents and teachers of the school and of all road users passing by the school will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40389/18]

Teachers' Remuneration

Danny Healy-Rae

89. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address the inequality in pay for teachers who started working after 2011 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40397/18]

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

Danny Healy-Rae

122. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health when funding for Spinraza to treat spinal muscular atrophy will be approved (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40379/18]

Waste Tyre Disposal

Danny Healy-Rae

187. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the pilot scheme for collecting unwanted tyres from silage pits will be extended to Killarney and Tralee, County Kerry, for farmers who want to clean up their farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40375/18]

Pension Provisions

Danny Healy-Rae

224. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the inequality and injustice experienced by women within the pension system will be addressed (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40380/18]

Tax Code

Danny Healy-Rae

91. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance the reason a tax is imposed on movement of goods, that is, cars (details supplied); when tariff-free trade will be allowed; and if refunds will issue to persons that have been overcharged. [36780/18]

VAT Rate Application

Danny Healy-Rae

123. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance if the 9% tourism VAT rate will be retained in order to ensure the further recovery and growth of the hospitality sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36005/18]

School Transport Eligibility

Danny Healy-Rae

273. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to amend the rule by which medical card holders can only access free travel to school if they attend the closest school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35872/18]

Health and Safety

Danny Healy-Rae

378. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to make it compulsory that first aid be a basic requirement in all national schools and secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36811/18]

Nursing Staff Provision

Danny Healy-Rae

595. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if a return to 24-7 nursing cover on Bere Island to ensure the future sustainability of the island community will be authorised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35517/18]

Medicinal Products Availability

Danny Healy-Rae

655. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if an application submitted by a company (details supplied) will be prioritised to ensure the availability of the drug Translarna; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35730/18]

Hospital Facilities

Danny Healy-Rae

792. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if conditions for patients (details supplied) will be improved at University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36109/18]

Hospital Investigations

Danny Healy-Rae

793. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if the case of poor practice relating to a person (details supplied) in a hospital will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36110/18]

Agriculture Scheme Payments

Danny Healy-Rae

986. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the payment for suckler cow farmers will be increased to €200 per suckler cow (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36212/18]

Sentencing Policy

Danny Healy-Rae

4. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if longer sentences and stiffer penalties for criminals who break into homes of elderly persons will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29824/18]

Garda Stations

Danny Healy-Rae

125. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Garda stations in Lauragh and Sneem, County Kerry, will reopen on a full-time basis. [29825/18]

Medical Aids and Appliances Expenditure

Danny Healy-Rae

262. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the amount the HSE spent on wheelchairs in 2017; if the HSE will consider repairing wheelchairs rather than offering new chairs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29442/18]

HSE Expenditure

Danny Healy-Rae

269. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the amount the HSE spent on crutches in 2017; the reason it does not take back used crutches when a patient wishes to return them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29470/18]

Employment Rights

Danny Healy-Rae

226. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline his plans to remove the unconstitutional ban on asylum seekers' right to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28942/18]

Teagasc Courses

Danny Healy-Rae

411. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are sufficient places to accommodate the number of applicants who wish to do a green certificate course. [29163/18]

School Accommodation Provision

Danny Healy-Rae

124. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an application by a school (details supplied) will be responded to as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28410/18]

Capitation Grants

Danny Healy-Rae

189. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills if sufficient funding will be provided for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27616/18]

Deportation Orders Re-examination

Danny Healy-Rae

252. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider altering his response to an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27791/18]

Dental Services

Danny Healy-Rae

359. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding dental care under the medical card system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27633/18]

Ambulance Service Data

Danny Healy-Rae

302. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency ambulances based in County Kerry; the locations in which are they are based; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26251/18]

Ambulance Service Data

Danny Healy-Rae

303. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the number of intermediate care vehicles based in County Kerry; the locations in which the intermediate care ambulances are based; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26252/18]

Public Procurement Contracts

Danny Healy-Rae

260. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on whether the inflexibility of State contracts in the face of substantial increases in input costs means construction companies may now be forced out of business or to abandon ongoing public sector projects. [24774/18]

Driver Licences

Danny Healy-Rae

1075. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the NDLS is allowed to reissue a driver licence to the address that is on file for that person in the case of a driver licence that is still in date but has been lost; if the case of a person (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24771/18]

School Funding

Danny Healy-Rae

99. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills if grant aid or support will be provided for a school (details supplied) in view of the granting of planning permission for new housing developments in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23848/18]

Teacher Career Breaks

Danny Healy-Rae

112. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a matter in relation to a person (details supplied) being classed as a new entrant teacher will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23911/18]

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

Danny Healy-Rae

121. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if the decision to take Versatis patches off the drug payment scheme will be reversed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23816/18]

Medicinal Products Availability

Danny Healy-Rae

141. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if he will engage with an organisation (details supplied) and the pharmaceutical industry to ensure new medicines are made available to persons with MS which is the case in other European countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23850/18]

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision

Danny Healy-Rae

158. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the reason for excluding persons over 21 years of age with type 1 diabetes from accessing the new FreeStyle Libre glucose monitor; his views on whether it should have been made available to all persons with diabetes based on clinical need at the discretion of their diabetes consultant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23888/18]

Planning Issues

Danny Healy-Rae

218. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if school facilities are taken into consideration when reviewing planning applications for housing developments by the county councils; if there is provision in planning regulations to provide quality child care and preschool facilities in view of the fact that they are lacking in some villages in which planning permission has been granted for large housing developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23849/18]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Danny Healy-Rae

94. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills the grounds on which a child with Down's syndrome can be refused the July provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21498/18]

Brexit Negotiations

Danny Healy-Rae

74. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the preparation his Department is making in anticipation of either a hard or soft border. [20509/18]

National Parks Facilities

Danny Healy-Rae

609. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will request the National Parks and Wildlife Service to allow jarveys that use the Mission Road in Killarney access to the national park from a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20991/18]

National Parks and Wildlife Service

Danny Healy-Rae

610. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will request the National Parks and Wildlife Service to erect a fence at Ballydowney, Killarney, County Kerry, to stop deer coming onto the N2 Killarney to Killorglin Road in order to prevent further accidents and fatalities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21146/18]

Health Services Provision

Danny Healy-Rae

165. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has to wait for two years for medical treatment in view of the fact that their condition is life threatening. [19374/18]

Roads Maintenance Funding

Danny Healy-Rae

350. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that funding and works are required to address a flooding problem at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18558/18]

Parking Provision

Danny Healy-Rae

1225. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a matter (details supplied) will be addressed regarding coach parking in Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15230/18]

School Accommodation Provision

Danny Healy-Rae

159. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision to refuse an application by a school (details supplied) for additional school accommodation will be reconsidered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14392/18]

Summer Works Scheme

Danny Healy-Rae

163. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) was not awarded funding in the summer works scheme to replace windows; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14402/18]

Sentencing Policy

Danny Healy-Rae

186. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for mandatory sentences for persons that break in and burgle homes especially those of elderly persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10871/18]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility

Danny Healy-Rae

272. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the reason high blood pressure is not considered for the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10903/18]

Pharmacy Services

Danny Healy-Rae

397. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if he will be using the FEMPI legislation to find a solution in future negotiations with regard to pharmacists; his views on whether this legislation should be used in view of the fact the financial emergency is over; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9343/18]

Vehicle Testing

Danny Healy-Rae

187. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a facility to test commercial and heavy goods vehicles will be provided in south County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8923/18]

School Enrolments

Danny Healy-Rae

215. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he will take to address the problem in which a school (details supplied) has a waiting list to enrol new pupils in September 2018 and will not be able to enrol all students; if temporary units will be provided to resolve this difficulty to allow all students attend their chosen school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8690/18]

General Practitioner Services Provision

Danny Healy-Rae

326. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health when a resident general practitioner will be provided in an area (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8234/18]

Health Insurance Company Payments

Danny Healy-Rae

405. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if a matter (details supplied) will be addressed regarding a payment method; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8682/18]

Road Network

Danny Healy-Rae

4. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the need for the provision of the Killarney bypass from Farranfore to Lissivigeen and from Lissivigeen to Castlelough. [7875/18]

Road Network

Danny Healy-Rae

249. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to replace Listry bridge, Milltown, County Kerry, with a new structure in view of the fact that the bridge was built over 200 years ago. [7876/18]

Tuberculosis Eradication Programme

Danny Healy-Rae

45. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce a pilot scheme in south County Kerry to eliminate tuberculosis in badgers by way of vaccinations and removal of badgers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6672/18]

Pharmacy Services

Danny Healy-Rae

318. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health his views on the policy of reversing the cuts imposed on HSE employed pharmacists, and that does not include self-employed pharmacists, which it is perceived further discriminates against self-employed pharmacists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6966/18]

Community Employment Schemes Administration

Danny Healy-Rae

291. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason it is not possible for persons participating on community employment schemes to continue in cases where both they and their employer are satisfied with the arrangement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6247/18]

Disability Statistics

Danny Healy-Rae

198. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if there is an increase year on year on the number of children that present with autism and related problems in each of the years 2010 to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4672/18]

Hospitals Building Programme

Danny Healy-Rae

104. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health when the proposed new community hospital will be built in Killarney, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2175/18]

Hospital Beds Data

Danny Healy-Rae

111. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the number of beds that remain closed in university hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2199/18]

Traffic Calming Measures

Danny Healy-Rae

180. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the requested speed reduction measures from Lissivigeen roundabout to the Pike Hill, Killarney, County Kerry, will be implemented in order to prevent further fatalities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2166/18]

Road Safety

Danny Healy-Rae

181. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the Lewis Road junction with the bypass N22 road in Killarney, County Kerry, will be rectified in order to prevent further fatalities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2167/18]

Road Safety

Danny Healy-Rae

182. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans regarding the junction in Farranfore village, County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2172/18]

Road Safety

Danny Healy-Rae

183. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans regarding the junction at Poulgorm Bridge at which the R569 meets the N22 in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2174/18]

Traffic Calming Measures

Danny Healy-Rae

184. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the requested speed reduction will be implemented at Glenflesk village, County Kerry, on the N22 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2200/18]

Road Safety

Danny Healy-Rae

185. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the requested safety barriers will be erected at Rusheenbeg, Glenflesk, County Kerry, to prevent further fatalities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2201/18]

Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme Applications

Danny Healy-Rae

287. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if an application for funding from Kerry County Council to clear the Flesk river of all blockages has been reviewed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1651/18]

Nursing Home Services

Danny Healy-Rae

935. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the reason nursing homes caring for elderly clergy are not subject to the same regulations as all other nursing homes; and his plans for same. [1014/18]

Services for People with Disabilities

Danny Healy-Rae

1067. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the amount that has been spent on moving persons from congregated settings in County Kerry since the beginning of this model; the number of persons who have now been placed in decongregated settings in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1642/18]

Hospital Accommodation Provision

Danny Healy-Rae

1069. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health his plans to open the closed wards in University Hospital Kerry and provide extra nurses and front-line staff to run these wards (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1652/18]

Hospital Accommodation Provision

Danny Healy-Rae

1070. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health his plans to fully open all the beds in Kenmare Community Hospital and to provide adequate short-stay, long-stay and respite beds for this geographical area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1653/18]

Hospital Accommodation Provision

Danny Healy-Rae

1071. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health his plans to fully open Dingle Community Hospital and to provide adequate cover for the Dingle Peninsula; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1654/18]

Bituminous Fuel Ban

Danny Healy-Rae

1311. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to refrain from extending the nationwide ban on smoky coal in view of the fact that low smoke coal is more expensive and produces less heat; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1661/18]

Road Safety

Danny Healy-Rae

1445. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the speed limit review will take place in County Kerry; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1650/18]

Regional Road Network

Danny Healy-Rae

1446. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress that has been made regarding the removal of overhanging trees to prevent further fatalities and serious injuries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1655/18]

Road Safety

Danny Healy-Rae

1447. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to initiate a programme to stop deer roaming roads to prevent further fatalities, serious injuries and damage to vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1656/18]

Road Improvement Schemes

Danny Healy-Rae

1448. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be provided to widen roadside margins and remove vegetation and roadside hedges to create a safe environment for pedestrians and cyclists and to prevent further fatalities and serious injuries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1659/18]

Driver Licences

Danny Healy-Rae

1449. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to review the process for replacing a lost or stolen driving licence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1670/18]

Back to Education Allowance

Danny Healy-Rae

1657. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the Back to Education Allowance, BTEA, criteria will be reviewed again with regard to the progress in educational qualifications (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1671/18]

School Enrolments

Danny Healy-Rae

188. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the enrolment policy for secondary schools; his views on the fact that enrolment is decided after all applications are received in order that the school will vet the person to determine if applicants will be accepted; and if persons in catchment areas receive preference. [53030/17]

Road Safety

Danny Healy-Rae

430. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII, and the Road Safety Authority, RSA, to prioritise the need for a safer speed limit going through Glenflesk village and to improve the street lights also (details supplied). [52792/17]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Danny Healy-Rae

374. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reverse pupil teacher thresholds to 2011/2012 levels; his further plans to ensure a campaign (details supplied) is commenced in September 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46405/17]

Nitrates Usage

Danny Healy-Rae

55. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the reason farmers in Northern Ireland can spread slurry for the entire year depending on ground conditions and weather in view of the fact that the entire island has similar land and weather conditions; the reason farmers here do not have the same conditions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45090/17]

Insurance Costs

Danny Healy-Rae

44. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance the steps he has taken regarding the rising cost of insurance in view of the fact that the insurance companies now available to the market are keeping prices up at unreasonable levels; if the companies profits can be determined or controlled in view of the fact that since a company (details supplied) was forced out of the market the cost of insurance has escalated alarmingly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44545/17]

Pharmacy Services

Danny Healy-Rae

212. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health when pharmacists and other self-employed persons will have their pay restored in view of the fact that FEMPI has been unwound in many sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44582/17]