Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

School Transport Provision

Eamon Scanlon

99. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reinstate a school transport service (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20947/19]

School Transport Provision

Eamon Scanlon

118. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an existing school transport service will be extended to serve a route (details supplied) previously served by its own bus in order to provide transport to a number of national schoolchildren, including a child with special needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21076/19]

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision

Eamon Scanlon

167. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health when the Medtronic 670 g pump will be approved, which has potential long-term benefits to type 1 diabetics and significant long-term health cost savings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20986/19]

Thalidomide Victims Compensation

Eamon Scanlon

179. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if an association (details supplied) will be supported in its efforts for justice and compensation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21039/19]

Illness Benefit Payments

Eamon Scanlon

254. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when illness benefit payments will issue to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20960/19]

Services for People with Disabilities

Eamon Scanlon

362. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if he will report on ongoing talks with a group (details supplied); the issues being discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20863/19]

Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme

Eamon Scanlon

387. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a penalty was imposed on a person (details supplied) under the BPS and ANC 2018 schemes; the position regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20875/19]

Disability Allowance Appeals

Eamon Scanlon

470. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a disability allowance appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20408/19]

Special Areas of Conservation

Eamon Scanlon

524. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the legislation in place to protect wildlife habitats, with particular reference to tree felling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20847/19]

Hospital Procedures

Eamon Scanlon

117. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the location to which patients from County Sligo are referred for positron emission tomography scans; the reason those requiring PET scans are not referred to County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20286/19]

Human Rights

Eamon Scanlon

89. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which he is addressing human rights abuses in Bahrain. [19103/19]

Autism Support Services

Eamon Scanlon

314. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding allocated to autism spectrum disorder, ASD, special classes in secondary schools in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19151/19]

Public Sector Pay

Eamon Scanlon

599. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question 102 of 30 January 2019, the position regarding the increase in public service pensions that has been sanctioned but not implemented; when pay increases to qualifying pensions will be applied in CHO 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19486/19]

Home Help Service Provision

Eamon Scanlon

715. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if extra home help hours will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18773/19]

Orthodontic Services Provision

Eamon Scanlon

857. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19340/19]

Cross-Border Health Services Provision

Eamon Scanlon

1113. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the status of a cross-border directive pro-forma application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20088/19]

Home Care Packages

Eamon Scanlon

1114. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties in accessing home care packages and lengthy waiting lists for home care services in County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20089/19]

Home Care Packages Data

Eamon Scanlon

1115. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for a home care package in each area of CHO 1; the number of persons on a waiting list for an increase in home help hours in each area of CHO 1; the number waiting zero to three, three to six and six to 12 months, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20090/19]

Health Services

Eamon Scanlon

1117. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if a matter regarding a person (details supplied) in County Cavan will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20095/19]

Single Payment Scheme Appeals

Eamon Scanlon

1154. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a 2014 appeal under the single farm payment scheme by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18779/19]

Felling Licences

Eamon Scanlon

1201. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the legislation in place to protect wildlife habitats and to cease tree felling during summer months; the circumstances in which licences for tree felling on private lands are approved, particularly from 1 May to 31 August 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20154/19]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Eamon Scanlon

1362. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a case in which a child (details supplied) meets the minimum age requirement of 2 years and 8 months for the early childhood care and education scheme but is deemed to not be within the eligible age range to avail of the ECCE will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19683/19]

Water Services Infrastructure

Eamon Scanlon

1572. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the position regarding the application for planning under the IROPI process for the new Lough Talt water treatment plant in County Sligo; when the matter will be concluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19604/19]

Carer's Allowance Appeals

Eamon Scanlon

292. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a carer's allowance appeal by a person (details supplied). [18121/19]

National Treatment Purchase Fund Eligibility

Eamon Scanlon

143. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the way in which persons are selected for treatment via the National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF, to be sent to private hospitals for treatment; if there is a minimum waiting time a person must be on a public waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17863/19]

Respite Care Services

Eamon Scanlon

181. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if days and nights spent in a public hospital count as respite days and or nights; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons are being refused respite due to time spent in a hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17965/19]

Health Services Provision

Eamon Scanlon

192. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the resources available in CHO1 for persons suffering from Parkinson's disease; his plans to allocate funding to an organisation (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are only two Parkinson's nurse specialists outside Dublin to cater for 25 counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18047/19]

Invalidity Pension Appeals

Eamon Scanlon

235. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an invalidity pension appeal by a person (details supplied). [18001/19]

Physiotherapy Provision

Eamon Scanlon

364. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase paediatric physiotherapy staff and resources in CHO1 and the western region as a whole; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that paediatric physiotherapy resources in County Sligo are limited and children requiring the services are required to stay as inpatients in hospitals due to a lack of physiotherapy in the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17637/19]

Health Services Staff Data

Eamon Scanlon

385. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the number of paediatric physiotherapists working in County Sligo. [17699/19]

Disability Allowance Eligibility

Eamon Scanlon

532. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a disability allowance review in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17343/19]

Departmental Funding

Eamon Scanlon

152. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is a grant available to persons who wish to take part in the social farming programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16832/19]

CLÁR Programme

Eamon Scanlon

190. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if funding will be granted to a school (details supplied) that has submitted an application through the CLÁR scheme; when successful 2019 CLÁR projects will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16883/19]

Commercial Property

Eamon Scanlon

118. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to tackle commercial vacancy rates particularly in the north-west in which counties Sligo and Leitrim have the highest commercial vacancy rates in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15747/19]

Revenue Commissioners

Eamon Scanlon

161. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Finance the reason the Office of the Revenue Commissioners in Sligo will not accept customer appointments; if he will investigate same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16461/19]

Fibromyalgia Support Services

Eamon Scanlon

352. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the supports in place for persons suffering from fibromyalgia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16190/19]

Ambulance Service Staff

Eamon Scanlon

432. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the bases the 12 additional ambulance service personnel will be deployed to in the north-west region; when a second ambulance will be allocated to Carrick-on-Shannon in view of the demand in the area for services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16545/19]

Invalidity Pension Appeals

Eamon Scanlon

581. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an invalidity pension appeal by a person (details supplied). [16173/19]

Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility

Eamon Scanlon

599. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which fibromyalgia is assessed for the purpose of approving or refusing social welfare benefits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16507/19]

Tax Code

Eamon Scanlon

68. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Finance if persons aged 66 years of age and over are exempt from paying the €30 levy per credit card and DIRT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15980/19]

Disease Incidence

Eamon Scanlon

119. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the number of confirmed cases of Lyme disease here in each of the years 2013 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15727/19]

Legislative Reviews

Eamon Scanlon

347. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of the legislative review process regarding the holding of plebiscites by certain local authorities; when the associated regulations will be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas for consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15687/19]

Regional Airports

Eamon Scanlon

197. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason tourism policy is not actively promoting Ireland West Airport Knock to transatlantic carriers, particularly in view of the fact that west and north-west local authorities have committed funding to the airport for ten years; the plans in place to build international market awareness and access to Ireland West Airport Knock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15635/19]

Regional Airports

Eamon Scanlon

198. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a policy instrument to convince transatlantic carriers to invest in routes to Ireland West Airport Knock and drive access from key tourism markets into the western seaboard will be introduced; the amount in State grants provided to the airport in each of the years 2015 to 2018, and to date in 2019; the amount provided for capital expenditure and infrastructure spending from 2019 to date; the forecasted funding for 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15636/19]

Planning Issues

Eamon Scanlon

228. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when a response will issue to Sligo County Council in relation to planning approval for imperative reasons for overriding public interest for the necessary upgrade of Lough Talt water supply treatment plant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15586/19]

Home Renovation Incentive Scheme

Eamon Scanlon

125. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Finance his plans to reintroduce the home renovation incentive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15248/19]

Hospital Facilities

Eamon Scanlon

335. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the provision of a cardiac catheterisation laboratory at Sligo University Hospital to cover the north-west region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15249/19]

JobPath Programme

Eamon Scanlon

543. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a client participating with JobPath secures a place on a community employment scheme, whether JobPath is paid for this placement; if a client is on both JobPath and community employment secures employment, whether Jobpath is paid for this placement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14966/19]

Community Employment Schemes Eligibility

Eamon Scanlon

544. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will reduce the entry age to community employment schemes to 19 years of age to align with the age at which persons are referred to JobPath; her views on whether in doing so community employment schemes would have no difficulty in filling places and would give younger persons a greater chance to gain training and valuable work experience at an early age to enable them to obtain permanent employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14967/19]

Community Employment Schemes Review

Eamon Scanlon

545. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address matters (details supplied) regarding the interdepartmental review of community employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14968/19]

Community Employment Schemes Review

Eamon Scanlon

546. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on whether the current review of community employment is a way of culling community employment scheme numbers (details supplied); if her attention has been drawn to the fact that changes to the current structure would further marginalise these groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14970/19]

Housing Adaptation Grant

Eamon Scanlon

600. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to reverse the cutbacks to the housing adaptation grants for older persons and persons with a disability scheme; if adequate finances will be provided to county councils to fund the housing grant schemes for 2019; the allocation in respect of housing adaptations grant for older persons and persons with a disability for each year since 2015 to the most recent allocation to Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon and Donegal county councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15312/19]

Medical Card Eligibility

Eamon Scanlon

210. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the entitlement of a person to access a product (details supplied) under the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14454/19]

Disease Management

Eamon Scanlon

217. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the supports available to persons with Lyme disease; the advances made over the past 12 months in terms of recognition of Lyme disease here; the supports available to general practitioners regarding same; the facilities available to public patients to test for the disease; the status of proposals to extend the medical card to persons with chronic Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14482/19]

EU Directives

Eamon Scanlon

282. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 630 of 12 March 2019, if an EU directive has been issued regarding the European Court of Justice ruling in favour of persons (details supplied) in Spain that found travel time in respect of mobile workers to be actual working time; if a directive has been issued to member states, when it will be transposed into legislation here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14473/19]

Respite Care Services Provision

Eamon Scanlon

637. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of respite services in Tullaghan, County Leitrim; if the unit has been approved by HIQA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12905/19]

HSE Planning

Eamon Scanlon

704. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health when the HSE capital plan for 2019 will be finalised and published [13213/19]

Neuro-Rehabilitation Services

Eamon Scanlon

810. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the dedicated funding that will be available in 2019 to support the development of neuro-rehabilitation services [13552/19]

Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Provision

Eamon Scanlon

811. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the facilities and options available for persons with an acquired brain injury in view of the lack of investment in neurology services and staff shortages in neurology centres nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13553/19]

Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Provision

Eamon Scanlon

812. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the facilities and options available for persons with epilepsy in view of the lack of investment in neurology services and staff shortages in neurology centres nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13554/19]

Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Provision

Eamon Scanlon

813. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the facilities and options available for persons with multiple sclerosis in view of the lack of investment in neurology services and staff shortages in neurology centres nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13555/19]

Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Provision

Eamon Scanlon

814. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the facilities and options available for persons with Parkinson's disease in view of the lack of investment in neurology services and staff shortages in neurology centres nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13556/19]

Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Provision

Eamon Scanlon

815. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the facilities and options available for persons with rare and genetic neurological conditions in view of the lack of investment in neurology services and staff shortages in neurology centres nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13557/19]

Autism Support Services

Eamon Scanlon

821. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the funding available to families for the provision of specialised autism-specific services for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13589/19]

HSE Staff

Eamon Scanlon

825. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if a HSE employee (details supplied) has the option of paying into a public service pension now or buying back their pension entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13608/19]

Mental Health Services Funding

Eamon Scanlon

829. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding provided to an organisation (details supplied) in each of the years 2016, 2017 and 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13617/19]

Home Care Packages Provision

Eamon Scanlon

848. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if he will extend home care support services to include public holidays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13689/19]

National Carers' Strategy Funding

Eamon Scanlon

849. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if he will appropriate and dedicate funding for family carers in view of their essential work in the home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13690/19]

Medical Card Administration

Eamon Scanlon

916. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if an emergency call-out ambulance is covered by the medical card; the instances in which a person would be charged a fee of €100 for an ambulance from their home to a public hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14056/19]

Voluntary Sector Funding

Eamon Scanlon

1232. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the options being examined regarding underfunded volunteer centres; the timeframe in which a decision may be reached in order that certainty can be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14105/19]

Jobseeker's Benefit Appeals

Eamon Scanlon

1312. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a rescheduled hearing will take place in respect of a jobseeker's benefit appeal in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13836/19]

Home Care Packages Provision

Eamon Scanlon

58. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if the provision of home care packages in CHO1 will be increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12334/19]

Hospital Facilities

Eamon Scanlon

61. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a diabetic unit in Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12207/19]

Broadcasting Sector

Eamon Scanlon

292. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the recommendations of the report of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment on the future funding of public service broadcasting will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12624/19]

Broadcasting Legislation

Eamon Scanlon

293. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he will publish amending broadcasting legislation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12625/19]

Job Creation Data

Eamon Scanlon

245. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the additional jobs created in 2018 in the Border and west region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11867/19]

Home Help Service Data

Eamon Scanlon

461. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the number of home help hours provided by local health area to date in 2019; the number of hours to be targeted in 2019; the number of home help hours delivered in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12319/19]

Medical Card Applications

Eamon Scanlon

462. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the reason, in the case of a medical card application, a notice of assessment must be provided for the purpose of demonstrating tax liability but in which a letter of tax exemption from the Revenue Commissioners has already been provided; if the case of persons (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12323/19]

EU Directives

Eamon Scanlon

628. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which the EU working time directive is interpreted here; the statutory basis of the directive here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12154/19]

EU Directives

Eamon Scanlon

630. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which the EU working time directive (details supplied) is interpreted here; the statutory basis of the directive here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12252/19]

Jobseeker's Benefit Eligibility

Eamon Scanlon

682. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when jobseeker's benefit will be extended to self-employed persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12157/19]

Domiciliary Care Allowance

Eamon Scanlon

685. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if discriminatory elements (details supplied) of the domiciliary care allowance scheme will be addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12324/19]

Local Authority Housing Eligibility

Eamon Scanlon

720. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of the review of income eligibility for social housing supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12318/19]

Hospital Services

Eamon Scanlon

162. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the status of the restoration of radiotherapy services in Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11012/19]

Insurance Costs

Eamon Scanlon

133. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Finance if the recommendations of the cost of insurance working group will be implemented as a priority; if a national claims information database and anti-fraud unit will be established within An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10362/19]

Tax Credits

Eamon Scanlon

138. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Finance if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10354/19]

Garda Station Refurbishment

Eamon Scanlon

153. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the upgrade of Tubbercurry Garda station in County Sligo; when approval for works will be granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10372/19]

Garda Accommodation

Eamon Scanlon

214. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the provision of the new Garda regional headquarters in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10371/19]

Hospitals Funding

Eamon Scanlon

330. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 428 of 26 February 2019, if the tender documents for the diabetic centre at Sligo University Hospital have issued to the contractors; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the project went to tender mid-2017 and a contractor was selected mid-2018; if capital funding will be approved in view of the fact that the current unit being used for children with diabetes is perceived as dangerous for both staff and patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10719/19]

Afforestation Programme

Eamon Scanlon

408. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a proposal supported by local communities (details supplied). [10917/19]

National Broadband Plan

Eamon Scanlon

413. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the State-led intervention under the national broadband plan; when a decision on the procurement process will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10384/19]

Broadband Service Provision

Eamon Scanlon

420. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on whether rural areas continue to be sidelined in view of the fact that only 58% of households in County Leitrim have broadband access compared to 86% in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10577/19]

Driver Test Waiting Lists

Eamon Scanlon

453. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a maximum waiting time will be introduced for driver tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10370/19]

Services for People with Disabilities

Eamon Scanlon

474. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if provisions will be made for a wheelchair accessible bus on the 480 bus route from Ballyshannon to Sligo; his views on whether having to give 24 to 48 hour notice to book a place on an accessible bus is unfair; if he will implement the 16 recommendations contained in the Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities report in order to achieve equal access for all; if adequate funding and a clear policy plan will be provided to move towards full accessibility on all public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10569/19]

Parking Regulations

Eamon Scanlon

480. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a proposal to extend the validity period of disabled parking permits from two years to five years will be supported; if a renewal process akin to that of drivers' licences for persons over 70 years of age will be examined (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10762/19]

Carer's Benefit Eligibility

Eamon Scanlon

557. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a carer's benefit review for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10653/19]

Disability Allowance Applications

Eamon Scanlon

560. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a disability allowance claim by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10671/19]

Road Projects Status

Eamon Scanlon

208. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the planned upgrade works to the N17 route between Knock, County Mayo and Collooney, County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10110/19]

Radon Control Strategy

Eamon Scanlon

179. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the grants available to households for radon remediation in circumstances in which variations of radon levels have been detected in the home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9789/19]

DEIS Eligibility

Eamon Scanlon

228. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the qualifying criteria, scoring and other assessment parameters which a school has to achieve at a minimum in order to qualify for DEIS status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9616/19]