Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

Eamon Scanlon

310. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health when Spinraza treatment will be rolled out to persons with SMA under the general medical scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9106/19]

Medical Card Data

Eamon Scanlon

313. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the number of medical card and general practitioner card users; the number of discretionary medical cards and discretionary general practitioner visit cards in circulation; the statistical increase in those accessing the general medical service scheme over the past four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9124/19]

Hospitals Funding

Eamon Scanlon

426. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the status of the allocation of funding for the upgrade of the central sterile services department at Sligo University Hospital for which planning permission is approved; the expected timeframe for the completion of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9658/19]

Hospitals Funding

Eamon Scanlon

427. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the status of the allocation of funding for additional medical beds at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9659/19]

Hospitals Funding

Eamon Scanlon

428. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the status of the allocation of funding required to commence building of the diabetes day unit at Sligo University Hospital; the original timeframe for the completion of the project; the current timeframe for the completion of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9660/19]

Hospitals Funding

Eamon Scanlon

429. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health when funding will be approved to progress with phase 2 of the interventional radiology suite at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9661/19]

Hospitals Funding

Eamon Scanlon

430. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health when funding will be approved to progress with stage 2b works on the emergency department and surgical block at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9663/19]

Agriculture Scheme Payments

Eamon Scanlon

449. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an out-of-date payable order will be reissued to the estate of a person (details supplied); if not, if payment has been refunded to the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9076/19]

Energy Efficiency

Eamon Scanlon

489. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the energy saving grants available to small and medium-sized enterprises, SMEs, and businesses; the grants available to SMEs and businesses for solar power system installation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9474/19]

Road Projects

Eamon Scanlon

536. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the provision of a footbridge over the N4 at Collooney to connect the commercial zones with the town and ensure public safety will be supported; if funding will be provided for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9241/19]

Maritime Safety

Eamon Scanlon

547. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his officials will visit Inishmurray Island with engineers from Sligo County Council to ascertain the work that needs to be carried out to provide a safe landing facility at the island; if he will liaise with the Marine Survey Office regarding the works required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9393/19]

Social Welfare Cheques

Eamon Scanlon

627. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the social welfare schemes by which payment can be made to a person by cheque; the way in which a person can arrange for their payment to issue by cheque within the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9623/19]

School Closures

Eamon Scanlon

94. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a proposed school closure (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8882/19]

Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility

Eamon Scanlon

79. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of the review of social housing eligibility; when the review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8291/19]

Jobseeker's Benefit Appeals

Eamon Scanlon

240. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a jobseeker's benefit appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8739/19]

State Examinations

Eamon Scanlon

252. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills if efforts will be made to expedite the issuing of a certificate of results to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8279/19]

Illness Benefit Appeals

Eamon Scanlon

609. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an illness benefit appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7818/19]

State Pension (Contributory)

Eamon Scanlon

615. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a paper application form inviting pensioners to fill in gaps in their records will issue; when pension increases and back payment will issue; if she will address the difficulties being experienced on the MyWelfare.ie website; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7948/19]

Valuation Office

Eamon Scanlon

224. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 596 of 29 January 2019, if he will make a request to the commissioner regarding the methodology in use and question the appropriateness of that methodology for achieving the objectives of the revaluation as per his legislative powers under the Valuation Act 2001, in which the commissioner shall furnish to him such information regarding the performance of its functions as he may request. [7247/19]

Hospitals Funding

Eamon Scanlon

375. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health when capital funding will be allocated for the new diabetes day unit at Sligo University Hospital for which planning permission was secured in December 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6390/19]

Agriculture Scheme Eligibility

Eamon Scanlon

519. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a degree in agricultural food science is not recognised for the green certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6249/19]

General Practitioner Services Provision

Eamon Scanlon

66. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health when a permanent general practitioner service for Carrigallen, County Leitrim, will be in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5254/19]

Medical Card Administration

Eamon Scanlon

357. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the way in which a medical card expiry date can be changed and brought forward by 12 months without an explanation to the medical card holder; if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5157/19]

Working Family Payment Applications

Eamon Scanlon

633. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a working family payment application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5565/19]

Pension Provisions

Eamon Scanlon

634. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the rules governing self-employed persons and their PRSI record with regard to their pension entitlements; the way in which the gaps on the PRSI record of a person pre-1988 is treated for pension purposes in view of the fact that PRSI for the self-employed was only introduced in 1988; if their date of entry would be 6 April 1988 for pension purposes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5569/19]

Fuel Allowance Payments

Eamon Scanlon

637. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a fuel allowance application by a person (details supplied). [5691/19]

Brexit Preparations

Eamon Scanlon

33. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the contingencies and supports in place to safeguard SMEs from a hard Brexit or no-deal scenario; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4436/19]

Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Appeals

Eamon Scanlon

200. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) has grounds for appeal with respect to an areas of natural constraint application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4716/19]

Public Sector Pay

Eamon Scanlon

102. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the 1% increase for public sector employees and in public service pensions which has not come in effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4519/19]

School Transport Fees

Eamon Scanlon

117. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a partial grant payment will issue to a person (details supplied) for costs incurred due to a SEN service which did not operate for a time in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4548/19]

Military Medals

Eamon Scanlon

105. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when he plans to award medals recommended for 29 men for bravery in action by a person (details supplied) to the veterans still living and posthumously to those deceased who served during the siege of Jadotville in 1961; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3992/19]

School Accommodation

Eamon Scanlon

225. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the grants available and the criteria to qualify for such grants to primary schools for the development of classrooms, multi-purpose rooms and indoor sports and recreation facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4101/19]

Brexit Issues

Eamon Scanlon

279. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the degree to which she remains satisfied with infrastructure under the remit of her Department in the case of a no-deal Brexit or hard-Brexit scenario; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4034/19]

Brexit Supports

Eamon Scanlon

280. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the uptake of the various schemes by businesses to prepare for Brexit, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4035/19]

Brexit Issues

Eamon Scanlon

281. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the funding allocated to her Department for Brexit-related matters for a hard Brexit or no-deal scenario; the way in which this funding will be spent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4037/19]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility

Eamon Scanlon

408. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if access under the long-term illness scheme will be expanded to include all persons with ulcerative colitis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4224/19]

GLAS Payments

Eamon Scanlon

458. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive a GLAS payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4095/19]

Bus Services

Eamon Scanlon

487. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a bus shelter will be installed at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3811/19]

Local Improvement Scheme Funding

Eamon Scanlon

537. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if additional funding will be provided for the local improvement scheme to local authorities, particularly in counties Sligo, Leitrim, Donegal and Roscommon, in order to clear the backlog of applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4102/19]

Jobseeker's Allowance Payments

Eamon Scanlon

547. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a Jobseeker's Allowance payment for a person (details supplied) has been reduced; if the file will be reviewed in view of a change of circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3768/19]

Community Employment Schemes Review

Eamon Scanlon

551. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if clarification will be provided on the purpose of the establishment of an interdepartmental group aimed at examining the overall organisational and governance arrangements for community employment sponsor organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3820/19]

Valuation Office

Eamon Scanlon

596. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 574 of 19 December 2018, if the Valuation Office is acting to meet international best practice; the reason the methodology it uses to value the Annual Rate on Valuation, ARV, of forecourt stations does not take into account the system used in Northern Ireland, which is to treat the shop element of the business in the same way as neighbourhood shops are treated; his views on whether this would be a sensible and precedented approach (details supplied); his further views on whether attention should be paid to the level of detail set out in the Northern Ireland practice notes as compared to the recently published Valuation Office practice notes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3868/19]

Rural Social Scheme Eligibility

Eamon Scanlon

287. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which means is assessed for the purpose of the rural social scheme; the changes in recent times to in the way in which means is assessed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3616/19]

Medical Card Administration

Eamon Scanlon

317. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the reason the medical card of a person (details supplied) was recently revoked; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2366/19]

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision

Eamon Scanlon

385. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health when the G5 transmitter for type 1 diabetics will be approved; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that it is over nine months since the tender was issued and approval is still pending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2518/19]

Hospital Services

Eamon Scanlon

447. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the status of the new diabetes centre at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2912/19]

Hospital Staff Recruitment

Eamon Scanlon

448. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a diabetic dietician in Sligo University Hospital; his plans to appoint an additional diabetic dietician for the purpose of ensuring the Berger programme is operating for all who require it without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2922/19]

GLAS Issues

Eamon Scanlon

474. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 485 of 18 December 2018, the length of time a person (details supplied) must keep the sheep under the GLAS 2 scheme. [2363/19]

GLAS Payments

Eamon Scanlon

495. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a refund, which has been withheld due to a departmental fault, will issue to a person (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this error occurred almost three years ago; the efforts he will make to reimburse the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2676/19]

Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments

Eamon Scanlon

504. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive a 2018 areas of natural constraint payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3015/19]

GLAS Payments

Eamon Scanlon

505. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive a GLAS payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3023/19]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals

Eamon Scanlon

626. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a domiciliary care allowance appeal by a person (details suppled); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2493/19]

Social Welfare Appeals Status

Eamon Scanlon

657. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a jobseeker's benefit appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3014/19]

Invalidity Pension Appeals

Eamon Scanlon

658. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an invalidity pension appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3024/19]

Humanitarian Aid Provision

Eamon Scanlon

136. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to continue to fund and support the conflict resolution and peacebuilding efforts at community level by an organisation (details supplied) in partnership with INGOs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54033/18]

Humanitarian Aid Provision

Eamon Scanlon

137. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to ensure that Ireland increases its diplomatic efforts through the EU to ensure the peace deal in South Sudan holds; his further plans to continue to support the humanitarian efforts in South Sudan that are addressing the root causes of the conflict; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54034/18]

Third Level Courses Availability

Eamon Scanlon

301. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on reports from early career psychologists that there is a lack of transparency and fairness in the PhD application process and doctoral panels which are made up of both HSE and university personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54161/18]

Third Level Courses Availability

Eamon Scanlon

302. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills if funding to provide more places available on accredited postgraduate psychology courses will be increased; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is only one doctorate course available nationally, which is extremely costly in view of the fact there is no funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54162/18]

Medical Qualifications

Eamon Scanlon

531. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the reason doctoral level training is required to qualify as a professional psychologist compared to others that work in the mental health sector qualified at degree level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54142/18]

HSE Staff

Eamon Scanlon

558. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase the number of paid assistant psychologist posts in primary care nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54130/18]

HSE Staff

Eamon Scanlon

573. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce better pay and job security for assistant psychologists and recognise this as a HSE post in itself; if the short-term half year contracts will be ceased; his further plans to cease unpaid voluntary assistant psychology in order that psychology graduates can be employed to address the mental health and waiting list crisis here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54199/18]

Dormant Accounts Fund Grants

Eamon Scanlon

619. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if an organisation (details supplied) will be considered for future funding under the dormant accounts fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54362/18]

Dormant Accounts Fund Grants

Eamon Scanlon

620. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if an organisation (details supplied) will be considered for future funding under the dormant accounts fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54363/18]

Ambulance Service Response Times

Eamon Scanlon

642. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the reason a response has not issued to a person (details supplied) in relation to ambulance call out times in County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54422/18]

Services for People with Disabilities

Eamon Scanlon

643. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a respite house and services at a location (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54423/18]

Hospitals Data

Eamon Scanlon

741. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the new build at St. Patrick's Hospital, Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim; if a site has been identified and purchased; when work is expected to begin; the expected date of completion; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that HIQA has raised concerns regarding the delay of the rebuild of the hospital which is not compliant with regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1377/19]

Primary Care Centres

Eamon Scanlon

780. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the expected opening date for the new primary care centre in Tubbercurry, County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1566/19]

Roads Maintenance

Eamon Scanlon

910. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of an application (details supplied) by Leitrim County Council under the low cost safety scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54525/18]

Driver Test Waiting Lists

Eamon Scanlon

937. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the waiting period for practical driver tests in each of the driver test centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1327/19]

Dormant Accounts Fund Grants

Eamon Scanlon

1024. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a charity (details supplied) will be considered for funding under the dormant accounts fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54359/18]

Dormant Accounts Fund Grants

Eamon Scanlon

1025. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if an organisation (details supplied) will be considered for funding under the dormant accounts fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54360/18]

General Practitioner Services Provision

Eamon Scanlon

385. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the position as regards securing a permanent general practitioner in Carrigallen, County Leitrim. [53880/18]

Jobseeker's Benefit Appeals

Eamon Scanlon

543. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a jobseeker's benefit appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53598/18]

Commercial Rates

Eamon Scanlon

574. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the way in which businesses can, as a collective, appeal their rateable valuation in cases in which the problem is with the methodology for calculating the new rates under the revaluation programme 2018-19; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that petrol forecourts are seeing increases of up to 400% in rateable value; his views on whether the effect of the programme is inequitable; the way in which the calculation methodology can be challenged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53521/18]

Built Heritage Investment Scheme Funding

Eamon Scanlon

587. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the financial support available to Sligo County Council for the protection of a location (details supplied) which is in disrepair; the estimated cost of assessing such a structure; if funds will be released to Sligo County Council for a feasibility study; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53524/18]

Beef Industry Irregularities

Eamon Scanlon

481. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the name and location of each beef processor who has been caught excessively trimming beef carcases in the past three years; if animals belonging to a person (details supplied) were involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53210/18]

Beef Industry Irregularities

Eamon Scanlon

482. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the name and location of each beef processor who has been caught excessively trimming beef carcases in the past three years; if animals belonging to a person (details supplied) were involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53219/18]

GLAS Payments

Eamon Scanlon

485. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the case of a person (details supplied) regarding sheep numbers. [53263/18]

Fodder Crisis

Eamon Scanlon

486. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will be compensated for animal feed supplied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53265/18]

Forestry Sector

Eamon Scanlon

491. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on concerns raised by an organisation (details supplied). [53369/18]

Early School Leavers

Eamon Scanlon

80. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the supports available for school leavers under 18 years of age still living at home and dependent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52622/18]

Road Improvement Schemes

Eamon Scanlon

186. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a funding application (details supplied) by Sligo County Council under the non-national safety scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52496/18]

Bus Services

Eamon Scanlon

215. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will reinstate the Sligo town bus service to a location (details supplied) to facilitate a park and ride service for the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52275/18]

Jobs Data

Eamon Scanlon

80. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Taoiseach the additional jobs added in the 12 months to Q3 2018 in counties Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon and Donegal, from the latest labour force survey. [50488/18]

Jobs Data

Eamon Scanlon

81. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Taoiseach the additional jobs added in the 12 months to Q3 2018 in County Sligo from the latest labour force survey. [50503/18]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data

Eamon Scanlon

157. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the waiting time for processing applications under the nursing home support scheme in community healthcare organisation or CHO 1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51245/18]

HSE Staff

Eamon Scanlon

160. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if he will direct the HSE to engage with the ambulance personnel branch of an association (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51249/18]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data

Eamon Scanlon

175. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the waiting time for processing applications under the nursing home support scheme in CHO 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51321/18]

Hospitals Building Programme

Eamon Scanlon

122. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health when work will commence on the construction of a 27 bed psychiatric unit in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50734/18]

Employment Investment Incentive Scheme

Eamon Scanlon

62. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Finance if he will examine a case (details supplied) with the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49909/18]

Home Loan Scheme

Eamon Scanlon

281. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of Rebuilding Ireland home loan applications to date in 2018; the number of those approved; the number of those drawn down; the number of those declined; the spend under the scheme to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49763/18]

Tax Collection

Eamon Scanlon

148. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 59 of 19 September 2018, the way in which tax (details supplied) that has been deducted in the UK will be reflected here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48863/18]

School Transport Provision

Eamon Scanlon

254. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 83 of 9 October 2018, when a school transport service will be provided for a person (details supplied); when contact will be made with the family as they have received no correspondence from Bus Éireann regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49148/18]

Garda Transport Data

Eamon Scanlon

310. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda mountain bikes allocated to each Garda station in the Sligo-Leitrim Garda division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49322/18]

Agriculture Scheme Appeals

Eamon Scanlon

471. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) which has been ongoing for three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48988/18]

Ministerial Meetings

Eamon Scanlon

520. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will meet formally with the chief executive of Bus Éireann before Christmas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49407/18]

Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme Funding

Eamon Scanlon

539. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the estimated full-year cost if the 2019 budget for the social inclusion and community activation programme increased by 5%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49316/18]

Rural Social Scheme Data

Eamon Scanlon

583. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost if the 2019 budget for the rural social scheme increased by 12%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49317/18]

Illness Benefit Applications

Eamon Scanlon

599. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding an illness benefit claim submitted on 24 September 2018 (details supplied) which has not been lodged or processed by her Department; if she will immediately investigate the reason certificates for the said application have not been processed despite being physically submitted weekly since the claim date to her Department's office in County Sligo; the further reason neither the application or certificates have been processed in Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49552/18]

Social Welfare Appeals

Eamon Scanlon

214. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a domiciliary care allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48801/18]