Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Electricity Generation

James Bannon

691. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress that has been made by his Department to extend smart grid efficiency to all parts of County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13199/15]

National Gas Grid

James Bannon

692. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will extend the gas pipeline to County Longford, in view of the fact that the local economy depends on such provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13200/15]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme

James Bannon

324. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will lift the current embargo on entry to the green low-carbon agri-environmental scheme for farmers who were unsuccessful in applying for the agri-environment options scheme, as currently, the system will not accept these applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11107/15]

Sheepmeat Sector

James Bannon

342. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will liaise with the relevant section of his Department to provide a sheep flock number in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11497/15]

Garda Promotions

James Bannon

450. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the vacant position of superintendent in Granard Garda station, County Longford, will be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11339/15]

Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists

James Bannon

625. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Longford will receive orthodontic treatment in view of the fact that the person was assessed in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11498/15]

Health Insurance Cover

James Bannon

634. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health if he will review a decision made by a national health insurance provider not to cover a person (details supplied) in County Longford for treatment, especially in view of the fact that the same insurance policy with the same insurance company covered previous admissions to the same hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11534/15]

Hospital Staff

James Bannon

635. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health the time frame for a second palliative care consultant for the Midlands Regional Hospital in Mullingar in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11548/15]

Hospital Appointments Status

James Bannon

644. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment regarding a biopsy in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11601/15]

Patient Transport Provision

James Bannon

645. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health the services that are provided in County Longford in transporting patients from home and from nursing homes to hospitals in emergency situations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11605/15]

Tobacco-Related Diseases

James Bannon

646. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who died from smoking-related diseases in counties Longford and Westmeath in the years 2012 to 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11606/15]

Motorised Transport Grant Eligibility

James Bannon

647. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on information relating to the motorised transport grant and mobility allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11607/15]

Irish Water Administration

James Bannon

874. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reasons, under section 12 of the Water Services Act 2014, Uisce Éireann/Irish Water was excluded from having to pay commercial rates to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11340/15]

Fishing Industry

James Bannon

945. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of eel catches in the years 2005, to 2009, separated into silver eels and brown eels; the name of the waters from which the figures were drawn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11500/15]

Public Transport Provision

James Bannon

975. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on undertaking a midlands transport assessment study; and his further views on the linking up of major midland towns by rail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11602/15]

Road Projects

James Bannon

976. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the proposed construction of the Mullingar to Rooskey motorway as part of the Government's capital expenditure budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11603/15]

Sports Funding

James Bannon

977. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to improve the adventure sports industry in counties Longford and Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11604/15]

Departmental Correspondence

James Bannon

76. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to address and clarify a matter in the interest of transparency and accountability in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; if he will address the issues, one to four; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10612/15]

James Bannon

244. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the budget and job creation targets for the local enterprise office in County Longford for the years 2011 to 2014, inclusive; the targets for 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8773/15]

Job Creation

James Bannon

245. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to create manufacturing jobs in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8774/15]

Medical Card Reviews

James Bannon

366. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health if he will review an application for a discretionary medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8775/15]

Medical Card Reviews

James Bannon

367. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health if he will review a discretionary medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8781/15]

Student Grant Scheme Appeals

James Bannon

489. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the Student Universal Support Ireland, SUSI, application appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9008/15]

Public Sector Staff Retirements

James Bannon

490. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on extending the retirement period in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who is in exceptional circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9009/15]

Motor Tax Collection

James Bannon

575. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will accept instalment payments of back tax due on a vehicle in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9247/15]

Fisheries Protection

James Bannon

582. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has requested Inland Fisheries Ireland to provide a full report on the incident in April 2014 in which more than 300,000 juvenile eels were killed at the bottom of the dam at Cathaleen's Fall in what was the largest documented fish kill ever to have occurred here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8779/15]

Fisheries Protection

James Bannon

583. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his Department has taken a decision on whether to prosecute the Electricity Supply Board over a major kill of critically endangered juvenile eels at the hydroelectric installation on the River Erne, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8780/15]

Agriculture Scheme Appeals

James Bannon

282. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of appeals processed by the Agriculture Appeals Office in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7798/15]

Agriculture Scheme Appeals

James Bannon

283. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of agriculture appeals in 2013 dealt with by oral hearings; if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the various decisions under appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7799/15]

Agriculture Scheme Appeals

James Bannon

284. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of the 2013 agricultural appeals results; if he will detail the number of appeals under each heading that were successful in full, only partly successful, or not successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7800/15]

Agriculture Scheme Appeals

James Bannon

285. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of agricultural appeals in 2013 dealt with in writing; if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the various decisions under appeal; if he will provide, under each heading, a breakdown of the results of the appeals; the number of appeals under each heading that were successful in full, only partly successful or not successful at all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7801/15]

Agriculture Scheme Appeals

James Bannon

286. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of appeals processed by the Agriculture Appeals Office in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7802/15]

Agriculture Scheme Appeals

James Bannon

287. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of agricultural appeals in 2014 dealt with by oral hearings; if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the various decisions under appeal; if he will provide, under each heading, a breakdown of the results of the appeals; if he will provide, in detail, the number of appeals under each heading that were successful in full, only partly successful or not successful at all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7803/15]

Agriculture Scheme Appeals

James Bannon

288. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of agricultural appeals in 2014 that were dealt with in writing; of these, if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the various decisions under appeal; if he will provide, under each heading, a breakdown of the results of the appeals; if he will provide details of the number of appeals, under each heading, that were successful in full, only partly successful or not successful at all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7804/15]

Medical Card Applications

James Bannon

422. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7832/15]

Hospital Waiting Lists

James Bannon

166. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for surgery in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7297/15]

Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists

James Bannon

167. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for orthodontic treatment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7298/15]

Job Creation Data

James Bannon

250. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which jobs have been created in County Longford in each of the years 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and in 2015, to date, arising from small and medium enterprise investment; the efforts his Department is making to spread job creation to the midlands; and in particular to County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7145/15]

IDA Data

James Bannon

251. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a list of vacant IDA Ireland sites in County Longford, which are available for potential inward investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7146/15]

Action Plan for Jobs

James Bannon

252. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the level of engagement with stakeholders in County Longford, in the preparation of the 2015 Action Plan for Jobs to the regions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7147/15]

Job Creation Data

James Bannon

253. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps he is taking to secure jobs for County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7148/15]

Forestry Grants

James Bannon

264. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when persons (details supplied) in County Westmeath will receive a decision on their appeal to the appeals committee of the forestry services department regarding delay in their forestry payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6715/15]

Health Services

James Bannon

348. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health if he will consider widening the terms of reference of the inquiry into Portiuncula Hospital to include children born from the year 2012 onwards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6696/15]

Hospital Waiting Lists

James Bannon

404. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an urgent appointment regarding treatment for prostate cancer in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7149/15]

Student Grant Scheme Applications

James Bannon

439. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will expedite the fees and grant status in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6716/15]

Single Payment Scheme Payments

James Bannon

83. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a single farm payment scheme payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6299/15]

Community Employment Schemes Operation

James Bannon

206. Deputy James Bannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on extending the length of a community employment scheme in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6114/15]

Immigration Policy

James Bannon

338. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps in place to refuse the right of citizens from other European Union member states, with serious criminal records, from entering and remaining here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5693/15]

International Agreements

James Bannon

356. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide details of the memorandum of understanding or co-operation on information sharing arrangements, with regard to the criminal records of persons from other European Union countries and beyond; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5926/15]

Accident and Emergency Services Provision

James Bannon

445. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a commitment that the accident and emergency services at the Midland Regional Hospital, County Westmeath, will not be downgraded during the construction of the new accident and emergency department, but will be enhanced when the new €6 million department is fully operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5888/15]