Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Hospital Appointments Status

Niamh Smyth

1353. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); the timeframe for pre-assessment; the person's position on the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32516/18]

Hospital Appointments Status

Niamh Smyth

1368. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); if there is a timeframe for pre-assessment; the position of the person on the list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32577/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Niamh Smyth

1385. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of a surgery appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32689/18]

Hospital Appointments Status

Niamh Smyth

1502. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33195/18]

Home Help Service Provision

Niamh Smyth

1503. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of home help hours for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33206/18]

Hospital Services

Niamh Smyth

1508. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if he will address concerns in relation to a matter (details supplied); if he will meet a person and clarify their plan regarding the downgrading of Cavan General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33225/18]

Hospital Services

Niamh Smyth

1510. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33232/18]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Niamh Smyth

1551. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of the development of a new primary care centre in Monaghan town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33385/18]

Hospital Appointments Status

Niamh Smyth

1619. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if a procedure for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33793/18]

Health Services Provision

Niamh Smyth

1655. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the discussions that have taken place with an organisation (details supplied) in regard to setting up a centre in counties Cavan and Monaghan; the cost involved; the timeframe for delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33973/18]

Home Care Packages Data

Niamh Smyth

1656. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for a home care support package by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33974/18]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data

Niamh Smyth

1657. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the number of persons supported by the fair deal scheme and residing in a nursing home by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33975/18]

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data

Niamh Smyth

1658. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the number of CAMHS hours of service available by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33976/18]

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data

Niamh Smyth

1659. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the number of young persons on the waiting list for CAMHS services in counties Cavan and Monaghan at the end of December 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33977/18]

Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists

Niamh Smyth

1660. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the long waiting times for funding for orthodontics to be approved by the HSE for persons with disabilities in counties Cavan and Monaghan; the waiting period for this type of funding in the counties in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33978/18]

Psychological Services Waiting Lists

Niamh Smyth

1661. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting a primary care psychology appointment in counties Cavan and Monaghan more than three, six, 12, 18, 24 and 36 months, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33979/18]

Disability Support Services

Niamh Smyth

1662. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the number of day places available for training young persons with disabilities by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33980/18]

Home Help Service Data

Niamh Smyth

1663. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for home help hours in each county, by new applicants and those waiting for additional hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33981/18]

Care of the Elderly Provision

Niamh Smyth

1664. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the number of short-term beds in each area in counties Cavan and Monaghan; the funding available to each area for service arrangements and grant aid agreements for older persons in community healthcare organisation 1 in each of the years 2016 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33982/18]

Home Help Service Data

Niamh Smyth

1665. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the way in which the HSE is designating home help hours to its external agency carers in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33983/18]

Home Help Service Data

Niamh Smyth

1666. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the home help hours allocated for counties Cavan and Monaghan from 2010 to 2018; the number of applications received in this period, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33984/18]

Home Help Service Provision

Niamh Smyth

1667. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if extra full-time carer positions for the provision of home help hours in counties Cavan and Monaghan will be funded by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33985/18]

Ambulance Service Response Times

Niamh Smyth

1668. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if concerns in relation to ambulance response times in north County Meath, particularly in the Drumconrath area, will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33987/18]

Medical Card Administration

Niamh Smyth

1676. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health when carers are expected to receive a free general practitioners' visit card following the passing of legislation recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34069/18]

Ambulance Service Response Times

Niamh Smyth

1679. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) in relation to ambulance response times. [34080/18]

Psychological Services Waiting Lists

Niamh Smyth

1705. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting a primary care psychology appointment in counties Cavan and Monaghan for three, six, 12, 18, 24 and 36 months, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34336/18]

Psychological Services Waiting Lists

Niamh Smyth

1706. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to provide primary care psychology appointments to children in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34337/18]

Health Services Staff Data

Niamh Smyth

1707. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE outreach workers or outreach workers funded by the HSE in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and the areas that are covered by these persons. [34338/18]

Residential Institutions Data

Niamh Smyth

1708. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the number of residential care places in counties Cavan and Monaghan; the number of persons on the waiting list for residential care in the counties; the estimated waiting time and cost per place for residential care in the counties; the way in which these figures compare with those for other counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34339/18]

Disability Services Provision

Niamh Smyth

1709. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health his plans to create new places for residential care in counties Cavan and Monaghan; if not, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34340/18]

Health Services

Niamh Smyth

1710. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be urgently reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34341/18]

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

Niamh Smyth

1711. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 158 of 23 May 2018, if correspondence from a person (details supplied) in relation to same will be examined; the timeframe for the drug to be made available here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34349/18]

Hospital Appointments Status

Niamh Smyth

1712. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34350/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Niamh Smyth

1725. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if he will review and expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied) in Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34526/18]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Niamh Smyth

1736. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of the development of projects (details supplied); if other similar projects are in the planning stages in counties Cavan, Monaghan or Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34622/18]

Hospitals Building Programme

Niamh Smyth

1737. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of works planned for a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34623/18]

Hospital Services

Niamh Smyth

1744. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health his plans to invest in hospital services in counties Cavan and Monaghan; the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34655/18]

Ambulance Service Response Times

Niamh Smyth

1751. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the ambulance response times in counties Cavan, Monaghan and Meath; the latest response times available to him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34700/18]

Hospital Consultant Contracts

Niamh Smyth

1752. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time cardiologists working between hospitals (details supplied); the number of days per week in each hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34701/18]

Health Services Provision

Niamh Smyth

1771. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the areas that public health and district nurses in counties Cavan and Monaghan cover; if positions are vacant at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34751/18]

Hospital Staff Data

Niamh Smyth

1772. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time cardiologists at Cavan General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34752/18]

Hospital Staff Data

Niamh Smyth

1816. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies (details supplied) unfilled or filled on a temporary basis in Cavan and Monaghan hospitals; and the details of each. [35080/18]

Animal Welfare

Niamh Smyth

1919. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cattle that have tested positive for clenbuterol in counties Cavan and Monaghan from 2016 to date; the way in which they came to the attention of inspectors; the details of the latest detection; the measures being taken to reassure farmers and consumers in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33388/18]

Agriculture Scheme Payments

Niamh Smyth

1923. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a payment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33589/18]

Farm Safety

Niamh Smyth

1935. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding avenues for farmers to enhance safety measures on their farms; his plans for farmers to claim back VAT on equipment they purchase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34015/18]

Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme

Niamh Smyth

1936. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if dedicated funding which does not involve taking out finance is available to dairy farmers in counties Cavan and Monaghan who are struggling to pay their bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34020/18]

Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme

Niamh Smyth

1951. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce grant aid for land drainage for farmers due to severe wet weather; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34049/18]

Agriculture Schemes

Niamh Smyth

1952. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications that have been received from counties Cavan and Monaghan and nationally under the fodder transport scheme in tabular form. [34050/18]

GLAS Payments

Niamh Smyth

1953. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons in counties Cavan and Monaghan waiting for GLAS payments; the number of part payments issued; and his plans to process the outstanding payments. [34051/18]

GLAS Payments

Niamh Smyth

1954. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of delayed GLAS payments to persons in counties Cavan and Monaghan in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34052/18]

Brexit Issues

Niamh Smyth

1955. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to offset the impact of Brexit on farmers in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34053/18]

Fodder Crisis

Niamh Smyth

1956. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans and the supports in place to support farmers to feed livestock; if his Department and an organisation (details supplied) have discussed the potential fodder crisis in view of recent hot weather; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34054/18]

Sheepmeat Sector

Niamh Smyth

1957. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of sheep farmers that are of the view that lambs going direct from the holding of birth to slaughter should be fully exempt from electronic identification, EID, tagging in the incoming mandatory extension of EID tagging to all sheep; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34104/18]

North-South Interconnector

Niamh Smyth

2071. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason the publication of studies in relation to the North-South Interconnector has been delayed; the timeframe for publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34045/18]

National Broadband Plan Implementation

Niamh Smyth

2072. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeframe for broadband services to become available in counties Cavan and Monaghan under the national broadband plan; the status of fibre installation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34048/18]

National Broadband Plan Implementation

Niamh Smyth

2073. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of household and businesses waiting on the roll out of the national broadband plan in counties Cavan, Monaghan and Meath and nationally, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34061/18]

National Broadband Plan Implementation

Niamh Smyth

2074. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when high speed broadband will be available at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34185/18]

National Broadband Plan Implementation

Niamh Smyth

2082. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when high speed broadband will be available at a location (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34330/18]

Driver Test

Niamh Smyth

2195. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a driver test for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33421/18]

Driver Test Waiting Lists

Niamh Smyth

2196. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons on waiting lists for driver tests in counties Cavan and Monaghan; the length of time they have been waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33423/18]

Sports Capital Programme Applications Data

Niamh Smyth

2197. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of invalid applications under the 2018 Sports Capital Programme that are being reviewed by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33424/18]

Public Service Vehicles

Niamh Smyth

2198. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of applications received for the purchase of wheelchair accessible vehicles; and the number of grants paid for same in each year since 2014, by county, in tabular form. [33425/18]

Roads Maintenance Funding

Niamh Smyth

2208. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be provided for the repair of rural roads which have deteriorated due to weather occurrences and not been maintained because of stretched council resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33578/18]

Road Projects Status

Niamh Smyth

2209. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeframe for a safety review of a road project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33579/18]

Road Projects Status

Niamh Smyth

2210. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding for the extension of roads (details supplied) will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33581/18]

Road Projects Status

Niamh Smyth

2211. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the east-west link road; his views on the need for such a vital piece of infrastructure from east to west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33582/18]

Sports Capital Programme

Niamh Smyth

2239. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the successful applicants that applied for a capital sports grant in 2018 will be notified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34096/18]

Driver Test Waiting Lists

Niamh Smyth

2242. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expected waiting times and the number of persons waiting for a practical driver test by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34189/18]

Motor Tax Collection

Niamh Smyth

2243. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of commercial vehicle motor tax collected in each of the years 2015 to 2017; the amount paid online; the amount paid in a local authority office, by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34190/18]

Hotel Accommodation

Niamh Smyth

2244. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of hotel and guesthouse bedrooms available in each county; and the projected demand for hotel and guesthouse bed nights in each county over the next number of years. [34191/18]

Bus Services

Niamh Smyth

2245. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the new town and rural bus services that will be provided under the National Development Plan 2018-2027, by county in tabular form. [34192/18]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Niamh Smyth

2316. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason the second year is not being granted to children at a playschool; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32438/18]

CLÁR Programme

Niamh Smyth

2376. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding available for safety measures for schools that are not entitled to apply for CLÁR funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33184/18]

Rural Development Programme Funding

Niamh Smyth

2388. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding to be allocated to each county under the rural regeneration and development fund in the National Development Plan 2018-2027 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34187/18]

Local and Community Development Programme Expenditure

Niamh Smyth

2389. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount spent on the local and community development programme in each of the years 2015 to 2017; and the allocated spend for 2018, by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34188/18]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications

Niamh Smyth

2513. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason an application by a person (details supplied) took so long to process; the further reason it was refused; the options available to the person based on circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33554/18]

Carer's Allowance Delays

Niamh Smyth

2518. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the waiting times for processing carer's allowance and carer's benefit applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33647/18]

Community Employment Schemes Data

Niamh Smyth

2530. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years of age participating on a community employment scheme by county, in January 2017 and in June 2018, in tabular form. [34201/18]

Jobseeker's Allowance Data

Niamh Smyth

2531. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of young persons under 26 years of age that are in receipt of jobseeker’s allowance, jobseeker’s benefit and signing for credits for 12 months or more, by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34202/18]

Housing Policy

Niamh Smyth

2608. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans for the cohort of persons who cannot obtain a mortgage and are unable to save a deposit for a house due to high rental costs but are over the threshold for council housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34013/18]

Local Authority Housing Data

Niamh Smyth

2660. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of houses that have been acquired or purchased by Cavan County Council and Monaghan County Council, respectively, in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33386/18]

Local Authority Housing Data

Niamh Smyth

2661. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of houses that have been built by the local authorities in counties Cavan and Monaghan in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33387/18]

Migrant Integration

Niamh Smyth

2727. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the local authorities that have and have not appointed an officer with responsibility for migrant integration, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34332/18]

Housing Policy

Niamh Smyth

2728. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount of funding which will be allocated to the Rebuilding Ireland programme over the duration of its lifetime by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34333/18]

Vacant Properties Data

Niamh Smyth

2729. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of vacant or derelict hotel and guesthouse properties in each county. [34334/18]

Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility

Niamh Smyth

2730. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to raise the threshold for social housing supports in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34335/18]

Land Transfers

Niamh Smyth

2742. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding a land transfer; if he will provide advice or assistance on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34572/18]

Fire Stations Provision

Niamh Smyth

2743. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of plans and the timeline for the delivery of a fire station (details supplied); if there are other similar projects proposed in counties Cavan, Monaghan and Meath; the stages these are at in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34621/18]

Approved Housing Bodies

Niamh Smyth

2753. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of units covered by the enhanced leasing scheme by county; the anticipated cost in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34758/18]

Arts Funding

Niamh Smyth

2797. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the application procedure for the recent allocation of €76,000 to support small scale local festivals and summer schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32735/18]

Arts Funding

Niamh Smyth

2798. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the applications process for the recent allocation of €76,000 to support small scale local festivals and summer schools was advertised; the locations of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32736/18]

Arts Funding

Niamh Smyth

2799. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the festivals and summer schools that were awarded funding under the recent allocation of €76,000 to support small scale local festivals and summer schools; the areas in which the events take place; the amount of funding awarded to each festival and summer school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32737/18]

Arts Funding

Niamh Smyth

2800. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of applications received from small scale local festivals and summer schools in relation to the recent allocation of €76,000; the number of those applications that were successful and not successful, retrospectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32738/18]

City of Culture Initiative

Niamh Smyth

2808. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to concerns in relation to Galway City of Culture 2020; the steps she has taken in relation to these concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33161/18]

Creative Ireland Programme

Niamh Smyth

2809. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the cost per school of the artists in schools pilot project under the Creative Ireland programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33170/18]

Creative Ireland Programme

Niamh Smyth

2810. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the estimated cost of rolling out the creative schools programme to all primary and post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33233/18]

Ministerial Appointments

Niamh Smyth

2825. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of each political appointment to her Department since she was appointed; the pay grade, experience and qualification of each person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33318/18]

Film Industry

Niamh Smyth

2827. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 475 of 1 May 2018, when she will publish the economic analysis of the film, television and animation sector carried out by companies (details supplied) and commissioned in 2016; the reason for the delay in publishing this study; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33437/18]

State Bodies Funding

Niamh Smyth

2829. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a company (details supplied) has received funding from Screen Ireland since March 2017; her views in regard to a connection between Screen Ireland board members and the company and the perception of unfairness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33648/18]

State Bodies Funding

Niamh Smyth

2830. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a company (details supplied) has received funding from Screen Ireland since March 2017; her views in regard to a connection between Screen Ireland board members and the company and the perception of unfairness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33649/18]