Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Social Welfare Appeals

Eamon Scanlon

239. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a domiciliary care allowance appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48518/18]

Commercial Rates Exemptions

Eamon Scanlon

245. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 113 of 14 November 2018, if he will address specifically the substantial disadvantage placed on privately operated crèches which are competing against State supported crèches paying no commercial rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48431/18]

Blood Donations

Eamon Scanlon

455. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the screening process in place to detect Lyme disease in blood donations; the way in which the Irish Blood Transfusion Service assesses donors for symptoms of Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48165/18]

Sports Capital Programme Administration

Eamon Scanlon

566. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the allocation of the new round of 2018 sports capital programme grants will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48150/18]

Illness Benefit Applications

Eamon Scanlon

603. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding an illness benefit claim submitted by a person (details supplied) on 24 September 2018, which has not been lodged or processed by her Department; if the reason certificates for the application have not been processed will be investigated despite them 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. [47738/18]

Asylum Support Services

Eamon Scanlon

83. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is satisfied that enough supports are in place to Roscommon and Leitrim county councils to support asylum seekers in an accommodation centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47469/18]

Asylum Support Services

Eamon Scanlon

85. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps being taken to facilitate those who have been granted asylum in an accommodation centre (details supplied); the supports available or that will be made available to Leitrim and Roscommon county councils to provide support; the planned actions for integration services and community building projects; the steps he is taking to ensure that the medical and educational needs of asylum seekers can be met in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47509/18]

Direct Provision System

Eamon Scanlon

182. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is satisfied that enough supports are in place for children in a new direct provision centre (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47468/18]

Asylum Support Services

Eamon Scanlon

191. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps she will take to facilitate those who have been granted asylum in an accommodation centre (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47470/18]

Commercial Rates Exemptions

Eamon Scanlon

113. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if early childhood care and community educations services will be exempted from paying commercial rates; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that rates are affecting the running of businesses and, if not dramatically reduced, are likely to result in the closure of services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42559/18]

Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme Payments

Eamon Scanlon

276. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) is receiving a reduced rate of partial capacity benefit; when the full rate will be restored; when arrears will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47367/18]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility

Eamon Scanlon

375. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health when the FreeStyle Libre sensor will be made available on the long-term illness scheme for type 1 diabetics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46818/18]

Speech and Language Therapy Provision

Eamon Scanlon

129. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the position regarding speech and language therapy at a school (details supplied) in County Sligo; if maternity cover has been sanctioned; if not, when it is expected to be sanctioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46157/18]

Emergency Departments Waiting Times

Eamon Scanlon

133. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on hospital trolleys in all hospitals in the north-west region, including Roscommon University Hospital, in each month since September 2017, in tabular form; the number recorded in October 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46177/18]

Hospitals Funding

Eamon Scanlon

140. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the way in which additional funding announced in budget 2019 is being dispensed in Sligo University Hospital in view of the fact that it is among the worst hospitals affected by overcrowding; the specific funding to be provided in County Sligo for winter pressures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46197/18]

GLAS Payments

Eamon Scanlon

190. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a refund will issue to a person (details supplied) which has been withheld due to a departmental error; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46214/18]

Insurance Industry

Eamon Scanlon

193. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to situations in which insurance companies have exaggerated the size of payouts in order to increase premiums; if a taskforce will be established to investigate the increase in premiums; the amount insurance companies paid out in claims between 2015 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45191/18]

School Transport

Eamon Scanlon

330. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to restore part-time positions to the school bus network (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45311/18]

Fisheries Protection

Eamon Scanlon

835. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding the scheme for former eel fishermen; when a request for applications will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45319/18]

Road Safety

Eamon Scanlon

941. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the action being taken to address the dangerous junction at a location (details supplied) which is classified as a high accident prone zone; if his attention has been drawn to the safety issues at this junction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45778/18]

Heritage Schemes

Eamon Scanlon

1237. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the financial support available to Sligo County Council for the conservation and protection of Court Abbey, Mullinabreena, County Sligo; the estimated cost of assessing such a structure; if funds will be released to Sligo County Council for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45856/18]

Tax Code

Eamon Scanlon

22. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce a tax incentive to owners of vacant properties to refurbish same provided they are ceded to the local authority for social housing tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38911/18]

Schools Building Projects

Eamon Scanlon

169. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school (details supplied) in County Leitrim; if he will meet a delegation to discuss proposals regarding a new building for the school; the amount of funding allocated for new school buildings in budget 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44081/18]

Hospital Charges

Eamon Scanlon

70. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health his views on the campaign to abolish inpatient charges for cancer patients who do not qualify for a medical card and do not have private health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43269/18]

Disease Management

Eamon Scanlon

148. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health his plans to make blood tests for Lyme disease available here. [43617/18]

Junior Cycle Reform

Eamon Scanlon

267. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the timeline for the completion of junior certificate reforms; the arrangements for provision of training to teachers in the implementation of the new junior certificate curriculum for the school year 2018-2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43364/18]

School Curriculum

Eamon Scanlon

268. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to make history a compulsory subject for the junior certificate curriculum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43365/18]

Garda Recruitment

Eamon Scanlon

304. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which the strength of An Garda Síochána continues to be increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43195/18]

Garda Recruitment

Eamon Scanlon

305. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who applied for the current competition for An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43196/18]

Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Administration

Eamon Scanlon

306. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to address reports that Internet bot programmes are being used to block-book appointments with the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43234/18]

Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Administration

Eamon Scanlon

307. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to issues in respect of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service's new online appointment system whereby immigrants who apply for re-entry and renewal visas are being blocked from making appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43237/18]

Ministerial Correspondence

Eamon Scanlon

316. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43420/18]

Job Creation

Eamon Scanlon

348. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the steps she has taken in budget 2019 to encourage and promote job creation in counties Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon and Donegal and the north west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43877/18]

Hospital Facilities

Eamon Scanlon

402. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a catheterisation laboratory at Sligo University Hospital; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the HSE has spent more than eight times the cost of a new catheterisation lab sending patients to other hospitals and facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43445/18]

Speech and Language Therapy Provision

Eamon Scanlon

465. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the position regarding speech and language therapy at a school (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43768/18]

Agriculture Scheme Appeals

Eamon Scanlon

498. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of appeals lodged by farmers on Killery, Crossboy, Dromore and Castleore mountains with respect to land eligibility and burnt land for the purpose of the basic payment scheme 2018 payments; if the lands burnt in 2017 are eligible for the 2018 basic payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43349/18]

Roads Maintenance

Eamon Scanlon

567. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a proposal to establish a national fund to survey dangerous roadside trees and hedges will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43411/18]

Illness Benefit Payments

Eamon Scanlon

613. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if issues regarding the illness benefit payment system will be addressed and rectified; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that persons are waiting weeks without payment or are receiving reduced payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43199/18]

Small and Medium Enterprises Supports

Eamon Scanlon

43. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the way in which her Department is assisting small and medium-sized enterprises faced with escalating insurance costs and commercial rates, issues concerning access to banking services and the cost of credit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42565/18]

School Services Staff

Eamon Scanlon

128. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline his views on the fact that non-departmental school clerical staff are on inferior contracts and will receive no pension compared to departmental secretaries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42796/18]

Mortgage Lending

Eamon Scanlon

77. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Finance if a proposal (details supplied) will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42614/18]

Flood Risk Management

Eamon Scanlon

85. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if water levels in Lough Allen are to be reduced again due to flooding concerns; if an environmental impact study has been undertaken for this plan for Lough Allen basin; if not, when it is expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42661/18]

Job Creation

Eamon Scanlon

140. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the steps her Department and IDA Ireland are taking to increase job creation and attract companies to counties Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon and Donegal; the recent occasion on which IDA Ireland visited these counties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42637/18]

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

Eamon Scanlon

177. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health when the drug Spinraza will be approved for spinal muscular atrophy sufferers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42676/18]

Passport Applications Administration

Eamon Scanlon

134. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which a passport application can be made by a person (details supplied) in a country in which there is no Irish consulate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42448/18]

Primary Care Services Provision

Eamon Scanlon

409. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the efforts being made to secure general practitioner-led primary care in Carrigallen, County Leitrim, where no permanent doctor is positioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42012/18]

Foster Care Policy

Eamon Scanlon

590. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to outline the reason foster carers are no longer covered by public liability insurance through Tusla; when foster carers were notified that they were no longer covered; the efforts being made to address these matters; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41912/18]

Beef Industry

Eamon Scanlon

12. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to protect the interests of beef farmers in view of understandable frustration at poor prices and the ongoing systemic flaws in the relationship between farmers and factories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41263/18]

Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Eligibility

Eamon Scanlon

33. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts being made to ensure all applications under the areas of natural constraints scheme selected for a remote sensing eligibility inspection are carried out at the earliest date; when all finalised ANC payments will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41016/18]

Passport Applications

Eamon Scanlon

41. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; the target and turnaround time for passport applications; if turnaround times are regularly relayed to post office staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41013/18]

School Transport

Eamon Scanlon

83. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a school transport service will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40600/18]

Health Services Staff

Eamon Scanlon

244. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health his plans for an increase in funding for a community based podiatrist for persons with diabetes in County Sligo (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40716/18]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility

Eamon Scanlon

347. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health when the new contributory assessment conditions under the fair deal scheme will come into practice whereby land and businesses will be excluded after three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41135/18]

GLAS Payments

Eamon Scanlon

408. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when advance payments under the 2018 GLAS scheme will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41017/18]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Eligibility

Eamon Scanlon

469. 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. [40586/18]

Agriculture Scheme Appeals

Eamon Scanlon

176. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) that has been ongoing for approximately three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40391/18]

Afforestation Programme

Eamon Scanlon

180. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of grant aid drawn down in forestry premia and grants by Coillte, farmers and individual non-farmer private investors on an annual basis since the commencement of the current afforestation grant and forest premium; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40506/18]

Forestry Data

Eamon Scanlon

181. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide data relating to matters (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40521/18]

Citizenship Status

Eamon Scanlon

156. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a foreign birth registration application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39974/18]

Citizenship Status

Eamon Scanlon

157. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a foreign birth registration application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39975/18]

Harbours and Piers Funding

Eamon Scanlon

462. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding available to provide a safe landing facility on Inishmurray Island; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the landowners (details supplied) have no objection to works and will give way for works to proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39650/18]

Departmental Correspondence

Eamon Scanlon

80. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39130/18]

Public Appointments Service

Eamon Scanlon

81. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a Public Appointments Service campaign for a post (details supplied) is still ongoing; when applicants under consideration for appointment will receive correspondence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39170/18]

Work Permits Appeals

Eamon Scanlon

117. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status of an urgent work permit appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39128/18]

Electricity Transmission Network

Eamon Scanlon

171. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if areas on boil water notices will be prioritised for power restoration in the event of power outages due to poor weather in view of the added cost and implications for households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39129/18]

Sports Capital Programme

Eamon Scanlon

182. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of an approved sports capital grant application by a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39131/18]

Hospital Consultant Recruitment

Eamon Scanlon

180. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health when the two remaining consultant radiologist posts will be filled in Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39003/18]

Fisheries Protection

Eamon Scanlon

219. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding support measures for former licensed eel fishermen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39027/18]

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

Eamon Scanlon

244. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for CAMHS in CHO1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38270/18]

Home Care Packages Provision

Eamon Scanlon

278. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the number of home care packages provided in counties Sligo, Leitrim, Donegal and Roscommon in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38392/18]

Hospital Charges

Eamon Scanlon

372. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the €10 charge on medical card holders for X-rays in public hospitals; the rules regarding charging medical card holders that require X-rays as outpatients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38813/18]

Greenways Provision

Eamon Scanlon

416. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the development of the Sligo to Enniskillen greenway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38393/18]

Disease Incidence

Eamon Scanlon

139. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the number of reported cases of tuberculosis in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the position regarding the BCG tuberculosis vaccine and its availability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38112/18]

Hospital Services

Eamon Scanlon

159. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the expected completion date of the new acute mental health unit at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38188/18]

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data

Eamon Scanlon

162. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescents waiting for an appointment for child and adolescent mental health services in CHO1 to date in September 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38204/18]

Tax Collection

Eamon Scanlon

59. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) will be affected by a double taxation anomaly in regard to tax already paid in the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37890/18]

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

Eamon Scanlon

88. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health when the drug Spinraza will be approved for persons with spinal muscular atrophy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38029/18]

HSE Agency Staff

Eamon Scanlon

89. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the restoration of pay in section 39 organisations; if the claim that there will be no retrospective pay element for section 39 workers will be addressed; if his Department and the HSE are actively engaging with section 39 organisations; if funding will be provided to ensure continued services, for example, users of a service (details supplied) which is at risk during planned strike action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37891/18]

General Medical Services Scheme Administration

Eamon Scanlon

95. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the €10 charge on medical card holders for bloods taken by general practitioners; the rules regarding charging medical card holders who require routine blood tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37930/18]

Offshore Islands

Eamon Scanlon

119. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 464 of 3 July 2018, the reason it has taken a decade to cease landings on Inishmurray Island in view of an assessment in 2008 which deemed it to be unsuitable; the plans in place to provide for a safe landing facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37892/18]

Offshore Islands

Eamon Scanlon

120. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 464 of 3 July 2018, if the ban on paid access to Inishmurray Island will be removed; if a safe landing facility will be provided in view of the fact that the lack of same is dangerous to the archaeology of the island; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37893/18]

Road Improvement Schemes

Eamon Scanlon

122. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding available for local authorities to upgrade class 2 and 3 roads in 2018; the funding available to local authorities to upgrade roads in circumstances in which residents are not willing or able to contribute the 15% needed to allow the community involvement scheme to progress; if it could be considered that funding under CIS and CLÁR for school car parks and school playgrounds could be transferred to the Department of Education and Skills to allow for more funding for local and regional public roads in need of repair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37967/18]

Tax Credits

Eamon Scanlon

145. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Finance the reason for the reduction in a person's (details supplied) tax credits; the process by which the person can appeal same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37762/18]

Occupational Therapy Staff

Eamon Scanlon

736. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists working in CHO1; the number of retirements in the past 12 months; when these positions will be filled; when a post (details supplied) will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35954/18]

Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding

Eamon Scanlon

1362. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the rate of subsidy paid to group water schemes will be increased in view of the fact that the subsidies paid to group water schemes do not cover the full maintenance costs of the schemes and in some cases there is a shortfall of between 25% and 35% annually; if the cost of the shortfall could be met at the end of 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36182/18]

School Accommodation Provision

Eamon Scanlon

460. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an additional school accommodation application by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32416/18]

Heritage Sites

Eamon Scanlon

958. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a site (details supplied) in County Sligo will be taken in charge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30532/18]

Departmental Correspondence

Eamon Scanlon

113. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if correspondence has been received from a club (details supplied) regarding a site in County Sligo; if the contents were given due consideration; if so, the result of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29241/18]

Ambulance Service Data

Eamon Scanlon

292. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the reason an ambulance took almost five hours to attend to a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim on 11 June 2018; if inquiries will be made into the event; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28839/18]

Speech and Language Therapy Staff

Eamon Scanlon

395. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health when a second speech and language therapist will be allocated to a school (details supplied) for learning disabilities in County Sligo; when a behavioural therapist will be reappointed; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is only one speech and language therapist serving 44 children in the school and 100 adults in a centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29399/18]

Afforestation Programme

Eamon Scanlon

415. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision is expected on an afforestation licence appeal by persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29201/18]

Afforestation Programme

Eamon Scanlon

416. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a forestry appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29249/18]

Offshore Islands

Eamon Scanlon

464. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of landing licences on Inishmurray Island; if the decision to ban boats from landing on the island will be reversed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29164/18]

Child Care Services

Eamon Scanlon

477. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to increase wages in the early childcare sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28713/18]

CLÁR Programme

Eamon Scanlon

487. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of an application for CLÁR funding by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28661/18]

Community Employment Schemes Supervisors

Eamon Scanlon

519. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the finance required to fund overdue pension entitlements for community employment supervisors has been approved and ring-fenced in budget 2019 Estimates following the passing of a motion in Dáil Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28970/18]

Capital Assistance Scheme Applications

Eamon Scanlon

544. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28696/18]

National Monuments

Eamon Scanlon

579. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding or financial support allocated to Sligo County Council for the conservation of Court Abbey, Mullinabreena, County Sligo; if it will be declared a national monument; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29239/18]

Home Help Service Provision

Eamon Scanlon

47. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the reason CHO 1 was 61,000 home support hours behind target in the first quarter of 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28188/18]

GLAS Issues

Eamon Scanlon

242. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the start date for the cutting of traditional hay meadows under GLAS can be extended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28597/18]