Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

School Transport Provision

Eamon Scanlon

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

School Transport Provision

Eamon Scanlon

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

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision

Eamon Scanlon

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

Thalidomide Victims Compensation

Eamon Scanlon

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

Illness Benefit Payments

Eamon Scanlon

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

Services for People with Disabilities

Eamon Scanlon

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

Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme

Eamon Scanlon

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

Disability Allowance Appeals

Eamon Scanlon

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

Special Areas of Conservation

Eamon Scanlon

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

Hospital Procedures

Eamon Scanlon

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

Human Rights

Eamon Scanlon

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

Autism Support Services

Eamon Scanlon

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

Public Sector Pay

Eamon Scanlon

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

Home Help Service Provision

Eamon Scanlon

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

Orthodontic Services Provision

Eamon Scanlon

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

Cross-Border Health Services Provision

Eamon Scanlon

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

Home Care Packages

Eamon Scanlon

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

Home Care Packages Data

Eamon Scanlon

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

Health Services

Eamon Scanlon

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

Single Payment Scheme Appeals

Eamon Scanlon

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

Felling Licences

Eamon Scanlon

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

Early Childhood Care and Education

Eamon Scanlon

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

Water Services Infrastructure

Eamon Scanlon

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

Carer's Allowance Appeals

Eamon Scanlon

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

National Treatment Purchase Fund Eligibility

Eamon Scanlon

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

Respite Care Services

Eamon Scanlon

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

Health Services Provision

Eamon Scanlon

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

Invalidity Pension Appeals

Eamon Scanlon

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

Physiotherapy Provision

Eamon Scanlon

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

Health Services Staff Data

Eamon Scanlon

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

Disability Allowance Eligibility

Eamon Scanlon

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

Departmental Funding

Eamon Scanlon

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

CLÁR Programme

Eamon Scanlon

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

Commercial Property

Eamon Scanlon

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

Revenue Commissioners

Eamon Scanlon

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

Fibromyalgia Support Services

Eamon Scanlon

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

Ambulance Service Staff

Eamon Scanlon

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

Invalidity Pension Appeals

Eamon Scanlon

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

Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility

Eamon Scanlon

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

Tax Code

Eamon Scanlon

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

Disease Incidence

Eamon Scanlon

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

Legislative Reviews

Eamon Scanlon

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

Regional Airports

Eamon Scanlon

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

Regional Airports

Eamon Scanlon

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

Planning Issues

Eamon Scanlon

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

Home Renovation Incentive Scheme

Eamon Scanlon

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

Hospital Facilities

Eamon Scanlon

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

JobPath Programme

Eamon Scanlon

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

Community Employment Schemes Eligibility

Eamon Scanlon

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

Community Employment Schemes Review

Eamon Scanlon

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