Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Minor Works Scheme

Marc MacSharry

87. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education and Skills if payment of a minor works grant to a school (details supplied) in County Leitrim will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52496/17]

Autism Support Services

Marc MacSharry

145. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is nobody appointed within the HSE who can assess children for autism in counties Sligo and Leitrim (details supplied); if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that having children assessed for autism privately is not an option for the majority of parents due to the cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52398/17]

Tax Collection

Marc MacSharry

96. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance the costs that will apply to the establishment of the infrastructure and specialist staff to manage the escrow fund which will hold the €13 billion which the European Commission has directed Ireland to collect from a company (details supplied) in lieu of their calculation of tax owing to Ireland by the company subject to an ongoing appeal in the European Courts; the budget that has been set aside for this within the finance budget Vote for 2018; the reason the existing infrastructure of the NTMA is not being used for this purpose; the extent to which the company has designed the process being followed by his Department heretofore; if the costs of this infrastructure and specialist staff being met by the company or the taxpayer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52094/17]

General Practitioner Services

Marc MacSharry

176. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health if he will review the case of a dispensing general practitioner (details supplied) who services over 470 persons on the GMS in a rural Sligo and Leitrim area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52115/17]

General Practitioner Services

Marc MacSharry

187. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the reason that general practitioners who are providing a much needed dispensing service to elderly and marginalised persons in rural areas were not informed of their respective annual dispensing figures until 2017 by the primary care reimbursement service, PCRS; if his attention has been drawn to the fact they were not informed of their right of appeal in cases in which termination of contract notices were issued at short notice by PCRS based on new performance requirements set by it; his plans to review the flawed methodology used by PCRS to determine performance requirements having regard to the fact that blister high tech drugs and new oral anti coagulants which are the more expensive drugs cannot be dispensed by general practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52187/17]

Garda Strength

Marc MacSharry

99. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in each Garda station in counties Sligo and Leitrim as of 1 November 2017; the number of community gardaí in the division; and the number of Garda Reserve and new recruits assigned to the division since recruitment resumed in 2014. [51651/17]

Passport Controls

Marc MacSharry

127. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that at Faro Airport in Portugal Irish tourists are required to go through separate passport control from those of other EU countries; the reason for same; if his attention was not drawn to the fact, if inquiries will be made with the Portuguese authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51513/17]

VAT Rate Application

Marc MacSharry

150. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance his plans to review the value-added tax, VAT, rate on a defibrillator in order to make this life-saving piece of equipment more affordable for local voluntary groups to purchase; his plans to make provision for the reimbursement of VAT paid by these voluntary organisations for such equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52022/17]

DEIS Status

Marc MacSharry

179. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) in County Sligo was not included in the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools or DEIS programme; the reason the school's appeal has never been replied to; the criteria the school did not meet in view of the deprivation in this area and the inclusion of all other surrounding schools in the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51515/17]

DEIS Status

Marc MacSharry

201. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) in west county Sligo was not included in the DEIS programme; the reason the school's appeal has not been answered or replied to; the criteria the school did not meet; the reason other schools in the area have been included while the school was not in view of the deprivation in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51799/17]

Garda Station Refurbishment

Marc MacSharry

284. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason no remedial works have been carried out at Sligo Garda station as committed to by Garda management in October 2016; the timeframe for remedial works to commence and be completed; if these works will be immediately commenced; the process and status of the site acquisition and construction of a new regional Garda station in Sligo in view of previous statements (details supplied); his views on whether following the action of an organisations members on 20 November 2017, there is no functioning regional Garda Headquarters in Sligo or the Border counties. [50625/17]

Seniors Alert Scheme

Marc MacSharry

548. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he is will request Pobal to run at least one of the upcoming information events regarding the operation of the new seniors alerts scheme for community groups in counties Sligo and Mayo outside of normal working hours in order to facilitate persons who run this scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48816/17]

Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme

Marc MacSharry

57. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance if he will review the case of a person (detailed supplied) in County Sligo; if such appeal hearings can be heard locally in the future to facilitate persons who cannot travel long distances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48458/17]

Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists

Marc MacSharry

37. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the action being taken to address the long waiting times for orthodontic services in the north west. [48214/17]

Rare Diseases

Marc MacSharry

162. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health if the rare diseases medicinal products technology review committee has met since its formation; the membership of the committee; the findings it has come to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48358/17]

Medicinal Products

Marc MacSharry

163. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the composition of the HSE drugs group according to profession, by individual profession; the number of persons that sit on the group; the length of time each member serves on the committee; the membership of the committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48359/17]

Medical Card Administration

Marc MacSharry

277. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the current practice of awarding medical cards from the date of decision rather than the date of receipt of the application is causing financial hardship to persons who have incurred medical expenses during the period of assessment and others who have been unable to avail of the examination fees waiver due to the fact they did not hold a medical card on the specified date, as required by the State Examinations Commission, but were awarded the full medical card subsequently; if he will request the HSE to review the guidelines in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47694/17]

Tax Compliance

Marc MacSharry

243. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance the tax implications for Irish citizens living here that held property abroad (details supplied); if an amnesty is still available to such persons to retrospectively comply with their obligations without penalties and interest; if so, the details of such amnesty; if not, his plans to re-establish such an amnesty to permit the substantial number of persons that wish to meet retrospective tax liabilities which arise from rental income from property in other countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46818/17]

Teacher Secondment

Marc MacSharry

322. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the retrospective nature of statutory instrument No. 394 of 2017 (details supplied) and the negative impact that this will have on the network and quality of management and service delivery into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45913/17]

Court Orders

Marc MacSharry

638. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the reason, further to an order to require discovery in November 2016 by the High Court, his Department has not complied with this order as of 9 October 2017; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons are suffering as a result of alleged mistreatment by way of the administration of the pandemrix vaccine without full information being made available to them at the time and who now suffer from narcolepsy and are waiting for the full discovery of information as ordered by the High Court in November 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45723/17]

Health Services Provision

Marc MacSharry

639. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 230 of 12 October 2016 and 372 of 17 October 2017, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons suffering from narcolepsy alleged to be caused by the pandemrix vaccine are not assured of access to rapid diagnosis treatment, multidisciplinary assessments led by clinical experts and have access only to a dysfunctional centre in St. James’s hospital insufficiently staffed with inadequate resources and without the rapid access to multidisciplinary clinical experts (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45724/17]

Garda Stations

Marc MacSharry

120. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of a submission made by a person (details supplied) seeking consideration by the OPW of a specific site the person wished to offer for the new regional Garda headquarters in Sligo; the reason the person in question has had no reply; if a specific site is the subject of ongoing procurement processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45055/17]

State Properties

Marc MacSharry

121. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the purpose and origin of the State property miscellaneous deposits account; the balance in the account; the areas from which the deposits are derived; the reason it is not reflected through the general government fund and not brought before the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45082/17]

State Properties

Marc MacSharry

122. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason there is no register in place to record each property accrual to the State in circumstances (details supplied); the reason there is no process within Government Departments to record assets accruing in this manner; the nature, number, value and location of such assets which have accrued to the State in this manner, in tabular form; if not, the process being established to rectify this anomaly; the Department which has responsibility for same; the timeframe envisaged for its completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45083/17]

State Properties

Marc MacSharry

123. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the accounts not presented to Dáil Éireann or reflected in the general Government fund in view of the existence of the State property miscellaneous deposit account; the balance of each account; the person or body that manages these accounts; the areas from which moneys within these accounts are derived; the purposes the funds are used for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45084/17]

Hospital Staff

Marc MacSharry

238. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the status of a dignity at work complaint submitted by a person (details supplied) working at Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital, Dublin; the detail of the process; the length of time the process will take; when it will be concluded; if there have been changes to the treatment of the complainant during the process; if so, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44732/17]

Garda Station Closures

Marc MacSharry

7. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when Stepaside Garda station will reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44071/17]

Garda Stations

Marc MacSharry

88. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the location of the site for the new Garda headquarters (details supplied) in County Sligo; if it has been procured; the status of the project; the timeframe for planning, construction and completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42318/17]

School Accommodation

Marc MacSharry

177. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the allocation for the provision of a multipurpose room which is needed for the pupils and staff of a school (details supplied); if approval will be given; the timeframe involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42324/17]

Alcohol Sales Legislation

Marc MacSharry

216. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to recent legislation passed which provides for craft brewers licenced to sell their products to brewery visitors between certain times, if the licence is a saleable asset; if it is transferable; if they can be converted to full licences in time; if the licence will expire if a business closes down; the way in which it is proposed to police the operating hours which apply to the licence; the way in which it is proposed to police limiting the sale of products manufactured on the premises as the only alcohol products sold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42819/17]

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

Marc MacSharry

436. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health if a High Court appeal as set out under section 27 of the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013 is the only mechanism for a pharmaceutical company to seek reimbursement of a medicine in circumstances in which the HSE has decided not to reimburse the medicine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42313/17]

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

Marc MacSharry

437. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health his plans to establish an independent review mechanism to review appeals by pharmaceutical companies in circumstances in which the HSE has decided not to reimburse their medicinal products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42314/17]

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

Marc MacSharry

438. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the difference in approach taken by Irish and other European assessors of a medicine's clinical and cost effectiveness with regard to treatments for rare disease in circumstances in which certain medicines are readily available in over 22 other European countries but have been refused access here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42315/17]

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

Marc MacSharry

439. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the role the US Food and Drug Administration, FDA, has in assessing a medicine for reimbursement here under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013; if a conflicting position between the FDA and the European Medicines Authority has a material role in assessing such medicines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42316/17]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Marc MacSharry

8. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the reason the 18-month target for outpatient appointments set by his predecessor has yet to be met at Sligo University Hospital. [40988/17]

Carer's Allowance Applications

Marc MacSharry

265. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will have a decision on a carer's allowance application in view of the fact that the person concerned is due to travel abroad shortly with their child for treatment which cannot be provided here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41047/17]

Carer's Benefit Payments

Marc MacSharry

275. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will have their carer's benefit payment reinstated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41154/17]

IBRC Liquidation

Marc MacSharry

175. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 133 of 11 September 2017, if he will provide copies of all minutes of meetings between his Department and the special liquidators in relation to the costs of the liquidation of IBRC since 7 February 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39534/17]

IBRC Liquidation

Marc MacSharry

176. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 133 of 11 September 2017, the queries in relation to costs that were raised by him with the special liquidators; the way in which these were addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39535/17]

IBRC Liquidation

Marc MacSharry

177. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 134 of 11 September 2017, the basis on which the rebate of €5 million was provided by the special liquidators in respect of their costs; if this or other rebates were requested by him; the way in which the sum of €5 million was calculated; if it related to overcharging or failure to deliver the services that were the subject of the original charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39536/17]

IBRC Liquidation

Marc MacSharry

178. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 134 of 11 September 2017, the way in which a statement (details supplied) is correct; if he will request the special liquidators to provide the information requested in view of the fact that further to Parliamentary Question No. 286 of 9 June 2015 he provided same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39537/17]

IBRC Liquidation

Marc MacSharry

179. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance the policies, reporting requirements and specific oversight procedures he has put in place since 7 February 2013 for the costs of the liquidation and the special liquidators of IBRC; if he has engaged an external party or other State entity to examine and challenge the invoices produced; the work upon which the costs are based; the method of charging and calculation of such costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39538/17]

Alcohol Consumption Data

Marc MacSharry

399. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of alcohol consumption statistics to differentiate between the total alcohol consumption per capita greater than 15 years of age of the population and the total alcohol per capita greater than 15 years of age consumption in litres of pure alcohol of tourists visiting here in each of the years 2014 to 2016 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39211/17]

State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility

Marc MacSharry

708. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 389 of 15 November 2016, the timeframe for proposals to be made available; if entitlement to a mixed insurance pro rata pension will still be an option for persons that have employment both in the public and private sectors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39532/17]

IBRC Liquidation

Marc MacSharry

133. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance the frequency of meetings between his Department and the special liquidators of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation; when the last meeting took place; if regular updates are provided at such meetings on costs charged and incurred by the special liquidators; the oversight, examination and decision making undertaken regarding the costs charged and incurred by the special liquidators by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37603/17]

IBRC Liquidation

Marc MacSharry

134. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance the costs charged and incurred by the special liquidators of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation by charging rates per hour or parts thereof; the number of hours or parts thereof actually charged by the types of work performed; the descriptions of work performed; the number of persons performing the work in respect of each of the foregoing categories from 7 February 2013 to date in 2017, in respect of each grade (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37604/17]

IBRC Liquidation

Marc MacSharry

135. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance if his Department or its agents or the Comptroller and Auditor General has examined the procurement processes, accounting, controls and oversight of the costs of the special liquidators of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation; the results of such examinations; the location in which they are published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37605/17]

IBRC Liquidation

Marc MacSharry

136. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance if he will furnish a copy of the contract between his Department and the special liquidators of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37606/17]

IBRC Liquidation

Marc MacSharry

137. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance if he will furnish a copy of the indemnity provided by his Department to the special liquidators of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation as part of the conduct of the liquidation of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation and correspondence relating thereto; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37607/17]

IBRC Expenditure

Marc MacSharry

138. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance if there has been an increase in the rates of fees charged by the special liquidators of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation since the date of their appointment; if an increase in the rates of fees has been approved directly or by reference to NAMA fee rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37608/17]

School Funding

Marc MacSharry

334. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the way in which post-primary schools in County Leitrim are funded; the top-up, if any, that applies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37339/17]

School Funding

Marc MacSharry

335. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the annual budget for a post-primary school (details supplied) in County Leitrim, in particular, special needs funding and its specific purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37340/17]

State Examinations

Marc MacSharry

336. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason students in a post-primary school (details supplied) in County Leitrim are not provided the option of the leaving certificate applied programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37341/17]

School Curriculum

Marc MacSharry

337. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a comparative expenditure analysis of the ETB's proposal for the provision of an equivalent to the leaving certificate applied programme in a town (details supplied) in County Leitrim versus the cost of the introduction of the LCA programme in the post-primary school in the same town has been carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37342/17]

Health Services Staff

Marc MacSharry

505. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health if a full-time contract will be allocated to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33636/17]

Garda Data

Marc MacSharry

55. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in each Garda station in counties Sligo and Leitrim as of 30 June 2017; and the number of new recruits assigned to the division since recruitment resumed in 2014. [32863/17]

Road Projects Expenditure

Marc MacSharry

682. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will organise and facilitate the co-ordination of his Department and the Departments of rural and community affairs, Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government and Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to jointly finance the construction of the western distributor road in Sligo town for a total amount in the region of €15 million which is ready for tendering and is necessary to open lands owned by the IDA for use in view of the fact all other lands owned by it in the greater urban Sligo area have now been exhausted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32449/17]

State Examinations

Marc MacSharry

198. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education and Skills the funding arrangements to post-primary schools for the leaving certificate applied, LCA, programme; if schools that choose to organise the LCA programme can access funding in year one of the two year programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31102/17]

Departmental Staff

Marc MacSharry

337. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health to set out the details of those employed in his Department who also have responsibilities with an advocacy group (details supplied); the details of their roles, grades and responsibilities in the Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29527/17]

National Lottery Funding Data

Marc MacSharry

338. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health to set out in tabular form the national lottery grant funding that has been used to fund conferences, events and advocacy campaigns to tackle alcohol misuse since 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29528/17]

Vaccination Programme

Marc MacSharry

360. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the date on which the HSE and the Government were advised by a company (details supplied) that there was an issue with the Pandemrix swine influenza vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29677/17]

Vaccination Programme

Marc MacSharry

361. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the issue specifically a company (details supplied) outlined with the Pandemrix swine influenza vaccine in terms of side effects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29678/17]

Vaccination Programme

Marc MacSharry

362. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the date on which the Government and HSE took appropriate action following being informed of the issues with the Pandemrix swine influenza vaccine; the action which was taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29679/17]

Vaccination Programme

Marc MacSharry

363. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the date on which the HSE ceased promoting the use of the Pandemrix swine influenza vaccine as essential in the prevention of swine influenza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29680/17]

Vaccination Programme

Marc MacSharry

364. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health when the HSE will release information regarding the side effects of the Pandemrix swine influenza vaccine to the legal representatives of the families of the children affected by the vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29681/17]

Public Procurement Contracts

Marc MacSharry

381. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which he can reconcile the prohibitive turnover criteria and other discriminatory exclusionist criteria for contractors to qualify to tender for State contract works; his plans to rectify this discriminatory practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27536/17]

State Examinations Fee Exemptions

Marc MacSharry

468. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will direct his Department to refund parents on low incomes with dependent children who could not avail of the State examination fee waiver for medical card holders (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27009/17]

Ireland Scholarship Programme

Marc MacSharry

469. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will direct his Department to include a person (details supplied) in County Sligo who is dependent on their parents who are medical cardholders as a candidate for the 2017 all-Ireland third level scholarship scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27010/17]

School Curriculum

Marc MacSharry

547. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the lack of availability of the leaving certificate applied programme in post-primary schools in County Leitrim on the grounds of the discriminatory exclusion of suitable educational options for children living in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27996/17]

School Curriculum

Marc MacSharry

548. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he will take to prevent individual schools from opting not to have the leaving certificate applied programme available to students as an option in view of the fact that it promotes elitism, discrimination and attaches a stigma to this programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27997/17]

Departmental Correspondence

Marc MacSharry

1153. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health if the HSE management in the Sligo area have formally written to national management to highlight the risk posed by a lack of resources for children's services in counties Sligo and Leitrim and that they do not have the capacity to deal with the demand; if he will provide a copy of this correspondence as was reported on a radio station (details supplied) on 1 June 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27052/17]

Mental Health Services Funding

Marc MacSharry

1154. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health his plans and the timeframe to address the lack of resources for CAMHS and children's health services in counties Sligo and Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27053/17]

Mental Health Services Staff

Marc MacSharry

1155. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health when a full time child psychiatrist will be provided to address the long waiting list of vulnerable children in counties Sligo and Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27054/17]

Mental Health Services Data

Marc MacSharry

1156. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting appointment and diagnosis under the remit of CAMHS in counties Sligo and Leitrim, south Donegal and west Cavan; the length of waiting time for each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27055/17]

National Treatment Purchase Fund

Marc MacSharry

1157. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health if the National Treatment Purchase Fund can be used to reduce the length of time vulnerable children are waiting to be seen and receive a diagnosis by CAMHS in the Sligo Leitrim, south Donegal and west Cavan areas; if not, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27056/17]

Carer's Benefit Eligibility

Marc MacSharry

2012. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details suppled) in County Sligo will have their carer's benefit payment reinstated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27089/17]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications

Marc MacSharry

2016. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made regarding an application for domiciliary care allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27179/17]

Defence Forces Pensions

Marc MacSharry

2283. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim will have a decision on their application for a disability pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27440/17]

Medicinal Products Expenditure

Marc MacSharry

463. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health if funding will be made available for the drug, Nivolamub, for a person (details supplied) in County Sligo, which their oncologist has recommended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25666/17]

Crime Levels

Marc MacSharry

77. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on an ICSA, Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association, report that suggests that two thirds of farming families have been affected by crime relating to their farming enterprise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24352/17]

Tax Code

Marc MacSharry

101. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered increasing the standard rate tax band from €33,800, based on personal circumstances of a single, widowed or a surviving civil partner, to €36,900 with a similar increase for all other personal circumstances; if he will provide a costing of same in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23419/17]

Tax Code

Marc MacSharry

102. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered introducing an additional tax band for income levels between €33,800 and €36,900 taxable at 33% based on personal circumstances of a single, widowed or a surviving civil partner without qualifying children with a similar band for all other personal circumstances; if he will provide a costing of same in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23420/17]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications

Marc MacSharry

145. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made regarding a domiciliary care allowance for a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22538/17]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications

Marc MacSharry

296. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will have a decision in relation to an application for a domiciliary care allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21913/17]

Carer's Benefit Applications

Marc MacSharry

297. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will have a decision in relation to an application for carer's benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21914/17]

Rural Social Scheme

Marc MacSharry

305. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to treat the rural social scheme solely as a labour activation mechanism as opposed to its original role when introduced in 2004 as a support for part-time farmers and fishermen (details supplied); his views on whether this will spell the end of social supports for members of the farming and fishing industry who wish to remain in that industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22075/17]

Rural Social Scheme

Marc MacSharry

306. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to address a situation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22076/17]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Marc MacSharry

421. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health if he will secure treatment for two children (details supplied) who have been chronically neglected as a result of case mismanagement and inordinate delays; and if he will use the National Treatment Purchase Fund to facilitate urgent treatment for the children involved privately. [21536/17]

National Children's Hospital

Marc MacSharry

214. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the provisions being made for rheumatology services in the new children’s hospital at Saint James's; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21362/17]

National Children's Hospital

Marc MacSharry

215. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health if the new children’s hospital in Saint James's will have a dedicated rheumatology unit with an infusion suite; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21363/17]

Health Services Provision

Marc MacSharry

216. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide regional outreach clinics and services for children suffering with rheumatology conditions from regional areas particularly the north west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21364/17]

Pension Provisions

Marc MacSharry

464. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the process available to fire fighter representative organisations that wish to have the mandatory retirement age of 58 years lengthened to 60 years on a discretionary basis subject to health and fitness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19817/17]

Local Authority Leases

Marc MacSharry

505. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if the process of finalising a sublease for Sligo County Council for a local company (details supplied) can be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20714/17]

Departmental Staff

Marc MacSharry

516. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given to sanctioning permanent contracts for clerical officers employed on continuous temporary contracts for over five years (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20034/17]

Passport Services

Marc MacSharry

639. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will consider establishing a third national passport office based in the north west region at the former Government offices of the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs at Tubbercurry, County Sligo (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20099/17]

International Agreements

Marc MacSharry

642. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he inadvertently or intentionally misled Dáil Éireann regarding the existence of an agreement with the Royal Air Force, RAF, and other British authorities which in certain circumstances would permit RAF operations in Irish airspace in responding to Parliamentary Question No. 34 of 12 April 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20139/17]

International Agreements

Marc MacSharry

643. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his interpretation of SI Number 74 of 1952, Air Navigation (Foreign Military Aircraft) Order 1952, section 5 (details supplied) extends to operations of military aircraft within Irish airspace in the event of a terrorist attack; if so, the way he reconciles this with Article 15.6 of the Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20140/17]

International Agreements

Marc MacSharry

644. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when it is proposed to bring the details of an agreement made on behalf of Ireland by civil servants from the Department of Defence, his Department and the Irish Aviation Authority with the Royal Air Force to permit military operations in Irish Airspace in certain circumstances to the attention of the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20141/17]

International Agreements

Marc MacSharry

645. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he plans to maintain the secrecy of the existence and detail of an agreement which exists between Ireland and the Royal Air Force, RAF, which would permit the RAF to carry out military operations in Irish air space in certain circumstances which was concluded without the express knowledge and approval of the director of military aviation, general officer commanding the Air Corps or the gardaí from the Houses of the Oireachtas; if so, the article in Bunreacht na hÉireann which permits the secrecy of such an agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20142/17]

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

Marc MacSharry

844. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the number of applications made to the HSE for drug reimbursement since 2012; the number of these applications that were for drugs with rare disease orphan designation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19423/17]