Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Gender Recognition

Niamh Smyth

426. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if there are two physicians only willing to prescribe hormone replacement therapy here. [11781/18]

Health Services Data

Niamh Smyth

427. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each local health office area that are waiting for hormone replacement therapy; and the number waiting less than one year, one to two years and more than two years for same. [11782/18]

Gender Recognition

Niamh Smyth

428. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a requirement of psychiatric diagnosis for hormone replacement therapy is viewed as offensive by the transgender community. [11783/18]

General Practitioner Training

Niamh Smyth

429. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if general practitioner education on transgender healthcare will be rolled out nationwide. [11784/18]

Gender Recognition

Niamh Smyth

430. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if the diagnostic model for hormone replacement therapy will be abolished. [11785/18]

Services for People with Disabilities

Niamh Smyth

491. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has never been offered respite care; the reason routine hours are being changed by carers visiting the house each day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12131/18]

Services for People with Disabilities

Niamh Smyth

496. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of a full-time bed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12158/18]

National Lottery Funding Disbursement

Niamh Smyth

497. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health when the national lottery grant scheme 2018 will commence; the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12159/18]

Hospital Appointments Status

Niamh Smyth

498. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12160/18]

Health Services Provision

Niamh Smyth

500. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health his plans to put the relevant supports and pathway to care in place for persons with a condition (details supplied); the timeframe for same; his further plans to address the concerns outlined in correspondence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12167/18]

Hospital Appointments Status

Niamh Smyth

512. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12215/18]

Hospital Appointments Status

Niamh Smyth

563. 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. [12418/18]

Home Care Packages Data

Niamh Smyth

624. 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. [12667/18]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data

Niamh Smyth

625. 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. [12668/18]

Mental Health Services Data

Niamh Smyth

626. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the number of child and adolescent mental health service, CAHMS, hours of service available by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12669/18]

Mental Health Services Data

Niamh Smyth

627. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the number of young persons on the waiting list for child and adolescent mental health service, CAMHS, in counties Cavan and Monaghan at the end of December 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12670/18]

Orthodontic Services

Niamh Smyth

628. 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. [12671/18]

Psychological Services

Niamh Smyth

629. 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 more than 36 months, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12672/18]

Services for People with Disabilities

Niamh Smyth

630. 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. [12673/18]

Home Help Service Data

Niamh Smyth

631. 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. [12674/18]

Community Care

Niamh Smyth

632. 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 health care organisation area 1, CHO1, in each of the years 2016 and 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12675/18]

Hospital Appointments Administration

Niamh Smyth

643. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12722/18]

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

Niamh Smyth

654. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if he will review correspondence (details supplied); the reason the HSE has not met with the drug company in question; the position regarding this drug; the reason the HSE has not followed his direction in relation to this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12812/18]

Hospital Appointments Status

Niamh Smyth

666. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; if an appointment will be scheduled sooner than December 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12887/18]

Basic Payment Scheme Appeals

Niamh Smyth

689. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a farm payment appeal by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; the status of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11841/18]

Agriculture Scheme Data

Niamh Smyth

741. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications under the fodder transport scheme that have been received from counties Cavan and Monaghan; and the number received from the rest of the country, in tabular form. [12652/18]

GLAS Data

Niamh Smyth

742. 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 have the outstanding payments processed. [12653/18]

GLAS Data

Niamh Smyth

743. 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. [12654/18]

Brexit Supports

Niamh Smyth

744. 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. [12655/18]

GLAS Appeals

Niamh Smyth

762. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a GLAS payment will be reviewed and expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12912/18]

Broadband Service Speeds

Niamh Smyth

791. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding broadband speeds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12143/18]

Trading Online Voucher Scheme

Niamh Smyth

800. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the uptake of the trading online voucher scheme both in 2017 and since the scheme’s introduction by county; if the scheme is being expanded; if so, if such an expansion will include data protection and cyber security; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12664/18]

National Broadband Plan Implementation

Niamh Smyth

801. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeframe for full implementation of the national broadband plan in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12665/18]

North-South Interconnector

Niamh Smyth

802. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the North-South Interconnector project; if a constructive assessment has taken place in this regard; if public concerns on this matter will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12666/18]

Road Network

Niamh Smyth

846. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) will be addressed. [12212/18]

Bus Services

Niamh Smyth

851. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Bus Éireann and TII will be informed regarding the dangers at a bus stop (details supplied); if this will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12348/18]

Driver Test Waiting Lists

Niamh Smyth

860. 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; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12686/18]

Sports Capital Programme Data

Niamh Smyth

861. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of invalid applications under the 2017 sports capital programme that are being reviewed by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12687/18]

Public Service Vehicles

Niamh Smyth

862. 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. [12688/18]

Roads Maintenance Funding

Niamh Smyth

878. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review a matter (details supplied) regarding funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12932/18]

Youth Work Projects Data

Niamh Smyth

899. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of youth workers funded in counties Cavan and Monaghan; the way in which this number compares proportionally with the number of youth workers employed throughout the rest of the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12663/18]

LEADER Programmes Data

Niamh Smyth

916. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding allocated to LEADER programmes in counties Cavan and Monaghan in 2017; the level of funding to be provided for these programmes in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12657/18]

Illness Benefit Applications

Niamh Smyth

951. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person's (details supplied) certificates were not submitted; if the case will be reviewed; the benefits the person will be entitled to in March 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12261/18]

Unemployment Levels

Niamh Smyth

977. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures she has taken to address the above average unemployment levels that persist in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12632/18]

Social Welfare Benefits Data

Niamh Smyth

978. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of adult dependants in receipt of a social welfare claim by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12633/18]

Labour Activation Programmes Data

Niamh Smyth

979. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of adult dependants on a social welfare labour activation scheme by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12634/18]

JobPath Data

Niamh Smyth

980. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons on JobPath in counties Cavan and Monaghan as of 1 February 2018; the number of persons who were on JobPath for the same date in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12635/18]

Local Authority Housing Funding

Niamh Smyth

1031. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied); if funds will be provided to allow local authorities to complete houses in unfinished estates in an effort to tackle the social housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12229/18]

Vacant Properties Data

Niamh Smyth

1056. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of persons who have taken up the vacant housing repair and lease scheme by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12682/18]

Vacant Properties Data

Niamh Smyth

1057. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the budget expenditure for the vacant housing repair and lease scheme by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12683/18]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Niamh Smyth

1058. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans for further social housing projects in counties Cavan and Monaghan. [12684/18]

Creative Ireland Programme

Niamh Smyth

1076. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the financial provisions in place to enable local authorities to action the culture and creativity plans put in place under Creative Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11963/18]

Creative Ireland Programme

Niamh Smyth

1078. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the planned Creative Ireland forum conference; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12032/18]

Creative Ireland Programme

Niamh Smyth

1079. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the local authorities that received funding to host events (details supplied) in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12033/18]

Cruinniú na Cásca

Niamh Smyth

1087. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of persons who attended the Cruinniú na Cásca event in Dublin on Easter Monday 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12548/18]

Cruinniú na Cásca

Niamh Smyth

1088. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of persons who attended events organised as part of the Cruinniú na Cásca event by each local authority on Easter Monday 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12549/18]

Cruinniú na Cásca

Niamh Smyth

1089. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the cost of the Cruinniú na Cásca festival in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12550/18]

Local Authority Funding

Niamh Smyth

1090. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding provided to each local authority to host an event as part of the 2017 Cruinniú na Cásca festival; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12551/18]

Cruinniú na Cásca

Niamh Smyth

1091. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason for the decision not to run the Cruinniú na Cásca festival in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12552/18]

Garda Stations

Niamh Smyth

81. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of works and plans for a Garda station (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10882/18]

Garda Stations

Niamh Smyth

82. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of negotiations regarding a new Garda station (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10920/18]

Schools Building Projects Status

Niamh Smyth

120. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10892/18]

Education and Training Boards

Niamh Smyth

167. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of training initiatives (details supplied); the future restructuring for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11460/18]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Niamh Smyth

168. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the application for an ASD unit by a school (details supplied); if a decision will be expedited; if it has been refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11461/18]

Garda Station Refurbishment

Niamh Smyth

187. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a development (details supplied); the number of additional personnel being assigned to the station; the location from which they are being redeployed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10881/18]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration

Niamh Smyth

343. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of plans to amend the fair deal scheme for farming families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11203/18]

Cross-Border Health Initiatives

Niamh Smyth

356. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can access a drug for his condition; if so, if he will be reimbursed for same; if it can be accessed under the cross-border health directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11363/18]

Health Services Provision

Niamh Smyth

368. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if nursing support for a person (details supplied) will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11422/18]

Health Services Provision

Niamh Smyth

369. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if nursing support for a person (details supplied) will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11423/18]

Hospital Appointments Status

Niamh Smyth

370. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11424/18]

Hospital Appointments Delays

Niamh Smyth

371. 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. [11425/18]

Litter Pollution

Niamh Smyth

461. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the county councils (detail supplied) that have applied for funding under the anti-dumping initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11459/18]

Sports Capital Programme Applications

Niamh Smyth

490. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the capital funding options available to a club (details supplied); the time of year funding becomes available; if it should apply on its own or in conjunction with a school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11458/18]

Road Network

Niamh Smyth

491. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the process for road upgrading (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11468/18]

Local Authority Housing Provision

Niamh Smyth

664. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the progress county councils (details supplied) have made in purchasing industrial land for housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11467/18]

Home Loan Scheme

Niamh Smyth

665. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of expressions of interest his Department has received for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme in each county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11469/18]

Inland Waterways Development

Niamh Smyth

698. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11453/18]

Autism Support Services

Niamh Smyth

71. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for an autistic spectrum disorders, ASD, unit; if this application has been refused; if so, the reason therefore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10461/18]

Student Grant Scheme Appeals

Niamh Smyth

80. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a SUSI appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10686/18]

Grant Payments

Niamh Smyth

128. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health his plans to abolish a grant (details supplied) in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10437/18]

Hospital Appointments Status

Niamh Smyth

152. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10487/18]

Hospital Appointments Status

Niamh Smyth

158. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10498/18]

Taxi Licences

Niamh Smyth

226. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10748/18]

Tús Programme

Niamh Smyth

261. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for the reduction in the number of schemes (details supplied) in County Cavan; if these cuts will be reversed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10781/18]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Niamh Smyth

19. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of the way in which the €725 million allocated in the capital plan will be spent on cultural infrastructure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10375/18]

Bullying in the Workplace

Niamh Smyth

43. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the industry-wide consultation into bullying and harassment in the arts sector announced by her predecessor on 9 November 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9890/18]

National Cultural Institutions

Niamh Smyth

59. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason the position of director of the Irish Museum of Modern Art has not yet been advertised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9889/18]

Cultural Policy

Niamh Smyth

64. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way in which the €725 million allocated in the capital plan will be spent on cultural infrastructure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9887/18]

Broadcasting Sector

Niamh Smyth

67. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the review of orchestral provision at RTÉ which was due to report in February 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9888/18]

Hospital Appointments Status

Niamh Smyth

144. 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. [10226/18]

Vehicle Registration

Niamh Smyth

185. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance if there is a process to be followed before a vehicle can be confiscated (details supplied); the details of this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9980/18]

Vehicle Registration

Niamh Smyth

186. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance if a vehicle can be taxed as a commercial vehicle (details supplied); if he will request the Revenue Commissioners to examine documentation regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9988/18]

Student Grant Scheme Applications

Niamh Smyth

244. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review a matter in relation to a SUSI grant payment made to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9543/18]

Immigration Status

Niamh Smyth

333. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the residency status of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; the reason for the delay in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9785/18]

Services for People with Disabilities

Niamh Smyth

459. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for assessment of need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9728/18]

Home Help Service Provision

Niamh Smyth

471. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if a home help allocation for a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; if the previous allocation will be restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9833/18]

Dental Services Staff

Niamh Smyth

490. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health when a substitute dental nurse will be assigned (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9981/18]

Treatment Abroad Scheme

Niamh Smyth

491. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the position of a person (details supplied) on a waiting list for surgery; if an appointment for same will be expedited; if the person is eligible for treatment under the cross-border directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9982/18]

Services for People with Disabilities

Niamh Smyth

514. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10084/18]

Departmental Correspondence

Niamh Smyth

638. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the low payment rate for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9823/18]