Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Tourism Promotion

Éamon Ó Cuív

716. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding available from his Department for 2017 for the development of walking and cycling tourism; the way this money will be disbursed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36889/16]

Tax Credits

Éamon Ó Cuív

187. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Finance the cost of the home carer's tax allowance for the past year for which there are statistics; the maximum allowance per taxpayer; the total amount a full-time carer could earn and retain the full allowance; the number of persons in receipt of the allowance broken down by county or tax district; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36281/16]

Teachers' Remuneration

Éamon Ó Cuív

233. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason teachers in designated community colleges who are not members of any trade union are not being treated the same as members of the TUI for the purposes of the Lansdowne Road agreement (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36282/16]

World Heritage Sites

Éamon Ó Cuív

378. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if the UNESCO recommendations on the publishing of the documentation on the conservation works, at an academic and a popular level, on the Skellig Michael site in County Kerry will be fully complied with; the timeline for the publication of these works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36283/16]

Historical Records

Éamon Ó Cuív

379. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs her plans to bid to purchase the Pearse letter of surrender which is now on display in the GPO and is reported to be going for auction in December 2016, in view of the historical importance of the letter to the nation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36284/16]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Éamon Ó Cuív

409. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be issued a date for an orthopaedic operation; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35860/16]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Éamon Ó Cuív

421. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when an operation will be provided for a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35924/16]

GLAS Applications

Éamon Ó Cuív

225. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 170 of 27 October 2016, if the issues have been resolved to allow an application under GLAS 2 to be submitted by a person (details supplied) in County Galway; if not, when these issues are likely to be resolved in view of the fact that this person has been trying to submit an application for the past 11 months without success; the reason for the delay in resolving the issues involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35401/16]

Home Care Packages Provision

Éamon Ó Cuív

466. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive hours for the home care package in view of the fact that it has been sanctioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34529/16]

Home Help Service Provision

Éamon Ó Cuív

492. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health if he will provide home help hours for a person (details supplied) in order for the person to be able to remain at home; if he will take into consideration that this is a high dependency case in view of the medical circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34599/16]

Prisoner Transfers

Éamon Ó Cuív

60. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made to date with the review of the legislation underpinning the transfer of Irish prisoners from abroad to here; when this review will be completed; the priority being given to ensure that Irish persons sentenced abroad can serve their sentences here; when it is expected to have amending legislation enacted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34189/16]

Broadband Service Provision

Éamon Ó Cuív

144. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the maintenance of high quality broadband to schools was a part of the schools broadband contract of his Department; if he has been informed of the reduction in service in the broadband provision to a school (details supplied); the steps taken to ensure the service is up to standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34190/16]

CLÁR Programme

Éamon Ó Cuív

212. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of submissions received from local authorities for the CLÁR programme 2016; the authorities that submitted them; the number of different projects in each submission; the total value of these projects per county; when it is expected to approve projects; the expected spend under the CLÁR programme in 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34186/16]

Flood Relief Schemes

Éamon Ó Cuív

213. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason for the shortfall in expenditure against profile of 16% for the year to 31 October 2016; the headings under which this underspend has occurred as against the detailed headings in the Revised Estimates volume, in tabular form; the steps being taken to ensure a full spend by the year end; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34187/16]

Flood Relief Schemes

Éamon Ó Cuív

214. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason that only €51 million of the allocation of €135 million less than 40% for capital expenditure by her Department in 2016 has been spent up to 31 October 2016; the maximum carry over allowed to her Department on capital expenditure into 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34188/16]

Invalidity Pension Eligibility

Éamon Ó Cuív

120. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will reinstate an invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) pending receipt of information requested by his Department in view of the fact that the request letter was issued on 28 October 2016 and the person did not have 28 days to reply to same; and the reason farming five hectares of land for therapeutic purposes would disbar the person from being in receipt of this pension when there is no substantial income and where his Department has a policy of encouraging persons in receipt of invalidity pension to remain as effective as possible. [33905/16]

Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists

Éamon Ó Cuív

150. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be issued with a date for an orthodontic appointment; the reason for the cancellation of an appointment in view of the fact that this person had an appointment to undergo treatment in October 2016; if he will confirm that the dental equipment to undergo treatment is available for persons who are depending on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33898/16]

Services for People with Disabilities

Éamon Ó Cuív

168. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health if he will provide further funding in respect of core hours, personal assistant hours for persons in need of these hours; if his attention has been drawn to the severe cutbacks made in the core hours in respect of this scheme in the west of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34016/16]

Home Help Service Provision

Éamon Ó Cuív

169. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health if he will provide further funding in respect of home help hours scheme and the home care package scheme for persons in need of these hours; if his attention has been drawn to the severe cutbacks made in these hours in respect of these schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34017/16]

Home Help Service Provision

Éamon Ó Cuív

170. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health if he will provide extra home help hours for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34028/16]

Transfer of Entitlements Application

Éamon Ó Cuív

173. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the processing of an application for the transfer of entitlements submitted by a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be completed; the reason for the delay in processing the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33882/16]

Prisoner Data

Éamon Ó Cuív

81. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of life sentence prisoners in custody in 2015; the breakdown of the number of life sentence prisoners in custody convicted of murder, attempted murder, manslaughter, sexual offences and any other offence; if, in the case of any other offence, she will specify the offence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33328/16]

Prisoner Data

Éamon Ó Cuív

82. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of men and women respectively in custody serving a life sentence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33329/16]

Community Welfare Services Staff

Éamon Ó Cuív

217. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Social Protection if community welfare officers who transferred from the HSE to his Department retained their Gaeltacht allowances if they had one; if these allowances were considered as part of the pay of CWOs for pension purposes; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33350/16]

Departmental Staff Remuneration

Éamon Ó Cuív

218. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Social Protection if community welfare officers who transferred into his Department from the HSE were given undertakings on transfer and if these CWOs, who were paying 5% pension contributions as long as they were with the HSE, something that civil servants at the time were not paying, should now be reimbursed these contributions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33351/16]

Departmental Staff Grades

Éamon Ó Cuív

250. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of an application made by the Veterinary Officers' Association to his Department in February 2016 seeking to have civil service grades of veterinary inspector and research officer listed as grades meriting professional, technical and specialist added years; if his Department has yet sought further information from the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine in connection with the application; when a decision will be made on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33349/16]

Home Help Service Provision

Éamon Ó Cuív

325. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health if he will provide sufficient home help hours for a person (details supplied) in order for the person to be able to remain at home in view of the fact that they were previously told they would be allocated 32 hours weekly and that they were a high dependency case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33416/16]

Voluntary Sector Funding

Éamon Ó Cuív

330. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health if he will provide funding to a voluntary organisation (details supplied) in order to buy defibrillators for the area under its remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33436/16]

Hospital Appointments Delays

Éamon Ó Cuív

136. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when a hospital appointment will be provided for a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay in issuing a date for this appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33181/16]

Respite Care Services

Éamon Ó Cuív

150. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway has been issued with a hospital bill for respite care; if he will confirm that persons availing of this service are entitled to 30 days respite free of charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33235/16]

Insurance Industry Regulation

Éamon Ó Cuív

182. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that insurance companies are using leased taxi plates to drive up driver insurance premiums on the basis that a leased taxi plate remains in the ownership of the licence holder as does the insurance policy attached to it, thus not allowing the lessee to benefit from a no claims bonus on the leaser’s policy; the steps he will take in this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33144/16]

Social Welfare Overpayments

Éamon Ó Cuív

207. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Social Protection to outline the reason a breakdown that was requested on behalf of a person (details supplied) in respect of a social protection overpayment has not been provided, in view of the fact that this breakdown was requested in 2015; the reason the person has been issued with further notification to repay the debt when this breakdown has not been received as requested; if he will confirm that this breakdown will issue in order for the person to examine the way these arrears have been calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32666/16]

Fuel Allowance Eligibility

Éamon Ó Cuív

225. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to revise the eligibility rules for fuel allowances for persons on the rural social schemes in order that they can apply for the scheme each year based on their current circumstances and not on the eligibility for fuel allowance and circumstances that prevailed at the time of joining the scheme. [32865/16]

Pension Provisions

Éamon Ó Cuív

247. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to provide a pension policy for supervisors and assistant supervisors on community employment schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32700/16]

CLÁR Programme

Éamon Ó Cuív

269. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the total allocation under the CLÁR scheme in 2016 for local access roads; the county allocation if already decided; if this measure applies only to non-county roads; when local authorities were advised as to their allocation under the scheme; the latest date for work to be completed for drawdown of funds in 2016; the detail of the operation of this measure in 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32863/16]

Leader Programmes

Éamon Ó Cuív

270. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if an agreement has been signed between her Department and Forum Connemara regarding the delivery of the Leader programme in Connemara and the islands; if the programme is operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32864/16]

An Teanga Gaeilge

Éamon Ó Cuív

272. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Gnóthaí Réigiúnacha, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cén plé a bhí ag a Roinn le RTÉ maidir leis an bplean gníomhaíochta don Ghaeilge; an bhfuil sé beartaithe ag a Roinn airgead a chur ar fáil don phlean seo agus, má tá, cé mhéad airgid atá i gceist; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [32979/16]

Services for People with Disabilities

Éamon Ó Cuív

280. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health if he will provide extra IWA hours to a person (details supplied) taking into consideration the person's medical condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32557/16]

Hospital Appointments Administration

Éamon Ó Cuív

283. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when a medical procedure will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32561/16]

Home Help Service Provision

Éamon Ó Cuív

287. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health if he will provide extra home help hours for a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32540/16]

Hospitals Building Programme

Éamon Ó Cuív

315. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when it is proposed to provide capital funding for the replacement of St. Anne’s community nursing unit and the district hospital in Clifden, Connemara, County Galway, with a new 50-bed facility to be built on the site of St. Anne’s community nursing home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32701/16]

Disease Management

Éamon Ó Cuív

316. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health his plans to commission an independent inquiry into Lyme disease to review the evidence of the epidemiology of Lyme disease here, particularly at the level of symptoms recognition, diagnostic testing and the treatment of Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32703/16]

Health Services

Éamon Ó Cuív

326. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when he will be issuing a physiotherapy appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Galway in view of the fact that this person has been waiting for an appointment for some time now; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32729/16]

Hospital Appointments Administration

Éamon Ó Cuív

342. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when an operation will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32832/16]

Home Help Service Provision

Éamon Ó Cuív

347. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway is not being provided with any home help hours in view of the fact that the person was in receipt of six hours of home help a week; the reason this has happened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32844/16]

Orthodontic Services Provision

Éamon Ó Cuív

348. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be issued with a date for an orthodontic appointment; the reason for the delay in issuing this appointment in view of the fact that this person was due to undergo treatment in October 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32869/16]

Medical Aids and Appliances Applications

Éamon Ó Cuív

349. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the status of a prosthetic leg for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32875/16]

Home Care Packages Funding

Éamon Ó Cuív

351. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health if he will provide sufficient funds to ensure that adequate home care package hours can be provided to persons in need of this package; if his attention has been drawn to the severe cutbacks made in the home care package hours in the west of Ireland; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) is a high dependency case and needs additional hours of home help; when this person will be allocated more home help hours in view of the fact that the hours were reduced and their medical condition has deteriorated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32879/16]

Mental Health Services Provision

Éamon Ó Cuív

365. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when a bed will be provided for a person (details supplied) in the Central Mental Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32980/16]

GLAS Payments

Éamon Ó Cuív

400. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be a GLAS 4 round for those farmers currently in the AEOS 3 scheme whose contracts end at the end of 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32978/16]

Motor Insurance

Éamon Ó Cuív

423. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce legislation controlling the loadings put by the insurance companies on car owners that seem to be quite arbitrary and have no relationship with the likelihood of an accident, including loadings put in cars that are over 15 years of age, despite the fact that these cars have to pass the national car test every year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32702/16]

Rural Development Plan

Éamon Ó Cuív

25. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total allocation of funding in the Estimates in 2016 for measures covered by the rural development plan; the amount paid out to date under these measures; the amount anticipated to be expended by the end of 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32194/16]

GLAS Payments

Éamon Ó Cuív

34. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average payment to date to farmers for 2015 under tranche 1 of GLAS; the number of farmers who have not received their full payment for this period; the total number of farmers in tranche 1 of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32193/16]

Cúrsaí Gaeilge

Éamon Ó Cuív

114. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Gnóthaí Réigiúnacha, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil cúnamh ar fáil le ranganna Gaeilge a chur ar siúl in áit (sonraí tugtha); má tá, cén eagraíocht ar cheart teagmháil a dhéanamh léi faoi seo; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [32054/16]

Basic Payment Scheme Payments

Éamon Ó Cuív

150. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the 2016 basic payment scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; the reason for the delay in issuing this payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32380/16]

Agriculture Scheme Payments

Éamon Ó Cuív

156. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue under the basic payment scheme and areas of natural constraint scheme for 2016 to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay in issuing these payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32425/16]

GLAS Applications

Éamon Ó Cuív

170. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has approved a GLAS application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; if so, the commencement date of this GLAS plan; when the first payment is due to be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32501/16]

National Broadband Plan Implementation

Éamon Ó Cuív

30. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if any of the preferred bidders for the broadband scheme have indicated they are already rolling out high-speed broadband in areas proposed to be covered by the national broadband scheme; if so, if it will require his Department to adjust the areas to be covered; the delay this is likely to cause for the tendering process; the amount of money set aside in each of the next three years under the capital allocation to his Department for the national broadband scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31833/16]

National Broadband Plan Implementation

Éamon Ó Cuív

35. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress made to date with the roll out of the national broadband scheme; the minimum requirement in terms of megabits under the tender; the reason it has not been possible to require all tenders to bid to provide a minimum of one gigabit to each premises; if extra points will be awarded as part of the tendering process to those tenderers who offer higher speeds of broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31832/16]

Human Rights

Éamon Ó Cuív

44. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has had in the past six months with his British counterpart and the relevant Ministers in Northern Ireland on the treatment of segregated prisoners in Maghaberry Prison; the reason for the delay, in particular, in the process involving the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Red Crescent in setting up a prison forum to deal with issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31633/16]

European Court of Human Rights Judgments

Éamon Ó Cuív

53. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had discussions with his British counterparts about the Hooded Men torture case being taken in the European Court of Human Rights; if so, if they now accept that the treatment of these men was clearly torture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31632/16]

Home Repossessions Rate

Éamon Ó Cuív

169. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Finance the number of house repossessions executed by financial institutions for each of the past six years; the number of these that relate to owner-occupied houses; the steps taken by the Government to deal with this issue; the steps proposed to alleviate this problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31553/16]

EU Budget Contribution

Éamon Ó Cuív

170. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Finance to set out the contributions made by the Exchequer to the EU or EEC each year since joining the EEC in 1973; the amounts received by the Exchequer from the EEC or EU each year in the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31554/16]

Farm Assist Scheme Payments

Éamon Ó Cuív

307. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Social Protection when it is intended to reintroduce the 30% disregard and allowances for children under the farm assist scheme; if all persons on farm assist and the RSS scheme will have their payments automatically reassessed to see if they are entitled to a higher rate of payment; when this reassessment work will begin; when persons will be notified of the changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31555/16]

Hospital Equipment

Éamon Ó Cuív

496. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the progress made to date in preparing and evaluating the business case for a second MRI scanner in University Hospital Galway; when it is expected to provide this necessary resource; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32053/16]

Scéimeanna Talmhaíochta

Éamon Ó Cuív

517. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara cén fáth ar gearradh pionós traschomhlíonta 100% faoin scéim buníocaíochta nó faoi scéim na limistéar faoi shrianta nádúrtha do 2016 ar fheirmeoir i gContae na Gaillimhe (sonraí tugtha); an ndéanfaidh sé na sonraí faoin bpionós sin a chur in iúl; céard iad na scéimeanna ar fad a bhfuil an feirmeoir páirteach iontu agus a mbeidh tionchar ag an bpionós sin orthu; an bhfuil an feirmeoir fós in ann achomharc a dhéanamh in aghaidh an phionóis seo; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [31788/16]

Cistiúchán Roinne

Éamon Ó Cuív

3. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Gnóthaí Réigiúnacha, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cén laghdú atá tagtha ar an Meastachán don Ghaeilge, don Ghaeltacht agus do na hoileáin le haghaidh 2017 le hais 2016; cad é an fáth atá leis an laghdú seo; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [31238/16]

Departmental Budgets

Éamon Ó Cuív

13. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason for the underspend in her Department's Vote in 2016 to date; the steps taken to reduce this underspend; if she is hopeful that all her Department's Vote will be spent by the end of 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31102/16]

Departmental Functions

Éamon Ó Cuív

36. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she will be seeking the transfer of further responsibilities for rural development to her Department such as for rural transport, the development of greenways, responsibility for mountain rescue, responsibility for farm assist and the rural social scheme; if not, her plans to seek such responsibilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31101/16]

Cearta Painéil Mhúinteoirí Scoile

Éamon Ó Cuív

114. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna an bhfuil post buan ag múinteoir (sonraí tugtha); mura bhfuil, cén fáth ar chuir an Roinn in iúl dó i scríbhinn faoi dhó go raibh post buan aige; céard iad na cearta painéil atá aige anois ó scaoileadh óna phost é ag deireadh na scoilbhliana 2015/2016; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [31311/16]

Departmental Legal Cases

Éamon Ó Cuív

130. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 29 of 12 October 2016, when the original legal advice was sought from the Chief State Solicitor's office on the 16th century dock in Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31436/16]

Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility

Éamon Ó Cuív

131. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if pensioners with a social protection income of more than €22,000 per annum are eligible to purchase a house under the tenant incremental purchase scheme 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31440/16]

Property Registration Authority

Éamon Ó Cuív

132. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if it is intended to publish the report received by him from the Property Registration Authority on the extent of seaweed rights; the information received that cannot be published because of obligations under the data protection legislation in view of the fact that all land registry folios are open to inspection by the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31442/16]

Social Welfare Benefits Data

Éamon Ó Cuív

155. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of long-term jobseeker's allowance broken down by social protection office (details supplied); the number of these that have been referred to Seetec in the past year; the number available in each area to go on the Tús scheme and the community employment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31443/16]

Departmental Staff Grades

Éamon Ó Cuív

165. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the application made by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to his Department in February 2016 seeking to have the Civil Service grades of veterinary inspector and research officer listed as grades meriting professional, technical and specialist added years; the details of the consultations between the two Departments on this issue since February 2016; when it is expected to make a decision on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31438/16]

CLÁR Programme

Éamon Ó Cuív

167. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount of money allocated to the CLÁR scheme for 2016 and 2017; the measures it is proposed to roll out in 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31100/16]

Mountain Rescue Service

Éamon Ó Cuív

168. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if it is intended to provide ongoing current and capital funding for mountain rescue services to the mountain rescue teams around the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31103/16]

Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge

Éamon Ó Cuív

169. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Gnóthaí Réigiúnacha, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cá mhéad airgead breise atá beartaithe a chur ar fáil le haghaidh fheidhmiú na straitéise 20 bliain don Ghaeilge in 2017; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [31104/16]

Soláthar Aersheirbhísí

Éamon Ó Cuív

190. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Gnóthaí Réigiúnacha, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta céard iad na huastáillí a d’fhéadfaí a ghearradh faoin gconradh atá beartaithe le haersheirbhís a chur ar fáil chuig Oileáin Árann; cé na huastáillí atá ann faoin gconradh reatha; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [31310/16]

Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla

Éamon Ó Cuív

191. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Gnóthaí Réigiúnacha, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cé na céimeanna atá á nglacadh aici lena chinntiú go gcuirfidh comhlachtaí poiblí cinntí an Choimisinéara Teanga i bhfeidhm maidir le sárú ar Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla; an gcuireann sí liosta faoi bhráid an Fhochoiste Rialtais um an nGaeilge agus um an nGaeltacht de na comhlachtaí poiblí nach gcloíonn le rialú an Choimisinéara; an bhfuil sí sásta liosta den saghas seo a chur faoi bhráid Chomhchoiste na Gaeilge, na Gaeltachta agus na nOileán; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [31312/16]

Departmental Agencies Expenditure

Éamon Ó Cuív

194. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she will provide a breakdown between current and capital expenditure allocated for all State agencies and bodies under her aegis in 2016 and 2017, including the Western Development Commission, Foras na Gaeilge, An Coimisinéir Teanga and Údarás na Gaeltachta, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31368/16]

Departmental Staff Data

Éamon Ó Cuív

195. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the total number of additional staff to be taken on in her Department and in all individual State agencies and bodies under her aegis in 2017 in tabular form; the total cost of hiring additional staff in her Department and in each individual State agency and body; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31369/16]

Rural Development Programme Projects

Éamon Ó Cuív

196. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the total amount of current and capital expenditure allocated to the town and village renewal scheme in 2015, 2016 and 2017, in tabular form; the total amount of funds expended to each year to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31370/16]

CEDRA Expenditure

Éamon Ó Cuív

197. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the total amount of current and capital expenditure allocated to initiatives under the Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas in 2016 and 2017 in tabular form; the total amount of funds expended to each year to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31372/16]

Job Creation

Éamon Ó Cuív

198. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress as provided under the programme for Government regarding an extra €300 million in capital funding between Enterprise Ireland and Údarás na Gaeltachta; the total amount of expenditure allocated to this commitment in 2016 and 2017, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31376/16]

Programme for Government Initiatives

Éamon Ó Cuív

199. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress as provided under the programme for Government on the development of a new Atlantic economic corridor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31377/16]

Leader Programmes Funding

Éamon Ó Cuív

209. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the maximum percentage of the funding allocated for the Leader programme 2014-2020 that can be spent on animation and administration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31435/16]

Rural Development Plan

Éamon Ó Cuív

210. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress made to date with consultations on the action plan for rural Ireland; the intended date of the publication of the plan; the consultation proposed on the draft plan with the relevant Oireachtas committee or committees; when implementation of the plan will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31439/16]

CLÁR Programme

Éamon Ó Cuív

211. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the measures it is intended to introduce under the CLÁR scheme in 2016 and 2017 respectively; the amount of money it is intended to expend by the end of 2016 under the scheme; if in 2016 or 2017 there will be a measure co-funded by the Department of Education and Skills or solely funded by her Department for the development of outdoor play facilities at primary schools in the CLÁR area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31441/16]

Hospitals Building Programme

Éamon Ó Cuív

242. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when it is intended to provide funding for the replacement of Clifden District Hospital and St. Anne's with a new 50-bed community nursing unit at the St. Anne's site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31437/16]

Local Improvement Scheme

Éamon Ó Cuív

276. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress as provided under the programme for Government with respect to the local improvement scheme and the commitment to have scheme up and running by end 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31371/16]

Tourism Funding

Éamon Ó Cuív

277. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress as provided under the programme for Government on €100 million capital investment in the Wild Atlantic Way and greenways; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31373/16]

Regional Airports

Éamon Ó Cuív

278. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress as provided under the programme for Government on €10 million in additional funding for regional airports; the capital expenditure that has been allocated in 2017 for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31374/16]

Rail Network

Éamon Ó Cuív

279. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress as provided under the programme for Government on the review of the western rail corridor phase two between Athenry and Claremorris for passenger and freight use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31375/16]

Transport Policy

Éamon Ó Cuív

280. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress as provided under the programme for Government on TEN-T transport funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31378/16]

Local Improvement Scheme

Éamon Ó Cuív

281. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress as provided under the programme for Government on capital budget for local and regional roads and the commitment to increase this budget by approximately 50%; the capital expenditure that has been allocated for 2017 and in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31379/16]

Rural Transport Programme

Éamon Ó Cuív

282. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress as provided under the programme for Government on rural transport and the commitment that a report will be provided to the relevant Oireachtas committee within six months examining the way existing routes can be made more sustainable and accessible to the public, the potential for new routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31380/16]

Hospital Appointments Status

Éamon Ó Cuív

477. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health if he will prioritise an operation for a person (details supplied) in County Galway as a matter of urgency in view of the fact that there are serious medical conditions in this case; if he will issue a date for the operation as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30610/16]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Éamon Ó Cuív

491. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when an operation will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Galway in view of the urgency of the medical circumstances in this case; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30700/16]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Éamon Ó Cuív

509. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when an operation will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30788/16]