Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Labour Court Recommendations

Eamon Scanlon

98. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation when an order to effect the terms of the Labour Court recommendation on construction workers' pay, as provided for in the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015, is expected to be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41783/17]

Tax Code

Eamon Scanlon

118. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Finance if an issue relating to a PPS number for a person (details supplied) has been resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41754/17]

Rail Network

Eamon Scanlon

538. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of plans for Irish Rail to close a crossing (details supplied); if the crossing is part of a general scheme being considered for closure in 2018; if the installation of electronic gates can be considered at this crossing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41813/17]

Fire Stations Provision

Eamon Scanlon

597. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when construction is due to commence on the new extension to Drumshanbo Fire Station, County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41653/17]

Local Authority Housing Applications

Eamon Scanlon

607. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the hardship experienced by non-Irish local authority housing applicants in cases in which they have to prove they do not own property in a country they have previously resided in; if information can be provided to applicants regarding the correct officers to contact for this information by state; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41481/17]

Infectious Diseases

Eamon Scanlon

30. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the supports in place for persons with Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40976/17]

Fire Stations Provision

Eamon Scanlon

205. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when construction is due to commence on the new fire station in Ballinamore, County Leitrim; if a detailed cost plan and description of the proposed works has been received from Leitrim County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40843/17]

Hospital Services

Eamon Scanlon

139. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if the venesection and phlebotomy therapy is a free treatment in St James's Hospital, Dublin, for haemochromatosis patients that do not qualify for a medical card; if so, the reason it is not a free treatment in all hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39938/17]

Broadband Service Provision

Eamon Scanlon

188. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding fibre broadband in an area (details supplied) in which a company has a unit installed in the area to facilitate the provision of broadband for 12 months; the reason the service remains unconnected; when the service will be connected; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons are losing out on employment opportunities in rural areas based on the provision of having a fixed line internet connection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39970/17]

Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme

Eamon Scanlon

190. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Finance the reason an organisation (details supplied) is deemed ineligible for the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39782/17]

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

Eamon Scanlon

370. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the reason Ocuvite Lutein is no longer available under the general medical services scheme; if he will reinstate Octuvite Lutein on the medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39727/17]

Dental Services Staff

Eamon Scanlon

385. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health his plans to recruit dental hygienists in CHO1 to address significant waiting times and staff shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39151/17]

Dental Services Provision

Eamon Scanlon

389. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescents waiting for an appointment for urgent orthodontic treatment in CHO1; the efforts being taken to reduce the waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39168/17]

Dental Services Data

Eamon Scanlon

390. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescents waiting for zero to three months, three to six months, six to nine months, nine to 12 months, 12 to 18 months, 18 to 24 months and over 24 months for orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39169/17]

Assisted Human Reproduction

Eamon Scanlon

391. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a campaign by an organisation (details supplied) for an IVF scheme for couples with the cystic fibrosis gene; his plans to provide supports for those persons undergoing IVF and associated treatments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39171/17]

Dental Services

Eamon Scanlon

392. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health his plans to develop and implement a new oral health strategy as recommended by an organisation (details supplied); his views on whether a new national dental health and oral hygiene programme is needed in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39172/17]

Ambulance Service

Eamon Scanlon

393. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health when discussions on the provision of first responder schemes between the National Ambulance Service and the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management are expected to conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39174/17]

Medical Card Administration

Eamon Scanlon

503. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if he will waive the €80 fee which haemochromatosis patients who do not qualify for a medical card must pay each time they get a venesection; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons are turning away from treatment due to this charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39640/17]

Sports Capital Programme

Eamon Scanlon

585. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a capital sports grant application (details supplied); when an announcement of funds allocated is expected under the sports capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39049/17]

Sports Capital Programme Applications

Eamon Scanlon

594. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a capital sports grant application by a club (details supplied); when an announcement of funds allocated is expected under the sports capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39150/17]

Social Welfare Appeals Status

Eamon Scanlon

688. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a social welfare appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39167/17]

Money Advice and Budgeting Service

Eamon Scanlon

689. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to meet representatives of the MABS national management forum to discuss the proposals to regionalise the MABS and CIS; if she will issue a directive and abandon these proposals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39170/17]

HSE Staff Recruitment

Eamon Scanlon

1095. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health his plans for the recruitment of staff in Ballymote primary care centre; when the recruitment process will commence; the way in which and when positions will be advertised; the type of staff currently sought; when interviews are due to take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36496/17]

Garda Accommodation

Eamon Scanlon

39. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the capital investment that is being made in Garda facilities in Tubbercurry. [32842/17]

Foreign Direct Investment

Eamon Scanlon

109. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to provide serviced and zoned industrial land suitable for foreign direct investment in Sligo (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33127/17]

Flood Risk Insurance Cover Provision

Eamon Scanlon

125. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Finance the options available to homeowners and businesses in Leitrim village that are being refused flood insurance cover despite major drainage works and upgrades that have been carried out by Leitrim County Council in recent years following flooding in the village; if he will advise residents and businesses accordingly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33224/17]

National Broadband Plan Implementation

Eamon Scanlon

365. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding fibre broadband in an area (details supplied) and the surrounding areas in which a company has a unit installed in the village to facilitate the provision of broadband for 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33240/17]

Road Projects Status

Eamon Scanlon

380. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when funding will be made available for the construction of the western distributor road which is needed to provide essential high quality access to a site (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33136/17]

Schools Building Projects Status

Eamon Scanlon

216. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for an extension to a school (details supplied) in County Sligo; the progress to date with the proposal; the details of the extension involved; when construction is likely to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32243/17]

CLÁR Programme

Eamon Scanlon

342. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when the CLÁR programme will open again for applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32148/17]

Home Care Packages Provision

Eamon Scanlon

361. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a statutory right to care in the home for elderly or infirm persons that wish to avail of home care packages in circumstances in which it is medically safe to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32070/17]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Eamon Scanlon

388. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if he will make available capital funding for works (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32232/17]

Health Insurance Community Rating

Eamon Scanlon

437. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health his plans to reduce Government levies for private health premiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32577/17]

Organic Farming Scheme

Eamon Scanlon

587. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the organic farming scheme will open again for applications for new entrants and for existing producers. [32701/17]

Tuberculosis Eradication Programme

Eamon Scanlon

590. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if herd lesion testing can be facilitated faster than the current turnaround time of ten weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32829/17]

State Pension (Non-Contributory) Eligibility

Eamon Scanlon

726. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is satisfied that the current means testing for self-employed persons seeking the State pension (non-contributory) is operating to standards that are fair and equitable; if she will review the means-test condition with regard to cash income for the State pension (non-contributory) in view of the difficulty it is posing for some persons, particularly the self-employed, women and farmers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32072/17]

Health Insurance Levy

Eamon Scanlon

474. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if the Government levy imposed on health insurance policies means the charge accounts for more than a third of the cost of annual premiums for some persons, such as a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31531/17]

Home Help Service Provision

Eamon Scanlon

59. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the reason behind the 14% reduction in home help hours in counties Sligo and Leitrim for January to April 2017 relative to the same period in 2016. [29079/17]

Pharmacy Regulations

Eamon Scanlon

212. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the way in which a person (details supplied) who wishes to practice as a pharmacist here demonstrates the holding of an enforceable community right; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29196/17]

Medical Card Eligibility

Eamon Scanlon

215. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the full rules governing the retention of a medical card when a person is returning to work; if the right of retention applies to a dependent person and children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29208/17]

Sports Capital Programme Applications

Eamon Scanlon

245. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a capital sports grant application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29156/17]

Tax Code

Eamon Scanlon

293. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Finance the reason a company (details supplied) that was put on the 0% rate of RCT in April 2017 is now subject to a 20% rate of RCT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27946/17]

Public Sector Pensions

Eamon Scanlon

378. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to restore pro rata pension increases for retired public sector workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27394/17]

Dormant Accounts Fund

Eamon Scanlon

951. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if a charity (details supplied) is to be considered for funding under the dormant accounts fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27678/17]

Dormant Accounts Fund Grants

Eamon Scanlon

989. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the status of an application by an organisation (details supplied) for funding under the Dormant Accounts Fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28906/17]

Dormant Accounts Fund Grants

Eamon Scanlon

990. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if a charity (details supplied) is to be considered for funding under the Dormant Accounts Fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28937/17]

Respite Care Services Provision

Eamon Scanlon

1280. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if the tendering process has begun further to the outsourcing of respite services to external service providers and non-statutory agencies in counties Sligo and Leitrim; if so, the way in which it was advertised; the timeframe for when planned and consistent respite services will be available in counties Sligo and Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27744/17]

Labour Activation Programmes

Eamon Scanlon

2041. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 35 of 31 May 2017, the details of the exceptional cases referred to by which a person could move from JobPath to a community employment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27955/17]

Water and Sewerage Schemes

Eamon Scanlon

2144. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if the rural water programme 2016 to 2018 is open to applications from group sewerage schemes; if not, the expected date it is envisaged group water projects can apply for funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26656/17]

Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding

Eamon Scanlon

2145. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when funding will be allocated to a group sewerage scheme (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26657/17]

Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding

Eamon Scanlon

2146. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when funding will be allocated to a group sewerage scheme (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26658/17]

Passport Services

Eamon Scanlon

58. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will undertake an information campaign to ensure that passport applications are submitted allowing for extra time for processing; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons are being advised nationally that the passport express service is a 15-day turnaround as opposed to a 15-working-day turnaround; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25364/17]

Passport Applications

Eamon Scanlon

91. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a system can be implemented whereby a person who has submitted a passport application through the Passport Express service can have an application expedited by paying the emergency charge remotely through a secure line in view of the fact that some An Post outlets are advising inaccurate turnaround times and the seasonal increase in the volume of passport applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25442/17]

Health Services Staff Recruitment

Eamon Scanlon

393. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health when the recruitment process will commence for staff in a new primary care centre (details supplied); if there will be a position for a dental hygienist; if so, when the position will be advertised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25289/17]

Dairy Sector

Eamon Scanlon

621. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the detail of the complaints procedure open to purchasers of robotic milking machines. [25877/17]

EU Regulations

Eamon Scanlon

622. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if a milking machine manufacturer (details supplied) is governed by any regulation by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25878/17]

Health and Safety Regulations

Eamon Scanlon

623. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the body which has responsibility for the regulation of robotic milking machines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25880/17]

Sports Capital Programme Applications

Eamon Scanlon

252. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a capital sports grant application by a club (details supplied); when an announcement of funds allocated is expected under the sports capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25071/17]

Sports Capital Programme Applications

Eamon Scanlon

250. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a capital sports grant application by a club (details supplied); when an announcement of funds allocated is expected under the sports capital programme; the number of the 2,320 applications it is envisaged will be funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24823/17]

State Examinations

Eamon Scanlon

107. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding leaving certificate students in 1965 and 1966 who had to meet the five subject pass regulation, for example, in the case of a person (details supplied); if a full certificate can be provided in view of the fact there was no option to resit subjects and five subjects were passed over two academic years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23627/17]

GLAS Payments

Eamon Scanlon

242. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will receive a GLAS payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23631/17]

Forestry Management

Eamon Scanlon

243. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if plans can be put in place to increase the distances for planting forestry from residential homes in view of the recent gorse fires; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23673/17]

School Accommodation Provision

Eamon Scanlon

138. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the position regarding an application for a required extension to a school (details supplied) in County Sligo; the progress to date with the proposal; the details of the extension involved; when construction is likely to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23568/17]

Mental Health Services Provision

Eamon Scanlon

225. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescents currently waiting from zero to three months, three to six months, six to nine months, nine to 12 months, 12 to 18 months, 18 to 24 months and over 24 months for an appointment for child and adolescent mental health services in CHO area 1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23497/17]

Mental Health Services Provision

Eamon Scanlon

226. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatient child and adolescent beds in the mental health services that are due to come on stream in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23498/17]

Ambulance Service Provision

Eamon Scanlon

241. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the availability of ambulance services at Sligo University Hospital; if there are periods for which there is a reduced service; the areas in which a service is not provided; the location and times when this occurs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23552/17]

Visa Applications

Eamon Scanlon

130. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a visa for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23203/17]

Hospital Consultant Recruitment

Eamon Scanlon

396. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if recruitment for the vacant consultant paediatrician post to provide services for children with type one diabetes in Sligo University Hospital has begun; when the interviews will take place; when he expects the post to be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22921/17]

Diabetes Strategy

Eamon Scanlon

397. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the services which have been put in place to manage children with type one diabetes on insulin pumps in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22922/17]

Diabetes Strategy

Eamon Scanlon

398. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the services which have been put in place to manage children with type one diabetes on insulin pumps at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22923/17]

HIQA Inspections

Eamon Scanlon

402. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health when a Health Information and Quality Authority inspection was carried out at Solas respite centre in County Sligo; the reason the facility will no longer be used for respite; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22939/17]

Garda Station Refurbishment

Eamon Scanlon

165. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 657 of 2 May 2017, if An Garda Síochána can be contacted by his Department for an update regarding the review of the draft proposals for the recommended works at Tubbercurry Garda station to progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22426/17]

Commercial Rates

Eamon Scanlon

90. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the reclassification of equestrian centres for commercial rates valuation purposes from leisure premises to agricultural premises; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22247/17]

UN Commission on the Status of Women

Eamon Scanlon

164. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland voted in favour of Saudi Arabia getting a seat on the UN Commission on the Status of Women. [22197/17]

UN Commission on the Status of Women

Eamon Scanlon

165. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the fact that Saudi Arabia now has a seat on the UN Commission on the Status of Women in view of its horrendous human rights record, especially on women rights. [22198/17]

Health Services Staff Recruitment

Eamon Scanlon

183. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the current targets in place for the recruitment of CAMHS personnel in community health care organisation area 1, CHO1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22183/17]

National Treatment Purchase Fund Eligibility

Eamon Scanlon

195. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if parents can avail of psychiatric services for their children through the National Treatment Purchase Fund with a view to reducing waiting times for child and adolescent mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22239/17]

National Maternity Hospital

Eamon Scanlon

207. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if St. Vincent's Hospital and the national maternity hospital will share staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22321/17]

National Maternity Hospital

Eamon Scanlon

211. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health for details of how the international expert in obstetrics will be chosen for the new national maternity hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22366/17]

National Maternity Hospital

Eamon Scanlon

212. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health in what way the new national maternity hospital will approve all future services and operations; if contraception will be available on site; the position regarding terminations for ectopic pregnancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22367/17]

National Maternity Hospital

Eamon Scanlon

213. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health what the position would be if a patient in the new national maternity hospital who could not be moved for medical reasons needed a treatment only permitted in another hospital. [22368/17]

School Staff Appeals Mechanism

Eamon Scanlon

185. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the appeals board has made a decision regarding an appeal made by a school (details supplied) in relation to staffing resources in County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21451/17]

Teagasc Staff

Eamon Scanlon

507. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if advertising and recruitment of green certificate educators has begun in the Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal regions in view of the fact that some contracts are due to expire in September 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21419/17]

Dairy Sector

Eamon Scanlon

508. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are supports or payment schemes available for a person (details supplied) who has oversupplied milk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21420/17]

Inland Fisheries Ireland Funding

Eamon Scanlon

578. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the action he will take to ensure that Inland Fisheries Ireland will have the resources and expertise necessary to facilitate an international event (details supplied) in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21500/17]

Prison Service Staff

Eamon Scanlon

71. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans for a recruitment competition for prison officers, having regard to factors such as retirements from the Irish Prison Service; the procedures to be used; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21250/17]

Commercial Rates

Eamon Scanlon

79. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the rationale behind the decision to reclassify equine properties, which have traditionally been classified as agricultural operations; the person or body with overall responsibility for this decision, in view of the fact that all equine premises must be registered with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and must comply with its regulations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21335/17]

Community Employment Schemes Eligibility

Eamon Scanlon

135. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to remove the current time restrictions on all community employment schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21248/17]

Community Employment Schemes Eligibility

Eamon Scanlon

136. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to revisit the proposed changes to community employment schemes, in particular the 12-month eligibility rule, in view of the fact that it is too restrictive, particularly in areas of low population density; his views that community groups are finding it difficult to recruit participants and that there are fewer participants available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21249/17]

Medical Card Applications

Eamon Scanlon

191. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the status of a medical card application by a person (details supplied). [21254/17]

Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments

Eamon Scanlon

218. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of 2016 ANC payments for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21259/17]

Basic Payment Scheme

Eamon Scanlon

241. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason an overpayment of €1,126.33 was assessed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; the amount and the years it relates to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21353/17]

Emergency Departments Waiting Times

Eamon Scanlon

17. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the reason behind the 40% increase in trolley numbers in Sligo University Hospital in March 2017 relative to March 2016. [20785/17]

Basic Payment Scheme Payments

Eamon Scanlon

279. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of 2015 and 2016 payments under the basic payment scheme for a person (details supplied). [20902/17]

Teagasc Courses

Eamon Scanlon

284. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the centres at which green cert courses will be delivered in 2017 in the Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20961/17]

Schools Building Projects Status

Eamon Scanlon

314. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 157 of 1 December 2016, if he has made contact with the education and training board in respect of a proposal submitted by a school (details supplied) to purchase an adjoining site for development; when the school can expect a decision in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19404/17]

Teachers' Remuneration

Eamon Scanlon

387. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he expects progress to continue in regard to the restoration of pay cuts necessitated by the downturn in the economy, with particular reference for the need to recognise the inequality to teachers and the principle of equal pay for equal work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20582/17]

Teachers' Remuneration

Eamon Scanlon

388. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress in bringing to an end the two-tier pay system that exists across the teaching profession to the detriment of new entrant teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20583/17]

Passport Services

Eamon Scanlon

649. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will consider the establishment of a passport office in the north west, in view of the distance of this region from Dublin and Cork and in view of rural post office closures; if he has discussed the establishment of a passport service in the north west with his departmental officials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20628/17]

National Monuments

Eamon Scanlon

657. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the funding schemes available for works at Carrowkeel megalithic complex, particularly for a park and turn area; if funding will be made available to the local authority for low-cost works at the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19507/17]