Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Tax Code

Bobby Aylward

104. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Finance the plans and provisions he is examining and implanting for the tax-free group B threshold for those inheriting money or assets from persons outside of their direct family ahead of budget 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21493/16]

Schools Refurbishment

Bobby Aylward

260. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Education and Skills to grant an additional funding request to facilitate the alteration of bathrooms and assist the amalgamation process of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20792/16]

School Staff

Bobby Aylward

261. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Education and Skills to reconsider the refusal of a concessionary post following the approval of the amalgamation request of a school (details supplied) and to assist in the amalgamation process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20793/16]

Scheme to Support National Organisations

Bobby Aylward

296. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to reinstate funding to an organisation (details supplied) under the support scheme for national organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20471/16]

Trade Relations

Bobby Aylward

420. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there are any trade links or agreements in place between Ireland and the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Burma, following the relatively recent establishment of a democratic government there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21077/16]

Trade Relations

Bobby Aylward

421. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures taken by his Department to establish trade links or agreements between Ireland and the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Burma, following the relatively recent establishment of a democratic government there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21078/16]

Hospital Consultant Recruitment

Bobby Aylward

529. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health the timeline of the appointment of a permanent consultant medical oncologist with special interest in the area of sarcoma at St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin 4, following the commitment given that consideration is being given to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20812/16]

Garda Vetting Applications

Bobby Aylward

70. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay on an application for entry to the Defence Forces by a person (details supplied) which has been with the Garda vetting unit for in excess of seven months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19987/16]

Garda Vetting Applications

Bobby Aylward

71. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average processing time for vetting applications for entry to the Defence Forces by the Garda vetting unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19988/16]

Post Office Network

Bobby Aylward

23. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will honour the commitment that a five-year strategy and pilot service hub post offices would be in place by July 2016 which the chairperson (details supplied) of the Post Office Network Business Development Group made at the launch of its report in January 2016 and the commitment in the programme for Government to consider enabling the payment of motor tax at post offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11766/16]

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility

Bobby Aylward

94. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he provides grant-aid to persons (details supplied) to study abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16251/16]

School Accommodation Provision

Bobby Aylward

96. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will approve an application by a school (details supplied) for a new learning support room and a general practitioner room; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16265/16]

Community Employment Schemes Eligibility

Bobby Aylward

128. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Social Protection if an exemption exists to allow a person (details supplied) who has completed three years on a community employment scheme to apply and access a further community employment scheme before turning 55 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16162/16]

Cultural Policy

Bobby Aylward

148. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to adopt a new all-party approach to national cultural policy; to submit the culture policy, Culture 2025, to the relevant Oireachtas committee as a matter of priority; to ensure that Culture 2025 is allocated appropriate time for debate in Dáil Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16146/16]

School Transport

Bobby Aylward

180. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Education and Skills to introduce legislation to provide appropriate funding in order to have alarms fitted on all school buses that will notify the driver when a passenger is not wearing their seat belt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16051/16]

Water Quality

Bobby Aylward

270. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the measures he has or will put in place to tackle excessive lime levels in residential water supplies which can damage household appliances such as kettles, washing machines and dishwashers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15995/16]

Water Quality

Bobby Aylward

271. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he, the consumer, the local authority or Irish Water is responsible for alleviating the problem of hard water in residential water supplies caused by excessive lime levels in areas of limestone bedrock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15996/16]

Social Welfare Payments Administration

Bobby Aylward

329. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason he continues to issue letters to recipients of social protection payments requesting that they change their chosen payment method to a financial institution rather than the local post office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15986/16]

Social Welfare Payments Administration

Bobby Aylward

330. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason he continues to issue correspondence to recipients of social protection payments indicating a preference for financial institutions over the post office network, given that the Government is engaged in a well publicised process to secure and develop this network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15987/16]

Carer's Allowance Applications

Bobby Aylward

334. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will expedite an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer’s allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16042/16]

Hedge Cutting Season

Bobby Aylward

377. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the agricultural hedge cutting date restrictions in place for farmers and others; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15742/16]

Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists

Bobby Aylward

407. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for Health Service Executive orthodontic treatment for children in County Carlow; his plans to alleviate this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15397/16]

Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists

Bobby Aylward

408. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for Health Service Executive orthodontic treatment for children in County Kilkenny; his plans to reduce this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15398/16]

Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists

Bobby Aylward

409. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for Health Service Executive orthodontic treatment for children nationally; his plans to reduce this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15399/16]

Speech and Language Therapy Provision

Bobby Aylward

462. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health the arrangements he has in place to supplement the work of the speech and language therapists based in the speech therapy services in County Kilkenny should one or more therapists take maternity leave for the maximum period they are entitled to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15934/16]

Speech and Language Therapy Provision

Bobby Aylward

463. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health the arrangements he has in place to maintain control of the ever-increasing waiting lists for patients seeking speech therapy services in County Kilkenny should one or more therapists take maternity leave for the maximum period they are entitled to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15935/16]

Basic Payment Scheme Applications

Bobby Aylward

495. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the reason he has not provided a conclusive answer to a query - apart from two interim responses - which was lodged for his attention nearly seven weeks ago detailing emergency circumstances in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15405/16]

Broadband Service Provision

Bobby Aylward

551. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the fibre broadband capacity in Brittas, County Kilkenny; the provisions in place to improve this; the status of its further planned roll-out there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16045/16]

Broadband Service Provision

Bobby Aylward

552. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to prioritise and expedite the roll-out of fibre broadband in Brittas, County Kilkenny under the national broadband plan to reflect the need for a reliable broadband service for residential and business purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16046/16]

Road Safety

Bobby Aylward

603. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the regulations in place to ensure that passengers on school buses wear their safety belts for the duration of the journey to and from school as a compulsory measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16052/16]

Student Grant Scheme Administration

Bobby Aylward

58. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reintroduce student grants for postgraduate students aged 23 years or over, as per discussions which took place between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil during Government formation negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15162/16]

Services for People with Disabilities

Bobby Aylward

180. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health if he can provide funding through the HSE for the establishment of a gold star initiative or task group in Kilkenny such as the one in Cashel, County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15191/16]

Services for People with Disabilities

Bobby Aylward

181. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health the process persons must follow in establishing a task force or group to achieve gold star status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15192/16]

National Lottery Funding Applications

Bobby Aylward

185. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health to confirm receipt of an application from a residential home (details supplied) under the national lottery grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15228/16]

Health Services Funding

Bobby Aylward

186. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health the alternative avenues of funding applicable to a residential home (details supplied), apart from the national lottery grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15229/16]

Rural Development Programme Funding

Bobby Aylward

65. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the expenditure on rural development programmes under the agri-environment options scheme in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14472/16]

Student Support Schemes

Bobby Aylward

188. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he can provide funding, apart from a grant from Student Universal Support Ireland, for a person who has secured a place on a master's degree course in September 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14530/16]

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility

Bobby Aylward

299. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is any form of funding available through his Department, apart from the back-to-education allowance, for a person who has secured a place on a masters course in September 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14531/16]

Medical Card Applications

Bobby Aylward

434. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health to expedite an application by a person (details supplied) for a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14586/16]

Medical Card Applications

Bobby Aylward

480. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health to expedite an application by a person (details supplied) for a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14789/16]

Hospital Accommodation Provision

Bobby Aylward

481. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health to confirm the long-term plan for Kilkcreene Orthopaedic Hospital, County Kilkenny given reports that the St. Patrick's ward of the facility is being converted into offices for administration purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14790/16]

Health Services Staff Recruitment

Bobby Aylward

502. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that career opportunities in the mental health service are appealing to graduates in the key areas of psychiatry, psychology, family therapy and other mental health roles to ensure that such graduates compete for posts in the Irish mental health service as opposed to abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14987/16]

Mental Health Services Funding

Bobby Aylward

503. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health the reason the €12 million which was taken from the mental health budget was not invested in other under resourced areas of mental health such as the child and adolescent services, nursing or community supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14988/16]

Defibrillators in Schools Provision

Bobby Aylward

162. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 110 of 25 May 2016, his plans to implement defibrillator training for pupils and designated members of staff in post-primary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14027/16]

Disability Allowance Applications

Bobby Aylward

207. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Social Protection to expedite an application by a person (details supplied) under the disability allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14097/16]

Waste Disposal

Bobby Aylward

121. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if civic amenity sites of local authorities will charge by weight from 1 July 2016; if the impending legislation will allow a grace period of six months until January 2017 in respect of these sites, during which they will not be liable for fines, licence reviews, penalisations or any other forms of statutory or other disciplinary action; if and why he will consider such an arrangement for private waste collection providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13976/16]

Waste Management Regulations

Bobby Aylward

363. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to permit an extension for a waste collection provider where the collection vehicles fail to comply with the new measures required under the pay-by-weight system to be introduced on 1 July 2016 due to financial difficulty, unavoidable delays resulting in difficult time constraints, equipment malfunction, repair or otherwise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12682/16]

Waste Management Regulations

Bobby Aylward

364. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the fines, licence reviews, penalisation and statutory or other disciplinary actions waste collection providers will be subject to on failing to comply with the pay-by-weight regulations due to come into effect on 1 July 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12683/16]

Waste Management Regulations

Bobby Aylward

365. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to implement a 90-day grace period from 1 July 2016 during which all waste collection providers will be immune from fines, licence reviews, penalisation and any other statuary or other disciplinary actions and afford ample time for them to address unforeseen issues with upgrades to infrastructure, equipment, vehicles and associated machinery or otherwise. [12684/16]

Carer's Benefit Eligibility

Bobby Aylward

476. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Social Protection the rules in respect of returning to work during the application, review or appeal process for carer's benefit, as it has been reported to this Deputy that the Social Protection Office in Longford and the Appeals Office are advising applicants and appellants that they can return to work during the aforementioned processes, and then they are rejected for payment for that very reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13162/16]

Palliative Care Facilities

Bobby Aylward

689. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health if the 12 palliative care beds at St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny, as previously referred to in response to Parliamentary Question No. 149 of 10 December 2015, is the same 12-bed satellite unit, hospice, which the HSE refers to in its official policy documents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12903/16]

Agriculture Scheme Eligibility

Bobby Aylward

238. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the entitlements will revert back to children should one of them take over a farm in the future where a person previously set out land and associated entitlements for ten years due to force majeure circumstances; if he will safeguard the passing of entitlements from parent to child in such circumstances within the impending common agricultural policy 2020 negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12492/16]

Social Welfare Benefits

Bobby Aylward

56. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Social Protection the strategies he has implemented since coming to office to alleviate the exorbitant waiting times experienced by those applying under the carer's allowance scheme, the domiciliary care allowance scheme, and for many other social protection payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11765/16]

Garda Equipment

Bobby Aylward

78. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her policy on the installation of defibrillators in all Garda stations; if there are proposals due to be implemented by her Department that will ensure that this life-saving device is available in all Garda stations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12137/16]

Defibrillators in Schools Provision

Bobby Aylward

110. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans that are due to be implemented for the provision of defibrillator training in post-primary schools to familiarise children with the workings of this life-saving device; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12138/16]

School Accommodation Provision

Bobby Aylward

165. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Education and Skills to expedite and grant an application by a school (details supplied) for funding for an additional classroom as a matter of urgency, given that the operational capacity of the school and the health and safety of pupils and staff are significantly compromised due to a lack of space; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11452/16]

Community Employment Schemes Eligibility

Bobby Aylward

270. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) was refused permission to accept a position within a community employment scheme while participating in JobPath, considering that the aim of JobPath is to find employment for the long-term unemployed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11178/16]

Carer's Allowance Delays

Bobby Aylward

282. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Social Protection to expedite an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme, given that the person originally applied for a payment nine months ago and is still waiting for a decision, despite complying with every request; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11411/16]

Carer's Allowance Delays

Bobby Aylward

283. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Social Protection why an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme has been under assessment for approximately nine months, despite the person complying with every request; the average waiting time for processing applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11412/16]

Health Services Staff Recruitment

Bobby Aylward

166. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health to initiate the recruitment of a community-based diabetes nurse specialist, which his Department has already sanctioned, to cater for the obvious and growing needs of the local diabetes community in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11005/16]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments

Bobby Aylward

200. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to expedite a payment to a person (details supplied) under the agri-environment options scheme whose payment has been delayed by five months, as a result of being selected for a random audit which was subsequently passed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11070/16]

School Transport Provision

Bobby Aylward

323. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to a previous parliamentary question and the definition of a "distinct locality", the minimum number of ten children to form the basis of creating a school transport route and the importance to the very fabric of rural communities; to provide a clear definition by reference to measurable, quantifiable criteria such as distance within a certain amount of meters or kilometers by public road networks, or within a parish, or a townland and or within a measurable radius, or line of road and not use terminology such as "this definition is commonly understood" when it is not commonly understood and is a subjective test as there is in fact no definition in place that can be said to be within a rule or outside a rule and that could be subject to review by the courts and or the Ombudsman; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10506/16]

Medical Card Applications

Bobby Aylward

806. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health to expedite an application by a person (details supplied) under the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10208/16]

Basic Payment Scheme Payments

Bobby Aylward

1064. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to expedite payment of entitlements to a person (details supplied) under the basic payment scheme, given that the person has been waiting an exorbitant amount of time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10426/16]

Broadband Service Provision

Bobby Aylward

275. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Education and Skills the funding she can provide to a parent who has a child with severe learning disabilities to subsidise the exorbitant Internet usage charges due to residing in a remote area with very limited Internet services in order to download tailored online educational programmes which are crucial to the progression of the child's education and learning development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9129/16]

Rural Development Programme

Bobby Aylward

317. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funding available under the rural development scheme, the village and town renewal scheme, or any other scheme, by which a parent can be subsidised for exorbitant Internet usage charges due to residence in a remote area with limited Internet services to download tailored online educational programmes crucial to the progression of the child's education and learning development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9130/16]

Broadband Service Provision

Bobby Aylward

325. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the funding he can provide to parents to install a landline telephone in their home to assist a child with severe learning disabilities to avail of broadband services in order to download tailored online programmes which are crucial to the progression of the child's education and learning development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9128/16]

Road Improvement Schemes

Bobby Aylward

150. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 835 of 14 April 2016, if he will identify any schemes or options for funding available within his Department, apart from the local improvement scheme, to commence urgently needed repair works at a location (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7842/16]

Road Improvement Schemes

Bobby Aylward

151. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when funding will be provided by his Department to Carlow County Council for the local improvement scheme; when the scheme will open for applications for 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7843/16]

Road Improvement Schemes

Bobby Aylward

152. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when funding will be provided by his Department to Kilkenny County Council for the local improvement scheme; when the scheme will open for applications for 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7844/16]

Defence Forces Retirements

Bobby Aylward

204. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Defence to investigate the status of members of An Fórsa Cosanta Áitiúil who retire from their positions after a number of years of service but receive no official recognition or commendation marking this milestone; if he will address this and honour this voluntary service; if the Minister has made any plans to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7624/16]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Bobby Aylward

393. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health to urgently grant capital investment to Freshford health centre via the Health Service Executive's south development office to ensure that the highest standard of practice and the safest level of primary care is provided for Freshford, County Kilkenny and its surrounding catchment area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6442/16]

Drugs Payment Scheme

Bobby Aylward

425. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health to immediately and fully reimburse a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny for the drug Fampyra under the Health Service Executive's primary care reimbursement service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6590/16]

Summer Works Scheme Applications

Bobby Aylward

687. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Education and Skills when she will reopen the summer works scheme for new applications, given that applications closed for the 2016-2017 tranche on 2 December 2015, as referenced in Parliamentary Question No. 661 of 6 April 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6611/16]

Roads Maintenance

Bobby Aylward

835. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the schemes or options for funding available at local government and Department level to commence urgently needed repair works at a location (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6330/16]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications

Bobby Aylward

10. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to expedite an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny under the domiciliary care allowance scheme given that it has been under assessment for a period of time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5383/16]

Qualified Child Increase Payments

Bobby Aylward

21. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to amend the legislation to ensure that a lone parent who is claiming illness benefit having left work as a result of illness can claim payment under the increase for qualified child allowance for a dependent child over 18 years of age resident in the family home and in full-time education immediately, as against having to wait 156 days to qualify; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5497/16]

National Internship Scheme Eligibility

Bobby Aylward

120. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if an employer can re-hire an employee who has just completed a work placement on the Tús programme within the same organisation under the JobBridge scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6188/16]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Conditions

Bobby Aylward

232. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to expedite the land parcel cross check and to ensure that payment is prioritised for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny who has experienced significant delays with payments under the agri-environment options scheme which are crucial to maintaining the person's business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5335/16]

Ministerial Meetings

Bobby Aylward

399. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to commit to a second meeting of the save our local community group (details supplied) to follow an initial meeting which took place on 1 December 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6282/16]

Primary Care Strategy Roll-out

Bobby Aylward

572. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health to urgently grant capital investment to Ballyragget health centre via the Health Service Executive's south development office to ensure the highest standard of practice and the safest level of primary care for the Ballyragget and surrounding catchment area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6100/16]

School Closures

Bobby Aylward

629. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Education and Skills to reverse the decision to close Muine Bheag vocational school in County Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5357/16]

School Closures

Bobby Aylward

630. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Education and Skills to facilitate a meeting with the Oireachtas Members from the constituency of Carlow-Kilkenny to brief them on the status of the decision to close a school (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5358/16]

School Accommodation Provision

Bobby Aylward

660. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Education and Skills to grant an application for funding for an additional classroom by a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny, as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5598/16]

Summer Works Scheme Applications

Bobby Aylward

661. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Education and Skills when her summer works scheme will re-open for applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5599/16]

Bus Services

Bobby Aylward

841. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport why there is no designated bus stop in Dungarvan in County Kilkenny, when the Bus Éireann Route X4 passes directly through Dungarvan village on a daily basis; if officials within his Department will meet with Bus Éireann to commence plans for the designation of an appropriate bus stop at the location to accomodate commuters on this route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6233/16]