Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Flood Risk Insurance Cover Provision

Eamon Scanlon

668. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding development of flood relief measures and proposals relating to individual property protection, IPP, assistance to homeowners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20031/17]

Garda Station Refurbishment

Eamon Scanlon

669. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regrading the upgrade of Tubbercurry Garda station in County Sligo; if the proposals submitted regarding the extent of the facilities required have been evaluated; his plans to grant approval for works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20032/17]

Teachers' Remuneration

Eamon Scanlon

676. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the Public Service Pay Commission report will be published; the Government's timeframe to end pay inequality for teachers who qualified after 2011 in view of the fact that it is now six years since these measures came into effect; when a decision will be made to reverse the cuts in pay for new entrant teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20509/17]

Dormant Accounts Fund

Eamon Scanlon

752. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the status of an application for funding (details supplied) under the Dormant Account Fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20389/17]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme

Eamon Scanlon

797. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if the budget for the nursing home support scheme affects in any way local HSE service budgets on a yearly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19236/17]

Mental Health Commission Reports

Eamon Scanlon

1001. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the corrective and preventative actions that have been implemented to address the non-compliant findings outlined in the 2016 Mental Health Commission's approved centre inspection report on the Sligo-Leitrim mental health inpatient unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20037/17]

Mental Health Services Provision

Eamon Scanlon

1002. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the expected completion date of the new acute mental health unit at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20038/17]

Mental Health Services Data

Eamon Scanlon

1004. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the number of beds available for children in need of psychiatric inpatient care at Sligo University Hospital, Galway University Hospital, Cavan General Hospital, Letterkenny General Hospital and Mayo General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20041/17]

Mental Health Services Provision

Eamon Scanlon

1005. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the services available in counties Sligo, Leitrim, Donegal and Cavan for children and adolescents who present with suicidal ideation and are turned away due to the unavailability of acute mental health beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20042/17]

Mental Health Services Staff

Eamon Scanlon

1006. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health when critical vacancies in CHO1 child and adolescent mental health services will be filled with particular reference to early intervention and identification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20043/17]

Drugs Payment Scheme

Eamon Scanlon

1061. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the position regarding making the immunotherapy drug nivolumab available to cancer patients on the reimbursement scheme; the costs associated with treating each person on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20390/17]

GLAS Payments

Eamon Scanlon

1234. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim will be issued outstanding payments under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20538/17]

GLAS Payments

Eamon Scanlon

1240. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim will receive a GLAS payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20574/17]

GLAS Payments

Eamon Scanlon

1241. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim will receive a GLAS payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20576/17]

GLAS Applications

Eamon Scanlon

1242. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a GLAS application by a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20578/17]

Single Payment Scheme Appeals

Eamon Scanlon

1245. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a 2014 appeal by a person (details supplied) under the single payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20605/17]

Wild Atlantic Way Project

Eamon Scanlon

1385. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of money that has been spent under the capital plan on the Wild Atlantic Way; the amount expected to be spent in 2017; the funding which is available for the development and promotion of Tullaghan, County Leitrim's only coastal village along the Wild Atlantic Way; if Tullaghan is considered a discovery point in national tourism policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20636/17]

Garda Station Refurbishment

Eamon Scanlon

85. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the upgrade of Tubbercurry Garda station in County Sligo; if she has evaluated the proposals submitted to the Garda building unit; the extent of the facilities required; if she will issue approval; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18432/17]

School Funding

Eamon Scanlon

192. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding funding to purchase equipment for a person (details supplied) in accordance with circular 0010/2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17741/17]

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility

Eamon Scanlon

278. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will adjust the income reckoner limits for the SUSI grant process to net reckonable earnings to make it fair on PAYE workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18265/17]

Flood Prevention Measures

Eamon Scanlon

442. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the development of flood relief measures and proposals in relation to individual property protection assistance to home owners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18159/17]

Respite Care Services Availability

Eamon Scanlon

589. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the availability of services at a respite centre (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18068/17]

IDA Ireland Site Visits

Eamon Scanlon

776. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the work of the IDA in marketing County Cavan as a jobs location in the past six years; the number of site visits that have taken place in that time; the other initiatives that have taken place to contribute to highlighting County Cavan as a destination for new businesses; the position regarding the IDA site at Killygarry, County Cavan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18045/17]

Library Services

Eamon Scanlon

34. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will reconsider plans regarding the national library procurement and make use of an exemption for cultural services in European Union procurement law in view of the importance placed on supporting SMEs; his views on whether a national tender process will harm small businesses and put them at a disadvantage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14439/17]

Library Services

Eamon Scanlon

47. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the procurement policy will force the closure of bookseller library suppliers and long established businesses with regard to the national library procurement tender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14440/17]

Dormant Accounts Fund

Eamon Scanlon

220. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount of dormant account moneys available to be disbursed to each Department; if a charity (details supplied) can be considered for funding under the dormant accounts fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17172/17]

Sports Capital Programme Applications

Eamon Scanlon

307. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a capital sports grant application by a school (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. [17194/17]

Supreme Court Rulings

Eamon Scanlon

160. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Finance when the Supreme Court will give a judgment on an appeal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16038/17]

Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme Funding

Eamon Scanlon

301. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if national lottery funding is available at present through his Department to support the work of community groups; if so, if there are specific programmes eligible for grant assistance; the details of same; the funding available through his Department that a local group (details supplied) can make an application for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16662/17]

Passport Applications Data

Eamon Scanlon

404. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the turnaround time for online passport applications for adult renewals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16776/17]

Ambulance Service

Eamon Scanlon

438. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the reason there was no ambulance available for dispatch on the night of 18 March 2017 from Sligo University Hospital; the availability of ambulance services at Sligo University Hospital; if there are periods for which there is a reduced service or areas in which a service is not provided; when and the location these occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16005/17]

National Lottery Funding Data

Eamon Scanlon

557. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if national lottery funding is available at present through his Department to support the work of community groups; if so, if there are specific programmes eligible for grant assistance; the details of same; the funding available through his Department for which a local group (details supplied) can make an application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16657/17]

National Car Test

Eamon Scanlon

630. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure, when a motorist avails of a voluntary early national car test as invited and encouraged to do, that the new certificate will be dated from the date the previous certificate was due to expire rather than from when the car was tested; if an NCT certificate can be reissued in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16041/17]

Sports Capital Programme Applications

Eamon Scanlon

654. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a sports capital grant application (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. [16559/17]

Garda Deployment

Eamon Scanlon

48. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new Garda recruits assigned to the Sligo-Leitrim Garda division in each year since Garda recruitment resumed in 2014; and the attested personnel strength of the Sligo-Leitrim Garda division in September 2014 and at the end of February 2017. [15768/17]

Garda Station Closures

Eamon Scanlon

63. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if any of the Garda stations closed in counties Sligo and Leitrim in 2012 and 2013 are included in the six stations being examined for reopening under the pilot programme. [15769/17]

Sports Capital Programme Applications

Eamon Scanlon

186. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a capital sports grant application by a company (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. [15576/17]

Health Services Staff Recruitment

Eamon Scanlon

346. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if the position of dental hygienist as advertised in May 2016 in CHO2 has been filled by the HSE. [15016/17]

Sports Capital Programme

Eamon Scanlon

563. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a sports capital 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. [15439/17]

European Health Insurance Card

Eamon Scanlon

151. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if an Irish citizen currently working in the UK can use their European health insurance card, EHIC, for medical treatment in the UK; if an Irish citizen's EHIC covers medicines post treatment here and in the UK; if the same criteria and rules will apply under the scheme post Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14660/17]

Commercial Property

Eamon Scanlon

297. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to tackle commercial vacancy rates, particularly in the north west and County Sligo, which has the highest rate of vacant commercial property here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14437/17]

Departmental Strategies

Eamon Scanlon

298. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the targeted strategies IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland are developing and implementing in counties Sligo, Leitrim, Donegal and Cavan to entice clients and investment in view of Brexit negotiations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14438/17]

IDA Ireland Portfolio

Eamon Scanlon

299. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her Department and IDA Ireland have identified a client to invest in the new facility at the Finisklin industrial estate in County Sligo; when an announcement is expected regarding same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14441/17]

Job Initiatives

Eamon Scanlon

300. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the solutions the Government and its agencies have in place to tackle unemployment in rural Ireland in view of the delay in awarding of contracts under the national broadband plan. [14528/17]

Job Initiatives

Eamon Scanlon

301. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which she is working to attract jobs and SMEs in the north west, thereby encouraging an overall balanced economy with consequent economic benefits for Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14529/17]

Direct Provision System

Eamon Scanlon

115. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the methodology used for awarding points to persons in a location (details supplied) to purchase food on the new on-site supermarket; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13075/17]

Direct Provision System

Eamon Scanlon

116. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount a point used at the new on-site supermarket in a location (details supplied) equates to in euro; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13076/17]

Direct Provision System

Eamon Scanlon

117. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the person who sets the price for the items available at the new on-site supermarket at a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13077/17]

Direct Provision System

Eamon Scanlon

118. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the independent review mechanisms and oversight in operation to monitor the prices set by the new on-site supermarket at a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13078/17]

Direct Provision System

Eamon Scanlon

119. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason persons cannot be given a food allowance to buy their items in a supermarket of their choice instead of using a points system which only allows them to purchase items from the on-site supermarket at a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13079/17]

Vehicle Registration

Eamon Scanlon

219. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Finance the total vehicle registration tax to be paid on a camper van (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13541/17]

School Curriculum

Eamon Scanlon

250. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that the leaving certificate applied programme is made available to students for the 2017-2018 academic year in County Leitrim; if he will address the fact that the leaving certificate applied programme is currently not offered to a person (details supplied) in view of the fact an educational psychologist has recommended that the person should be enrolled for the programme; the efforts he is making to ensure the school runs the programme for the 2017-2018 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12875/17]

DEIS Eligibility

Eamon Scanlon

332. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) was not approved for DEIS status; the criteria used to make the decision; the reason the school did not meet the various criteria thresholds; if he will accept an appeal to the decision by the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13582/17]

DEIS Eligibility

Eamon Scanlon

333. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) was not approved for DEIS status; the criteria used to make the decision; the reason the school did not meet the various criteria thresholds; if he will accept an appeal to the decision by the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13585/17]

Medical Card Eligibility

Eamon Scanlon

714. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if a person that is ordinarily resident here but is currently a student in Hungary can qualify for a medical card; the reason a person studying in Hungary may no longer qualify for a medical card; the frequency with which this person must return home to be considered as ordinarily resident by the Health Service Executive; if it is sufficient to be here approximately five months of the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12865/17]

European Health Insurance Card

Eamon Scanlon

727. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if an Irish citizen currently studying in an EU-EEA state can use their European health insurance card, EHIC, for medical treatment here; if in Hungary dental treatment is available under the state system, if an Irish citizen's EHIC covers medicines post treatment here and in Hungary while studying; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12899/17]

European Health Insurance Card

Eamon Scanlon

728. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if an Irish citizen currently working in an EU-EEA State can use their European health insurance card, EHIC, for medical treatment here; if an Irish citizen's EHIC covers medicines post treatment here and in Hungary while the person is working in Hungary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12900/17]

Hospital Staff Data

Eamon Scanlon

790. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant neurologists currently employed and serving the north west region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13082/17]

Occupational Therapy

Eamon Scanlon

795. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the number of adults who have been waiting less than three months, between three and six months, between six and nine months, between nine and 18 months, and greater than 18 months for occupational therapy with occupational therapy services in County Sligo, in tabular form. [13094/17]

Hospital Transfers

Eamon Scanlon

874. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the way in which a person (details supplied) will be transported to University Hospital Galway for an emergency procedure if not by the HSE national ambulance service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13434/17]

Medical Card Data

Eamon Scanlon

945. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the extent to which a person (details supplied) in County Sligo has access to a medical card to cover costs associated with treatments prior to March 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13792/17]

Laboratory Facilities

Eamon Scanlon

1070. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the fit-out costs for the newly designed containment laboratory at the Backweston facility in County Kildare are included in the declared costs; if the fit-out costs are not included in the projected costs for this fit-out, which is due to be handed over in May 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13706/17]

Laboratory Facilities

Eamon Scanlon

1071. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the original contractors were not held liable for the faults in the original works in 2005 when the high-containment laboratory was built; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13707/17]

Laboratory Facilities

Eamon Scanlon

1072. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are other expenditures involved in the redesign, build and commissioning of the high containment laboratory at the Backweston facility in County Kildare that have not been provided. [13708/17]

Basic Payment Scheme Applications

Eamon Scanlon

1091. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is possible for a person (details supplied) to submit a late basic payment scheme application for 2015 and 2016, in view of the fact payments for 2013 and 2014 are only now issuing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13961/17]

Sports Capital Programme Applications

Eamon Scanlon

1215. 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. [13565/17]

Laboratory Facilities

Eamon Scanlon

11. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure that the Sligo regional veterinary laboratory will be kept open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12352/17]

Laboratory Facilities

Eamon Scanlon

51. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure that the Sligo regional veterinary laboratory will remain open following the recently completed review of the veterinary laboratory services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12351/17]

Services for People with Disabilities

Eamon Scanlon

105. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the HSE does not reduce the availability of services at the Solas respite centre for children in County Sligo. [12086/17]

Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding

Eamon Scanlon

150. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when he will allocate funding to a group sewage scheme (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12247/17]

Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding

Eamon Scanlon

151. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when he will allocate funding to a group sewage scheme (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12248/17]

Prison Service

Eamon Scanlon

112. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the Prison Service will recruit staff in the near future; the procedures to be used; her views on the fact that applicants that already hold the relevant custodial care qualification must go through stages one and two of the recruitment process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11476/17]

Rural Development Plan

Eamon Scanlon

384. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if the Action Plan for Rural Development involves a commitment to provide grant assistance to persons who wish to renovate the second floor of a house into an apartment and refurbish residential and non-residential buildings in rural communities; if so, the details of the grant aid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11507/17]

Health Insurance Community Rating

Eamon Scanlon

525. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the reason previous health insurance cover taken out in other countries, for example, the UK, is not taken into consideration with respect to the lifetime community rating that is applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11487/17]

Patient Transport

Eamon Scanlon

633. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the options available to a person (details supplied) who must be transported by ambulance for treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12156/17]

Hospital Beds Data

Eamon Scanlon

663. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase the acute bed capacity of Sligo University Hospital. [12087/17]

Nursing Home Services

Eamon Scanlon

664. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the procedures in place for transporting private and non-private nursing home residents by ambulance for emergency and non-emergency treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12042/17]

Laboratory Facilities

Eamon Scanlon

675. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is accepting submissions from the public on the network of regional veterinary laboratories; if so, the date from which the consultation has been open to submissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11320/17]

Laboratory Facilities

Eamon Scanlon

269. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount it costs to remedy a recent design fault in the newly designed category four high containment laboratory at the Backweston facility in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10806/17]

Laboratory Facilities

Eamon Scanlon

279. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount spent on a piece of equipment called maldi-TOF in the regional veterinary laboratory at Backweston facility; when this piece of equipment was purchased; if it is in daily use; the number of samples tested on it on a daily basis; if full time staff are working on the instrument; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10944/17]

Laboratory Facilities

Eamon Scanlon

280. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to any perceived problem at the Dublin regional veterinary post mortem facility at Backweston; if so, the costs spent to remedy it; his plans to remedy same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10945/17]

Summer Works Scheme Applications

Eamon Scanlon

167. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for funding under the summer works scheme by a school (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in September 2016 a senior environmental health officer found sanitary accommodations servicing all classes to be no longer fit for purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10719/17]

Mobile Telephony Services

Eamon Scanlon

751. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of the programme for Government commitments relating to improving mobile phone coverage in Leitrim village and surrounding areas; the efforts being taken by mobile phone operators to substantially increase coverage in Leitrim; the timeframe for actions in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10468/17]

Teagasc Courses

Eamon Scanlon

221. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 255 of 15 February 2017, if he will ensure that the green cert courses will continue past the 2017-2019 timeframe he has outlined; if he will provide a list of locations in which green cert courses will be delivered in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8941/17]

Services for People with Disabilities

Eamon Scanlon

454. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if his Department will make funding available for the continuation of services (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8395/17]

Services for People with Disabilities

Eamon Scanlon

455. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the respite facilities in counties Sligo and Leitrim that are currently being reconfigured; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8396/17]

Services for People with Disabilities

Eamon Scanlon

456. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated to HSE managed and run disability and respite services in CHO area 1 in 2016 and 2017 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8397/17]

Occupational Therapy

Eamon Scanlon

248. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have been waiting less than three months, between three and six months, between six and nine months, between nine and 18 months and more than 18 months for occupational therapy with occupational therapy services in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8011/17]

Occupational Therapy

Eamon Scanlon

249. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists employed in the public health system in County Sligo; if there are any vacancies for occupational therapists in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8012/17]

Teagasc Courses

Eamon Scanlon

255. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on reports that the green certificate course is being discontinued for the 2017-18 academic year; the steps he is taking to ensure that Teagasc will provide a comprehensive syllabus in 2017 and thereafter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7550/17]

Local Authority Functions

Eamon Scanlon

248. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when Sligo County Council will be given permission to proceed with works in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7063/17]

Counterfeit Passports

Eamon Scanlon

309. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a case pertaining to the passports of two persons (details supplied) has been referred to his Department for investigation following the attempted illegal use of these passports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7259/17]

Health Services Staff Recruitment

Eamon Scanlon

479. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if a position (details supplied) in the CHO1 area has been filled by the HSE. [7176/17]

Dental Services Provision

Eamon Scanlon

483. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the number of dental screenings that have been provided in schools, by county, for each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2016 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7189/17]

Dental Services Provision

Eamon Scanlon

484. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health his plans to integrate dentists into multidisciplinary teams which care for elderly persons in nursing homes; his views on whether the HSE is reneging on its duty of care to some 27,000 nursing home patients by failing to meet their dental health needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7190/17]

Dental Services Provision

Eamon Scanlon

523. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if training programmes in oral care are currently provided to health care assistants; his views on whether a national model of publicly delivered dental care for elderly persons and patients with special care needs is required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7304/17]

Dental Services Provision

Eamon Scanlon

524. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health his plans to develop and implement a new oral health strategy as recommended by the Irish Dental Association; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7306/17]

Dental Services

Eamon Scanlon

525. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the number of dental surgeons currently employed by the HSE, by county; and in each of the years since 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7307/17]

Dental Services Waiting Lists

Eamon Scanlon

527. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescents who have been waiting less than six months; between six and 12 months; between 12 and 18 months; between 18 and 24 months; between 24 and 48 months; and more than 48 months for initial referral for a full dental examination at a HSE clinic in counties Sligo, Leitrim, Donegal and Cavan, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7313/17]

Tourism Data

Eamon Scanlon

197. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding that was allocated to tourism and hospitality skills training in 2015 and 2016 in counties Sligo and Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5564/17]