1091. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is aware of the free-to-airplay movement for Irish artists and songwriters (details supplied); his views on its objectives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9467/16]
1085. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the name of the commercial provider who will begin the roll-out of high-speed broadband for Ashmount, Silversprings and Tivoli in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9369/16]
976. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will issue payment to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9363/16]
922. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting placement under the nursing home support scheme; and the length of time waiting, by local health area, in tabular form. [10560/16]
735. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the step-down and rehabilitation facilities providing care for dual diagnosis patients where it is a combination of addiction and mental health diagnosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9826/16]
734. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if funding is available for the treatment of patients with dual diagnosis of addiction and mental health abroad where no suitable treatment is available here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9827/16]
733. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the psychiatric units providing treatment for dual diagnosis, where one is an addiction and the other a mental health diagnosis, and the units that do not, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9825/16]
717. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health to ensure the Health Service Executive provides all the necessary care, assistance and financial help to persons (details supplied) who urgently require help with a tragic case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9841/16]
702. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health not to cut the additional budget of €13.5 million allocated for primary care in the 2016 Health Service Executive service plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9701/16]
699. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health why the rural practice allowance framework announced in February 2016 has not yet commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9700/16]
658. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the outturn in 2015 and the projected number of home help hours to be provided in each local health office area in 2016 [9628/16]
654. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health his response to concerns being raised regarding medication management at a Dublin hospital (details supplied). [9468/16]
630. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive will award financial assistance to Lisheen House in Skibbereen, County Cork, for the provision of the mental health services it provides throughout Cork city and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9353/16]
264. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills when he will issue a roll number to a centre for autism (details supplied) in Carrigaline in County Cork which has submitted an application for a special school for children on the autism spectrum disorder. [9647/16]
252. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills to reverse the decision to further cut the allocation of special needs assistants at a school (details supplied) in County Cork, leaving it with only 2.5 assistants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9460/16]
95. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of children hospitalised for dental treatment in 2015 and in 2016 to date, by county or local health office, in tabular form. [9344/16]
94. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses newly recruited in 2016 to date; the full-year cost of the recruitment; and the net increase in nursing numbers resulting from the recruitment. [9340/16]
93. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants recruited in 2016 to date; the full-year cost of the recruitment; and the net increase in consultant numbers resulting from the recruitment. [9339/16]
92. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of applications approved and awaiting funding under the nursing homes support scheme. [9334/16]
91. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of new nursing staff recruited in each hospital (details supplied) from April 2014 to April 2015, in tabular form; the number of nursing staff that left each hospital in the year to April 2015; the total number of nursing staff in each hospital in April 2015; and the net increase or decrease in nursing staff in each hospital in the year to April 2015. [9332/16]
90. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of operations and procedures that have been cancelled or postponed in 2016 to date, by voluntary hospital, in tabular form. [9331/16]
89. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of operations and procedures that have been cancelled or postponed in 2016 to date, by public hospital, in tabular form. [9330/16]
87. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of medical cards, the number of general practitioner cards, and the number for each type of card issued on a discretionary basis, as of 1 April 2016. [9328/16]
300. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the allowance exemption he is giving to households with medical needs such as adult nappies and so on in respect of the upcoming pay by weight refuse charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8994/16]
173. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the bed management systems that are allowing for the cancellation of surgeries to help alleviate the trolley crisis in emergency departments, despite the fact that these beds on surgical wards cannot be used by trolley patients due to the danger posed from infection to post-operative patients on these surgical wards, thereby adding to surgical waiting lists and maintaining the trolley crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9004/16]
170. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health why he removed the intermediate care vehicle for Mallow in County Cork given that it was put in place following the closure of the emergency department at Mallow General Hospital; the emergency care provision he has put in its place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8997/16]
153. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for a first appointment with a psychologist, following referral, for one month, two, three, three-plus-to-six, six-plus-to-nine, nine-plus-to-12, and 12-plus months, by local health area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8878/16]
133. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs why there is a delay in forwarding mother and baby files from St. Patrick's on the Navan Road to the Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, office in Blanchardstown in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8992/16]
134. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a value for money review on school transport found that Bus Éireann's costs are 21% higher than the equivalent costs of the private school bus contractors per kilometre on large buses for school routes when the inspection costs are excluded and approximately 19% higher when the inspection costs are included; the total kilometres travelled by Bus Éireann's large buses and the total kilometres travelled by equivalent private bus operators' buses of the same size in each of the years 2008 to 2015, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8662/16]
72. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any plans for Student Universal Support Ireland grants to be paid to all Quality and Qualifications Ireland degree students at all approved institutions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8532/16]
36. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if funding for the National Federation of Voluntary Bodies Providing Services to People with Intellectual Disability will be brought to a level of investment in services and supports that they were at before the financial crisis; the timeframe within which this will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8528/16]
249. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health to outline the proposals in place to regulate the provision of counselling and psychotherapy services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8049/16]
87. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently availing of private health insurance in each of the following age groups: 17 years and under; 18 to 29 years; 30 to 39 years; 40 to 49 years; 50 to 59 years; 60 to 69 years; 70 to 79 years; 80 years and over. [7989/16]
352. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) in County Cork whose home help is on sick leave has not had it replaced; if he will immediately reinstate the home help; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7706/16]
339. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health when the €35 million allocated for mental health services will be drawn down; if he expects the full €35 million to be spent in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7584/16]
338. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health when the €8 million allocated for therapy services for young people will be drawn down; if he expects the full €8 million to be spent in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7583/16]
337. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if the projected 10.4 million home help hours for 2016 will still be delivered; if the Health Service Executive has reductions in the provision of these hours in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7582/16]
336. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if the projected 15,450 home care packages for 2016 will still be delivered; if the Health Service Executive has made any reduction in the provision of these packages to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7581/16]
331. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide for each of the 34 local health areas the number of home help hours provided for the first three months in 2016 and for the first three months of 2015, in tabular form. [7553/16]
330. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if the number of home help hours is being reduced in 2016; if media reports of a cut of 50,000 hours are accurate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7552/16]
819. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the date for the roll-out of high-speed broadband for Ashmount, Silversprings and Tivoli in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6576/16]
684. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a value-for-money review on school transport found that Bus Éireann's costs are 21% higher than the equivalent costs of the private school bus contractors, per mile on large buses for school routes, when the inspection costs are excluded, and approximately 19% higher when the inspection costs are included; and the total miles travelled by Bus Éireann's large buses and by equivalent private bus operators' buses of the same size, in each of the years 2008 to 2015, in tabular form. [6522/16]
683. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 769 of 13 January 2016 and the changes to the primary school transport scheme for a school (details supplied) in County Cork, the number of children carried; the amount her Department paid to Bus Éireann; the average cost per child carried; the percentage increase or decrease per child carried, on a year by year basis; the applicable number of children, seven or ten, in the minimum number of eligible children required to establish or to retain a service; the relevant charges for eligible children; the number of current services for the year; the number of terminated services from the previous year; and the number of new services introduced, in each case for the entire school transport schemes, with columns for children carried, for each of the financial years 2010 to 2015, in tabular form. [6521/16]
605. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the budget allocation and the budget outturn for 2015, and the budget allocation for 2016 for each public and voluntary hospital in tabular form. [7147/16]
604. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for orthodontic treatment by local health office area for those up to 16 years of age and for those over 16 years of age at the end of December 2015, in tabular form. [7146/16]
603. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of over 70s medical cards; the number of over 70s general practitioner cards; and the number for each type of card issued on a discretionary basis as of 1 March 2016. [7144/16]
602. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of medical cards; the number of general practitioner cards; and the number for each type of card issued on a discretionary basis as of 1 March 2016. [7143/16]
428. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he is investigating the use of Cannabidiol, CBD, for the possible treatment of Dravet syndrome (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6605/16]
426. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health his plans to fully restore the practice support grants for general practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6593/16]
424. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide emergency psychiatric assistance to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6581/16]