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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
371. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health to re-introduce the Adam's forward bend test school scoliosis screening programme to ensure early diagnosis for children suffering from scoliosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4265/16]
370. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health if children with scoliosis who urgently require serial casts as a result of growth will be prioritised for magnetic resonance imagery scanning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4264/16]
369. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health the supports available to children who suffer with scoliosis and the parents of these children who are enduring mental health issues such as depression and anxiety as a result of exorbitant waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4263/16]
368. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health why children with scoliosis whose conditions are deemed as progressive are waiting up to 18 months for a magnetic resonance imagery scan; the measures being implemented to reduce the waiting time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4262/16]
367. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health to amend the current protocols to allow children with scoliosis who are under 14 years of age and whose parents pay private health insurance to access surgery through a private facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4261/16]
366. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health the hospitals which fund braces for treatment of scoliosis and those which do not; the reasons why not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4260/16]
365. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health why braces for the treatment of scoliosis are not funded in all hospitals, given their obvious importance to patients, especially children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4259/16]
349. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health to expedite an appointment for an assessment for a person (details supplied) by the child and adolescent mental health services of the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2974/16]
103. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if persons can backdate a payment under the domiciliary care allowance schemes for longer than six months if they can prove that they have been the sole care provider to the child in question for a time exceeding six months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2968/16]
101. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if compensation for severe flood damage is available to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford who does not currently reside at the residence which was flooded as it is not insured and is listed as a flood risk; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2920/16]
37. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to expedite an application by a person (details supplied) in County Carlow under the carer's allowance scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2589/16]
51. 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 carer's allowance scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2508/16]
465. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Garda superintendent, based in Thomastown, County Kilkenny has now been transferred elsewhere; the plans for a replacement to be allocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46527/15]
149. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health if he will prioritise funding for phase 2 of the current developments at St. Luke's Hospital in Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44494/15]