359. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to outline his plans to improve the broadband service as per the national broadband plan in the area of Galway (details supplied) to ensure businesses will have access to high-speed broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24089/14]
357. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if grant assistance will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24791/14]
263. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Galway to have a new building included in the new schools building programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24793/14]
36. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made on a section 29 appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23986/14]
183. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health when a rheumatology appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23703/14]
29. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the current tax liability on a social welfare payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; if the person is eligible for a refund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23704/14]
790. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health the amounts paid to private companies for pest control services by the Health Service Executive during the years 2009 to 2013, inclusive, and if he will provide a breakdown of the figures citing the amount paid in respect of each HSE acute hospital in each year. [22614/14]
288. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the availability of special needs assistants at a school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23120/14]
170. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding motor insurance companies and their policy holders who were involved in pending court cases in which Setanta Insurance was a defendant when the company recently collapsed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23317/14]
247. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have availed of addiction services in each LHO area in each of the years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013, specifying the type of addiction service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21999/14]
246. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have applied to receive treatment abroad under the E112 scheme in respect of eating disorders in the years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013; the number of these persons whose applications were approved; and the cost of the treatment funded by the Health Service Executive in each case. [21988/14]
591. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who were on outpatient waiting lists for Mayo General Hospital on 1 January 2013, with a breakdown of this figure according to the specialties for which these patients were awaiting an appointment. [21053/14]
590. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on outpatient waiting lists for Mayo General Hospital, and if he will provide a breakdown of this figure according to the specialties for which these patients are awaiting an appointment, in each case stating the number of patients who have been waiting more than one year, two years and three years. [21052/14]
185. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health the total amount currently owed to acute hospitals in the State by private health insurance companies pending the submission of documentation by hospital consultants required for payment to be processed; and if he will provide a breakdown of this figure in respect of each individual hospital. [20406/14]
28. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20409/14]
409. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health the total amount paid by the Health Service Executive for patients to receive treatment abroad under the E112 scheme in each of the years 2009 to 2013, inclusive, and to date in 2014; and if he will provide a list of the specific treatments to which these payments pertained, including details of the total amount paid in respect of each type of treatment. [20166/14]
407. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health the total amount paid to medical doctors under the medical card and general medical services schemes by the Health Service Executive in 2013; if he will provide a breakdown of that figure in tabular form citing the names of the top 100 recipients under the schemes; and the amounts paid to each of these persons or companies. [20164/14]
160. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners are erroneously seeking to collect household charge arrears in respect of a person and property (details supplied) in County Galway. [20161/14]
904. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health if he will consider including a medication (details supplied) on the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19503/14]
425. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there are any provisions to allow for a partial refund of a TV licence fee where the licensee was in possession of a TV set for only a portion of the relevant year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18754/14]
392. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a carer's allowance appeal application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19652/14]
39. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of certificates of Irish heritage issued since the introduction of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19361/14]
624. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health if he will consider including the medical product (details supplied) on the GMS and DPS scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17773/14]
587. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health the steps involved in having the medicinal product (details supplied) included under the GMS scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17529/14]
578. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health if a lease regarding the Health Service Executive west (details supplied) was renewed upon its expiry in June 2013; if the terms of the lease were renegotiated regarding rent and service arrangements; if he will outline those details; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17396/14]
641. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health when a decision was made to relocate an addiction treatment clinic (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for this decision; the type of services provided at the clinic; and the number of persons who availed of services at the clinic during the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014. [16476/14]
601. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health if he will specify the evidential source of research relied upon by his Department in concluding that access to free primary care, disease surveillance and health promotion for children under six years of age will improve health outcomes and-or effect savings in the primary and acute sectors in future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16282/14]
554. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health if inner ear hearing aids are available under the GMS scheme; if a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be considered for replacement inner ear hearing aids; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15955/14]
88. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of deductions for universal social charge and PAYE in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason in view of their income level this person is liable for USC and PAYE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16015/14]
646. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of all funding provided by his Department to mountain rescue organisations in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15287/14]
381. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline details of all funding provided by his Department to mountain rescue organisations over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15288/14]
1035. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health if there is empirical evidence to suggest that access to free primary care, disease surveillance and health promotion for children under six years will improve health outcomes, prevent the development of chronic conditions, or effect savings in the primary and acute sectors in future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13246/14]
931. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide details of a care plan in respect of a child currently in foster care (details supplied) in County Galway and the prospect of the child being returned to the family. [12795/14]
846. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an overpayment of REP scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; when this overpayment occurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12843/14]
582. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 311 of 22 October 2013, and correspondence issued to him, when payment under the turf cutting compensation scheme will be made in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12853/14]
208. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Finance his strategy for dealing with more than 30,000 buy-to-let mortgages that are currently more than 90 days in arrears; if he envisages that the number of repossessions in this area will increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13189/14]
235. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive an appointment for an endoscopy; and if the process will be expedited. [12414/14]
564. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health the locations at which the extracorporeal shockwave lithotripor machine purchased by University Hospital Galway in 2010 was stored between the time of its purchase and its commencement for use at the hospital in 2014, and if it was made available for use by practitioners in the private sector during this period. [12066/14]
563. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health the reason that the extracorporeal shockwave lithotripor service commenced by University Hospital Galway on 29 August 2012, two years after the machine was purchased, was discontinued two days later and not recommenced until 2014 [12065/14]
559. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health if he will consider the inclusion of a drug (details supplied) under the GMS scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12051/14]
546. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health the circumstances in which a person who suffers from Asperger's syndrome would be eligible for a medical card; his plans to extend the eligibility of medical cards to include persons on the autism spectrum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11971/14]
205. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his concerns regarding a shortage of supply in industrial property in County Galway that is affecting the city’s ability to attract major employers in the manufacturing sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11939/14]
204. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation whether IDA Ireland can play a role in addressing the shortage of supply in industrial property in County Galway through, for example, facilitating development of such property in its industrial parks as difficulties in accessing capital are preventing private companies from doing so. [11938/14]
82. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway did not receive a refund of the full amount of VRT and VAT in respect of a vehicle. [11690/14]
463. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health if he will initiate a review of the reason a medical card was removed from a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10776/14]
150. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is any process by which an exception can be made in the circumstances of a person who wishes to apply for social housing but is precluded from doing so because he or she is party to a mortgage in respect of a house in negative equity that he or she owns with a former partner, from whom he or she is separated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9785/14]
49. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Finance if he will list all positions that the Central Bank of Ireland has sought to fill since 1 January 2013; if these recruitment processes resulted in the employment of an external candidate or an existing employee of the Central Bank of Ireland or the wider public service; if the recruitment policy of the Central Bank of Ireland favours candidates with an employment history with the State and its agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9770/14]
747. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on introducing an exemption to small public service vehicle branding requirements in respect of limousines, operators of which contend that decals diminish the prestige of the service they provide and therefore affect its marketability. [9514/14]
725. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has any plans to permit limousines, as licensed small public service vehicles, to avail of bus lanes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9530/14]
684. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently on waiting lists for migraine clinics in counties Galway, Cork and Dublin; and the number of persons who were on these waiting lists at the beginning of 2013. [9351/14]