146. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health if funding will be made available to an organisation (details supplied) to develop residential services at a facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49504/17]
145. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health the status of progress on the development of a day care centre (details supplied) in Midleton, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49503/17]
144. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health if his officials will facilitate a meeting with Cobh Community Hospital to discuss his plans for the hospital (detail supplied). [49502/17]
239. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health if portable nebulisers are available for cystic fibrosis patients in the Cork region; if so, where and when application for portable nebulisers can be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11937/16]
598. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider a nationwide introduction of 30 km/h speed limits outside schools during school terms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11477/16]
174. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health if an assessment for speech and language will be made available for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10827/16]
133. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his progress in drawing up plans to alleviate flooding in Midleton, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10744/16]
83. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of permanent accommodation in Carrigtwohill in County Cork to amalgamate two existing primary schools (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10748/16]
82. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of permanent accommodation for a new secondary level school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10747/16]
81. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the possibility of providing temporary accommodation to a primary school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10746/16]
80. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide the accommodation needs of a primary school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10745/16]
489. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of money allocated to Cork County Council to carry out repairs to roads which suffered damage during the recent winter storms; the amount drawn down to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8427/16]
736. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the training she offers to special needs assistants who work with children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, in particular with regard to training in Lámh, the picture exchange communication system, and in the treatment and education of autistic and related communication-handicapped children; her policy on the necessity of such training for special needs assistants working with autism spectrum disorder children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7148/16]
507. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health the policies he has developed regarding the diagnosis, management and treatment of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome; if an Ehlers-Danlos syndrome task force has been established; the membership of this task force; the number of persons he estimates to be suffering from Ehlers-Danlos syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5848/16]
426. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 496 of 20 October 2015, the progress made relating to the issue arising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5418/16]
430. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Skills when she will provide a communications support as an aid to a profoundly deaf person (details supplied) in County Cork who has no access to sound via technology; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2906/16]
410. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she has or will consider excluding the carer's support grant, formerly the respite care grant, from reckonable income for applications for student support grants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1906/16]
827. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline her views on special speed limits in the vicinity of schools and primary schools in particular; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1570/16]
816. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Skills when she will supply further information to Cork County Council to allow for a planning application for a school (details supplied) in County Cork to be progressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1310/16]
116. Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if all arrears due in respect of disability payments have been paid to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1246/16]
69. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the discussions he has had to ensure the oil refinery in Whitegate in County Cork remains in operation as a refinery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44802/15]
66. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the strategic importance to the State of the oil refinery in Whitegate in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44803/15]
77. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the main recommendations in the historic houses action plan; how she can help to provide a sustainable future for historic houses which are a hugely important resource for local communities and a vital attraction for tourists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43543/15]
59. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the implementation of the Ireland 2016 centenary programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43544/15]
31. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the lengthy delays for children accessing disability assessments and subsequent services in the Cork north Lee area; the efforts he is making to reduce assessment and service waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42971/15]
15. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health if he will provide funding to facilitate the opening of a specialised heart failure unit in Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42970/15]
442. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health if occipital nerve stimulators are recognised by his Department as providing effective treatment methods for treating chronic pain in the head; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41838/15]
164. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Skills when school transport will be provided for a child (details supplied) in County Cork; if this is not possible, if she will consider the payment of a grant to assist with a payment to a private transport operator; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40906/15]
592. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has issued, or intends to issue, guidelines to local authorities in respect of persons who have lost their homes through bankruptcy to facilitate assessment and entry onto the social housing list, in particular regarding the need to consider earnings income thresholds applied to bankrupt persons by the courts and payments that must be made to creditors for the duration of the bankruptcy process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40724/15]
584. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to issue guidelines to local authorities in respect of persons who have lost their homes through bankruptcy to facilitate assessment and entry onto the social housing list, in particular regarding the need to consider earnings income thresholds applied to bankrupt persons by the courts and payments that must be made to creditors for the duration of the bankruptcy process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40647/15]
153. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health for details of Health Service Executive policy regarding maternity leave arrangements, specifically the manner in which vacancies which arise when staff go on maternity leave are filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39820/15]
29. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will update Dáil Éireann on her recent visit to Canada for the international Famine commemoration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39495/15]
24. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the historic houses report which her Department is currently preparing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39494/15]
346. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a second free preschool year is available from now until June 2016 for a child born on 3 May 2011 who has already availed of one free preschool year and who will start primary school in September 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39200/15]
102. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of State investment in the metropolitan area networks to date; the number of towns where networks access is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38982/15]
98. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress made in delivering the national broadband plan, particularly in regard to the delivery of high-speed broadband to homes and businesses in rural areas. [38983/15]
1027. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware the waiting time for assessments under the housing assistance payment scheme or social housing may be three or more months in some areas, which is resulting in the risk of homelessness for persons who are awaiting acceptance under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37193/15]
670. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health the vaccination requirements for first responder volunteers; the assistance available, if any, to assist volunteers to meet the cost of any required vaccinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37394/15]
602. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if US citizens residing here on a stamp 4 basis, who wish to marry a non-EEA national who is not residing here, are required to meet a member of An Garda Síochána or the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Bureau to satisfy them that the relationship is not one of convenience; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38368/15]
278. Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if the provisions of the Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014 apply to US citizens residing here on a Stamp 4 basis, who wish to marry a non-EEA national who is not residing here; the procedure through which such persons can make an appointment to attend a marriage registrar's office to give the three month notification of intention to marry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38370/15]
161. Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the policy and procedure for accessing emergency financial support for rental payments in private rental accommodation, while persons are awaiting assessment under the housing assistance payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37192/15]
88. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health the supports available from his Department to assist with the extension of Midleton Community Hospital in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36474/15]
80. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health the supports available from his Department for the development of a day care centre for older persons in Youghal in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36473/15]
125. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 707 of 21 March 2012, the progress in developing and operating dedicated heart failure units in Cork city under the national heart failure clinical programme; in particular the progress in relation to the staffing and operation of a full clinic in Cork University Hospital; if he will replace the pilot clinic which was in operation in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36780/15]
20. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 11 of 8 July 2015, if the new national youth strategy has been finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36215/15]
9. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 34 of 8 July 2015, if the Economic and Social Research Institute review of the School Completion Programme has concluded; if he plans to publish the report; the changes he plans to make to the Programme, as a result of the report's findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36214/15]
152. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has considered the cash for gold report of the Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality; the action she will take; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35774/15]
130. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has considered implementing a farm watch scheme such as those in operation in areas of the United Kingdom which help police combat rural crime and theft of agricultural equipment and livestock by working with farmers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35775/15]
375. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans regarding the full commencement of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004, in particular the sections dealing with individual education plans and the establishment and functions of the special educational appeals board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35361/15]
374. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans regarding the commencement of all sections of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004; if she will provide a list of the sections of the Act which have been implemented fully to date, and the sections which remain to be commenced; the expected timeframe for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35360/15]