181. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for an extension to a school (details supplied) in County Sligo; the progress to date with the proposal; when construction is likely to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25030/19]
205. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the average turnaround time for appeals to be dealt with in the social welfare appeals office; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that departmental papers are taking at least two months to be forwarded to the appeals office after an appeal is registered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24633/19]
130. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the status of an application for home support by a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim who cannot be discharged from hospital until the service is in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24598/19]
128. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the length of time a HSE post remains open to applicants following an offer being made and accepted; if applicants are informed of same before the offer of employment is withdrawn and the position filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24593/19]
127. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health his plans to recruit dental hygienists in CHO1 and CHO2 to address significant waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24592/19]
192. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the status of the appointment of a cardiologist and cardiac specialist in Sligo University Hospital; if his attention has been drawn to the concern locally over the ability to maintain the cardiac unit owing to cuts in the hospital; his plans to ensure the cardiac unit is not lost in the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24484/19]
191. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the status of the appointment of an endocrinologist at Sligo University Hospital; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is a waiting list backlog of more than two years for this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24469/19]
190. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the status of the appointment of a joint community and acute service geriatrician at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24468/19]
189. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the status of the appointment of a consultant dermatologist at Sligo University Hospital; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are more than 800 persons on a waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24467/19]
173. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if the HSE provides reimbursed transport or assistance in terms of transport costs to patients having to travel extensive distances for treatments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24415/19]
93. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress made to date in terms of appointments from the competition held for temporary clerical officers in the Civil Service for summer 2019 in counties Sligo and Leitrim; if candidates are still being drawn from the panel established from the clerical officer recruitment campaign; the number of officers to be recruited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24390/19]
893. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a domiciliary care allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23650/19]
876. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an invalidity pension appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23519/19]
875. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a disability allowance claim by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23518/19]
518. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the status of an application for home help hours by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23647/19]
517. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the status of an application for home help hours by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23638/19]
514. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health when the three-year cap in regard to farm assets and small business will come into effect under the nursing homes support scheme; the procedure thereafter; the estimated timeframe for implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23626/19]
267. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a teacher's probationary year and position on the salary scale in another EU country is not recognised for the supplementary panel; if he will examine a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23828/19]
229. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the funding available to second level schools and educators for gymnasium and physical education equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23379/19]
221. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 95 of 28 May 2019, when funds will be released to a school (details supplied) for the summer works scheme 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23327/19]
141. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Finance the number of applicants who availed of the help-to-buy scheme in counties Sligo, Leitrim, Donegal and Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24113/19]
164. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of the review of income eligibility for social housing supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22926/19]
162. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the situation faced by many persons who are ineligible for social housing or HAP and renting privately and saving to apply to the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22921/19]
81. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the options available in terms of transport provision for children including children with special educational needs not attending their nearest primary and post-primary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22922/19]
431. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if additional funding will be provided to the local improvement scheme, LIS, to local authorities particularly in counties Leitrim, Sligo, Roscommon and Donegal; the number of rural roads that have received funding under the LIS in each of the years 2016 to 2018, by the local authority in tabular form; the projected number of road projects to be completed in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22395/19]
300. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health when an approved increase in home support will be in place for a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22829/19]
294. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the status of an application for reimbursement under the cross-border directive (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22782/19]
292. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the status of an application for reimbursement under the cross-border directive by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22775/19]
252. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if he will report on ongoing talks with an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22521/19]
235. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of respite services in Tullaghan, County Leitrim; if the unit has been approved by HIQA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22465/19]
198. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding a person (details supplied) in County Sligo waiting for approved homecare support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22295/19]
155. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the implementation of a standard validity period for all Garda vettings will be introduced in order of vetting applications persons must undergo; if vetting could be made transferable in a period particularly in view of the fact that volunteers must be Garda vetted frequently; the reason details are not kept on a central database for future reference; if the matter will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22486/19]
95. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for a building project for a school (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22503/19]
119. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an appeal in respect of a join family visa by persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22211/19]
621. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an invalidity pension appeal lodged by a person (details supplied). [21421/19]
595. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be given to reducing the financial contribution in respect of the community involvement scheme from 15% to 5% or 10%, as per the local improvement scheme, making it more palatable to the general public and allow longer roads to be upgraded at a reasonable cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22071/19]
577. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times driver instructors have to sit their test; the reason for the frequency of tests; the cost of the test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21683/19]
254. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when illness benefit payments will issue to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20960/19]
179. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if an association (details supplied) will be supported in its efforts for justice and compensation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21039/19]
167. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health when the Medtronic 670 g pump will be approved, which has potential long-term benefits to type 1 diabetics and significant long-term health cost savings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20986/19]
118. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an existing school transport service will be extended to serve a route (details supplied) previously served by its own bus in order to provide transport to a number of national schoolchildren, including a child with special needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21076/19]
99. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reinstate a school transport service (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20947/19]
524. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the legislation in place to protect wildlife habitats, with particular reference to tree felling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20847/19]
470. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a disability allowance appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20408/19]
387. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a penalty was imposed on a person (details supplied) under the BPS and ANC 2018 schemes; the position regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20875/19]
362. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if he will report on ongoing talks with a group (details supplied); the issues being discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20863/19]
117. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the location to which patients from County Sligo are referred for positron emission tomography scans; the reason those requiring PET scans are not referred to County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20286/19]
1572. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the position regarding the application for planning under the IROPI process for the new Lough Talt water treatment plant in County Sligo; when the matter will be concluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19604/19]
1362. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a case in which a child (details supplied) meets the minimum age requirement of 2 years and 8 months for the early childhood care and education scheme but is deemed to not be within the eligible age range to avail of the ECCE will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19683/19]
1201. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the legislation in place to protect wildlife habitats and to cease tree felling during summer months; the circumstances in which licences for tree felling on private lands are approved, particularly from 1 May to 31 August 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20154/19]