140. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the way in which additional funding announced in budget 2019 is being dispensed in Sligo University Hospital in view of the fact that it is among the worst hospitals affected by overcrowding; the specific funding to be provided in County Sligo for winter pressures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46197/18]
133. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on hospital trolleys in all hospitals in the north-west region, including Roscommon University Hospital, in each month since September 2017, in tabular form; the number recorded in October 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46177/18]
129. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the position regarding speech and language therapy at a school (details supplied) in County Sligo; if maternity cover has been sanctioned; if not, when it is expected to be sanctioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46157/18]
1237. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the financial support available to Sligo County Council for the conservation and protection of Court Abbey, Mullinabreena, County Sligo; the estimated cost of assessing such a structure; if funds will be released to Sligo County Council for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45856/18]
941. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the action being taken to address the dangerous junction at a location (details supplied) which is classified as a high accident prone zone; if his attention has been drawn to the safety issues at this junction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45778/18]
835. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding the scheme for former eel fishermen; when a request for applications will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45319/18]
330. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to restore part-time positions to the school bus network (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45311/18]
193. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to situations in which insurance companies have exaggerated the size of payouts in order to increase premiums; if a taskforce will be established to investigate the increase in premiums; the amount insurance companies paid out in claims between 2015 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45191/18]
22. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce a tax incentive to owners of vacant properties to refurbish same provided they are ceded to the local authority for social housing tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38911/18]
169. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school (details supplied) in County Leitrim; if he will meet a delegation to discuss proposals regarding a new building for the school; the amount of funding allocated for new school buildings in budget 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44081/18]
613. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if issues regarding the illness benefit payment system will be addressed and rectified; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that persons are waiting weeks without payment or are receiving reduced payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43199/18]
567. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a proposal to establish a national fund to survey dangerous roadside trees and hedges will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43411/18]
498. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of appeals lodged by farmers on Killery, Crossboy, Dromore and Castleore mountains with respect to land eligibility and burnt land for the purpose of the basic payment scheme 2018 payments; if the lands burnt in 2017 are eligible for the 2018 basic payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43349/18]
465. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the position regarding speech and language therapy at a school (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43768/18]
402. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a catheterisation laboratory at Sligo University Hospital; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the HSE has spent more than eight times the cost of a new catheterisation lab sending patients to other hospitals and facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43445/18]
348. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the steps she has taken in budget 2019 to encourage and promote job creation in counties Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon and Donegal and the north west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43877/18]
316. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43420/18]
307. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to issues in respect of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service's new online appointment system whereby immigrants who apply for re-entry and renewal visas are being blocked from making appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43237/18]
306. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to address reports that Internet bot programmes are being used to block-book appointments with the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43234/18]
305. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who applied for the current competition for An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43196/18]
304. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which the strength of An Garda Síochána continues to be increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43195/18]
268. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to make history a compulsory subject for the junior certificate curriculum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43365/18]
267. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the timeline for the completion of junior certificate reforms; the arrangements for provision of training to teachers in the implementation of the new junior certificate curriculum for the school year 2018-2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43364/18]
70. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health his views on the campaign to abolish inpatient charges for cancer patients who do not qualify for a medical card and do not have private health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43269/18]
128. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline his views on the fact that non-departmental school clerical staff are on inferior contracts and will receive no pension compared to departmental secretaries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42796/18]
43. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the way in which her Department is assisting small and medium-sized enterprises faced with escalating insurance costs and commercial rates, issues concerning access to banking services and the cost of credit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42565/18]
177. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health when the drug Spinraza will be approved for spinal muscular atrophy sufferers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42676/18]
140. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the steps her Department and IDA Ireland are taking to increase job creation and attract companies to counties Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon and Donegal; the recent occasion on which IDA Ireland visited these counties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42637/18]
85. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if water levels in Lough Allen are to be reduced again due to flooding concerns; if an environmental impact study has been undertaken for this plan for Lough Allen basin; if not, when it is expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42661/18]
77. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Finance if a proposal (details supplied) will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42614/18]
590. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to outline the reason foster carers are no longer covered by public liability insurance through Tusla; when foster carers were notified that they were no longer covered; the efforts being made to address these matters; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41912/18]
409. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the efforts being made to secure general practitioner-led primary care in Carrigallen, County Leitrim, where no permanent doctor is positioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42012/18]
134. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which a passport application can be made by a person (details supplied) in a country in which there is no Irish consulate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42448/18]
33. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts being made to ensure all applications under the areas of natural constraints scheme selected for a remote sensing eligibility inspection are carried out at the earliest date; when all finalised ANC payments will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41016/18]
12. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to protect the interests of beef farmers in view of understandable frustration at poor prices and the ongoing systemic flaws in the relationship between farmers and factories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41263/18]
469. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if discriminatory elements (details supplied) of the domiciliary care allowance scheme will be addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40586/18]
408. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when advance payments under the 2018 GLAS scheme will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41017/18]
347. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health when the new contributory assessment conditions under the fair deal scheme will come into practice whereby land and businesses will be excluded after three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41135/18]
244. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health his plans for an increase in funding for a community based podiatrist for persons with diabetes in County Sligo (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40716/18]
83. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a school transport service will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40600/18]
41. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; the target and turnaround time for passport applications; if turnaround times are regularly relayed to post office staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41013/18]
181. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide data relating to matters (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40521/18]
180. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of grant aid drawn down in forestry premia and grants by Coillte, farmers and individual non-farmer private investors on an annual basis since the commencement of the current afforestation grant and forest premium; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40506/18]
176. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) that has been ongoing for approximately three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40391/18]
462. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding available to provide a safe landing facility on Inishmurray Island; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the landowners (details supplied) have no objection to works and will give way for works to proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39650/18]
157. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a foreign birth registration application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39975/18]
156. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a foreign birth registration application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39974/18]
182. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of an approved sports capital grant application by a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39131/18]
171. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if areas on boil water notices will be prioritised for power restoration in the event of power outages due to poor weather in view of the added cost and implications for households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39129/18]