1076. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Collooney to Dromahair greenway is included in the national greenways plan for 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24794/18]
1061. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an approved sports capital grant application (details supplied) has now been finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24394/18]
1059. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the development of the greenway from Sligo to Enniskillen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24240/18]
928. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if it is accurate to state that patients wait an average of 348 days for a drug to be approved for public funding and in some cases over four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25581/18]
927. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the efforts being made to ensure that new medicines are available to persons with multiple sclerosis as early as possible through a fair and sustainable system; if his Department is engaging with an organisation (details supplied) regarding accessing new and effective treatments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25580/18]
687. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health his plans to implement new measures to allow faster access to the child and adolescent mental health services in order to tackle increasing waiting lists such as permitting advanced nurse practitioners to carry out initial assessments to the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24684/18]
482. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the efforts being made to tackle rural crime in the north west; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the number of burglaries in counties Sligo and Leitrim area is up 30% while nationally the number of burglaries is up 3.6%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24661/18]
439. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an additional school accommodation application by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25681/18]
338. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to restore capitation funding to primary and post-primary schools as per the commitment in A Programme for a Partnership Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24642/18]
256. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the response to the clerical officer competition on publicjobs.ie earlier in 2018; the number of positions filled from the panel; the position of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24238/18]
175. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the guidelines and timeframe for withdrawing an active passport application at an appointment in the Passport Office; the documentation required when submitting the new or duplicate application at the time of appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24974/18]
221. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the tenant purchase scheme will be amended to allow tenants that are residing in Part V properties and that qualify for the scheme in their own right to purchase their houses in view of the fact that the scheme in its current format discriminates against these applicants; if the council will explain the current situation in relation to Part V; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23912/18]
111. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the autism unit in a school (details supplied) will open in September 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23900/18]
447. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the position regarding payment for venesection and phlebotomy therapy treatment for haemochromatosis patients who do not qualify for a medical card; when phlebotomy will be provided free of charge to persons referred to hospitals; if the issue of therapeutic venesection services for persons with haemochromatosis has been discussed as part of the ongoing review of general medical services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23700/18]
123. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to Irish Medical Organisation data which predicts that almost 50% of general practitioners in County Leitrim will retire over the next five to seven years. [23515/18]
169. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescents waiting for an appointment for child and adolescent mental health services in CHO1 at the end of April 2018, by periods (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23086/18]
42. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation to outline the status of the vacant IDA Ireland property located at Oakfield, County Sligo. [22879/18]
10. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation to outline the status of progress on IDA Ireland advanced factory units being constructed in counties Sligo and Leitrim. [22878/18]
523. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the retrofitting phase of a project (details supplied) will go for tender; when it is expected retrofitting will commence on the building; the timeframe for the completion of the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22020/18]
87. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills if funding is available to Irish and EU citizens living both in and outside of the EU who wish to undertake postgraduate study; if there are special provisions or exceptions which may apply to Irish citizens living abroad who work full-time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21742/18]
99. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 147 of 8 May 2018, if there is a live application in place for a school (details supplied) under the summer works scheme; if it is one of the remaining schools approved for works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21531/18]
14. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Finance if an increase to the payment of country money (details supplied) in line with the consumer price index will be examined; when the working group on construction is due to meet; if representatives from his Department will attend and examine the issue at a meeting of the group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21236/18]
504. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an approved sports capital grant application (details supplied) has been finalised following the response to a final query from the Chief State Solicitor's Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21252/18]
462. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on appeals lodged by farmers on Killery mountain with respect to land eligibility and burnt land for the purpose of BPS payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21079/18]
346. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if an enquiry can be established and a case-by-case review conducted by a specialist in both the fields of Lyme disease and multiple sclerosis, MS, or radiographer for Lyme neuroborreliosis sufferers that were and continue to be misdiagnosed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20831/18]
345. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health his views on the recent case in Northern Ireland in which 2,500 persons have been recalled over concerns regarding incorrect diagnoses of multiple sclerosis instead of neurological Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20830/18]
227. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a catheterisation laboratory at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20708/18]
494. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the position regarding the situation whereby pensioners cannot purchase their homes under the tenant purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20171/18]
440. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of an application for CLÁR funding submitted by an association (details supplied) in County Cork; when final decisions on 2018 applications will be made public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20034/18]
439. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of an application for CLÁR funding submitted by an association (details supplied) in County Cork; when final decisions on 2018 applications will be made public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20033/18]
147. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for funding under the summer works scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19655/18]
141. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the organic farming scheme will reopen for applications; his plans to reopen the scheme in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19241/18]
111. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the supports available for expanding existing businesses; the further grant aid which is available for a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19205/18]
381. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding set aside in each of the past five years for vulnerable and disadvantaged young persons between 16 and 24 years of age in County Sligo who are not in regular education or training; her views on whether there is a particular problem in the north west; her further views on the reasons for same; if her Department, or agencies under its remit, plan to improve the situation for young persons in County Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18816/18]
331. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a TAMS review for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18778/18]
125. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the dates the health protection surveillance centre has designated Lyme disease awareness week 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18334/18]
73. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a date has been set for a meeting of the high level forum on community employment supervisor pensions; if his attention has been drawn to the anger and frustration of community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors; his views on the fact that their contribution to improving the life chances of scheme participants and to their overall local communities is not being properly recognised at the end of their careers in spite of a Labour Court ruling in their favour; his further views on whether the Government may be undermining the Labour Court by ignoring its recommendation; the steps he will take to resolve the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18398/18]
13. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if additional staff will be allocated to supplement existing staffing numbers in the context of the workload in the Agriculture Appeals Office and in view of the fact that in 2016 and 2017 there was an increase in the volume of requests for reviews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16269/18]
178. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of organic farming payments for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18174/18]
174. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a TAMS payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18137/18]
173. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a 2017 GLAS payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18136/18]
172. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the members of the forestry appeals committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18132/18]
128. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if measures to automatically grant medical cards to persons diagnosed with cancer will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18133/18]
223. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the reason Sligo, Leitrim and West Cavan LHO experienced a reduction of 26,713 home help hours in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17073/18]
106. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health his plans to implement a similar practice to that in Germany for the detection and treatment of Lyme disease; his plans to improve follow-up care for persons following diagnosis; his views on whether current training for medical professionals is adequate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16502/18]
43. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the reason for excluding persons over 21 years of age with type 1 diabetes from accessing the FreeStyle Libre glucose monitor available to all persons with diabetes based on clinical need; his plans to remove the age barrier recently set by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16240/18]
1003. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health when the Lyme disease subcommittee of the scientific advisory committee of the Health Protection Surveillance Centre, HPSC, will publish its report on the possible ways of raising awareness regarding the disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16634/18]
968. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase staff numbers in the cross-border directive office in view of the volume of applications it is receiving; if applications can be processed more promptly and efficiently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16400/18]