294. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a young farmer capital investment scheme application by persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14553/18]
258. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health when the review of pricing system for long-term residential care facilities will be published as recommended within the review of the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14515/18]
257. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to introduce an independent appeals mechanism within the nursing homes support scheme to provide third party recourse for nursing home providers that cannot agree a fee with the National Treatment Purchase Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14514/18]
229. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health his views on the reason that since 2011 it has proved difficult to attract permanent specialists to the north west region, in particular to Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14479/18]
153. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the summer works scheme will open for applications for summer 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14330/18]
656. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of hectares of land designated special areas of conservation in counties Sligo, Leitrim, Donegal and Roscommon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13954/18]
477. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) received a reduced rate of areas of natural constraint, ANC, payment in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14062/18]
476. 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. [14044/18]
475. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a 2017 GLAS payment for person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14043/18]
474. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a targeted agricultural modernisation scheme, TAMS, payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14042/18]
473. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a GLAS payment for a person (details supplied); when a payment will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14041/18]
455. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the status of the new diabetes centre at Sligo University Hospital; if the shortlisting of contractors has been completed; when a contractor will be appointed; when funding will be approved thereafter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14251/18]
116. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase staffing levels and improve efficiency in the medical card unit in view of ongoing delays in the processing of medical card applications, particularly for applicants recently diagnosed or undergoing treatment for serious illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13277/18]
67. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the provision of a pension for community employment supervisors; if the failure to act on the Labour Court recommendation that a pension scheme would be provided will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13336/18]
289. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the 2018 sports capital grant will open for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13012/18]
740. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on problems arising with targeted agricultural modernisation schemes, TAMS II, whereby ownership, lease and hire purchase agreements are approved for farmers to purchase equipment under the low emission slurry spreading equipment scheme by his Department which then refuses grant aid to farmers due to the fact they cannot provide proof of ownership of the equipment; if a review of the procedures involved in applying for TAMS grants will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12661/18]
171. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a report (details supplied) on the costings of pay equality will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11779/18]
168. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe to end the pay inequality for teachers in view of the publication of the pay review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11752/18]
129. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the report on the costings of pay equality as called for in an amendment to section 11 of the Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11967/18]
232. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of Pobal funding for a community service organisation (details supplied); if funding will continue until the end of 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10457/18]
729. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when works are due to commence on the extension to Drumshanbo fire station; the expected completion date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9508/18]
728. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when construction is due to commence on the new fire station in Ballinamore, County Leitrim; the expected completion and opening date of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9506/18]
609. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the N4 Carrick-on-Shannon to Dromod upgrade; the expected completion date of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9406/18]
604. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a project (details supplied); the expected completion date of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9386/18]
554. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce a land drainage scheme on a pilot basis for County Leitrim to assist persons who have suffered undue hardship due to flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9724/18]
510. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no speech and languages classes being provided for a school (details supplied); the reason the school has had its speech and language class cut from three days to two; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that it is the only school in the county providing a speech and language class; if the three days speech and language class will be restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10058/18]
460. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE has reduced the hours being provided for speech therapy in a school (details supplied). [9740/18]
376. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the action being taken by his Department to assist a school (details supplied) which has had the number of HSE provided speech therapy hours reduced by a third; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9742/18]
363. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the measures being undertaken by her Department to address business closures in Sligo town; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9725/18]
323. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of burglaries recorded by An Garda Síochána in each district in the Leitrim and Sligo divisions in each of the years 2014 to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9502/18]
321. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations that have been closed in each of the years 2012 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by location; the number of Garda stations open in counties Sligo, Leitrim, Donegal and Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9495/18]
242. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the leaving certificate applied programme is being delivered in schools (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9501/18]
197. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the acquisition and selection of a site for the new Garda regional headquarters in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9734/18]
144. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a person can travel to the United Kingdom with only his or her public services card; the conditions of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9530/18]
190. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding available for the development and promotion of Tullaghan, County Leitrim (details supplied); if Tullaghan is considered a discovery point in national tourism policy; his plans to develop Tullaghan in national tourism policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9220/18]
149. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health his views on whether it is fair for haemochromatosis patients in rural areas to be billed €80 per venesection or phlebotomy therapy in hospitals when patients in St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8, are not charged; the reason it is not a free treatment in all hospitals; if he will address the discrimination and make it a free service to all haemochromatosis patients who do not hold a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9199/18]
470. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the public electric vehicle charging point in Manorhamilton, County Leitrim will be reinstated; the reason the charging point at Collooney railway station and the charging points in Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim are permanently out of order; his plans to rectify the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8264/18]
80. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason long-term unemployed persons are advised that they can retain their benefits when they return to work through JobPath; the difference between jobseeker's allowance and a casual jobseeker’s allowance payment which is preventing persons from retaining benefits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8396/18]
255. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the National Transport Authority does not have a role with regard to the provision of car parking spaces at railway stations outside the greater Dublin area and the regional cities of Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford; the body that has responsibility for funding and construction of additional car parking spaces at railway stations in areas outside of the NTA's remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7854/18]
196. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that two permanent specialist consultant posts remain unfilled for diabetes services at Sligo University Hospital; if the posts of paediatric consultant and adult endocrinologist at Sligo University Hospital have been advertised; if not, the reason therefor; if the positions advertised are in line with the recommendations of the HSE-approved national model of care for paediatric health care services in Ireland in that the posts would allow 2.5 days per week allocated to the care of children and adolescents requiring diabetes and-or endocrinology support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7755/18]
168. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the reason the plan for the new diabetes centre at Sligo University Hospital is not included in the capital development fund for 2018; if the HSE applied for capital funding for the project; if not, the reason the funding is being withheld; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7620/18]
84. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the solutions he and the agencies under his remit have in place to tackle unemployment in rural areas in view of further delays with the roll-out of the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7258/18]
24. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the training in place for medical professionals to deal with persons diagnosed with Lyme disease or presenting with the symptoms of same; the comparisons between accuracy of tests carried out here and those carried out in the EU and the United Kingdom including tests carried out that have provided negative results and subsequently proved positive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6108/18]
23. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the status of the new diabetes centre at Sligo General Hospital; when works are due to commence; the proposed completion date of the building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6207/18]
232. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the facilities that will now be provided for Alzheimer's patients in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6427/18]
522. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the funding available through his Department for small and medium businesses that wish to opt for recyclable packaging, for example, cardboard instead of foil and plastic (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6047/18]
208. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the efforts being made to secure a second permanent consultant to fill a recently vacated second post in relation to dermatology services at Sligo University Hospital; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is only one permanent consultant covering the north west; the wait time for persons in the north west requiring an appointment with a consultant; the wait time for procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5121/18]
291. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will report on the recent decision by the Citizens Information Board to cease funding the MABS national management forum, NMF, with immediate effect, which goes against the will of Dáil Éireann which voted for the restructuring process to be halted; if she will direct the Citizens Information Board to suspend the defunding of MABS NMF; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4789/18]
252. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on reopening the early retirement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4774/18]
215. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the funding or grants available through his Department for early retirement groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4776/18]