219. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a structural engineer's report for the remedial work on Ballinamore courthouse, County Leitrim has been supplied to the Courts Service and Leitrim County Council; if not, when the report will be conducted and supplied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47995/17]
166. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the case of a person (details supplied) regarding the school transport scheme will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47948/17]
99. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the eligibility details of the Brexit loan scheme; the rates that will be available; the loan limits that will apply to borrowers; when the scheme will open for applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47775/17]
162. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if his Department has received information regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim; if his attention has been drawn to the urgency of this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47410/17]
48. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to establish a fodder aid scheme to assist persons in the north west in view of the adverse weather in autumn 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46954/17]
1297. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will conduct a review of the terms and conditions of the housing grant scheme to allow local authorities to use discretion in the awarding of house repair grants for older persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45683/17]
1012. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a capital sports grant application by a club (details supplied); when an announcement of funds allocated is expected under the sports capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45946/17]
884. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the minimum amount of land required to be classified as a farm in order and to claim on it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45682/17]
825. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the inclusion of a foot bath at a centre (details supplied) the plans for which have been drawn up and submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46889/17]
660. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health when the clinical operations groups in Our Lady’s hospital, Manorhamilton, County Leitrim is expected to resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45817/17]
417. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department and Bus Éireann are accepting submissions for the detailed route analysis identifying the locations in which there will be substantive changes to the school transport route network; when it is envisaged the review will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46851/17]
413. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) under the school transport scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46814/17]
412. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) under the school transport scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46813/17]
202. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether it is the banks' sole discretion to decide the persons who are impacted by the tracker mortgage examination; his position with regard to the persons that are being excluded from the scope of the examination; if the pre-2006 cohort of persons (details supplied) will not be excluded from same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45966/17]
189. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Finance the number of mortgage accounts identified by a bank (details supplied) in which the customer has been wrongly denied a tracker rate; the number of mortgage accounts in which the incorrect tracker rate is being applied; the number of such accounts which are in the pre 2006 cohort; the number of accounts in which the customer is still not on the correct tracker rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45800/17]
244. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a capital sports grant application by a club (details supplied); when an announcement of funds allocated is expected under the sports capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45433/17]
19. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to conduct a review of the terms and conditions of the housing grant scheme to allow local authorities to use discretion in the awarding of house repair grants for older persons, such as in the case in which a person has transferred ownership of their home over to one of their children but they will still continue to live in their home in order that they would be entitled to apply for and receive grant approval for works on the merits of their own income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45308/17]
232. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the programme for Government commitment to increase the value of exports by 85% to €19 billion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45224/17]
229. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if unspent funding under the rural development programme 2014 to 2020 can be allocated to the young farmers scheme and national reserve 2017 and 2018 in view of the fact that there has been an 80% decrease in support for farmers under these schemes since 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45135/17]
228. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding spent under the rural development programme 2014 to 2020, in tabular form; the underspend to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45134/17]
227. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the programme for Government commitment to support the creation of a further 23,000 jobs in the agrifood sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45133/17]
134. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department will issue a clear and unambiguous statement by way of a circular to the board of management of schools clarifying as to the funding available to them for the purpose of paying the wages of their school secretaries, cleaners and caretakers, in view of the fact that boards of management can arbitrarily restrict or limit the remuneration provided to their staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45204/17]
94. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will investigate an exceptional circumstances case in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo in which all documentation relating to the application was submitted to SUSI and which SUSI cannot now locate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44367/17]
199. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason back to work enterprise allowance is not included as a qualifying scheme for the purpose of awarding back to work family dividend; if she will include the back to work enterprise allowance as a qualifying criterion for the back to work family dividend; if she will address the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44105/17]
174. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications under the 2017 national reserve and young farmers scheme; the number of applications processed to date if not yet finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44263/17]
145. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulance and associated personnel serving in each of the Sligo, Manorhamilton, Carrick-on-Shannon and Boyle stations; the number of newly qualified ambulance and associated personnel assigned to each of the stations in 2016 and to date 2017; the number of newly qualified ambulance and associated personnel in 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44143/17]
119. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department has received a structural engineer's report for the essential remedial work on Ballinamore courthouse, County Leitrim; if this report has been supplied to the Courts Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44098/17]
477. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to link the M11, N24, M3, M4 and M7 in view of the importance in increasing direct accessibility between the west and north west of Ireland and continental Europe, particularly when taking into account the likely UK customs delays post-Brexit; the steps he is taking to examine road connectivity between Rosslare Europort and the west of the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43688/17]
413. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a GLAS 2016 payment for a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43530/17]
153. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments under the 2017 national reserve and young farmers scheme are expected to be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43043/17]
152. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the terms and conditions of the national reserve and young farmers schemes 2017 with regard to the maximum area eligible for entitlements; the supports that will be in place for young farmers that will exceed the maximum area eligible for entitlements based on the opinion that the eligible area would match that of 2015; if he will address the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43040/17]
146. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the reason the drug kuvan for the treatment of phenylketonuria is not available for reimbursement here in view of the fact that it is widely available worldwide; if consideration has been given to fund kuvan, weighing up the significant beneficial outcome in long-term health improvements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43162/17]
128. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the construction of a footpath at a primary care centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43079/17]
491. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding 2017 ANC and BPS payments to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42215/17]
470. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if approval will be given to an emergency top up to the areas of natural constraint payment for farmers under severe financial pressure due to incessant rainfall in recent months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42790/17]
194. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when essential remedial work is to commence on Ballinamore courthouse, County Leitrim, which is in a dilapidated condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42876/17]
225. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of persons on the housing lists in counties Sligo, Leitrim, Cavan and Donegal in each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42021/17]
607. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the hardship experienced by non-Irish local authority housing applicants in cases in which they have to prove they do not own property in a country they have previously resided in; if information can be provided to applicants regarding the correct officers to contact for this information by state; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41481/17]
597. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when construction is due to commence on the new extension to Drumshanbo Fire Station, County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41653/17]
538. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of plans for Irish Rail to close a crossing (details supplied); if the crossing is part of a general scheme being considered for closure in 2018; if the installation of electronic gates can be considered at this crossing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41813/17]
118. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Finance if an issue relating to a PPS number for a person (details supplied) has been resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41754/17]
98. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation when an order to effect the terms of the Labour Court recommendation on construction workers' pay, as provided for in the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015, is expected to be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41783/17]
30. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the supports in place for persons with Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40976/17]
205. 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; if a detailed cost plan and description of the proposed works has been received from Leitrim County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40843/17]
188. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding fibre broadband in an area (details supplied) in which a company has a unit installed in the area to facilitate the provision of broadband for 12 months; the reason the service remains unconnected; when the service will be connected; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons are losing out on employment opportunities in rural areas based on the provision of having a fixed line internet connection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39970/17]
139. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if the venesection and phlebotomy therapy is a free treatment in St James's Hospital, Dublin, for haemochromatosis patients that do not qualify for a medical card; if so, the reason it is not a free treatment in all hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39938/17]
689. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to meet representatives of the MABS national management forum to discuss the proposals to regionalise the MABS and CIS; if she will issue a directive and abandon these proposals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39170/17]
688. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a social welfare appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39167/17]
594. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a capital sports grant application by a club (details supplied); when an announcement of funds allocated is expected under the sports capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39150/17]
585. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a capital sports grant application (details supplied); when an announcement of funds allocated is expected under the sports capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39049/17]