1199. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason it is taking so long for those MS sufferers to be reimbursed for the drug Fampyra after the announcement was made that the responders to the drug who satisfy a responder protocol would be reimbursed and receive the drug free of charge going forward (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25225/16]
1141. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting over a year for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24966/16]
802. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) who is in receipt of Disability Allowance received a review form from his Department despite the fact this person has a lifelong illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26094/16]
801. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) who is in receipt of disability allowance received a review form from his Department despite the fact this person has a lifelong illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26093/16]
722. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will reassess an unsuccessful domiciliary care allowance application (details supplied); if he will reconsider this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25222/16]
124. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for naturalisation status; if all required documentation has been submitted; when she will make a decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25241/16]
149. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person on a medical card who was previously able to avail of free school travel for two years has now been denied a travel pass as the person is not attending the nearest secondary school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23185/16]
848. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason there are severe age limit restrictions on vehicles for use in the taxi sector, as opposed to the trucking or bus sector; the reason a 2007 E-class Mercedes Benz was considered not suitable as a taxi in June 2016 but could operate as a limousine in the same time period; the reason there are extra signage requirements on a taxi considering other SPSV vehicles carry no distinguishing markers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22681/16]
827. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to request Transport Infrastructure Ireland to investigate the cause of serious accidents occurring on an ongoing basis on the national primary route N5 at Scramogue Cross junction, Strokestown, County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22140/16]
521. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the breakdown of flood relief capital allocation from 2011 to 2016 to date; the total drawdown per annum from 2011 to 2016 to date for each local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22564/16]
520. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of meetings held by the interdepartmental flood policy co-ordination group per annum from 2011 to date in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22562/16]
518. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide an update on the development of the CFRAM flood risk management plans; the timeframe for their completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22560/16]
391. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps being taken to replace the JobBridge scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21951/16]
41. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the protocol in place in relation to the recognition here of British driving licences in respect of British citizens living and working here and if they will have to be replaced with European Union driving licences in light of the British electorate vote to leave the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19224/16]
56. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his expenditure on flood relief plans in 2016 to date; how this compares with projected expenditure at the start of 2016; the amount of expenditure that will be needed in the next ten years to deal with currently identified areas in danger of flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19749/16]
54. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on establishing a single authority to deal with all matters relating to the River Shannon including flood relief measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19750/16]
632. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the fact that while over 60% of Bus Éireann coaches, over 200 vehicles, are now wheelchair accessible, it is virtually impossible for wheelchair users to access the coach services in rural Ireland due to a lack of accessible bus stops; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19107/16]
490. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to move a primary care centre (details supplied) out of community health care organisation area 2 and into community health care organisation area 1; if so, the consequences and repercussions this will have on patient care and quality of service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19287/16]
374. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the ownership status of seven Garda stations which are currently closed in the Roscommon/Galway constituency (details supplied); and if any or all of these seven closed Garda stations are still in State ownership or if any of them have already been sold. [19654/16]
264. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to provide an exemption for existing waste collection customers who pay by a tag system for their refuse collection but who are now being treated as first-time customers and are being subjected to a service charge and a pay-by-weight system despite the fact that the pay-by-weight charges have been frozen for 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19657/16]
107. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an exemption for members of An Garda Síochána who had their increments frozen (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19655/16]
523. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport why there are no insurance companies which will at this time give a quotation to a person who is a first-time taxi licence holder for a wheelchair accessible vehicle. [18251/16]
515. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the lack of hackney licences being granted (details supplied). [18080/16]
438. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the percentage performance of the eight-minute and of the 19-minute echo-delta call-outs from the total number of call-outs in County Roscommon in each of the years 2015 and 2016 to date; his views on ongoing problems with ambulance response times in parts of counties Galway, Mayo and Roscommon and in the ambulance blackspot of west County Roscommon and east County Mayo in particular. [18403/16]
193. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will lift the recruitment embargo in Roscommon County Council to allow the hiring of outdoor staff, as since the embargo was put in place in 2008 Roscommon County Council has lost a significant number of staff and front line services have been severely affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18205/16]
222. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to move the primary care centre in Monksland, south Roscommon from the Galway-Roscommon-Mayo area, CHO2, into the Laois-Offaly, Longford-Westmeath, Louth-Meath community health organisation CHO8; and if so, the rationale or reasoning behind such a proposal. [17664/16]
221. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the €7.85 million funding for the proposed rehabilitation unit in Roscommon county hospital has been withdrawn; if so, on what grounds; and if the funding for the rehabilitation unit has been included in the Health Service Executive's 2016-2021 capital programme. [17663/16]
147. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to amalgamate library services in County Roscommon with counties Sligo and Leitrim; if such plans will put any of the six libraries in County Roscommon, namely, Roscommon, Boyle, Ballaghaderreen, Strokestown and Elphin, under threat of closure; and to clarify the breakdown and number of staff currently employed in each of the six library branches in County Roscommon. [17833/16]
18. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he is concerned by the relatively low level of lending undertaken by the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland to date, and the corresponding average loan size; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17534/16]
214. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to reinstate a full five day nursing led care in St Patrick's Hospital in Carrick-on-Shannon; his plans to release the HSE assessments to general practitioners and families of patients which led to the reduction of services at the facility; and the number and type of clinics currently available at St Patrick's Hospital in Carrick-on-Shannon [17355/16]
200. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the remedial works or funding he can allocate to help alleviate the damage from flash floods in areas of north Roscommon where many home owners were forced to flee their homes recently after torrential rain. [17356/16]
16. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Síochána stations and the number of gardaí in each in counties Longford and Roscommon on 30 April 2011 and on 30 April 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17088/16]
514. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is a protocol in place for British driving licences to be recognised in the State or if they will have to be replaced with European Union driving licences for the purpose of British citizens living and working here who still drive on their British driving licence and in the event of Britain leaving the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16690/16]
68. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures British citizens living here will have to take in relation to Irish citizenship in the event of Britain leaving the European Union after their referendum on the matter; if they can apply for dual citizenship or a passport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16689/16]
176. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of low staff levels for a health care group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15177/16]
50. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills when he will publish the round 2 allocation under the summer works scheme 2016. [15211/16]
606. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the situation relating to the air traffic controller strikes in France; to provide detailed dates and routes that are affected in respect of the strikes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14733/16]
521. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency ambulance call-outs in County Roscommon in each of the years 2014 to 2015; and the length of time that the ambulance took to arrive at the scene of the emergency. [15064/16]
520. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for hip replacement operations; and the number of emergency hip replacement surgeries that are carried out in the event that a hip is broken. [15063/16]
470. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health his views on prescription charges; and if there could be a provision for pensioners not to pay the charges on all of their individual items as opposed to a flat fee or no fee for this age group. [14758/16]
384. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to ensure that the funding previously allocated to the O'Carolan Harp Festival will be restored in 2016 to ensure that this festival can continue. [14954/16]
383. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide a breakdown of funding which she has allocated to Waterways Ireland from Northern Ireland and here since 2012. [14952/16]
382. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to downgrade or close the Portumna and Tullamore bases; and the reason an on call allowance for employees has ceased particularly in light of the fact that a new post of head of administration, regional stores and offices, comes with a salary of between €61,000-€72,545. [14951/16]
381. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of staff which have been redeployed by Waterways Ireland since 2012 on the River Shannon from north Roscommon to Athlone and the numbers of staff currently employed in each of the areas along this stretch. [14950/16]
328. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason payment of carer's allowance is seen as an extra income for carers when, in many situations, it enables a loved one to stay in their home as opposed to costing the State thousands of euro in residential care; and if he will ensure that carer's allowance is means tested to ensure families can continue to look after their loved ones. [14753/16]
327. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection to recognise the work that family carers do and afford them a full stamp in order that persons in receipt of the carer's allowance are eligible for the full benefits in recognition of their service. [14752/16]
58. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health for an update on the scheduled appointments of consultants at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, County Galway. [13758/16]
7. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants employed at Portiuncula Hospital, County Galway, and the number of vacant consultant positions. [13759/16]
898. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she is actively seeking a replacement business to take up the vacant 45 acre former Glanbia site in Rooskey, County Roscommon. [13356/16]
878. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeline on the delivery of the road (details supplied) that will involve Strokestown, Tulsk and Ballinagare being bypassed. [13359/16]