Bill entitled an Act to provide for the imposition of a cap on the level of awards which may be made in respect of a claim for general damages arising from personal injury; to provide for the confirmation by each House of the Oireachtas of draft regulations; to provide for a review of this Act; and to provide for related matters.
582. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason an Irish emigrant (details supplied) with 17 years driving experience and a full clean licence from the US, has to resit a driving test here, and incur the expenses associated with securing an Irish driving licence; if Irish persons in these circumstances can be accommodated in a better way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4166/16]
522. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the status of an application for funding to develop a cycleway by a community group (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4164/16]
473. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school building project (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4165/16]
259. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Defence the number of payments issued under the Irish Red Cross humanitarian scheme, including payments to persons in the Athlone area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3251/16]
165. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Finance if he will temporarily exempt homes from property tax on the basis that they should be re-valued at zero until such time as they regain their value after flood defences are put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2349/16]
136. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation how many Industrial Development Agency Ireland jobs in counties Westmeath and Longford were created in each of the years 2011 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1712/16]
451. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Defence the amount paid out to date to flood affected businesses under the humanitarian assistance scheme, by county and by town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1577/16]
254. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of flood defence proposals for Athlone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46504/15]
253. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the consultation channels open to members of the public who wish to submit their views on flood risk in the context of planning and prevention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46503/15]
182. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to establish if applications under the humanitarian assistance scheme are being processed speedily, in order to provide respite to those affected by flooding; the average processing time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1576/16]
181. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the amount paid out to date to flood-affected householders under the humanitarian assistance scheme by county and by town; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1575/16]
73. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the concerns of the Alliance of Retired Public Servants that while legislation provides for gradual restoration of pensions from 2016 to 2018 to 65,000 public service pensioners, there is no end in sight for the remaining 25,000 pensioners who continue to have their pensions reduced under emergency powers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44400/15]
611. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the purpose of the national broadband plan team’s recent meeting with Center Parcs; the date of the meeting; if it will help accelerate the provision of high speed broadband in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43995/15]
342. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will assure the Westmeath Support Services against Domestic Abuse that it can continue to operate its services on a long-term basis, that the month-by-month funding of the services will be replaced by long-term funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43994/15]
295. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Justice and Equality The supports available to assist a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43996/15]
290. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Defence his views on a proposal (details supplied) to use Columb Barracks as a headquarters for Westmeath Civil Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43997/15]
168. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Finance if he acknowledges the concerns of credit unions that the planned consultation paper 88 regulations will seriously damage credit unions, restrict their ability to provide services, and to compete with other financial institutions; if the Registrar of Credit Unions has reported on the draft regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43993/15]
49. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the main recommendations in the recently launched historic houses action plan report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43479/15]
176. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if local action groups in Counties Longford and Westmeath will be among those entering into Leader funding contracts with his Department by the end of 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43186/15]
55. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to restore the telephone allowance to pensioners as part of the household benefits package; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42193/15]
209. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when the new round of Leader funding will be allocated to local action groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42027/15]
137. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Defence the plans being put in place to use Custume Barracks in Athlone in County Westmeath as a base for overseas training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42028/15]
565. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the necessary legislation will be drafted and enacted to permit An Post branches to provide banking services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41228/15]
464. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will expedite an application for a Student Universal Support Ireland Grant for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41227/15]
463. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will reconsider the decision of the National Council for Special Education to reduce the number of special need assistant posts by two at a special school (details supplied) in County Longford; the reason for the decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41226/15]
230. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the way a property services company (details supplied) will manage booking deposits for a student accommodation village, whereby rental deposits will be lodged with the Private Residential Tenancies Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40915/15]
208. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for a major extension at a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40916/15]
389. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath was informed by a hospital that it would be September 2016 before that person could undergo a certain procedure, but that if that person went private, the procedure would be carried out within one month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40273/15]
333. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the contract to refurbish Mullingar Courthouse in County Westmeath will be signed; when construction will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40481/15]
204. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of the Asian clam sample extracted from the River Shannon at Lanesborough in County Longford in June 2015 by Inland Fisheries Ireland; if that sample is still living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39964/15]
183. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the tender process regarding a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39968/15]
144. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when she will sign the commencement order for the Personal Insolvency (Amendment) Act 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39967/15]
143. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on sites being considered for emergency accommodation for refugees entering Ireland, given the concerns regarding the unsuitability of ex-Army barracks, such as Columb Barracks in Mullingar in County Westmeath for such a purpose; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39966/15]
142. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the customer service policy in the firearms section of her Department, when persons applying for import and export licences for non-military firearms make a mistake on their applications; if the firearms section formally acknowledges receipt of applications for import and export licences for non-military firearms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39965/15]
94. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the Industrial Development Agency Ireland has specific leads in relation to locating potential clients at the new advance factory in its business and technology park in Garrycastle, County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39963/15]
31. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures she is taking to ensure that the commemorations for 2016 are not Dublin-centric; her plans to involve the other regions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39554/15]
10. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the main findings of the value for money review of the Arts Council; the actions she will take to implement the recommendations of this review, particularly in relation to improved transparency around its decision making, and greater regional representation when it comes to funding the arts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39553/15]
420. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Health for an update on the emergency department upgrade works at the Midland Regional Hospital in Mullingar; when it will be completed; when the other capital development at the hospital, involving a new build, will start; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39351/15]
419. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Health why a second palliative care consultant has yet to be appointed for the Midlands; the reason for the delay; when the post will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39350/15]
418. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Health his plans to develop a community geriatric team at the Midland Regional Hospital in Mullingar in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39349/15]
187. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Finance if he will address the concerns of a credit union (details supplied) in County Westmeath regarding the planned Consultation Paper 88 regulations which it believes will seriously damage credit unions, restrict their ability to provide services to their members, and restrict their ability to compete with other financial institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39389/15]
252. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the location where the two tonnes of Asian clam extracted by Inland Fisheries Ireland at Lanesborough in County Longford were stored; how they were disposed of; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38688/15]
1058. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the mortgage subsidy scheme will remain in place for the foreseeable future; if the subsidy has increased since 2011; the number of persons who are currently availing of the subsidy, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37631/15]
988. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of an application for capital funding (details supplied) for additional and improved accommodation by a school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38112/15]
725. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Health his plans to progress the development of a level 3 hospice unit in the Midlands, which was promised 14 years ago, to help address the need for specialist impatient palliative care and associated day care services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37700/15]
674. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Health for an update on the progress in developing comprehensive palliative care services for counties Laois, Offaly, Longford and Westmeath, including a specialist inpatient hospice unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37485/15]
666. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Health the average length of time it takes for the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland to process nurse registration applications; if he is satisfied that applications are being processed in a timely manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37454/15]
657. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Health if he will address the concerns of a nursing home provider (details supplied) regarding significant delays it is facing in the processing of nurse registration applications with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland. [37320/15]
530. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the concerns of a company (details supplied) regarding delays in the processing of applications for licences to import and export non-military firearms for its hunting and fishing business; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37334/15]