684. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the planning for a third palliative care consultant for the midlands, to be based at Mullingar Hospital, County Westmeath; when the second palliative care consultant will be in place for the midlands; the location of same; the remit of the existing palliative care consultant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21541/15]
613. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the long-term future for Westmeath support services against domestic abuse in Mullingar, County Westmeath; the future for its manager (details supplied); if funding will continue to be provided for this service into the long-term; the long-term plans to cater for the service-users of the services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21545/15]
211. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the protocols for those agencies and organisations tasked with inspecting haulage trucks on the side of the road; the average time it takes for an inspection; the number of trucks, on average, that are in a queuing system on the side of the road waiting to be inspected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21045/15]
167. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Health the average cost of care in a public nursing home and community nursing unit under the fair deal scheme; the average cost of care in a private nursing home under the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21044/15]
99. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Defence the number of missions to date the emergency aeromedical service has carried out since its launch; the number of these missions that were in County Westmeath and County Longford; when the service will be made permanent; if night-time flying is being considered for the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21043/15]
1012. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the report from the interdepartmental group on heavy goods vehicle user charges will be complete; if consideration will be provided to introducing a heavy goods vehicle levy for foreign trucks entering the State; if he is aware of any move by the authorities in the United Kingdom to reduce the £10 sterling per day levy for Irish hauliers entering Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20134/15]
539. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide, in tabular form, the specific marketing and advertising budget Fáilte Ireland allocated to developing the tourism product in counties Dublin and Galway and in Westport in County Mayo, during the years 2010 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19633/15]
538. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide, in tabular form, the specific marketing and advertising budget Fáilte Ireland allocated to developing the tourism product in counties Longford and Westmeath during the years 2010 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19632/15]
362. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to introducing certain waivers for asylum seekers who have a medical card but who have to pay a standard prescription charge of €25 a month while their weekly allowance is just €19 per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19635/15]
361. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Health the progress on developing a consultant community geriatrician and elderly liaison team at Mullingar hospital, County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19634/15]
248. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the United Nations Convention for People with Disabilities will be ratified in Dáil Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19636/15]
610. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the towns in County Longford and County Westmeath that will be connected with fibre-to-the-home by the end of 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18452/15]
605. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the way the 2014 to 2020 Leader programme funding is to be delivered locally, under revised structures; when the funding programme will commence; the way the new delivery process will differ from the previous programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18704/15]
422. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the objectives behind the review of the school completion programme; when the review will be complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18451/15]
421. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding allocated to counties Longford and Westmeath for the years 2010 to 2014 and in 2015 to date under the school completion programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18450/15]
613. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps that can be taken to address the situation where insurance companies are charging higher premiums to those who own protected structures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17837/15]
612. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the types and amounts of grant aid schemes available to conserve protected structures in private ownership; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17836/15]
580. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the way the Electricity Supply Board and Vodafone fibre network roll-out dovetails with the national broadband plan; if the nationwide plans of these companies to roll out this network is part of the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17839/15]
579. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on the implementation of the national broadband plan, with particular reference to counties Longford and Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17838/15]
341. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has completed its review of services at St. Hilda's Services in Athlone, County Westmeath and at St. Christopher's Services in County Longford; if not, when the review will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17531/15]
340. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Health if Alzheimer’s will be included on the long-term illness scheme; the reason it is not currently included; if he will give this proposal due consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17530/15]
196. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in view of the fact that the Firearms (Proofing) Act 1968 was introduced by the then Department of Industry and Commerce to set up a proof house, specifically for shotguns manufactured by an indigenous firearms company, if consideration will be given to setting up such a facility, if a suitable business proposal were submitted to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17529/15]
195. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if consideration will be given to opening a proof house if there was a credible business person willing to manufacture non-military firearms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17528/15]
194. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on establishing a proof house in Ireland, in view of the fact that, currently, any standard of non-military gun can be imported into the Irish market without sufficient quality control; that such a facility would be used for testing unproofed guns to make sure they are safe to enter the public domain; that it would also provide a central place for destroying and decommissioning old and worn out non-military guns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17527/15]
51. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on resolving an anomaly where parents of certain children with disabilities may qualify for free travel if they are in receipt of the domiciliary care allowance and qualify for carer's allowance, but the child for whom the allowance is granted is not eligible for free travel. [17249/15]
20. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if the free travel companion pass for visually impaired children will be widened to include children with other physical or intellectual disabilities; if she will provide some form of concessionary travel scheme for children with other physical or intellectual disabilities who are under 16 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17250/15]
488. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Health when the extension of BreastCheck for women up to the age of 69 years of age will commence in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15496/15]
409. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the contract to refurbish Mullingar Courthouse, County Westmeath, will be signed; when construction work is due to commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15497/15]
246. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the European Commission is launching its roadshow to explain the workings of a new guarantee system to ensure access to credit for farmers as a result of a new memorandum of understanding agreed between the European Union and the European Investment Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14000/15]
66. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 315 of 24 March 2015, the way the Industrial Development Agency’s digital marketing campaign works in marketing the midlands region for potential investors; the specific campaign content, specific messaging, specific target countries and demographic, and specific outcomes and targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13603/15]
696. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on the workings of the business development group established to find new opportunities for local post offices to ensure their long-term futures; if plans have been developed by the group to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13401/15]
695. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on the implementation of the national broadband plan; if all the areas in County Longford and County Westmeath requiring State intervention have now been identified; the areas in these counties that require State intervention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13392/15]
456. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Health his plans to develop a comprehensive service plan for palliative care in the midlands region; if budget provisions are being allocated for same, and for what exactly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12877/15]
394. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the average length of time it takes her Department to process import and export licences for non-military guns; the criteria required for an applicant to secure a continuous export licence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13143/15]
254. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount allocated in 2014 to each local authority under the housing adaptation grants for older people and people with a disability; the amount that will be allocated to each county in 2015; when the 2015 scheme will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12598/15]
207. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Health the timeframe, if any, for a second palliative care consultant for the midlands region to take up the post in the Midland Regional Hospital in Mullingar in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12599/15]
347. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that need to be put in place in the event of Ireland facing a substantial milk superlevy fine in the order of €100 million, if Ireland stays at over-quota when the milk quota ends on 31 March 2015; if those measures could include reaching agreement with the European Union that farmers could spread the cost of the superlevy fine over a number of years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11536/15]
315. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if IDA Ireland has any specific leads in relation to locating potential clients at the new advance factory in its business and technology park in Garrycastle in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11350/15]
314. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the Government’s regional enterprise strategy will be rolled out in the midlands; its location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11349/15]
375. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Health his plans to develop a community geriatrician model at Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar, County Westmeath similar to models in the Mater and Connolly hospitals the way such a model works in practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9996/15]
344. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the Republic of Ireland becoming a member of the Commission Internationale Permanente pour l'épreuve des armes à feu portatives CIP, an international organisation created by way of an international agreement, established on 15 July 1914, modified 1969 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10471/15]
343. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views that there are sufficient quality controls in place to safeguard against sub-quality standards of guns for non-military use being imported into the market here, including guns for retail; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10470/15]
342. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Firearms (Proofing) Act 1968 makes provision for a proof house to test unproofed guns for non-military use imported into the Irish market, including guns for retail; if a proof house is required to ensure the proper testing of unproofed guns for non-military use, if one does not exist to ensure they are made to a standard and that they are safe to enter the public domain; the way guns imported into this country, are currently proofed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10469/15]
312. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the system in place to test unproofed guns imported into the market here; the quality control process in place here when it comes to the import of guns into Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9997/15]
38. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if the free travel companion pass for visually impaired children will be widened to include children with other physical or intellectual disabilities; if she will provide some form of concessionary travel scheme for children with other physical or intellectual disabilities who are under 16 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9348/15]
20. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will resolve an anomaly whereby parents of certain children with disabilities may qualify for free travel if they are in receipt of the domiciliary care allowance and qualify for a carer’s allowance, but the child for whom the allowance is granted is not eligible for free travel. [9347/15]
80. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to reinstate the rent allowance for new public servants including gardaí, prison officers and fire officers, which was abolished in early 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9560/15]
378. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Health the plans that are being put in place to address the overcrowding issue at Midland Regional Hospital, including the recruitment of 90 nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8850/15]
609. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on plans to tackle the infestation of Asian clam on the River Shannon at Lanesboro in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7838/15]
322. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of suspected petrol stretching cases the Garda is currently investigating; the number of these cases that are in counties Longford and Westmeath; if the Garda has prosecuted anyone in relation to petrol stretching; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7841/15]