650. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the number of new social units to be constructed by Louth County Council and Meath County Council year-on-year, under the Social Housing Strategy 2020 and the social housing targets for local authorities. [15750/15]
649. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of the 35,000 additional units of social housing under the Social Housing Strategy 2020 that will be new units; the proportion that will involve newly built homes, refurbished long-term voids, leasing agreements with private landlords under the rental accommodation scheme or long-term leasing arrangements with landlords or developers. [15749/15]
648. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to its requests, and in view of the publication of his social housing targets for local authorities, if he plans to meet the housing strategic policy committee of Louth County Council. [15748/15]
584. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the proposed demolition of the existing Duleek national school buildings to make way for the new build under way; if the use of these buildings for much needed community purposes has been considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15339/15]
486. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of patients awaiting treatment in each of the hospitals in the north east hospital group, by illness or procedure, for example, ear, nose and throat, general surgery and so on. [15492/15]
485. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of non-urgent appointments cancelled by each of the hospitals in the north east hospital group, by month, from 2011. [15491/15]
484. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of cancelled procedures in each of the hospitals in the north east region, since 2011. [15490/15]
483. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the outpatient waiting lists for each north east hospital on a yearly basis, by number and percentage, since 2011. [15489/15]
482. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the outpatient waiting lists, by number and percentage, for each of the north east hospitals, since 2011. [15488/15]
6. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach his views on the request for an extension of time; and the Government’s agreement to this, for the Fennelly commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12781/15]
662. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views that it is acceptable that an aid worker invited to Ireland to speak on human rights and aid issues would be prevented from so doing by a state which cites unspecified security reasons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14742/15]
661. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the case a person (details supplied) whose sole activity is in helping traumatised and injured children and women in Gaza who was prevented from entering Israel from where that person planned to travel to Dublin to attend, as an invited speaker, a SIPTU conference on 28 March 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14741/15]
660. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will raise with the Israeli ambassador the case of a person (details supplied) who, for unexplained security reasons, was refused a visa to enter Israel from where the person planned to travel to Dublin in order to attend, as an invited speaker, a conference organised by SIPTU on 28 March 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14740/15]
646. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he raised with the Obama Administration the introduction of a waiver policy for Ireland, currently available through the embassies of the United States of America in several other states, which would remove the current obstacle of the three and ten-year bars for undocumented Irish citizens in the United States of America. [12790/15]
633. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a detailed breakdown on the cost of a packet of branded Xanax which is generic alprazolam, of branded Lipitor which is generic atorvastatin calcium and of branded Nexium which is generic esomeprazole, under the headings ex-factory price that is manufacturer's costs, distributors/wholesalers costs and retail costs; if he will provide a comparable breakdown on the costs of the same tablets, branded and generic, in all other European Union countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14873/15]
542. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the length of time that citizens on the fair deal scheme have to wait before being placed by county and for each year since the scheme commenced. [14322/15]
541. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of citizens on the fair deal scheme waiting list in each county since the scheme commenced. [14321/15]
459. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) in County Louth who is currently waiting for an echo-cardiogram; if he will confirm that the waiting time is approximately ten months; the measures being taken to address this unacceptable delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13936/15]
402. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 324 of 17 February 2015, if she will provide an update on the progress made by the joint working group of her Department and An Garda Síochána; if the working group has met with interest groups and considered all submissions received; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14837/15]
401. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 328 of 17 February 2015, if she has received a report on the matter from the Garda Commissioner; and if this is not the case, if she will indicate a time frame for receipt of same. [14836/15]
67. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to provide additional supports for the fishing industry, following the reductions in the haddock quota by 12% and the cod quota by 13%, despite evidence that fish stocks are showing signs of growth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13440/15]
459. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details on the technical difficulties with a piece of equipment at Louth County Hospital, with regard to cataract surgeries; when the issue is expected to be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12906/15]
12. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the frequency of meetings of the Economic Management Council with the banks and when these meetings occurred. [12780/15]
11. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach his views on the continuation of the Economic Management Committee and the suggestion that it should not be retained after the period of the fiscal crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12779/15]
137. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a couple (details supplied) who are both over 70 years of age and who have had their medical cards removed due to being slightly over the threshold; if these cards will be restored due to ongoing hospital and medication charges not being covered under a general practitioner card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12287/15]
131. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card held by a child (details supplied) in County Meath between 1 July 2011 and 31 May 2014. [12243/15]
992. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce a register for all providers of accommodation such as exists in the north of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11924/15]
633. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Louth will receive a surgical appointment for the removal of cataracts. [11533/15]
632. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a surgical appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; the reason no appointment has yet been scheduled. [11525/15]
204. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm the continuation of the WALK PEER project in County Louth; if she will commit interim funding to this project in view of the fact that 119 young persons are currently availing of the project; her views on the benefits of the project to participants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11716/15]
8. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his participation in the tenth Asia-Europe meeting, in Milan, Italy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2148/15]
121. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the lack of a sports field at a school (details supplied) in County Meath; her plans to address this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10625/15]
109. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will investigate the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath who believes he was removed in error from the waiting list of a consultant ear, nose and throat surgeon at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, County Louth; if he will be reinstated to this waiting list; if a timeframe for surgery might be indicated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10717/15]
565. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the removal of parking charges at train stations in Laytown and Gormanstown, County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10379/15]
472. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm that the delivery of phase 4 and phase 6 apprentice training will be retained in Dundalk Institute of Technology, County Louth; if she will appoint a Teachers Union of Ireland representative to the Apprenticeship Council; if departmental resources have been allocated to develop apprenticeship training to deliver master craftsmen level 7 programmes; if she will address the lack of clarity at present around the future provision of apprenticeship training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10135/15]
317. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number and monetary value of farm thefts in County Louth in 2014 and 2015 to date; the steps that have been taken to address this issue; and her views on setting up a special unit within An Garda Síochána to investigate cattle rustling and farm thefts. [10150/15]
4. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he has discussed with the Deputy First Minister, Mr. Martin McGuinness MLA, and the First Minister, Mr. Peter Robinson MLA, of Northern Ireland the proposition that an all-island process be established, through the North-South Ministerial Council, to deal with the issue of support mechanisms for those who were victims of sexual abuse during the conflict. [46822/14]
3. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if, during the recent meeting of the British-Irish Council, he discussed with the Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland, Mr. Martin McGuinness MLA, his proposal for an all-Ireland process to deal with the issue of those who were victims of sexual abuse during the conflict and who did not have access to proper support or were denied justice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46821/14]
363. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) in County Louth, who is awaiting an appointment in St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8, and who, although provided with an appointment date of 27 July 2015, believes that this is an unacceptable time frame in view of the level of discomfort being experienced; if he will examine this case with a view to expediting this appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8762/15]
328. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 323 of 17 February 2015, if she has received a report on the matter from the Garda authorities; and if not, if she will provide a time frame for receipt of same. [9087/15]
327. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 328 of 17 February 2015, if she has received a report on the matter from the Garda Commissioner; and if not, if she will provide a timeframe for receipt of same. [9086/15]
475. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a child (details supplied) in County Louth, who has been assessed by an occupational therapist as meeting the diagnostic criteria for development co-ordination disorder/dyspraxia; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the occupational therapist has recommended follow-up occupational therapy service, but that the Health Service Executive has indicated a waiting time of 18 to 24 months for this to begin; if he will examine this case, with a view to beginning this treatment, as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8136/15]
471. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will provide information on the timeframe which persons with dyslexia and dyspraxia typically wait to access therapies following their diagnosis; if he will provide information on the way persons are currently waiting to access such therapies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8117/15]
443. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if funding will be made available to a group (details supplied) to meet an immediate budgetary shortfall; if he will guarantee future funding, at an appropriate level, to enable the group to continue working with patients, who were the victims of sexual abuse, in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7929/15]
433. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a project (details supplied) which is currently being delivered by Saint Colmcille's Gaelic Athletic Association Club, Bettystown, County Meath; if his attention has been further drawn to the huge success of the project and its proven mental health benefits to participants; if he will commit to the future funding of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7891/15]
393. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the budget allocated for the fair deal scheme across the State, and by Health Service Executive region, since 2009. [7660/15]