117. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the new supplementary request for tender (SRFT) which was to replace a cancelled SRFT under the interpretation services framework, which he stated in a reply to a previous parliamentary question in September 2016 was due to issue in the coming weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37873/16]
57. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the full allocation of funding has been transferred to Caranua or if a portion remains to be transferred; the amount in total that been and remains to be transferred to Caranua, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37900/16]
619. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number of deaths from Alzheimer's disease in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37652/16]
618. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number of deaths from cancer in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37651/16]
617. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the cost to the State of Alzheimer's care in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37650/16]
616. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the cost to the State of cancer care in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37649/16]
615. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the amount the State has invested in Alzheimer's disease research in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37648/16]
614. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the amount the State has invested in cancer research in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37647/16]
596. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) is receiving the correct level of pay and entitlements as part of their work with the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37537/16]
577. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the annual funding figures through the Health Service Executive to the National Council for the Blind for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37448/16]
576. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to recent cuts to a disability service (details supplied) provided by the National Council for the Blind through funding from the local health board of the Health Service Executive; the reason service users have been told there has been no cut to the service; if his attention has been drawn to the effects the cut is having on staff morale and to service users as a result of the cut; if he will reverse the cuts to this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37447/16]
560. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the detail of the apparent changes in cost implications regarding the development of the new children's hospital at St. James's Hospital; if the development will stay within its budgeted figure; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the development of the hospital at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, would deliver a significant cost saving to the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37316/16]
203. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to conduct a national countrywide audit of mobile telephone coverage to identify black spots and other signal issues; the measures his Department is engaged in to improve mobile telephone coverage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36466/16]
108. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who sought a transfer to another community employment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36515/16]
430. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the measures the Government is implementing to address mental health issues among young persons, specifically the mental health services available to children in secondary schools; if the HSE will recruit mental health workers dedicated to treating young persons specifically; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35956/16]
425. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if he will request health insurers not to pass on the cost of the health insurance levy to families and health insurance policyholders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35944/16]
284. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for a domiciliary care allowance by a person (details supplied) which has been delayed without explanation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35953/16]
239. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he is considering using the post office network as a facility for the sale of motor tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35868/16]
194. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a site for the new secondary school in the Castleknock and Carpenterstown area of Dublin 15 has been confirmed; the location of the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35757/16]
439. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the status of an operation in respect of a person (details supplied); the reason this scheduled operation was cancelled suddenly; if he will ensure this operation is performed without any further delay to prevent further distress for the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34430/16]
67. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations and the number of gardaí in the Dublin western metropolitan region on 31 October 2010 and on 31 October 2016; the proportion of the proposed 800 additional recruits in 2017 that are likely to be assigned to the Dublin western metropolitan region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34736/16]
39. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if recorded crime statistics for the Dublin western metropolitan region are an accurate reflection of the reality of crime in the area; if all Garda stations in the Dublin western metropolitan region have access to the PULSE system; if not, the details of the stations without access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34735/16]
240. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health his views on the considerable concerns of the private and voluntary nursing home sector regarding the failings of the fair deal funding model and the push for greater equality in fees payable for the provision of nursing home care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34209/16]
239. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme for each local health area in tabular form; and the waiting time [34208/16]
238. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioner visit cards issued per month over the past ten years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34207/16]
237. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number of medical cards issued per month over the past ten years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34206/16]
61. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the specific industry stakeholders, including private firms, that her Department has engaged with or received submissions from regarding the Gambling Control Bill, including the date of any meetings in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34205/16]
81. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Finance the process required for an international bank to acquire a licence to operate here; the length of time the process takes; if consideration has been given to speeding up this process and creating a shorter waiting time than is in place in other jurisdictions to attract more foreign direct investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33920/16]
374. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of all vacancies in full-time posts for nurses and hospital consultants in each hospital over the past five years, in tabular form (details supplied); if he will provide a breakdown of the number of approved full-time posts for nurses and hospital consultants in each hospital over the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33623/16]
357. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of all HSE management positions in each community health care organisation over the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33578/16]
356. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the criticism by a previous Minister of State with responsibility for older persons of the way in which fees for nursing home care are deciphered and the research undertaken by a consultancy firm (details supplied) that highlights considerable failings of the funding model in deciphering and incorporating true costs incurred for provision of nursing home care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33560/16]
355. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if, in view of the huge variances in fees payable between the HSE and private and voluntary nursing homes, he recognises the imperative and urgent requirement for the review of the nursing home support scheme pricing mechanism to support residents requiring nursing home care across all settings, that is, public, private and voluntary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33559/16]
354. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant nursing positions in public nursing homes for the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33558/16]
353. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses employed in public nursing homes for the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33557/16]
352. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number of residents of public nursing homes for the past five years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33556/16]
322. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify the situation concerning the payment of Christmas bonuses to HSE staff working in hospitals on Christmas Day in 2016 as this falls on a Sunday; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33406/16]
315. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health his views on the fact that taxpayer funds are currently invested in three separate tobacco companies as part of the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, managed through the National Treasury Management Agency, NTMA; his views on the appropriateness of this investment; if he has expressed any concerns regarding this matter directly to the NTMA, the Minister for Finance and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform; his views on calls to add tobacco companies to the list of prohibited investment categories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33381/16]
140. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of ASD classes that are presently carried out in Dublin 15; if his attention has been drawn to the severe shortage of these classes in Dublin 15; the reason there are not enough such classes; the measures to be introduced to rectify this problem; the immediate solutions available for parents of children who require ASD classes in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33566/16]
111. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Finance to outline his views on the fact that taxpayer funds are currently invested in three separate tobacco companies as part of the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, managed through the National Treasury Management Agency; his views on the appropriateness of this investment; if he has expressed any views regarding this matter directly to the NTMA; his views on calls to add tobacco companies to the list of prohibited investment categories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33377/16]
97. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the status of an application for a visa in respect of persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33561/16]
181. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the electrification of the rail system for the Maynooth line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33138/16]
120. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the funding allocation for sequential cochlear implants for 2017; if he will confirm that this funding will not be reduced or removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33079/16]
95. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) has not received any communication or engagement with Seetec regarding a programme in which the person has been placed; if the person can be transferred to another community employment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33125/16]
364. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health his views on whether it is discriminatory practice to pay a national average of 53% to public nursing homes relative to private and voluntary nursing homes; the reason for the variances in fees payable for nursing home care across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32977/16]
363. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health his views on whether the cost of care figures published by the HSE on 5 October 2016, for care in its nursing homes, reflects the true costs incurred for providing nursing home care; the additional elements of the cost of the State running nursing homes that are not included; if he will provide the figures for these other elements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32976/16]
50. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when she will present the report on the establishment, regulation, monitoring, operation and impact of multidisciplinary practices in the State, as per the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32429/16]
377. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she will consider increasing the funding for the Irish language organisations, Foras na Gaeilge and Údarás na Gaeltachta, whose budgets have been reduced by over 50% since 2008, and which received no additional funding in budget 2017; if she will consider reversing the 2016 cut of 40% to the Seachtain na Gaeilge budget; if she will consider reversing the 35% funding cut to Irish language summer camps which resulted in the number of camps falling from 92 in 2015 to 59 in 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31936/16]
343. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the work of the 11 special Irish peace monitors on secondment to the OSCE in eastern Ukraine; if the monitors receive no pay or allowances from his Department for their work; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Ireland is the only western European country that does not provide its monitors with such allowances or pay; if he will consider extending such payments to the monitors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31929/16]
163. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Finance if the new first-time buyers scheme announced in budget 2017 is to be made applicable to persons who signed contracts on new homes before 19 July 2016 but only close the sale after 19 July 2016; the position on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31620/16]
106. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a type D visa application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31613/16]