1488. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amounts allocated by his Department to Cork City Council for each of the years 2008 to 2015 for capital advance leasing, the remedial works scheme and energy efficiency insulation measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31972/15]
1487. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amounts drawn down from his Department by Cork City Council for each of the years 2008 to 2015 for housing construction and acquisitions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31971/15]
1486. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amounts allocated by his Department to Cork City Council for each of the years 2008 to 2015 for housing construction and acquisitions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31970/15]
1485. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amounts drawn down from his Department by Cork City Council for each of the years 2008 to 2015 for the upgrading, refurbishment and reinstatement of vacant housing units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31969/15]
1484. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amounts allocated by his Department to Cork City Council for each of the years 2008 to 2015 for the upgrading, refurbishment and reinstatement of vacant housing units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31968/15]
1483. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amounts drawn down from his Department by Cork City Council for each of the years 2008 to 2015 for adaptations and extensions to social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31967/15]
1482. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amounts allocated by his Department to Cork City Council for each of the years 2008 to 2015 for adaptations and extensions to social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31966/15]
1481. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amounts drawn down from his Department by Cork City Council for each of the years 2008 to 2015 for housing adaptation grants for older people with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31965/15]
1480. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amounts allocated by his Department to Cork City Council for each of the years 2008 to 2015 for housing adaptation grants for older people with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31964/15]
1478. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views that the current motor tax regime sufficiently promotes the use of environmentally friendly and less toxic fuel types; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31907/15]
1320. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding professional registration in respect of a person (detail supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31913/15]
1101. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health the amount that has been spent in each year between 2008 and 2015 by the health services on biosimilar medicines; the proportion of each year’s total spend that this comprises; the measures that will be implemented to increase the use of biosimilars; if he will consider implementing a specific policy to increase the use of biosimilars; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32022/15]
1094. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form for 1 January in each year from 2011 to 2015, and currently issued for each local health area, the number of medical cards in circulation; the number issued on the basis of the exercise of discretion; the number of which allocated to over 70s; the number of GP visit cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31901/15]
1093. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health the number of medical cards and GP visit cards currently issued in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31900/15]
1092. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health his plans to reintroduce vouched expenses for the national service users executive in order to continue the good work of this body representing the views and experience of those who use mental health services here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31896/15]
419. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform following on the introduction of divorce, the number of civil servants, serving and retired, who have applied, following their divorce and remarriage, to change their pension options or made inquiries as to doing so; the number of such requests that were granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31173/15]
418. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform following the introduction of civil partnership in 2011, the number of civil servants, serving and retired, who have applied, following their civil partnership, to change their pension option or made inquiries as to doing so; the number of such requests that were granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31172/15]
275. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in County Cork receiving payments from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31899/15]
274. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in County Cork receiving each payment from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31898/15]
266. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection in view of a recent ruling by the Equality Tribunal which found that her Department’s approach to accessing job activation measures implied an assumption that only people on the live register are unemployed, if she will amend the practices of her Department and ensure that all people who are unemployed have access to job activation measures even if they are not on the live register; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31848/15]
866. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount provided by her Department to Cork City Council and to Cork County Council and to projects and community groups in County Cork over each of the past four years by scheme and grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30088/15]
827. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the usage statistics for the Cork bike scheme are available; the frequency with which the statistics are collated; if he will provide details of such statistics, including the number of registered users, the average use of the scheme per user, the frequency of various hire periods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29622/15]
826. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the usage statistics for the individual bike stations of the Cork bike scheme are available; the frequency with which the statistics are collated; if he will provide details of such statistics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29621/15]
757. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount provided by his Department to Cork City Council and to Cork County Council over each of the past four years by scheme and by grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30085/15]
756. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the roll-out of the housing assistance payment scheme; the success of the scheme; the number of applicants in County Cork; the number of persons in County Cork receiving payment under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30084/15]
672. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details of the capital investment plan for third level institutions; the amount of such funding allocated to Cork Institute of Technology and to University College Cork, over each of the past four years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30087/15]
642. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills the annual amount spent by her Department in supporting students with dyslexia in the education system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29570/15]
641. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills the supports that her Department provides to students with dyslexia at primary and secondary levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29569/15]
640. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students in primary, secondary and third level education who have dyslexia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29568/15]
569. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health his plans to develop a regional laboratory service for Cork and Kerry hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30164/15]
568. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the development of a regional gastroenterology service in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30163/15]
567. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health his plans for the consolidation of paediatric services in Cork; the capital funding that has been provided; when same is expected to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30162/15]
518. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health given the lack of available space for expansion of services at Mercy University Hospital and South Infirmary - Victoria University Hospital in County Cork, and the recommendation of the non-executive advisory board on the reconfiguration of acute hospital services in Cork and Kerry, if he will prioritise the development of the new hospital in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29898/15]
517. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health the capital plan for investment in the South Infirmary-Victoria University Hospital in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29897/15]
516. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health the capital plan for investment in Mercy University Hospital in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29896/15]
515. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health if he will take steps to ensure that a site for a new hospital in County Cork is identified as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29895/15]
514. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health if he has considered the final report of the non-executive advisory board on the reconfiguration of acute hospital services in Cork and Kerry; his plans to provide the necessary recourses for the implementation of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29894/15]
513. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health the capital plan for investing in health services in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29893/15]
512. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the specific data protection issues that have been considered in implementing the e-health strategy; if he is of the view that data protection laws are sufficient to facilitate the implementation of the strategy; if he has sought to have amendments made to data protection laws to fully realise the potential of the strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29892/15]
511. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the health information Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29891/15]
510. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in implementing the Health Identifiers Act 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29890/15]
509. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the implementation of the e-health strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29889/15]
451. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health the current status of the pancreas transplantation programme at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9; his plans to ensure that the programme recommences; the efforts being made to recruit a transplant surgeon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29574/15]
254. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the investments in County Cork made by the Office of Public Works in each of the past four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30086/15]
336. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures being taken to encourage increased enrolment in Irish colleges and the learning of Irish, with reference to the 20-Year Strategy for the Irish Language 2010-2030; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29311/15]
268. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that have published their anti-bullying policy to the board of management, in accordance with the action plan on bullying; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29312/15]
195. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health if he will consider developing a national policy to provide parents and families access to appropriate, professional and qualified support when the death of a child occurs in a health care setting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29314/15]
178. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on the implementation of the national decision-making strategy; the measures that will be taken in assisting secondary school students in making decisions regarding their future careers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29310/15]
177. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding that has been provided to Cork County Council in respect to national play day, since 2011; the number of applications received from the council for such funding; the number of applications granted; if any applications were refused, the reason for the refusals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29309/15]
176. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding that has been provided to Cork City Council in respect of the national play day, since 2011; the number of applications received from the council for such funding; the number of applications granted; if any applications were refused, the reason for the refusals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29308/15]