540. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the targeted financial aid or compensation measures considered at national and EU level to support Irish beef farmers in view of the effects of perceived already uneconomical prices at market from calves to weanlings to finished cattle in the context of a deal or no-deal Brexit. [6750/19]
353. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Health the proposals he is considering and has discussed with other Departments with regard to providing practical and reliable transport systems to cater for persons in rural areas particularly senior citizens to which bus or taxi and hackney services are not readily accessible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5138/19]
352. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Health the detail of the recent research conducted into the effects of rural isolation on the well-being of senior citizens particularly those living alone; the findings and recommendations arrived at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5139/19]
412. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Health if recommended timelines for the provision of additional facilities or staff contained in the national review of cardiology services scheduled to be completed by June 2019 will be affected or informed by the expenditure implications arising from the new national children's hospital. [4231/19]
411. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Health if an assessment has been made as to whether the modular catheterisation laboratory at University Hospital Waterford could be upgraded to both diagnostic and interventional capabilities pending the provision of a second permanent catheterisation laboratory. [4230/19]
410. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Health if the finance required to progress the proposed second catheterisation laboratory project at University Hospital Waterford to design, planning and construction stages will be made available under the capital plan of the HSE for 2019; and when the capital plan will be published. [4229/19]
518. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position with regard to the initial instalments under the support fund for former commercial eel fishermen and women which were due to have been paid to approved applicants by 31 December 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2844/19]
614. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to delays in processing the working family payment by which families can be waiting three months to have their applications processed; if additional resources have been provided to ensure working families do not have to suffer financial hardship pending payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52751/18]
927. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if it is policy across local authorities not to allow a prospective tenant to view a property offered before deciding whether to accept the allocation. [30395/18]
228. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when the emergency funding applied for by Waterford City & County Council to repair damage incurred during Storm Emma will be forthcoming. [26951/18]
151. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Health the capital and operational investment in child and adolescent psychiatric services in the south east over the past five years; the level of expenditure in this area indicated in future funding programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26955/18]
150. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Health the waiting lists and waiting times for child and adolescent psychiatric services within the HSE’s South East Community Healthcare services; the way in which these compare with national averages and best practice indicators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26954/18]
149. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Health the contingency plans in place should consultant psychiatric posts in the south east not be taken up within a reasonable timeframe in view of the difficulty in filling such vacancies nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26953/18]
148. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Health if a report on child and adolescent mental health services operated by HSE South East Community Healthcare services, including current staffing levels and vacancies at all grades and urgent recruitment efforts, will be provided. [26952/18]
104. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Finance when the Insurance (Amendment) Bill will be published, which will include a provision to give effect to full compensation to third-party claimants of a company (details supplied) by way of a balance payment of 35% by the State to those that have settled their claims. [26950/18]
103. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Finance his plans to reduce or remove the emergency tax placed on fuel after the economic crash a decade ago in view of the rising petrol and diesel prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26949/18]
474. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the discussions his Department has had with relevant agencies and industry representative bodies with a view to commencing the Garda vetting of SPSV applicants at the start of the NTA application process in order to help fast track the supply of taxi drivers. [26488/18]
468. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the proposed compensation fund for former eel fishermen will reflect Ireland's status as effectively a conservation ground for eels in the EU following the ban introduced here in 2010. [26486/18]
150. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Finance the discussions his Department has had with relevant agencies and industry representative bodies to enable newly qualified taxi drivers to obtain vehicle insurance at a reasonable price. [26487/18]
280. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the breakdown of the divisional data contained in the August 2017 report into the examination of the recording of breath tests at mandatory alcohol and intoxicant testing checkpoints by Garda district. [23289/18]
579. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if, in the context of the Action Plan for Housing, his Department has reviewed a study (details supplied) which showed there were nearly 1,800 vacant houses and almost 1,500 vacant flats in Waterford city at the time. [20972/18]
499. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the successful applications under Fáilte Ireland’s conference financial support scheme over the past three years. [20980/18]
498. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount drawn down to date under the grants scheme for large tourism projects, established in mid-2016 by Fáilte Ireland, by county; and his plans for further funding. [20979/18]
479. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the licensed waste disposal facilities located in each county, local authority area or region; and the estimated remaining capacity of each. [20971/18]
478. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the capacity constraints with regard to handling Ireland’s waste volumes; and the way in which future municipal and industrial waste streams will be managed in the short and medium term to match the projected rise in population. [20970/18]
457. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the national or EU funding programmes available to local authorities for beach nourishment projects and similar works to address significant shoreline erosion affecting seaside resorts. [20977/18]
456. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department or its agencies has carried out or is conducting an analysis of significant shoreline changes such as sand removal from major beaches and seaside resorts due to severe winters and storms. [20976/18]
455. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the work of the multi-stakeholder industry group established in November 2017 with a view to addressing the labour shortage in the dairy sector. [20975/18]
454. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications approved under the marine tourism safety scheme operated by Bord Iascaigh Mhara in each of the years 2011 to 2017 by county. [20974/18]
319. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of applications for the high potential start-up feasibility study grant that have been approved by county to date. [20973/18]
228. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the State’s annual bill for the rental of buildings and property; and the State’s annual income from the rental of buildings and property. [20978/18]
196. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when he will receive and publish the report and recommendations of the committee established to review local electoral areas. [19152/18]
365. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of proposals to create a coastal touring route along the south eastern seaboard; if a decision has been made by Fáilte Ireland on the naming or branding of this proposition; and if the process will be open to submissions from interested parties in due course. [18831/18]
335. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of commercial fishing vessels registered to owners in County Waterford; and the comparative figure for 2012. [18830/18]
334. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of proposals to construct a breakwater extension at Dunmore East, County Waterford to provide shelter for vessels and users of the harbour and scope for enhanced marine leisure activities. [18829/18]
333. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the engagement between his Department and Enterprise Ireland since the beginning of December 2017 to explore the possibility of making suitable fishery harbour centre properties available for appropriate Enterprise Ireland projects in view of the recommendations by the Oireachtas Committee of Public Accounts in 2016; and if specific potential has been identified at Dunmore East, County Waterford for this purpose. [18828/18]
332. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received from aquaculture and seafood processing enterprises in County Waterford and research institutions under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund operational programme's recent tranche of funding; and when the next round of funding will open for applications. [18827/18]
434. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in issuing 2017 GLAS and organic payments to a person (details supplied); and when payment will issue. [17457/18]
201. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of domestic, business and other premises in Waterford city and county that are broadband enabled; the number of addresses in County Waterford that remain to receive high-speed broadband under the State intervention contract when Eir and other commercial providers have completed their planned network investments locally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16920/18]
1420. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the recent Social Justice Ireland poverty focus 2018 report on poverty levels among workers includes the circa 57,000 households in receipt of family income supplement, now the working family payment; if not, the bearing this would have on the report's findings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15405/18]
1233. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding allocated by sport or governing body since the sports capital programme was introduced; and the percentage each sport has received of the overall allocation during that period. [15403/18]
1232. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding Waterford Airport has received from his Department under the capital expenditure grant scheme in each of the years 2013 to 2017. [15402/18]
1162. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to extend the natural gas pipeline to Dungarvan, County Waterford; if there are no plans the reason therefor; and the towns next in line for connection. [15395/18]
1129. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the range of specific financial or advisory supports available to small indigenous and artisan food producers from his Department and agencies under its auspices, specifically for marketing, promotion and branding. [16513/18]
1066. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications granted by county under the forest road scheme in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [15401/18]
1065. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications granted by county under the native woodland establishment scheme in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [15400/18]
1064. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications granted by county under the woodland improvement scheme in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [15399/18]
1063. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications granted by county under the woodland reconstruction scheme in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [15398/18]
1062. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications granted by county under the afforestation grant and premium scheme in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [15397/18]