343. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 254 of 27 June 2019, when an invalidity pension will be approved. [40248/19]
342. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a full disability allowance payment will be restored in the case of a person (details supplied); and the timeframe for a decision in the case. [40246/19]
319. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the allocation to the youth service grant scheme will be increased (details supplied) in budget 2020 in view of the fact that the allocation to the scheme is at 2005 levels not taking inflation into account; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40255/19]
318. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that while overall expenditure has increased by 12% since 2011 funding for youth work has only increased by 0.3%; if the lack of investment in youth services will be addressed in budget 2020 in order that voluntary youth organisations in County Kilkenny can meet the needs of young persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40254/19]
317. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that while the budget of her Department has increased by €511 million between 2014 and 2019 only 2% of that additional funding has been allocated to support youth work; if the lack of financial support for youth services will be addressed in budget 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40253/19]
316. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if investment will be increased in youth work in budget 2020 to support the work of youth organisations to deliver more and enhanced youth work services to young persons in County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40252/19]
295. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his policy and the policy of Bus Éireann relative to paternity leave; if pension contributions continue to be paid for the employee during the period of leave; if it is paid leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40247/19]
163. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if treatment for breast cancer is prioritised for patients with the BRCA gene and an immediate and extended family history of breast and ovarian cancers; the number of such patients being treated at St. James's Hospital, Dublin; and the waiting list for same. [40245/19]
162. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if funding will be expedited by the HSE to cover the cost of urgent corrective treatment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40244/19]
161. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a series of matters in relation to the employment of agency staff (details supplied) will be examined; if there is a dispute regarding the rates and charges between an organisation and a company; if the HSE is aware of the issues involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40243/19]
244. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied); and if the matter will be expedited. [40141/19]
387. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an operation for a hip replacement for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; if Waterford University Hospital will prioritise the case in view of its urgency and the fact that their quality of life is extremely poor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39661/19]
375. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of business cases submitted to the HSE from a service (details supplied) that are still being processed without an indication being given to the service of the timeline for each decision; if the funding required by the service will be calculated and provided as a matter of urgency; if two emergency respite beds for clients of the service will be urgently provided in Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39583/19]
374. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if funding will be expedited to prevent the closure of a service (details supplied); if the reason for the shortfall in funding over the past five years which has led to the financial crisis causing the threatened closure will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39582/19]
373. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a date for an operation will be expedited in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39581/19]
272. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the consultation that took place between his Department and the stakeholders relative to SI 420/2019; if an organisation (details supplied) was involved in the consultation; if the text used by other EU countries was examined when implementing EU directive 2017/853; if the concerns being expressed by stakeholders will be considered; if the SI will be amended accordingly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39585/19]
156. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cost of running each of the four bye-elections being suggested for November 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39584/19]
164. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a carer's allowance will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [39036/19]
134. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health when a dialysis unit (details supplied) last underwent a quality assurance check by the HSE; the term of the contract for the service with the HSE; the cost of the service per year; the number of patients presenting for dialysis over the lifetime of the contract to date; if there have been complaints from the service users or staff at the facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39037/19]
508. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an invalidity pension application will be approved for a person (details supplied). [38302/19]
390. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the TAMS scheme; and the reason a previous application failed. [38301/19]
259. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an early appointment for a knee operation will be arranged at Cappagh hospital for a person (details supplied); and if the matter will be expedited. [38304/19]
258. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of cases of CRE confirmed at Waterford University Hospital; the protocol in place if patients are being transferred from the hospital to another health facility; if patients that have been transferred are tracked and monitored for CRE; the steps taken to ensure patient safety and infection control at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38303/19]
156. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the options and interventions being put in place for the long-term care by CAMHS of a person (details supplied); if family support will be provided in this case; and if he will expedite the matter. [38129/19]
222. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a disability payment will be approved for a person (details supplied); and if the matter will be expedited. [37902/19]
96. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will explain the rationale relative to circular 15/2016 from his Department on the subject of superannuation benefits; if there is an outcome as yet to the clarification promised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37903/19]
671. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the obligations of local authorities in relation to keeping records of the planning permissions granted for quarries and their adherence to the conditions of planning granted; if each local authority has a record of all quarries that are not operating in accordance with planning guidelines or that were operational prior to the guidelines being established; if his Department has a role in ensuring that all registers are kept updated and that all appropriate actions to ensure compliance are being taken; if an audit system is in place within his Department to profile the performance of each county relative to these matters and the reinstatement works required in certain cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37344/19]
646. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an appeal in the case of a person (details supplied) in respect of their entitlement to a pension benefit; and if their pension will be restored. [37347/19]
645. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consult widely with the stakeholders involved in relation to the IORPS II directive before introducing same; if her attention has been drawn to or if she has considered the opinion of the industry that the directive is not the appropriate way to regulate single member pension schemes; and the details of her approach to these schemes. [37345/19]
577. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if road safety statistics are available for the section of road on the N25 from Seieverue to Glenmore, County Kilkenny; if Transport Infrastructure Ireland has plans to improve the safety along this section of road; if funding has been allocated for the work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37333/19]
576. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the funding granted to the sport horse industry will be considered for additional funding of €5 million in budget 2020 to enable the industry to achieve objectives (details supplied); if the funding Departments will recognise the benefits of this investment as reflected in figures drawn from a 2016 analysis; if he will meet with the industry to discuss its strategy for the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37331/19]
545. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the process by which 500,000 homes are to be retrofitted to reduce carbon emissions; and if the details of the scheme are available for potential applicants. [37353/19]
489. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the funding granted to the sport horse industry will be considered for additional funding of €5 million in budget 2020 to enable the industry to achieve objectives (details supplied); if the funding Departments will recognise the benefits of this investment as reflected in figures drawn from a 2016 analysis; if he will meet with the industry to discuss its strategy for the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37330/19]
425. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the action he is taking to resolve the issues being experienced by the employees of a centre (details supplied) relative to decongregation and their redeployment; if he will approve a redundancy package in cases in which alternative employment cannot be found within the HSE; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that for a considerable length of time and through no fault of their own some employees turn up for work but do not have work to do; his views on the fact that management in the HSE are prepared to accept such poor value for taxpayers money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37438/19]
418. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is being left short four years in their pension benefit calculation; and if a review of their entitlements will be expedited. [37392/19]
415. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the reason the pension information relative to each employee of a centre (details supplied) has not been made available to them; if the national pensions management section of the HSE will ensure that all pension details are given to each employee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37354/19]
414. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the action being taken to provide occupational therapy services for a person (details supplied); and if the matter will be expedited in view of the urgency of the case. [37351/19]
413. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if home help hours or a care plan will be put in place for a person (details supplied); the action being taken to recruit staff to address this need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37350/19]
412. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for the purpose of accommodation and care for a person (details supplied); if a response will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37349/19]
411. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the home support hours of five per week will be restored in the case of persons (details supplied); if the case of both children will be reviewed and the hours increased; his views in relation to the policy of cutbacks in this area; the way in which he plans to restore funding to a level that meets the demands of the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37348/19]
410. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the reason there are no primary care paediatric services in County Kilkenny; if children referred to this service can be seen in another county or a location in which the service exists; if in the event of the service continuing to be unavailable through the HSE, he will provide funding for the children to be seen privately; if the referral of a person (details supplied) will be dealt with as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37346/19]
409. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 409 of 9 July 2019, the full suite of rehabilitation services available to stroke victims in counties Carlow and Kilkenny; if speech therapy is one of the services available; if there is a waiting list for each service; if so, the number of stroke victims on each list; if there are gaps in the services; if so, the way in which each is being addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37342/19]
408. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if one-to-one support will be granted in the case of a person (details supplied); and if the application for funding submitted in April 2019 will be expedited and approved. [37341/19]
407. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the process of discharge from a hospital in Kilkenny relative to the case of a person (details supplied); if a discharge plan was agreed with their family; if home support hours or a care plan are in place during the long periods of time each day that they are alone at home; if the HSE considers this to be a safe discharge from a hospital setting to a house; if immediate intervention will be approved by the HSE to deal with this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37337/19]
406. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if appropriate home supports and a care plan will be put in place for a person (details supplied); and if the matter will be expedited. [37335/19]
405. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if home help hours or a care plan will be put in place for a person (details supplied); if hours can be allocated under the home support scheme as a matter of urgency; and if the matter will be expedited. [37332/19]
321. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if one-to-one support will be granted in the case of a person (details supplied); and if the application for funding submitted in April 2019 will be expedited and approved. [37340/19]
287. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the scoping exercise in relation to the investigation into the death of a person (details supplied) has been completed; if his Department has agreed in full the terms of reference; if the family were asked for their input; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37338/19]
222. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which the bus escort grant will be issued to a school (details supplied). [37334/19]
149. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent of the archaeological excavation being undertaken at Kilkenny Castle; if the missing south wall is exposed and put in context with the castle; if it will be left on public display and be appropriately protected; if historical items found during the course of the excavation will be put on public display in the castle; if he will use the public presentation of the south wall of the castle to highlight the damage done by the Cromwellian forces and the confederation period of the history of Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37336/19]