245. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 340 of 8 May 2019, if two places will be provided at a school (details supplied) for two children whose parents have already received written confirmation of offers of places; if both offers will be honoured in view of the fact the letters were issued by the school following consultation with the special education section of his Department; if the consultation between the school and the special education section took place; if two of the four places available out of 12 will be reserved for the two children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21474/19]
243. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 333 of 8 May 2019, if a transport solution will be provided for pupils based on the fact that there is no room in the local schools and the nearest schools are in Kilkenny city; if he will provide a report on the findings of his Department relative to the matter and the dilemma being faced by parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21454/19]
181. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the approval process to have a child referred from St. Luke's hospital, Kilkenny, for specialist care at a hospital (details supplied); if the case will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21041/19]
180. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an operation to remove cataracts will be arranged at University Hospital Waterford for a person (details supplied); the timeline for the treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21040/19]
75. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health his plans for the future of Kilcreene hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20908/19]
31. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the funding being provided in 2019 for decongregation in disability services in Kilkenny city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20909/19]
471. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an invalidity pension will be approved for a person (details supplied). [20410/19]
357. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the progress being made to arrange an early assessment and operation at University Hospital Waterford for a person (details supplied); if an immediate assessment will be arranged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20771/19]
288. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will meet a person (details supplied); the progress made on the case of the person following his meeting with the person in County Kilkenny; if the approval of pembro for the person will be expedited without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20419/19]
285. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the date the HSE drugs group will meet to discuss the revised offer submitted by a company (details supplied); the date the HSE leadership team will meet to discuss a final decision on the matter; the reason Ireland signed up to the BeNeLuxA initiative in June 2018 along with the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and Austria; the benefits to Ireland of being in this group of countries; the reason Ireland did not approve the drug Spinraza when all of the other countries in the group did; his views on whether the BeNeLuxA initiative is now permanently damaged in view of the reluctance of Ireland to approve Spinraza; the reason he deems it inappropriate to meet a person (details supplied); if he will reconsider this invitation and meet the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20414/19]
284. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an MRI scan will be arranged for a person (details supplied); and if the matter will be expedited. [20412/19]
114. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance if he will exempt the drug Pembro from VAT in cases in which persons are raising public donations to purchase the drug until such time as the HSE gives approval to patients that require the drug. [20411/19]
166. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a payment due to a person (details supplied) will be made. [20247/19]
107. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a replacement knee operation will be arranged as a matter of urgency for a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay in providing the operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20249/19]
106. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has to pay for medication prescribed by their general practitioner; if immediate assistance will be granted in view of the extenuating circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20248/19]
1548. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the Acts under which the authority or remit is given to a local authority or remit is given to local authority rate collectors to prepare or update the register of electors in each county without providing an interpretation of the law or regulations; if ministerial orders were used in the past to change the powers and-or duties of local rate collectors relative to the Acts; if the same system of collecting rates and updating the register of electors is used in each local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18952/19]
1234. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if an Eircode postcode will be issued to a person (details supplied); and the reason for the delay in the process. [18956/19]
1212. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the annual support of €75 has been introduced to help with the costs of bin charges for those that need it; and when this will be implemented. [18534/19]
1185. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a felling and planting licence will be issued to a person (details supplied); if the matter will be expedited; and the reason for the delay to date. [19408/19]
1173. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the export of beef to China over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19251/19]
1163. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to complaints regarding cows loose on public roads in an area (details supplied); and his plans to rectify same. [19061/19]
1092. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an MRI scan will be arranged for a person (details supplied); the locations such scans are undertaken; if the person will be referred to the next available appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20010/19]
1091. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be provided an early date for a cataract operation at University Hospital Waterford; and if they qualify for the cross-border healthcare initiative. [20009/19]
1090. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a date for a cataract operation will be arranged for a person (details supplied) at University Hospital Waterford as requested by the person's general practitioner; if the person qualifies for the cross-border scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20008/19]
900. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an early appointment for a cataract operation will be arranged for a person (details supplied); and the reason they were not called as promised at the time of their assessment. [19476/19]
884. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a cataract operation will be provided for a person (details supplied) at University Hospital Waterford; and if they qualify for the cross-border scheme in view of the fact that they were referred in 2017. [19406/19]
883. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on the waiting lists for cataract operations at University Hospital Waterford; his plans to ensure that this type of operation is provided for patients without undue delay; when a date for an operation will be arranged in the case of a person (details supplied) in view of the fact that their case has been deemed urgent by their general practitioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19404/19]
882. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if speech and language therapy and occupational therapy services will be provided for a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and the timeframe for the delivery of the services to the person. [19401/19]
794. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an early appointment for scoliosis surgery will be provided to a person (details supplied). [19062/19]
761. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the status of an application for funding to provide a shared residential placement for a person (details supplied); when a decision is likely to be made; the cost to date of the care of the person at St. Luke's General Hospital, Kilkenny, in which the person has been a patient for over four months; the date the person was ready to be discharged; the cost of the care from that date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18951/19]
760. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be arranged at University Hospital Waterford, UHW, or St. James's Hospital, Dublin, as a matter of urgency for a person (details supplied); if the correspondence from the person's general practitioner requesting urgent intervention for the patient will be considered; the reason for the delay in providing the care and treatment required in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18950/19]
759. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if funding will be made available to construct a facility to house the MRI scanner at St. Luke's General Hospital, Kilkenny; if a response will be expedited in view of the fact that the equipment has been purchased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18949/19]
757. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the four-year waiting list for ear, nose and throat, ENT, services at University Hospital Waterford; the number of persons on the waiting list; the action being taken to reduce the waiting time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18947/19]
642. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 907 of 26 March 2019, the progress being made by his Department and the HSE in their investigation into the alleged use of cannabis and-or marijuana at the DOP facility, St. Luke's General Hospital, Kilkenny; if the HSE has provided the report requested by his Department into the alleged incident or incidents; if the report will be published and made available to the complainant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18533/19]
621. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be arranged for a person (details supplied); the timeframe for such treatment and the likelihood of the patient being scheduled for an early appointment; if there is a waiting list for this treatment; and if so, the action that can be taken to obtain the treatment elsewhere in view of the fact that the patient has a medical card but no means [18463/19]
514. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in receipt of injury at work payments; the number injured at work who have received compensation awards; the policy relative to the reclassification of injury at work payments to standard sick pay for members who are frequently out sick due to injury; the impact on the income of the members concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19403/19]
340. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a place is available at the ASD unit of a school (details supplied) for a person; and if the matter will be expedited. [19407/19]
333. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills the action he is taking to provide school transport for 24 pupils who are attending schools (details supplied); if the pupils will be included in the school transport system in view of the fact that all buses from Callan to Kilkenny city are operating at maximum capacity; and if a solution for all concerned will be expedited. [19248/19]
247. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the maintenance charges on the Bus Éireann school transport fleet are charged on a per mile basis in accordance with the 1975 agreement or on a per bus basis; if not, the date on which his Department agreed to a change in this per mileage charge; and the date the change was implemented. [18745/19]
180. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the progress on the approval process for the drug nusinersen, that is, Spinraza; if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; the type of care and medication that his Department and or the HSE will fund in this case; if he will meet the parents of the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17963/19]
274. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the date on which an application was made for funding for an MRI scanner for St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny. [17227/19]
270. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the fair deal scheme will be approved in the case of persons (details supplied); if consideration of their case will be expedited in view of the fact that the family cannot provide the level of care needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17218/19]
164. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans to provide an ASD unit at a school (details supplied); the number on the list to be accommodated; the number of places to be provided; the level of funding required; the timeframe for a decision on the project and the funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17226/19]
163. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a school placement will be arranged at an ASD unit in Kilkenny city, possibly at the Kilkenny VEC, for a person (details supplied); if confirmation of the placement will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17217/19]
159. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons on the autism spectrum waiting for a school placement at an autism spectrum disorder unit in Kilkenny city and county; the number of schools that have an ASD unit; the number of places in each unit; and the number of available spaces in each unit. [17200/19]
136. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the status of an application for the provision of a MRI scanner for St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny; if the funding will be provided in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17087/19]
101. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she will consider changes to the work permit system to allow healthcare assistants and other categories of healthcare professionals to be recruited abroad and to be treated more favourably by the work permit rules in view of the shortage of qualified personnel here as highlighted by the nursing home operators; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17085/19]
128. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a palliative care bed will be made available at the Sacred Heart Hospital, Carlow, for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16860/19]