576. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a payment has been issued to a person (details supplied) in relation to their 2015 and 2016 single farm payment. [32458/17]
426. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will recognise the EU rights of a person (details supplied) under regulation (EC) 883/04 relative to their current application for a medical card; if a medical card will be issued based on the information provided and as stipulated under the EU regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32465/17]
424. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if section 39 organisations will be funded by his Department or the HSE relative to pay restoration and increments due to some staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32461/17]
226. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a full SUSI grant will be approved for a person (details supplied). [32464/17]
212. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an application for the local training initiative programme in respect of a centre (details supplied) will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32211/17]
268. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of allegations of sexual abuse reported by serving members of the Defence Forces in each of the years 1990 to 2016, and to date in 2017; the number of cases that were proven and brought to court; the support services available to members who were abused; the financial compensation paid to persons who were abused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31668/17]
260. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if the review of the tenant (incremental) purchase scheme 2016 is complete; his plans to introduce changes to the scheme; if he will review the minimum reckonable income of persons and allow long-standing tenants to purchase their homes whether on social welfare or not but with proof of savings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31666/17]
250. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will re-examine an application for a living alone allowance by a person (details supplied); and confirm whether the rent supplement being paid is the maximum available. [31664/17]
183. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 526 of 23 May 2017 (details supplied), the dates to date on which the HSE or his Department corresponded with or met the person; the dates on which his Department or the HSE wrote to the legal adviser of the person; if he will request St Patrick's Hospital, County Waterford to issue all the information requested under freedom of information in view of the fact that it is clear that the records released are incomplete; and if the report carried out by a person will be made available to the person and the family concerned. [31667/17]
182. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will publish a report published by the HSE into the allegations that children had been damaged in the public orthodontic service; the cost of this report which was undertaken by persons (details supplied); the action that has been taken by his Department relevant to the care of those persons affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31665/17]
139. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review the transcript of the Committee of Public Accounts meeting of 29 March 2001 and address queries (details supplied). [31669/17]
579. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if a carer's allowance payment in the case of a person (details supplied) will be backdated to 13 August 2015 as stated in correspondence dated 16 March 2016; if her Department will acknowledge this decision as a Departmental error; and if the repayment being demanded by her Department will be set aside in view of the overall circumstances of the case. [30863/17]
515. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will introduce a system of licensing and regulating the use of horse-drawn vehicles (details supplied). [30927/17]
389. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 170 and 171 of 26 January 2017, if he will confirm the person is not on recent leave but has been on illness benefit since October 2015; if he will confirm the person never worked for a community service (details supplied) as suggested in the parliamentary question reply; if he will instruct the HSE to engage fully with the person's legal adviser in view of the fact the information provided by the HSE is not accurate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31158/17]
339. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the reason Losec in a pre-mixed liquid form is not covered under the drug payment scheme; his plans to list the drug under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30860/17]
274. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will authorise an independent audit of the prison system relative to the methodology used to calculate fines and warrants for prisoners that served time in prison and were being released on payment of the fine imposed; the number of prisoners that were overcharged in the past due to the wrong calculation being made; the amount of overpayment; if the overpayments will be refunded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30865/17]
165. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school building project for a school (details supplied); if the grant has been confirmed in writing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30862/17]
282. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine an application for carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) regarding full-time care; and if a review of the decision will also be undertaken. [30722/17]
215. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will arrange an early date for a spine operation for a person (details supplied) in view of the fact that their case is urgent; and if he will expedite the matter [30726/17]
214. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 831 and 832 of 2 May 2017, the basis on which he is making the claim that unfounded false claims have been made of an association between HPV vaccination and a number of conditions experienced by a group of young persons; if he will publish research, scientific or otherwise, that he has carried out which supports this statement; if no research has been undertaken by him, if he will now do so; the supports he will put in place for over 300 persons who are suffering ill heath and whose lives are devastated; if he will meet the persons concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30725/17]
213. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30724/17]
212. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the EU cross border directive relative to health care covers the cost of tests to determine if a person has Lyme disease; if this directive covers treatment for Lyme disease in another EU state; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30723/17]
211. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) who is a patient in the orthopaedic trauma unit of Tullamore hospital will be admitted to the Mater hospital spine and back injury unit in view of the fact that their case is urgent; if he will expedite the matter [30721/17]
220. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the case of a person (details supplied) can be considered by the redress scheme; and if he will expedite this matter. [29742/17]
2230. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will establish a panel of experts and other interested parties to review dog bite prevention and relative legislation with a view to bringing legislation into line with other EU countries and focusing on the obligations and responsibilities of dog owners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28242/17]
2161. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his Department has issued instructions to all local authorities to request that any non-Irish housing applicants be asked to provide proof that they do not own property in the country of their birth regardless of the number of years they have lived here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26751/17]
2160. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will review the income ceiling for qualification on local authority housing lists in view of the fact those that do not qualify cannot qualify for home loans and have no security in their accommodation. [26750/17]
2143. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 213 of 28 March 2017, if he is in receipt of a report (details supplied) from Galway City Council; and the process he plans to follow and the timeframe involved. [26625/17]
2097. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) is in receipt of all entitlements; and if disability allowance payments qualify the person for further benefits from her Department or any other Department. [28713/17]
1879. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for investment in rural routes; his further plans to ensure that there will be transport services in rural Ireland to accommodate local communities (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28241/17]
1218. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the rationale behind the decision to establish a cap of €130 on reimbursements to persons availing of the cross-border directive EU 2011/24 for outpatient diagnostic procedures; if the cap of €130 is a breach of the directive; if all diagnostic procedures carried out by the HSE or commissioned by the HSE from private providers are priced at €130 for accounting purposes only; if a ready reckoner will be established by the HSE similar to the one used by consultants to assist persons in establishing the HSE costs for procedures carried out under the EU directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27392/17]
1034. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health his plans to fund works at a location (details supplied) in order to assist the home to comply with the latest HIQA report; if his Department's officials will assist with all of the persons involved who are deeply distressed by the HSE's actions and press release on the matter. [26624/17]
1033. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the actions he is taking to recruit a dentist for a health centre (details supplied); the way in which the fourth and sixth class dental check at schools will be undertaken while the position remains vacant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26623/17]
832. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps the Government is taking to ensure that Ireland complies with its international legal responsibilities regarding judicial corruption relative to Article II of the UN convention against corruption; if legislation or regulations will be introduced to prevent an organisation (details supplied) from mandatorily making a Superior Court judge a bencher upon taking the judicial seal of office or that would prohibit serving judges from being members of a society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28240/17]
408. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the reason the proposed temporary respite house for children with disabilities in counties Carlow and Kilkenny, which was due to open in Bagenalstown in 2017, will not go ahead; the status of this project; the alternative respite services that are available to parents for children with disabilities in counties Carlow and Kilkenny in the immediate to short term in view of recent announcements; his long-term plans for a respite house for children with disabilities in counties Carlow and Kilkenny; the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25344/17]
527. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 453 of 4 April 2017, if part of the response to this will be issued directly by HIQA (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24636/17]
526. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will initiate an independent investigation into allegations of bullying and harassment in the workplace regarding a person (details supplied) in view of the fact that all actions taken to date were not independent and have not yielded resolution; and if he will expedite the matter. [24635/17]
609. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason a freedom of information, FOI, request submitted on 14 February 2017 in the name of a person (details supplied) has not been responded to; and if the matter will be expedited. [23011/17]
551. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address issues raised by a person (details supplied); if a reply will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21741/17]
438. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the reason an FOI request submitted on 14 February 2017 in the name of a person (details supplied) has not as yet been responded to. [21746/17]
437. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the total number of claims made by persons or others against his Department and the HSE that were settled or not settled, respectively, before a court hearing, in each of the past six years; the cost to the State of the settlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21744/17]
436. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will schedule an urgent appointment at St. Vincent's University Hospital for a person (details supplied). [21740/17]
334. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the Public Appointments Commission will not recognise a diploma in management and employee relations awarded in 2002 through a college (details supplied) as a HETAC level six or seven in view of the fact another college (details supplied) has been affiliated with HETAC since 2001 and the course was advertised as a major award; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21948/17]
240. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the detail of the process involved and the legislation which covers the process for changing the administrative boundary of a county council. [21783/17]
239. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will change the administrative boundary as per the commentary of Senator Paudie Coffey on a radio station (details supplied). [21782/17]
238. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the five local authorities in the south east have endorsed a joint submission to the national planning framework for the south east Waterford city east and that all five local authorities in the region share the same objectives in relation to the growth of Waterford city and the priorities to deliver same. [21781/17]
237. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will use his powers under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and the Local Government Act 2001 as referenced by the boundary committee, and put the Planning Land Use and Transport Strategy, PLUTS, and or its successor on a statutory footing or require a joint plan be prepared and adopted by both authorities. [21780/17]
236. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Waterford County Council, despite giving assurances to the south-east region authority as far back as 2012 that it would meet its obligations under the national retail planning guidelines published by his department to prepare a joint retail strategy, has not convened meetings with the adjoining authority to progress preparation of the strategy. [21779/17]