468. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the status of the recruitment process relative to the appointment of a specialist oncologist for sarcoma patients; if the post was advertised publicly; the reason the wording of the advertisement did not include that experience in treating and researching this rare cancer was essential; and his views on the matter. [36247/16]
467. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the new technology, the recently launched FreeStyle Libre system, to monitor persons with diabetes will be made available on the long-term illness card; if his Department or the HSE is currently examining the technology; if it is likely to be approved in the short term on the long-term illness card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36245/16]
308. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason carer's allowance was not approved for the care of a person (details supplied); and if this application will be reviewed. [36248/16]
307. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if a supplementary welfare allowance will be approved in the case of a person (details supplied). [36246/16]
456. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a new wheelchair will be provided for a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay in providing the wheelchair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34479/16]
455. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will investigate the way a person (details supplied) was treated at Waterford Regional Hospital in June 2016; if the tests which were to be carried out will be arranged as the person was discharged before the tests were arranged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34478/16]
454. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be provided an appointment at Waterford Regional Hospital and if the matter will be expedited. [34477/16]
205. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be approved for additional accommodation at a school (details supplied); and if he will expedite the approval needed. [34476/16]
321. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of high outpost ballast system, HOBS, trains operated by Iarnród Éireann; the cost of each HOBS train and the year purchased; if contracts are in place with private companies to discharge ballast throughout the rail network; the value of the contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34380/16]
278. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an operation will be arranged immediately in respect of a person (details supplied). [34377/16]
233. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the children services at a centre (details supplied) are to be discontinued from March 2017 or if another agency will take over the delivery of services, including residential services; if staff levels at this centre will be maintained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34195/16]
232. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an early date for a hip operation will be arranged at Waterford Regional Hospital in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34193/16]
231. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the action he will take in support of persons with Lyme disease; his views on a television documentary screened recently and if he will address all of the issues raised; his views on a submission made by a support group (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the fact that over 40 new persons joined the support group immediately following the television documentary, indicating the large number of persons affected by Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34192/16]
197. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) is in receipt of the maximum carer's allowance and respite payments. [34379/16]
182. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the action he is taking to ensure that directors of companies who fail to remit employees' pension premiums to their pension contracts immediately before a company goes into liquidation or receivership are prosecuted; his plans to address this issue with particular reference to the definition of the timeframe prior to liquidation or receivership; the number of companies that have failed to fulfil their obligations in this regard; the cost of these failures to the State over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34191/16]
145. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress in approving funding for additional accommodation for a school (details supplied); the stage the application is at; the timeframe for a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34194/16]
131. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an invalidity pension will be approved for a person (details supplied); and if the matter will be expedited. [34002/16]
289. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she is satisfied that the recent salvage and recovery of artefacts from the RMS Lusitania has been carried out under licence from her Department; if she is further satisfied that the licence conditions are being complied with; and the level of archaeological supervision and input her Department, the National Monuments Service and the National Museum had in respect of the recovery of these artefacts from the RMS Lusitania. [33798/16]
559. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department or Transport Infrastructure Ireland will fund the work required to make safe the stretch of road from the M9 motorway junction 9 to Kilkenny city as safety measures or proper road safety schemes were not put in place at the time of the construction of the motorway to protect the local community from the dangers of the massive increase of traffic; if he will consult Kilkenny County Council to agree a plan and funding to deal with the safety issues on the main route to Kilkenny city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31614/16]
417. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the arrangements that were put in place by the SEHB and the HSE to manage the affairs, financial and otherwise, of a person (details supplied); if a social worker was appointed in 1991; and if that arrangement continued. [31615/16]
397. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health his Department's position relative to the suggested ban on electronic nicotine delivery systems which will be discussed at the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, FCTC, COP7 in Delhi, India, in November 2016; the names of the persons attending this meeting on behalf of the state; the brief that has been given to the Irish delegation; if the position of his Department has been communicated to the European Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31539/16]
215. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in arranging an operation in respect of a person (details supplied); the reason an appointment arranged by Waterford Regional Hospital in a letter was not acted upon; the reason the numerous letters written by the person's general practitioner were not acknowledged; and if he will expedite the matter. [31221/16]
146. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) will be assessed and granted immediately. [31273/16]
648. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 953 of 27 September 2016, when a decision will be advised. [30356/16]
517. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a hip replacement operation will be arranged as a matter of urgency for a person (details supplied) at Waterford Regional Hospital. [30809/16]
516. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he or a senior official from the HSE will engage with a radio station (details supplied) to explain to the public the services which are available for families and persons dealing with mental health issues and to answer queries from the public on the same issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30808/16]
515. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an immediate appointment will be arranged for a person (details supplied) at the rheumatology department of Waterford Regional Hospital; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30807/16]
467. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) is eligible for treatment under the National Treatment Purchase Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30552/16]
251. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address the huge disparity in school costs which exists form school to school throughout the country and the inequality faced by parents in having to provide funding for a free primary education system, as costed by a charity (details supplied) at €103 million. [30551/16]
197. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance the reason the lower rate of VAT is not being applied to the hire of suits, dresses, costumes and so on, as the hire is classified as a service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30811/16]
125. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the targets in place for child and adolescent mental health service teams staff levels in CHO 5 in 2017 to bring them closer to the target set in A Vision for Change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30660/16]
421. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the reasons certain staff have been suspended with pay from St. Patricks, Kells Road, Kilkenny; if he is aware of the concerns of parents and staff relative to those in care in St. Michaels House, St. Patricks, Kells Road, Kilkenny, arising from the lack of clarity around the reasons staff have been suspended and the misinformation that exists around the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29532/16]
420. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the arrangements which were put in place by the SEHB and now the HSE to manage the affairs, financial and otherwise, of a person (details supplied); if a social worker was appointed in 1991; and if that arrangement can be continued. [29529/16]
364. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the funding to Dublin Dental University Hospital to enable it to provide the urgent care needed for a person (details supplied). [29270/16]
218. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to cuts in funding (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29116/16]
217. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will maintain the position of consultant at Kilcreene fracture clinic, Kilkenny rather than appointing a locum; if he will outline the long term plans for the services at Kilcreene, Kilkenny; his plans to reduce the level of services available; his plans for this hospital which is highly regarded for the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29114/16]
131. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will devise a new school transport scheme that treats all children equally; if he will put the school bus routes out to tender, either under a national or regional framework; and if he will set up a working group to set out the criteria for such a scheme. [29206/16]
124. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills if pupils attending schools in Kilkenny city from Inistioge, County Kilkenny, can avail of the Bus Éireann school bus which services Inistioge rather than travel to Thomastown, Kilkenny, to link up with a private bus service; if he will engage with the local community to establish the numbers of pupils and arrange for the appropriate sized bus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29113/16]
123. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will continue to provide school transport for persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29112/16]
498. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) has been approved for the national reserve and the young farmers schemes; the other financial supports available for young farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28117/16]
425. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on the €3.8 million funding requirement for a centre (details supplied); his Department's strategy for funding such facilities; his plans to give some clarification on future funding for this facility to give comfort to the board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28372/16]
424. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the process relative to approximately 16 applications submitted to the HSE for change of needs and emergency services funding from an organisation (details supplied); the date on which these applications were made and a decision was issued on each one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28371/16]
423. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 99 of 23 September 2009, the treatment made available to a person (details supplied) over a period of time. [28370/16]
400. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the €28 million committed to the disability sector for change of needs and emergency services has been allocated; the amount of funding allocated to each area in the country; if the figures for the budget include this amount for 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28239/16]
377. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an early date for a cataract operation will be arranged for a person (details supplied). [28120/16]
376. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health to outline the reason for the delay in arranging a cataract operation for a person (details supplied). [28119/16]
375. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health to set out details relating to a youth centre (details supplied) for each of the past five years, the number of counsellors involved in this service and the number of young persons on the books availing of the service; if the service will be expanded and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28118/16]
292. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application for carer's allowance (details supplied) will be expedited and approved for the period up to the date of the death of a person. [28501/16]
274. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review and expedite the carer's allowance being paid to a person (details supplied) to ensure that the maximum benefit is being paid; and if the general practitioner's letter will be considered as a matter of urgency. [28237/16]