467. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an immediate decision will be made by the curriculum and policy section of his Department on the case of a person (details supplied); and the action he will take to deal with this request within the coming days rather than the end of October 2016 as was suggested to the person's parents. [25777/16]
418. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the maximum number of resource hours have not been allocated to a person (details supplied); the reason a special needs assistant was not approved; and if this will be reviewed based on the evidence provided. [25221/16]
411. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 255 of 17 May 2016, if he will approve a special needs assistant for a person (details supplied). [24952/16]
315. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance the tax obligations relative to vulture fund companies buying investments and property here; if there are approved tax schemes in place which benefit such companies and funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25975/16]
180. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the changes in legislation or management of the funds held on behalf of wards of court she will introduce; if she will commence an examination of the way the funds were managed in the past; if she is satisfied that the right decisions were made relative to maximising a return for the wards of court; if she will insist on regular statements of performance being provided to each person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26158/16]
399. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the dates on which the OPW carried out works on Durrow Abbey House, Tullamore, County Offaly; if he will intervene in the escalating dispute between his Department and the Arts for Peace Foundation; the funds or grants that were committed to the foundation and the Ministers who were involved in leasing the house to the project; if he will consider the use of an independent mediator, agreed by both sides, in the dispute; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23657/16]
923. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the adoption (information and tracing) Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22901/16]
885. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 800 of 12 July 2016, if she will make a payment to the estate of a person (details supplied) as awarded by the Labour Court to their estate; the determination of the Labour Court in this case and her Department's response; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22516/16]
692. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) who was referred to St. James's Hospital is being billed for a treatment; if the costs involved will be covered by the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22905/16]
691. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for SOS Kilkenny relative to the needs of a person (details supplied); and if he will expedite same. [22899/16]
690. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment at Waterford Regional Hospital for a person (details supplied); and the reason for the delay in responding to such an urgent case. [22898/16]
656. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) was left on a trolley at St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny for 31 hours; the action Waterford Regional Hospital took on the person's arrival; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22518/16]
655. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will arrange to provide the medical records of a person (details supplied) for the periods the person attended Waterford Regional Hospital from 1990 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22517/16]
639. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an appointment with a psychologist will be arranged for a person (details supplied); and if a care and education plan will be put in place relative to this report with all other services required by the person. [22363/16]
638. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the services and supports that have been put in place for persons who suffer side effects after having their tonsils removed; the number of such cases reported relative to County Cork hospitals and Waterford Regional Hospital; the number of such operations carried out in each of the hospitals; the criteria used by the HSE to select patients and refer them to each hospital; the cost of such operations in each of the hospitals; the way in which complaints of side effects from such operations are dealt with and prioritised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22361/16]
607. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 708 of 17 May 2016, if he will arrange treatment as a matter of urgency for a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22205/16]
556. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the status of the appointment of new emergency department consultants in St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny; the number of new appointments he intends to make in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21930/16]
525. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason he has not resolved the complaints of bullying lodged by three persons (details supplied); the reason the Office of Public Works has not accepted the outcome of the independent investigation; the reason the recommendation of the Rights Commissioners of 12 March 2015 has not been adhered to; the cost of the report and the process to date; the cost of a report by a company (details supplied); his views on whether his Department is in breach of sections 8.9 and 8.10 of the positive working environment policy for State employees; and if he will expedite a resolution to the problems. [22900/16]
390. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the engagement he had with the European Union, relative to the Building Control Act 2007, and Article 46 of Directive 2005-36-EC, on the recognition of professional qualifications; if members of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland, who are recognised to practise legally here, and use the suffix MRIAI (Irl), will be recognised to practise in the EU, as part of a review of the directive; if he is pressing this case with the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22907/16]
318. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will send an inspector or official from the schools building unit to a school (details supplied) to view at first hand the work required to make the play area and footpaths around the school building safe; the reason only €26,000 was allocated to a project costing €96,000 and described by independent engineers as beyond urgent; if he considers the response to date as satisfactory given the health and safety issues involved for staff and pupils; and if he will provide the funding requested to complete all of the work urgently required and to protect the foundation of the school. [22903/16]
317. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision is likely regarding the status of an application for funding for a school building project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22902/16]
270. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a school transport place will be provided for a person (details supplied) and if they are entitled to free school transport as their father is a medical card holder. [22362/16]
233. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has considered marking international mother language day in line with the United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/Res/61/266 to promote the preservation and protection of all languages used by the peoples of the world; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22906/16]
229. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the investigation into the administration and financial management of the FÁS scheme at a hostel and other locations has been completed; if the documentary evidence provided to a person (details supplied) has been examined as part of this investigation; if all the courses and training took place; if the funds provided for the courses and so on were spent correctly; if the report into all allegations made will be published; the amount of taxpayers' funds spent on the hostel project; the current use being applied to the hostel and old church; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21936/16]
144. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has given consideration to a request to establish an inquiry into the death of a person (details supplied); the timeframe for her Department to make such a decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22904/16]
212. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the date the new theatre was completed at Crumlin children's hospital; if the theatre is now fully equipped, staffed and ready to open; if a date has been set to open the theatre; if adequate staff parking has been provided on site at the hospital; the reason there are no canteen facilities after 2 p.m. each day; if he will investigate the reasons for the existing theatre closures and the affect on the waiting lists that these closures cause; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21849/16]
211. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21847/16]
210. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will arrange an early date for an operation for a person (details supplied) which has been deemed urgent by their general practitioner and consultant; the reason this operation was not carried out in December 2014 as promised, when the urgency of the case was highlighted on an ongoing basis by their general practitioner; if he will insist on an early date, as the stress and anxiety of the wait is causing further distress and worry to the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21844/16]
209. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the action his Department and the Health Service Executive will take following a meeting with a person (details supplied); if the HSE has drawn up a specific plan of action on the issues raised at this meeting on 5 February, 2016; if contact was made with the person since this meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21843/16]
208. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will provide funding for a long-term care plan for a person (details supplied); the number of persons on the waiting list for disability services in counties Carlow and Kilkenny; his plans to eliminate the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21841/16]
118. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an appeal by a person (details supplied) will be expedited and approved, relative to the persons disability allowance payment. [21846/16]
117. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will expedite an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme; and the timeframe involved for processing such applications. [21842/16]
49. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the course of action that can be taken by a person (details supplied) to regularise the person's stay here. [21845/16]
800. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will pay what was awarded to a person (details supplied) by the Labour Court in 2012 to the person's estate; if she will outline the determination of the Labour Court in this case and her Department's response; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20834/16]
386. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of participants on the community employment scheme in Borris St. Mullins, County Carlow; if persons on the scheme are offered courses to improve their skills; if courses are planned in such a way as not to clash with other courses being organised; if persons on the scheme get a reasonable opportunity to attend the course of their choice; the reason some courses were held in Ballon Community Centre, Carlow, a 70km round trip from the location of the scheme; and if all scheme participants were issued with the appropriate work gear and were up skilled with such courses as Safepass and so on. [20833/16]
156. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the history of the status of a person (details supplied) since they first entered the country almost 16 years ago; and if their passport and personal papers will be returned to them from Cloverhill Prison. [20831/16]
22. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the status of the establishment of a statutory commission of investigation into a foster home in the south east. [20988/16]
21. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health his plans to improve psychiatric services at acute and at community level in counties Carlow and Kilkenny. [20987/16]
248. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite and approve funding for the long-term care of a person (details supplied). [20241/16]
209. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health to provide funding for the care of a person (details supplied); if he will accept the opinion of the person's professional care team and make an immediate decision to support the person as there is no other option in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20127/16]
148. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if a claim by a person (details supplied) under the disability allowance scheme was registered with his Department in May 2015. [20240/16]
574. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the status of an application for lottery funding by the Health Service Executive in respect of an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19813/16]
549. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a walker frame for outdoor use will be approved for a person (details supplied). [19499/16]
548. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an early date for a procedure at Cork University Hospital will be arranged for a person (details supplied) given the fact that the person attended the hospital for injections and an assessment almost three months ago and is three years waiting for the procedure. [19497/16]
547. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will publish the full report of an investigation into the damage caused to children while under the care of the public orthodontic services; if he will publish the results of the examination of 6,000 clients' charts relative to the investigation; if he is satisfied that those children affected have been recalled to rectify any issues that might have been identified; the action his Department has taken since concerns were first raised in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19496/16]
546. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the work of palliative care teams will be extended to include end of life patients with dementia and Alzheimer's disease; the funding made available by his Department and the Health Service Executive for such services in the past three years; and if he will support such a request. [19494/16]
501. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he or the Health Service Executive covers claims from clients of orthodontists where the procedure has gone wrong; if there is a national body to monitor the insurance cover for dentists and orthodontists; and if there is a regulatory body tasked with ensuring that such professionals comply with best practice. [19307/16]
299. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 190 of 23 June 2016, if it was the fraud section of his Department that investigated this matter; if payment of contributions continued after 2008, as to date this person has not been issued with a P45; the action that was taken by the fraud section following the discussion by phone with this person; if this person's future pension entitlements will be adversely affected by not having contributions credited to them while they were in employment after 2008; and if he will provide the contribution records. [19339/16]
221. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements he will put in place to provide school transport for persons (details supplied); if he will approve an application under the school bus transport scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19691/16]
188. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason Caranua is now closing clients' files and insisting that they must go through the approval process all over again just to be accepted as a client; if the request for services in the name of a person (details supplied) will be processed and approved; and if he will confirm the level of State funding granted to this organisation over the past three years. [19306/16]