285. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will fund or part-fund community alert groups to cover their increased costs and in particular the costs of text messaging, in view of the value of the groups to local gardaí and the necessary work they are undertaking; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3684/15]
200. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a Student Universal Support Ireland grant will be awarded in respect of a person (details supplied). [2975/15]
519. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny regarding their application to retire on grounds of ill-health; if the outcome of the oral hearing will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2466/15]
518. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to date of the proposed amalgamation for Cork IT and Tralee IT; if there is a specific budget for this work; the timeframe for completion of the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2453/15]
446. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an early date for an operation which is deemed urgent by a consultant will be scheduled in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow. [2697/15]
431. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for specially fitted shoes in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2561/15]
410. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a medical card will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny in view of the fact that the family has been issued with medical cards. [2439/15]
390. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if assistance will be provided in relation to a medical assistance vehicle in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2293/15]
114. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a disadvantaged area payment and single farm payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2113/15]
975. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the results of the tender process relative to the bike hire scheme; if he will provide the total of each tender; the analysis carried out on each tender to determine the reasons for any variance in costed items or generally in tender amount; if the €11 million contract was awarded without meeting the bidders and without meeting an examination of the equipment to be used at a cost of €4 million; if clarification was sought or offered by the bidders; if his Department requested any clarification from the bidders; if the project is on schedule and the timeframe for delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49459/14]
921. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government his plans to put in place a new tenant purchase scheme for local authority houses; if and when this will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1322/15]
912. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the targets he has set for the provision of social and affordable housing for each of the next five years; the number of social and affordable housing units provided or funded by his Department in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1147/15]
752. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the accounts of Cork County Vocational Education Committee for 2011 are completed; if there is a reason these accounts have not yet been laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49450/14]
691. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a full medical card will be awarded in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1679/15]
671. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will be assessed for a hip operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1458/15]
610. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will fund the purchase of the drug eculizumab, Soliris, which has been prescribed in respect of a person (details supplied) to effectively manage their rare and life threatening condition, paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1108/15]
607. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an early date will be set for an operation at Waterford Regional Hospital in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [1096/15]
605. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the action his Department or the Health Service Executive has taken to date in 2015 to resolve the issues raised by a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny regarding their care while in the psychiatric services in County Kilkenny; if the information sought by them has been granted in full; if he will expedite the matter as the ongoing issues are having a negative effect on their health. [1093/15]
523. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 381 of 23 September 2014, if he will put in place a long term transport arrangement to suit the needs of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if a Health Service Executive official will contact the person and work out a transport plan as a matter of urgency. [49457/14]
521. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the timeframe envisaged for completion of the investigation into the work practices of a person (details supplied); his views that the Health Service Executive informed the Joint Committee on Health and Children that there are 29 expectant mothers, which is at odds with a previous parliamentary question reply; if he has examined the HSE's MOU signed by this person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49447/14]
425. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration will given to funding or part funding community alert groups to cover their increased costs and in particular the costs of text messaging in view of the value of the groups to local gardaí and the neccessary work they are undertaking; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1105/15]
312. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an AEOS payment for 2013 will be paid in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny in view of the fact that they have been told they will receive the payment by the end of October 2014 and by the end of December 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1157/15]
152. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance if a full VAT return has been paid in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and the reason for the delay. [1090/15]
35. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if an appeal claim for benefit will be expedited and approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will expedite the matter. [49528/14]
34. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal for a disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [49523/14]
29. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the courses available through her Department or agencies in County Kilkenny to assist those wishing to upskill or return to work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49453/14]
274. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the results of the tender process relative to the bike hire scheme; if he will provide the total of each tender; if he will confirm the analysis that was carried out on each tender to determine the reasons for any variance in costed items or generally in the tender amount; if the €11 million contract was awarded without meeting the bidders and without meeting an examination of the equipment to be used at a cost of €4 million; if clarification was sought or offered by the bidders; if his Department requested any clarification from the bidders; if the project is on schedule; the timeframe for delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48708/14]
583. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the accounts of Cork County Vocational Education Committee for 2011 have been completed; the reason these accounts have not been laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48402/14]
575. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a seat on a bus route will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will expedite the matter. [48222/14]
574. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a grant will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will expedite the matter. [48221/14]
571. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will request a review of the school bus service in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny to establish the reason there is no service provided on Fridays to bring students home to Inistioge, County Kilkenny, and other areas; if she will confirm that a full service will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48168/14]
549. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills the courses available through her Department or agencies in County Kilkenny to assist those wishing to upskill or return to work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48411/14]
548. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a scribe will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny for examinations in 2015; and if this application will be expedited and approved. [48171/14]
528. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 381 of 23 September 2014, if he will provide a long-term transport arrangement in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny, in view of the fact that the public transport system does not meet the person's needs and the cost is causing some hardship; and if a Health Service Executive official will contact the person to arrange a suitable transport plan as a matter of urgency. [48455/14]
520. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the timeframe envisaged for the completion of the investigation into the work practices of a person (details supplied); his views on the fact that the Health Service Executive informed the relevant Oireachtas joint committee that there are 29 expectant mothers, which is at odds with a previous parliamentary question reply; if he has examined the HSE's MOU signed by this person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48419/14]
492. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the cost of care in a hospital in Germany in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be covered as promised by his Department and the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48220/14]
491. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an individual transport arrangement will be put in place in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will expedite the matter. [48218/14]
489. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in responding to a freedom of information request in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will expedite the matter. [48194/14]
481. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will provide funding for the extension and improvement works required at a nursing home (details supplied) in County Carlow; if he will confirm the amount of funding allocated to date; and his plans for providing for the current project. [48158/14]
426. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive will provide transport to St James's Hospital, Dublin, in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will expedite the matter. [47767/14]
357. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress being made by the panel of legal experts appointed by her to review certain cases; the expected timeframe for the completion of this review; the number of cases dealt with to date; if she has responded to the concerns raised by a person (details supplied) relative to the appointment of a person; if so, the details of her response; the order in which the cases are being dealt with; if she will issue the panel's recommendations relative to each case; if she will provide her decision as to the action that is to be taken on a case by case basis or if it is her intention to wait until all cases are dealt with before informing the families and Dáil Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47819/14]
356. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who have appealed the decision of her Department to the Ombudsman relative to the Magdalen survivors ex gratia scheme; the outcome of these appeals to the Ombudsman; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47809/14]
351. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reasons for the delay in land registry relative to the registration of a property in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kilkenny and if he will expedite the matter. [48209/14]
295. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the costs involved in individual cases brought to the courts by the special investigations unit of his Department over the past ten years where the Chief State Solicitor's office represented his Department and where the cases were withdrawn, ended or lost by the State; the cost to date of the 17 cases pending before the courts and the projected costs to their completion; the cost of the three cases which are the subject of judicial review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47814/14]
166. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if the review of an assessment relative to a social welfare claim in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny has been completed. [48214/14]
428. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the status of a lease or sale of 41 housing units at the Weir, County Kilkenny, being organised by the housing agency and the National Asset Management Agency; if his Department is funding the project; if so, if he will provide the details of the purchase-lease costs and so on; the name of the voluntary housing agency that will manage the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47077/14]
333. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the cost of private transport, that is, taxi and bus services, used in County Kilkenny to transport hospital patients to and from Dublin; the individual companies or businesses being used to provide such a service; the date of the last procurement process relative to this service; the criteria used to qualify patients for this service; if he will indicate who is the decision maker; his views on difficulties experienced in contacting the patient transfer section in County Wexford; and his further views on concerns that the telephone system is not being answered in an efficient way. [47070/14]
332. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the development plan for a hospital (details supplied) in County Kilkenny covering the next five years; the changes being planned in the level and range of services being provided by the hospital; his plans to add new services to what are already available at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47069/14]
331. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the home care hours currently in place in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will be fully retained and be provided by the same person on the basis that this person has Alzheimer's and the disruption of a new arrangement would have a negative impact on her health. [47067/14]
308. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will request the immediate transfer of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny to the Alzheimer's unit at the Sacred Heart Hospital, County Carlow as requested by their family; and if he will expedite the request. [46855/14]