107. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the recruitment process that commenced in 2018 for the head of the Mayo campus of GMIT was stalled or failed; the reason no head of campus was appointed; the plans to recruit a head of campus; if a new recruitment process will commence; and if so, when. [21574/18]
105. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills when an external facilitator will be appointed to oversee the implementation of the recommendations of the report of the GMIT working group on the future of the Mayo campus in view of the fact this was promised five months ago. [21572/18]
104. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason, five months after the publication of the report of the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, GMIT, working group on the future of the Mayo campus, none of the recommendations contained in the report has been acted upon and or implemented; and the timeframe for implementation of same. [21571/18]
593. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the pilot pyrite remediation project recently announced for north County Mayo is aimed at dealing with all homes affected by pyrite; his views on the fact that the remedy proposed will only rectify homes in which the degradation has been caught early and will not rectify homes in which the degradation has advanced considerably; his plans for homes that will not be remedied by the current pilot scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21314/18]
486. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the contingency planning that has been done in relation to the aviation sector to plan and prepare for a potential hard Brexit in view of the fact that there are no equivalent World Trade Organisation, WTO, rules to fall back on. [21067/18]
424. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health if plans exist to put a high dependency unit into Mayo University Hospital; if consideration has been given to this matter in view of the clear demand for this in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21315/18]
420. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who attended a centre (details supplied) in County Mayo in each of the years from 2015 to 2017, inclusive, and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21299/18]
419. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health the staff vacancies at a centre (details supplied) in County Mayo; the type of vacancies available; the length of time the posts have been vacant; when he expects them to be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21298/18]
418. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number of psychologists employed at a centre (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21297/18]
417. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number of staff employed at a centre (details supplied) in County Mayo; the capacity in which they are employed; the terms of contact of each in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21296/18]
323. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA visits that have taken place to the newly built IDA advanced factory in Castlebar, County Mayo; and the work the IDA is undertaking to bring jobs to Castlebar. [21070/18]
322. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the reason the newly built IDA advanced factory in Castlebar remains empty; and the steps she has taken and is planning to take to find a tenant for the factory and to bring jobs to Castlebar. [21069/18]
260. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills if no cuts are planned to courses, staff and staff relocations for the Mayo campus of GMIT for the academic year 2018-2019. [20996/18]
259. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the ring-fenced funds promised and allocated to the Mayo campus of GMIT can be drawn down to spend at the campus; and the reason for the delay. [20995/18]
258. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills the recommendations of the GMIT working group report published in December 2017 that have been implemented to date; and the timeline for the implementation of outstanding recommendations. [20994/18]
256. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason an external facilitator has yet to be appointed to oversee the implementation of the recommendations of the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, GMIT, working group report published in December 2017 in regard to the Mayo campus of GMIT; and if a date will be set for same to ensure the appointment of the appropriate person. [20992/18]
207. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Finance the number of companies that have authorised economic operator, AEO, status; the number awarded AEO status in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the average number of AEO applications that the Revenue Commissioners are processing per month; if an assessment has been made of the number of companies that may require AEO status as a consequence of the UK leaving the Single Market and the customs union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21321/18]
86. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach the number of times and the dates Cabinet committee C (European Union Including Brexit) has met. [20769/18]
28. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress he is seeking on the backstop by the next European Council meeting in June 2018; his definition of sufficient progress in this regard; the steps he will take if sufficient progress is not made on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21311/18]
71. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Departments which have conducted and published Brexit sectoral response plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20768/18]
70. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on recent meetings which he has had with his UK counterpart regarding Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20767/18]
69. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the recent visit of Mr. Michel Barnier here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20766/18]
13. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of his Department's preparations for Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20213/18]
340. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health the status of a procedure for person (details supplied); his plans to reduce the waiting list in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19970/18]
289. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting for a consultation in the United Kingdom under the treatment abroad scheme; the steps being taken to resolve the matter; when the appointment will issue; the number of Irish women waiting for procedures in the United Kingdom in connection with the removal of a vaginal mesh; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19773/18]
278. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health the locations and times Westdoc provides a service to remote rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19717/18]
277. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health the times, days and areas in which Westdoc operates by each location in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19716/18]
276. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who attend at Westdoc; the locality from which they come (details supplied); and the number of persons in attendance midweek and weekends by the area in which they reside in tabular form. [19715/18]
275. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health if general practitioners work out of hours in the primary care centre in Castlebar, County Mayo; if not, the reason therefor; if arrangements for general practitioners to work out of hours in the centre will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19714/18]
274. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health if there is access to general practitioner services at the weekends after 6 p.m. in Castlebar, County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19713/18]
273. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health if there is access to general practitioner services midweek after 6 p.m. in Castlebar, County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19712/18]
145. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number of service users using the Alzheimer’s disease day unit in Castlebar, County Mayo; and if there are persons on the waiting list. [19336/18]
144. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health the reason the bus service that operates to bring patients to and from the Alzheimer’s disease day unit in Castlebar, County Mayo, is being cut and discontinued; and his plans for service users that cannot travel to and from the unit. [19335/18]
143. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health the reason the Alzheimer’s disease day unit in Castlebar, County Mayo, is reducing its service from five to three days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19334/18]
269. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 243 of 24 October 2017, the progress that has been made in the provision of accommodation, services and a care package for a person (details supplied) in view of the fact that accommodation offered to date is not suitable for the person's needs; the timeframe for the provision of the care package; the details of the emergency funding planning meetings on this matter in the past six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18852/18]
266. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not received an appointment at Mayo University Hospital since being referred in 2007 for a hearing aid and further treatment; when the person will receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18840/18]
211. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether it was not a requirement for the State to have funding in place for a project in order to include a project on the application for core TEN-T funding (details supplied). [18428/18]
210. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1206, 1207 and 1208 of 17 April 2018, the criteria used in 2011 when deciding the projects that remained on the core and comprehensive maps for TEN-T funding (details supplied). [18427/18]
209. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Ireland has applied to the EU to reinstate the western arc and-or the western rail corridor onto the core TEN-T network as committed to in A Programme for a Partnership Government. [18426/18]
208. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the financial commitment the State undertook by adding a proposed new rail line from Dunboyne to Navan onto the TEN-T comprehensive map. [18425/18]
381. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) cannot qualify under the HSE criteria for the provision of Pembrolizumab to be covered by private health insurance; his plans to afford a discretion in the HSE criteria of 50% tumour expression of PD-L1 in instances in which an oncologist is of the opinion that the treatment is appropriate; if the criterion of 50% tumour expression of PD-L1 will be reconsidered; if an opportunity for a person to qualify under the scheme once a person has started treatment with Pembrolizumab and is shown to be responding to the treatment will be afforded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17618/18]
321. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of persons that have availed of the LEO Brexit Mentor Programme by local enterprise office in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17452/18]
320. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the budget allocated to the Enterprise Ireland market discovery fund; the number of companies that have applied for and been awarded same since it became available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17451/18]
319. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the budget allocated to the Be Prepared grant for Brexit; the number of client companies that have applied for and been awarded same, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17450/18]
306. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda retirements from each Garda station in County Mayo in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18083/18]
115. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Finance the preparations that have been made in the event that there is no agreement reached on Brexit and the authorised economic operator, AEO, and other authorisations for customs simplifications issued by the customs authorities of the United Kingdom are no longer valid in the customs territory of the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17393/18]
101. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is a recruitment process in place in Northern Ireland for 18 new customs officers; if he has discussed this with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland; if there are contingency plans in place to increase the recruitment of customs officers here; if so, the estimated number of custom officers required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17546/18]
33. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the financial challenges facing the Saolta hospital group in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17077/18]