204. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in a person (details supplied) obtaining an appointment to see a consultant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44558/17]
155. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills when he plans to allocate the necessary capital funds to allow repair work to be carried out to the roof of the GMIT campus, County Mayo, in view of his recent announcement of €257 million for capital spending in the higher education sector over the next three years. [44911/17]
154. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills the proposed capital allocation for GMIT Mayo campus for 2018 in view of his recent announcement of €257 million for capital spending in the higher education sector over the next three years. [44910/17]
153. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the details of the project for GMIT Galway campus in view of his recent announcement of €200 million for 11 major infrastructure projects in the higher education sector; the estimated cost; and when will it be completed. [44909/17]
63. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the action that will be taken to address the significant reduction in officer numbers in the Defence Forces since 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43995/17]
61. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on discussions he has had with the representative organisations on the issue of mandatory retirement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43997/17]
45. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the fact that the 2012 reorganisation of the Defence Forces has meant many personnel have much longer commutes to work, which is a strain on them and their families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43994/17]
43. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the claim that a combined 146,000 days annual leave were lost to members of the Defence Forces in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43993/17]
40. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when he anticipates the Reserve Defence Force achieving the overall establishment personnel number of 4,169; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43996/17]
30. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence how he plans to address the concerns regarding working conditions in the Defence Forces raised at the recent PDFORRA conference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44190/17]
28. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the action he plans to take on foot of the recent review (details supplied) of Air Corps whistleblower claims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44189/17]
632. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will meet with members of an organisation (details supplied) at least once a year as agreed on 12 July 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43572/17]
631. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason a member of the Naval Service Reserve who is suitably qualified for commissioning to the rank of ensign cannot be reimbursed the cost for a Naval Service officer's dress uniform (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43571/17]
630. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason the military authorities are now rejecting the findings of a medical officer by re-classifying a Naval Service Reserve as medically unfit to be commissioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43570/17]
629. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason the military authorities refused to commission a person in 2014 to the rank of ensign for which they were suitably qualified (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43569/17]
628. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason the case made by an organisation (details supplied) to have a suitably qualified member of the Naval Service Reserve commissioned to the rank of ensign has not been resolved in view of the fact that this matter was initially raised in May 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43568/17]
627. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason the case made by an organisation (details supplied) to have a suitably qualified member of the Naval Service Reserve commissioned to the rank of ensign has not been resolved in view of the fact that the matter was initially raised in June 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43567/17]
400. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number of persons affected by the cancellation of orthopaedic surgeries in Merlin Park University Hospital, Galway, due to the closure of the theatre who will be treated in other hospitals; the number of persons who will be treated by each hospital; if there are surgeries that cannot be performed in other hospitals in the region due to the fact that the necessary equipment for some surgeries is only found in Merlin Park University Hospital, Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43968/17]
399. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for orthopaedic surgeries in Merlin Park University Hospital, Galway; the number of persons on this waiting list from County Mayo; the average waiting time for orthopaedic surgeries before the theatre was closed; the revised average waiting time for such surgeries in the aftermath of the theatre closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43967/17]
398. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number of orthopaedic surgeries scheduled for Merlin Park University Hospital, Galway, that have been cancelled from 1 January 2017 to date due to problems with the roof in the theatre; the length of time the theatre will be closed for; the estimated future number of cancellations while the theatre is closed; the number of persons affected by this issue who are from County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43966/17]
361. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health the status of the planned national narcolepsy service centre at St. James's Hospital, Dublin; if funding has been set aside for the infrastructure for the project, staffing and recruitment for this centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43801/17]
237. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the State has not ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; when the convention will be ratified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43946/17]
210. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the action he will take in view of the observation in a review (details supplied) of Air Corps whistleblower claims that risk assessment material which the author saw are not comprehensive enough to provide a clear view of the basis for the assessment made. [43190/17]
209. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the action he will take in view of the observation in a review (details supplied) of Air Corps whistleblower claims that all Defence Forces personnel are supposed to receive a routine medical at regular intervals but there appears to have been no special provision for personnel involved in maintenance work or a special alert in relation to persons that may have handled toxic chemicals. [43189/17]
208. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the action he will take in view of the recognition in a review (details supplied) of Air Corps whistleblower claims that the author was not in a position to judge whether there is now or was at the relevant time an actual level of exposure which was in fact potentially harmful. [43188/17]
207. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will authorise an independent and comprehensive health assessment of the informants' claims and of Defence Forces health and safety records in dealing with hazardous chemicals over the past 25 years. [43187/17]
206. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the military authorities ensure that documentation and records detailing compliance with safety regimes exist and that they are readily accessible to staff as per the observation in a review (details supplied). [43186/17]
205. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the observation in a review (details supplied) that the military authorities need to ensure that the role of the Health and Safety Authority in relation to workplace safety is understood and that there is an effective system in place to enable persons to raise safety concerns. [43185/17]
204. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the observation in a review that the Defence Forces need to be able to demonstrate that an adequate system is in place to ensure that safety concerns can be raised by a member of any rank and to show that it has an ethos which makes safety the concern and responsibility of all; and the action he will take to achieve this. [43184/17]
203. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the observation in a review (details supplied) that, in the context of a work environment subject to military discipline in which obedience to the instructions of a superior is a key requirement, there are obvious difficulties for a person raising safety concerns; his further views on the view of the informants in this matter that they were not able adequately to raise safety concerns and that when they did raise concerns these were ignored; and the action that will be taken to address the difficulties and concerns of the informants. [43183/17]
202. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the action he will take in view of the finding of a review (details supplied) by its own author that it is their view that a review of the kind envisaged by the terms of reference is impractical and therefore they can only comment in general terms on the safety regime; the way in which he plans to deal with this identified impracticality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43182/17]
201. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the action he will take in view of the description of a review (details supplied) by its own author as an informal review; and if a formal review will now take place. [43181/17]
200. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a comprehensive inquiry will take place into the health and safety regime in the Air Corps and compliance with that regime in a period stretching back over 20 years in view of a review (details supplied). [43180/17]
199. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the action he will take in view of the recognition in a review (details supplied) of Air Corps whistleblower claims that the author was not in a position to consider the substances in use or implications for human health arising from such use as these issues are outside their competence. [43179/17]
755. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to align equivalent industrial relations structures of the Defence Forces with changes planned for the An Garda Síochána associations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42269/17]
754. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has responded to requests from RACO in 2016 and 2017 to review both the national level industrial relations structures of the Defence Forces representation and internal Defence Forces conciliation and arbitration scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42268/17]
753. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has met with the representative associations in September 2017 in response to the focus group report findings on the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42267/17]
752. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the steps he has taken in relation to addressing the negative findings of the focus group report on the Defence Forces in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42266/17]
751. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has published the University of Limerick focus group report on the Defence Forces in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42265/17]
748. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the payroll savings as a consequence of the reduced manning levels of the Defence Forces being below establishment in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the items these monetary savings have been applied to, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42469/17]
257. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the budget for the Western Development Commission for 2017; the projected budget for 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41061/17]
187. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health the amount which has been spent on agency staff from 1 January 2017 to 31 August 2017 in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41092/17]
186. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number of surgeries that have been cancelled at Mayo university hospital over each of the past six months, in tabular form; the type of surgery involved; if it was elective surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41091/17]
185. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have presented at Mayo University Hospital emergency department from 1 January 2017 to 31 August 2017; if the numbers presenting are over the capacity of the emergency department; if so, the amount by which it is over capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41090/17]
184. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the Sacred Heart Hospital in Castlebar, County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41089/17]
183. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the rheumatology department at Mayo university hospital; the staffing measures in place; the number of days weekly it operates; the level of staff; the number of persons seen on a weekly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41088/17]
50. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number of surgeries that have been cancelled at Mayo university hospital from 1 January 2017 to 31 August 2017, by month; the type of surgery involved; if it was elective surgery or not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40949/17]
33. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have presented at Mayo University Hospital emergency department to date in 2017; if the numbers presenting are over the capacity of the emergency department; if so, the amount by which it is over capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40948/17]
216. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of housing units the Defence Forces has that are classified as marital quarters; the number of those units that are vacant; the state of repair those units are in; the timeframe for the units to become available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40858/17]
215. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of vacant housing units his Department has under its control; his plans to bring these units back into use; the timeframe for them to be made available for housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40857/17]