710. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of air traffic controllers currently serving at Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel; the number employed in each year from 2010 to 2016 inclusive; the length of service of each, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5947/17]
128. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health if he will amend the lifetime community rating regulations in order that serving members of the Defence Forces do not feel obliged to buy health insurance which they do not need in order to avoid premium loadings in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4666/17]
90. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health the reason for the 95.7% increase in the numbers on trolleys in Mayo University Hospital between 2013 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4665/17]
782. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will consider awarding a 1916 medal to a person (details supplied). [4014/17]
737. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding allocated to the Mayo constituency for tourism and hospitality skills training in 2015 and 2016 by his Department. [4652/17]
708. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding that is being allocated in 2017 for the N5, N26 and N58 roads. [3839/17]
543. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health the reason members of the Defence Forces whose conditions of service provide for a range of medical health care provisions equivalent to that of a private health plan are nonetheless being obliged to purchase private health insurance plans to avoid lifetime community rating loadings when they retire; and his views on whether it is unfair to effectively compel members of the Defence Forces to purchase private health insurance which they will not need while they are in service. [4156/17]
266. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills the agency or Government body which has oversight and responsibility for hospitality and tourism skills development policy here. [4645/17]
265. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding allocated to the Mayo constituency for tourism and hospitality skills training in 2015 and 2016 by his Department. [4644/17]
264. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of tourism and hospitality skills training positions allocated to the Mayo constituency in 2015 and 2016. [4642/17]
160. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health the current capacity of the emergency department at Mayo University Hospital; and the capacity of the emergency department once the proposed extension is completed. [3657/17]
159. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health the funding that has been allocated in 2017 for the proposed extension of the emergency department at Mayo University Hospital; and the expected overall cost of the extension project. [3656/17]
158. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health the status of the proposed extension to the emergency department at Mayo University Hospital; the plans for the extension; the areas of the emergency department that will be extended; the expected date for completion of the project; and his plans to hire additional staff to cover the additional area. [3655/17]
277. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the money that will be allocated to the R312 for upgrade works in 2017; his Department's long-term plan for this vital road connecting Erris to Castlebar in which the county's main hospital is situated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3436/17]
261. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will instruct his Department to engage with the liquidator of a company (details supplied) in County Mayo to determine the assistance the State could lend to ensure this project is completed in view of the fact that it will provide some much needed employment in County Mayo and assist greatly in marketing the area, in conjunction with the fibre optic cable that came on shore in Killala, as a place for technology companies and potentially data centres to locate. [3410/17]
260. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider instructing the appropriate semi-State companies under his Department that are engaged in electric power generation to engage with the liquidator of a company (details supplied) to determine whether any of the semi-State companies could complete this project and operate it. [3409/17]
76. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagement he and his Department have had with the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy in relation to the Global Strategy for the European Union's Foreign and Security Policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2798/17]
66. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the next EU Foreign Affairs Council will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2797/17]
327. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason the Reserve Defence Forces Representative Association has yet to receive a reply to letters sent to his office dated 13 July 2016 and 13 September 2016 regarding the case for commissioning a qualified leading seaman to become an officer in the Naval Service Reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2418/17]
326. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the average time taken before the Defence Forces forward Garda security vetting applications to An Garda Síochána once an applicant for the RDF has successfully completed a fitness test and interview; the average time taken before the Defence Forces subsequently apply to An Garda Síochána for Garda security clearance upon return of these applications; and the average forwarding times in the case of both vetting and clearance for applicants joining the PDF. [2417/17]
325. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 40 of 27 September 2016, the number of RDF applicants that were awaiting security clearance as of that date; and the number of those applicants whose security clearance was fully processed as of 1 January 2017. [2416/17]
324. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of applications that have been received to join the Naval Service Reserve up to December 2016 in view of the fact an RDF recruitment competition was launched in September 2015; and the number of these applicants that have been attested into the Naval Service Reserve as of 1 January 2017. [2415/17]
323. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason several Reserve Defence Force members of 1 Brigade Artillery Regiment were posted as non-effective since 1 January 2017 despite having satisfied the criteria to remain effective, as laid down in Defence Forces regulation R5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2414/17]
322. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason members of the Naval Service Reserve are prohibited from training new recruits for the Naval Service Reserve, unlike their Army Reserve counterparts who are permitted to train their own new recruits; the reason Permanent Defence Force members of the Naval Service are exclusively required to train the Naval Service Reserve despite the availability of willing Naval Service Reserve instructors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2413/17]
241. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in issuing an ANC payment to a person (details suppled); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2332/17]
228. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists employed in the public health system in County Mayo. [2469/17]
227. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age on the waiting list for occupational therapy in County Mayo, in tabular form; and the number of children who have been waiting between zero and three months, three and six months, six and nine months, nine and 18 months and more than 18 months. [2468/17]
226. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health the current waiting time for an appointment with an occupational therapist with Occupational Therapy Services Mayo PCCC. [2467/17]
1395. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason there is a tax incentive to plant forestry; the objective of his Department with this scheme; the percentage of the west of Ireland which is predicted to be forested by 2020; and the percentage of land in Munster and Leinster which is predicted to be forested by 2020. [41664/16]
1045. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in arranging a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41755/16]
253. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Finance his views on supporting proposals to exclude defence spending from the calculation of excess deficit rules. [41619/16]
570. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when the next meeting of EU defence Ministers will take place; the agenda for same if decided; his priorities for it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40589/16]
569. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of days spent at sea by members of the Naval Service Reserve in 2015 and to date in 2016. [40588/16]
568. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of suspect devices that the army disposal unit has dealt with, by date in 2016, by county, in tabular form. [40587/16]
567. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on the most recent meeting of EU defence Ministers. [40586/16]
566. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of additional recruits the Defence Forces have taken on to date in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40585/16]
565. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the figures for the strength of the Defence Forces Reserve with regard to all three services and all ranks; the gender breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40584/16]
564. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the figures for the strength of the Permanent Defence Force with regard to all three services and all ranks; the gender breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40583/16]
563. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of Ireland’s participation in UNDOF and the UN decision to reoccupy the area of separation; the strategic concerns that exist for Irish deployment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40582/16]
562. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the way in which his Department proposes to fulfill the large procurement projects such as APCs, aircraft and naval vessels, the needs for which are clearly outlined in the White Paper but for which no specific budgetary provision has yet been made. [40581/16]
561. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department has a view on supporting proposals to exclude defence spending from the calculation of excess deficit rules. [40580/16]
560. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the interdepartmental preparations his Department is participating in to ensure businesses here are well positioned to participate in new defence-related research funding schemes being set up by the European Commission. [40579/16]
559. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which defence discussions within the EU are fragmenting into bilateral and mini-multilateral frameworks; and his views on the extent to which these conversations are taking place outside formal European structures. [40578/16]
44. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the fall in detection rates for sexual offences highlighted in the recent CSO survey; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40451/16]
14. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures that will be taken to address the low burglary detection rate in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40452/16]
47. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the discussions or correspondence he or his Department has had with Defence Forces representative organisations on both the conciliation and arbitration scheme and the parallel process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39806/16]
46. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his proposals to compensate Defence Forces members for lost leave in circumstances in which members who travelled overseas had significant leave to take and in which it was not possible to take that leave for various reasons such as training commitments or a shortage of personnel to provide cover and in view of the fact that members cannot carry over this leave to the next year. [39807/16]
45. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel currently on overseas missions in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39805/16]
37. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the Naval Service humanitarian mission to the Mediterranean Sea will continue to be a unilateral one or if he is giving consideration to integrating the Irish contribution in wider EU efforts. [39809/16]