913. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health the number of outpatient hospital cancellations at University Hospital Kerry in each of the years from 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41291/16]
912. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health the number of beds operational at University Hospital Kerry in each of the years from 2009 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41290/16]
911. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent nursing positions in place at University Hospital Kerry for each of the years 2009 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41289/16]
910. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health the capital budget or total capital spend at University Hospital Kerry in each of the years from 2009 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41288/16]
909. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health the operating budget for University Hospital Kerry in each of the years from 2009 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41287/16]
908. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on trolleys at University Hospital Kerry in each of the months of 2015, broken down by month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41286/16]
907. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health the outpatient waiting times at University Hospital Kerry in each of the years from 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017, broken down by year, by specialty and the wait time bands of up to three months, six months, 12 months, 15 months, 18 months, two years and over two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41285/16]
906. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency department attendances at University Hospital Kerry in each of the years from 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41284/16]
905. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health the number of patients outsourced and the location at University Hospital Kerry in each of the years from 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41283/16]
801. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied), who is on long-term disability, is no longer receiving nabilone on their medical card. [41029/16]
417. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) will receive a decision on an application for a special transport grant. [1251/17]
315. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance if, in the event of the Revenue Commissioners' position being upheld in a test case in relation to patronage shares, he will change the legislation such that tax will not arise until the shares are sold, thus aligning it to the position now intended generally for share based reward in an SME context. [1752/17]
59. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance the tax policy logic in forfeiting capital gains tax at 33% in view of the fact that the effective income tax rate is 27%; and his views on whether it is appropriate that the Revenue Commissioners' resources should be deployed in circumstances which will result in a cost to the Exchequer if they are successful in sustaining their position. [1614/17]
39. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance the average effective tax rate on income of farmers based in the south west; if he will provide an illustration of the impact on the average farmer on the Revenue Commissioners' treatment of patronage shares as income assuming they sell the shares and pay CGT at 33%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1613/17]
393. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the circumstances under which red deer stags were shot and killed by trophy hunters in Killarney National Park; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39600/16]
214. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health the status of children with cystic fibrosis who are waiting for treatment with the drug Kalydeco; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38100/16]
634. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive a dental appointment at Kerry University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37755/16]
128. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a person (details supplied); the reason there is such a long delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37599/16]
485. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will allow for permanent observers on board super trawlers operating within the whale and dolphin sanctuary off the west coast. [35747/16]
85. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the total number of landlords who currently own more than 20 units of private rented accommodation; the total number of such units and the total number of registered tenancies in these units. [35461/16]
14. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when the Independent Commission on Water will report to him; and the timeline and detail for the establishment of the special Oireachtas committee to consider the detail of the report. [35460/16]
222. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all fish species caught between the baseline and shore, under the Maritime Jurisdiction Act 1959 and the Straight Baseline Order 1959, constitute part of EU quotas; if he has sought to gain any percentage quota of bluefin tuna or any other tuna species; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35348/16]
221. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the structures that are in place safeguarding Irish fishing in view of Britain's vote to leave the EU. [35341/16]
190. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount allocated to each county council (details supplied) for each year from 2004 to 2014 to groups and individuals for community events and purposes. [33372/16]
68. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a temporary travel document cannot be issued to a person (details supplied). [32545/16]
62. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will confirm, in view of the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015, whether the parents and legal guardians of persons residing in St. Mary of the Angels, Beaufort, County Kerry, will continue to have the right to make decisions on the accommodation of these persons; her views on whether any of the proposed provisions of the Bill could impact on those rights; and her views on whether the State or any other agency is assuming the legal rights of residents who are 18 years of age or over. [32822/16]
94. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will resolve an issue in the case of a person (details supplied) who cannot enrol in a school without a personal public service number, PPSN. [32341/16]
78. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will resolve an issue in the case of a person (details supplied) who cannot enrol in a school without a PPSN. [32342/16]
475. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the only general practitioners in Waterville, County Kerry, are shortly due to retire, leaving a vast area without cover; and the efforts being made to remedy this situation. [31967/16]
75. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount allocated to Kerry County Council, Listowel Town Council, Tralee Town Council and Killarney Town Council for each of the years from 2004 to 2014 to groups and persons for community events and purposes. [30996/16]
62. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the review of the school transport scheme; and if his Department will consider increasing funding to the scheme in line with the recommendation of a charity (details supplied) of €5 million resulting in an abolition of fees for parents. [30128/16]
432. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health if any clinical director holding a part-time position simultaneously holds clinical director positions elsewhere. [28417/16]
431. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health the number of clinical directors and executive clinical directors appointed in the public health system on foot of the consultant contract of 2008; and the number of those appointed who hold full-time and part-time clinical positions, respectively, in the public health system; and the locations in which each of these positions, full and part-time are held. [28416/16]
625. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) being in a distressed state and now missing, was refused entry to University Hospital Kerry after being presented there by gardaí. [26748/16]
602. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for surgery at South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital, Cork. [26645/16]
573. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a previously postponed appointment at Tallaght hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26558/16]
1316. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been brought to a situation (details supplied) at University Hospital Kerry; the measures being taken to prevent such an outcome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25702/16]
1315. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) who is on the orthodontic waiting list for referral to Cork can instead avail of treatment in Limerick. [25701/16]
115. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 28 of 2 June 2016, if the research being undertaken by the new policy, strategy and integration unit established within his Department will be available to the new joint Oireachtas committee that has been established to develop cross-party consensus on the future of the health service over ten years, as per the programme for Government and Government approval; if he will make available the research undertaken to date to the committee; if he will designate a liaison officer within his Department in order that members of this committee may direct queries specific to the committee's work to that person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20938/16]
54. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm that there is an adequate number of intensive care beds to make full use of the recent announcement of the investment in the all-island Congenital Heart Disease Network over the next five years; if this initiative and these beds will be fully staffed; the number of additional staff that will be employed as part of this; if contracts have been signed; the duration of these contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20939/16]
119. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance if appointments to the Revenue Commissioners will continue to be available after the refurbishment works are completed at Spa Road, Tralee, County Kerry; and if staff and a local telephone number will be provided to facilitate appointments. [19115/16]
381. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to have an assessment for a medical device. [18010/16]
475. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are internal discussions ongoing regarding recategorising certain types of land which were deemed to be scrub in the past. [16811/16]
474. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is in the process of revising the regulations surrounding land eligibility under the basic payment scheme. [16810/16]
400. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health to address the concerns of parents whose children, they believe, developed side effects from the human papilloma virus, HPV, vaccine, Gardasil. [16988/16]