259. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will seek funding from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to invest in Waterford Airport (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25224/17]
198. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the situation whereby persons who were receiving Respreeza for alpha 1 on a monthly basis will now only receive it on a weekly basis; and the status of his negotiations with the pharmaceutical companies to bring clarity and hope to these persons. [25237/17]
197. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if funds will be provided for the relocation of a laundry room in a rest home (details supplied) with 37 persons in Lismore, County Waterford, as requested by HIQA request; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25235/17]
196. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the financial situation in a rest home (details supplied) with 37 persons in Lismore, County Waterford, with a view to allaying the fears of the voluntary board of management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25234/17]
193. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if he will consider the environment in which persons with profound disabilities and very challenging behaviours are able to live, based on community living in a non-medical type setting, in view of the fact they can struggle with the more regimented HIQA requirements based on nursing home criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25231/17]
192. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if he will obtain an extension on the closure order to allow staff of an organisation (details supplied) sufficient time to ensure all requirements are met as a result of issues identified relating to safeguarding and governance by HIQA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25230/17]
191. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the situation regarding the 19 adults resident at a residential home (details supplied) as a result of an official closure notice with a two-week stay issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25229/17]
190. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the situation regarding a residential home (details supplied) as a result of issues identified relating to safeguarding and governance by HIQA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25228/17]
234. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when the consultant post for the Waterford centre of excellence will be filled under the model of care for children and young persons with type 1 diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24917/17]
232. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the reason a person who resides in County Waterford and has type 1 diabetes cannot access a life-changing course (details supplied) being held in County Kilkenny rather than having to attend the course in County Dublin which is too costly and inconvenient for the person. [24915/17]
519. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when the terms of reference will be decided for the next clinical review of cardiac care in the south east, based at University Hospital Waterford. [24553/17]
493. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision timeline for the mobile catheterisation laboratory at University Hospital Waterford as announced by the Minister of State, Deputy Halligan, on 13 January 2017; when it will be on site; the length of time it will be on site; the number of hours per week it will be operable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24330/17]
422. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health his plans to make the life changing drug Respreeza available to all persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23990/17]
394. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if the CLÁR scheme can be extended to cover an area (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24072/17]
325. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of a domiciliary allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24212/17]
466. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if surgery can be expedited for a person (detailed supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23172/17]
443. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when treatment will be given to a person (details supplied) which is of an urgent nature; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23116/17]
403. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the provisional timeline for a second catheterisation laboratory at University Hospital Waterford in order to deal with waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22940/17]
450. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if adequate funding is being maintained in respect of the national screening service, in particular regarding the BowelScreen programme; and the measures that have been taken to improve the BowelScreen take-up rate. [21807/17]
432. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the importance of the Sacred Heart unit in Dungarvan community hospital; if his attention has been further drawn to the vital services it provides for rehab, physiotherapy and respite; if he will reverse the decision to close this unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21633/17]
431. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the step-down facilities that will be available to persons in Dungarvan and west Waterford following the closure of 19 beds in the Sacred Heart unit in Dungarvan community hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21632/17]
430. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the reason the Sacred Heart unit in Dungarvan community hospital is closing with immediate effect with a loss of 19 beds for physiotherapy, respite and rehab services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21631/17]
44. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the action being taken to assist Waterford University Hospital to improve ambulance turnaround performance in view of the fact that almost 15% of ambulance calls at the hospital were not cleared within an hour during February 2017 [20751/17]
26. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health his views on the findings of the recent TILDA wave report that the prevalence of untreated treatable conditions has not changed in four years. [20752/17]
1312. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the criteria that determine the staffing levels for transport co-ordination units under local link; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19248/17]
1311. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the additional resources which have been allocated to transport co-ordination units under local link that will allow them effectively develop and manage new services in view of the additional funding allocated for local link services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19247/17]
1310. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the division within his Department that has responsibility for local link services operated under the rural transport programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19246/17]
1266. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason a grant application (details supplied) under the better energy communities scheme was declined; the total envisaged spend under the scheme in 2017; the projects which will be funded in Waterford city and county in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19586/17]
813. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently waiting for a full diagnostic assessment for autism in University Hospital Waterford; the composition of the team; if all the positions are covered; the number of psychologists on the autism team that will provide a full diagnostic assessment; the Health Service Executive plan in the absence of a fully trained psychologist to undertake the assessment procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19297/17]
316. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his officials will be in a position to carry out an assessment of a school (details supplied) in view of prefab replacement; if after the assessment, he will confirm that the prefabs need to be replaced in the context of the long term accommodation needs of the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19416/17]
103. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision on an application by a school (details supplied) for funding will be forthcoming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18884/17]
662. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding organic farm payments; the reason there is a delay in payment; the expected timeframe for recipients to receive those payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17638/17]
563. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide extra bed capacity in nursing homes going forward in view of the fact the State has an ageing population (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17946/17]
562. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the reason the subvention under the fair deal scheme for nursing homes is higher in public nursing homes than in private nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17945/17]
561. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the criteria used to determine the subvention allowed or granted under the fair deal scheme for public nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17944/17]
560. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the criteria used to determine the subvention allowed or granted under the fair deal scheme for private nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17943/17]
559. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health his views on the Herity report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17940/17]
545. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if he will include the process of blood removal for haemochromatosis patients, venesection, by general practitioners for medical card holders to be covered by the scheme and for general practitioners to be reimbursed accordingly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17882/17]
491. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have polio here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17564/17]
490. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the supports that are available to persons with polio; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17563/17]
173. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for funding (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17484/17]
172. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application made by a primary school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17482/17]
24. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new Garda recruits assigned to the Waterford Garda division in each year since Garda recruitment resumed in 2014; and the attested personnel strength of the Wexford Garda division in September 2014 and at the end of February 2017. [15760/17]
12. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if any of the Garda stations closed in County Waterford in 2012 and 2013 are included in the six stations being examined for reopening under the pilot programme. [15761/17]
191. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of an application under the sports capital programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15639/17]
167. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of persons in County Waterford who have not received 85% of the total 2016 payment for GLAS 1, GLAS 2 and AEOS; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15570/17]
365. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the reason a ceiling track hoist cannot be supplied by the HSE for a person (details supplied) with severe brain damage, to assist the family with the person's needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15130/17]
326. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an appointment; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14896/17]