458. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when the next tranche of Leader programme funding will be allocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33898/17]
395. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of money which was spent by his Department in 2016 on external consultants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33903/17]
286. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent by his Department in 2016 on external consultants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33901/17]
285. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the application for capital funding for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33894/17]
242. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will commence a programme of decentralisation of Departments throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33897/17]
206. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in each Garda station in north Cork as of 30 June 2017; and the number of new recruits assigned to the division since recruitment resumed in 2014. [32851/17]
785. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications in respect of illness benefit that have been submitted; the number of those which have been granted; the number which have been refused in the past 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33090/17]
784. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection the current processing time for maternity benefit applications; the efforts being made to address the delays in processing applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33089/17]
700. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of progress of the M20 motorway from Cork to Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33095/17]
699. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the efforts being made to promote tourism in the north Cork area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33094/17]
597. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the strategy his Department has to support and promote goat farming; the supports available for goat farming enterprises; his plans for greater funding to support this sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33086/17]
596. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he will take to reduce the waiting times for the Teagasc distance learning green certificate courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33085/17]
595. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be an appeals process for persons that are unhappy with the review of the qualifying areas for the areas of natural constraint scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33084/17]
594. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the review of the qualifying areas for the areas of natural constraint scheme; when he expects this review to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33083/17]
545. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the extremely long waiting lists in counties Cork and Kerry for cataract operations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33093/17]
544. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide for the backdating of medical cards to the date on which the application was submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33092/17]
543. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the number of applications submitted for home care packages in 2016 and to date in 2017; the number of these applications which were approved and refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33091/17]
338. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to provide a grant scheme for rural households and businesses to install security camera systems in view of the spate of criminal activity in rural areas and the concerns of communities in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33088/17]
337. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in each division in County Cork in each of the years 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33087/17]
254. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of the new national school in Kanturk, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33096/17]
245. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of ASD places available in primary schools and secondary schools in County Cork in the school years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33036/17]
244. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the actions being taken by his Department to increase the number of ASD places available in primary and secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33035/17]
225. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department will commit to funding a social network platform for children in primary schools (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the potential of this technology that allows children to use social media in a safe and monitored environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32427/17]
195. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 288 of 27 June 2017, if the building will be retained for use by the local community; if the building will be maintained in order that it could be used as a Garda station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32424/17]
149. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to address the anomaly in the Valuation (Amendment) Act 2015 whereby an exemption is provided for community sports clubs but other community organisations such as theatres are not eligible for a similar exemption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30364/17]
288. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for the Garda station building in Knocknagree, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29919/17]
74. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the commitment in the programme for Government regarding the provision of broadband. [28822/17]
43. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has spoken to his Northern Irish counterpart regarding the negative impact of a hard border on the agrifood sector in particular. [28824/17]
50. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Health if he or his Department has received and read the all-party Oireachtas committee report on health that was published recently; and the way in which this will be implemented. [27561/17]
2171. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will change the tendering process used by Irish Water which is excluding smaller contractors from tendering for projects; his views on whether local contractors should be in a position to tender for works that they would have carried out prior to the establishment of Irish Water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27090/17]
244. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the discussions which have taken place between his Department and the EU authorities regarding the arrangements for the basic payment scheme post-2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26116/17]
514. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that an ambulance service will continue to be based at Millstreet, County Cork; if he will address the recent reports that the ambulance service has been withdrawn from the town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26022/17]
500. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to address the waiting lists in County Cork for speech and language, CAMHS and assessment of need to determine the scale of a child's disability; if his attention has been drawn to the recent survey carried out by a charity (details supplied) which shows that children in County Cork are waiting significantly longer than those in other parts of the country for these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25960/17]
290. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will change the means assessment applied to persons who are aged 18 to 24 years of age for jobseeker's allowance to exclude their parents' income in view of the fact that the maximum payment they can receive is already reduced significantly and results in persons being unable to afford to live independently of their parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25790/17]
22. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the implementation of the diaspora voting in future presidential elections. [17993/17]
259. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of visits that have been made to the north Cork area by the IDA in each of the years 2013 to 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24995/17]
248. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of homes in County Cork which were provided with a new broadband connection in 2015 and 2016; the number of homes his Department expects will have access to a new connection in 2017 and 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24996/17]
178. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of planning applications for individual houses that have been refused on the basis of house design in 2016 in counties Cork, Kerry and Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24993/17]
177. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of planners employed by the relevant local authorities in counties Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary and Clare respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24992/17]
559. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the 2016 GLAS payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24413/17]
402. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount of money which has been spent by her Department in respect of auditing the Leader programme between 2006 and 2013 inclusive, in tabular form. [24285/17]
333. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications in respect of disability allowance that have been submitted; the number of those which have been granted; and the number which been refused in the past 12 months. [24283/17]
332. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications in respect of invalidity pensions that have been submitted; the number of those which have been granted; and the number which have been refused in the past 12 months. [24282/17]
331. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications in respect of the farm assist payment that have been submitted; the number of those which have been granted; and the number which have been refused in the past 12 months. [24281/17]
112. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if temporary accommodation and toilet facilities will be provided to a school (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the overcrowded rooms and the need for new toilets, which are not being addressed while the school continues to wait for progress on the promised new accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23665/17]
568. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address the dangerous junction at Ballymaquirke Cross on the N72 near Kanturk, County Cork, in view of the high volume of traffic passing through and the numerous accidents that have occurred there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23249/17]
567. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that the N72 from Mallow to Killarney is upgraded; if his attention has been drawn to the increasing volumes of traffic and the high amount of road traffic accidents on this road in recent months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23248/17]
517. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the increasing amounts of marginal lands being abandoned and no longer being used for agricultural or forestation purposes; his views on this issue; his plans to deal with the problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23250/17]