269. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the current expenditure available for hospice groups for the employment of night nurses, staff or other expenditure to persons in need of care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33142/17]
268. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the capital allowances that have been paid for each hospice group that have provided beds and permanent facilities for patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33141/17]
267. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the level of funding available through his Department for each county hospice group or regional hospice group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33140/17]
88. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to Ballymahon Garda station, County Longford; the way in which this compares to the number that are active in the Edgeworthstown area in view of the contrasting levels of headline crimes and burglaries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32688/17]
603. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details on national sports television arrangement deals (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32081/17]
397. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health when a clinical assessment of a site (details supplied) will be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32314/17]
159. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will advise on the details of the cross border directive for this person [31859/17]
47. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there have been further delays regarding the development of a school (details supplied); the way in which these delays can be managed to ensure the school is still ready for September 2018 in view of the significant delays already experienced by the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31626/17]
27. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the provision of additional accommodation for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31681/17]
498. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to direct the SEAI to expand its deep retrofit pilot programme in order that persons can apply directly to the SEAI without going through their local authority or community group; his further plans to extend the budget of the scheme in view of the benefits it creates regarding energy efficiency; if he will consider increasing the thresholds relating to the amount the SEAI can pay for each project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30837/17]
456. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will meet with an organisation (details supplied) that has requested a meeting on stroke services here in view of findings of The Burden of Stroke in Europe research; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31416/17]
455. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the findings of The Burden of Stroke in Europe Report (details supplied); his plans to put in place a multi-year plan regarding the service and staff deficits in stroke services here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31415/17]
454. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the availability of early supported discharge for rehabilitation in Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31414/17]
453. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the clinical staffing for stroke in Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar; the staffing for stroke in the hospital for physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, dieticians, medical social work and psychology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31413/17]
340. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health when an appointment for persons (details supplied) will be arranged for a marriage interview. [30878/17]
278. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 52 of 23 May 2017, the number of active gardaí stationed at Edgeworthstown garda station in the Roscommon-Longford district (details supplied); if this reduced number is considered safe or satisfactory by the Garda Commissioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30974/17]
288. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the details of staffing levels in each of the years 2005 to 2016 for Galway, Mayo, Donegal and Kerry county councils, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30569/17]
67. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the stage the sports capital grants adjudication process is at; when they will be announced; the total budget for 2017; if the allocation will be on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29976/17]
58. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made to date on the rebranding of a midlands tourism strategy and the proposed business plan by Fáilte Ireland to serve midlands counties including Longford and Westmeath; when this plan will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29975/17]
574. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for carer's allowance by a person (details supplied). [30008/17]
538. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 1945 of 20 June 2017, and the announcement made in October 2016 (details supplied), the reason the full affordable child care scheme will not be fully implemented from September 2017; the timeframe for the universal scheme to be introduced; if back payments will be made to those that have prepared and budgeted for the scheme; if not, the way in which the €19 million set aside for the scheme will be spent; if registered childminders can avail of the scheme while the registration of the balance of childminders is being organised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30187/17]
132. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health further to his meeting with a charity (details supplied), if plans have been progressed for a hospice in a location in the midlands in view of the concerns raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27897/17]
2226. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the occasions on which his Department was deemed to be in breach of EU legislation; the issues involved in each case; if sanctions were imposed by the EU; the type of sanctions imposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28105/17]
2156. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he has access to a register of land banks in the greater Dublin area; the type of companies that hold these land banks; his plans to create such a register if one does not exist in order to tackle the deficit in land available for residential development in that area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26721/17]
2047. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection the surplus deficit in the social insurance fund for each of the past ten years; and the accumulated surplus at the end of each of those years. [28102/17]
1945. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the affordable child care scheme will be implemented; the reason for the delay; if registered child minders can be paid retrospectively in view of the fact that they have been carrying out best practice for some time and will be doing the work which they will ultimately be paid for under the scheme when it comes into being; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28545/17]
1871. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the conditions attached to women in sport funding as allocated by the sports partnerships and the Irish Sports Council; the objectives of the funding; if results are benchmarked based on allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28040/17]
1723. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the processes involved in the tendering for the broadcast of GAA matches on public and private broadcast networks; the frequency with which this process must take place; the efforts in place to allow for the national broadcaster to have fair access to GAA matches in view of its public service responsibilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28259/17]
1367. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the amount paid by the UK Government to the Exchequer annually for the past ten years to pay for medical services for UK social contributors who are resident here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28104/17]
1366. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of medical cards issued to persons resident here who qualify for same by virtue of the fact that their medical treatment services are paid for by the UK Government. [28103/17]
1365. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of psychologists serving stroke patients here; his views on whether this is adequate to treat the often complex emotional and psychological impacts of stroke; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28098/17]
1364. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health his plans to fund a properly resourced stroke register along with a rolling audit cycle incorporating acute, rehabilitation and community services every three years to ensure that service deficits are identified and addressed; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the stroke register receives no dedicated funding and operates in only two thirds of hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28097/17]
1363. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons under 65 years of age account for one in every four strokes, yet home care packages are not tailored to the specific needs of persons who could be living with the side effects of strokes for decades; his plans to create an entitlement to home care which is appropriate for stroke survivors of all ages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28096/17]
1362. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a situation in which persons with stroke living in nursing homes must pay for rehabilitation services privately or receive no services; if he will ensure that this practice no longer continues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28095/17]
1361. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the entitlement of stroke survivors to rehabilitation services; his plans to develop a system to monitor and improve these services with set objectives and timeframes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28094/17]
1360. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital community stroke liaison workers currently employed by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28093/17]
1359. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health his plans for early supported discharge programmes nationally for stroke patients in view of the fact that this would improve patient outcomes and free up acute hospital beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28092/17]
1358. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the cost of rolling out early supported discharge programmes nationally for stroke patients in areas in which this would improve patient outcomes and free up acute hospital beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28091/17]
1357. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the success of the early supported discharge programme in the Galway region; his plans to roll this out further across rural areas of the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28090/17]
1356. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will standardise thrombolysis services across the hospital network in every hospital treating stroke; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28089/17]
1355. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the cost of standardising thrombolysis services across the hospital network in every hospital treating stroke; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28088/17]
1354. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of hospitals that have access to a medical social worker; the number of hospitals that have access to a neuropsychologist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28087/17]
1353. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health his plans to improve inadequate levels of nursing staff, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, clinical nutritionists and speech and language therapists for stroke patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28086/17]
1352. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health his plans to improve the rate of admissions to stroke units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28085/17]
1351. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the resources, including staffing levels, for the ambulance service in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28084/17]
1334. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health when additional resources for a service (details supplied) will be provided in view of the fact that it was agreed in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28030/17]
1055. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health when the new cataract unit in the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital will be open; and when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment. [26722/17]