756. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will expedite a disability allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25643/16]
310. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will reschedule an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23010/16]
118. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way workers of a company (details supplied) can access the European globalisation adjustment fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23128/16]
57. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the opportunities which could be realised in Mullingar with regard to employment for the region considering her recent visit to the IDA business park in Mullingar and the job losses in the town. [22546/16]
559. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health to confirm that there will be no service cut or closure at Mullingar Midlands Hospital accident and emergency department after reports in the media claiming otherwise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21934/16]
440. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will expedite a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied). [22350/16]
241. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to date in terms of achieving market access to Turkey for Irish live exports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21918/16]
240. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he has taken to address the concerns of the agrifood sector arising from the decision of the United Kingdom European Union referendum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21917/16]
239. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of his Department’s efforts in gaining market access for Irish beef in the United States of America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21916/16]
183. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the annual amount the Health Service Executive spends on fluoridation of water in counties Westmeath and Longford, in tabular form. [21789/16]
78. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 228 of 5 July 2016, the reason a school (details supplied) was not in a position to go to tender despite a gestation period of almost 17 years together with commitments advanced by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21772/16]
71. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education and Skills the recourse a person (details supplied) has in order to have third level course fees waived. [21688/16]
189. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health to expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21456/16]
140. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection to expedite an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme. [21453/16]
805. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the action she is taking to source alternative industry for Mullingar, County Westmeath, considering her recent visit to the IDA Ireland park and the loss of 90 jobs in the region at a company (details supplied). [21135/16]
804. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the efforts she is making to promote Mullingar, County Westmeath, as an enterprise hub considering the large and underutilised IDA Ireland park, its central location and skilled workforce. [21132/16]
505. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will transfer a property in County Longford back to its original owner (details supplied). [20656/16]
464. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the Leader programme will be approved for County Longford and contracts signed for delivery of programmes, considering the long delays already suffered and the large number of groups who are waiting for funding as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20757/16]
321. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider allowing pensioners to buy out local authority houses using social protection payments under the tenant purchase scheme in cases where sites were originally provided by tenants to the local authority to build on as was the case in older social housing schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20854/16]
312. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a parent's income could be taken into account only when assessments are being made for housing adaptation grants for medical or immobility reasons in situations where an older person or couple have transferred their land or house to children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20770/16]
170. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if it is common practice for Civil Service recruitment panels to be automatically disbanded after two years, resulting in candidates having to reapply for the same panel despite having attended interviews and moved up in position on the panel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20400/16]
139. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection to expedite an appeal by a person (details supplied) under the domiciliary care allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20423/16]
47. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the Leader programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19839/16]
32. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the sustainability of the post office network into the future; the actions she will take to secure this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19840/16]
177. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to restore teachers' pay following measures introduced under public sector pay deals. [19975/16]
110. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will favour an appeal by a person (details supplied) for September 2016 under the special needs assistant scheme. [20083/16]
100. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason section 28 of the Education Act 1998 has never been fully enacted. [19990/16]
688. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is aware of the substantial cuts experienced by Westmeath County Childcare Committee Limited, which has seen a drop of 26% in funding since 2010 and is now facing a very serious situation in relation to the support of children and working families in the county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19323/16]
515. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will fund the drug Ampligen for suffers of myalgic encephalomyelitis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19325/16]
460. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a full assessment of need under the Disability Act 2005 for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19166/16]
410. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when he will finalise the local development strategy for County Longford in order that Leader 2020 funding can be provided to many deserving projects in the county; and if he will expedite this process. [19780/16]
400. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to consider the restoration of the Longford branch of the Royal Canal considering the wider economic, social and community benefits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19245/16]
399. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to set out the status of the restoration of the dry dock facilities at Mullingar Harbour (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19240/16]
203. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of funding for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19485/16]
134. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Finance the taxation treatment of milk quota purchased by farmers in order for the sector to correctly claim tax write-offs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19322/16]
121. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Finance the reason for the delay in respect of vehicle registration tax, with garages in the midlands having to travel significant distances to meet officers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19149/16]
92. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 115 of 14 June 2016, relating to Garda numbers at Edgeworthstown Garda station, to clarify the reply provided, the facts of which are contrary to the ones held by a peace commissioner in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19268/16]
256. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the National Transport Authority will conclude the process of separating the corridor of two distinct service patterns for commuters in counties Longford and Westmeath (details supplied) in the context of distances from Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18902/16]
255. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to set out a national policy framework for greenway construction and management due to the number of State bodies involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18858/16]
254. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the schemes he funded under smarter travel 2015 and 2016 in counties Longford and Westmeath; if he will consider funding both greenway projects in counties Longford and Westmeath under this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18852/16]
253. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the stage the mapping process is at for rural broadband for County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18973/16]
122. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection when the review of the farm assist and rural social scheme will commence as pledged in the programme for Government; if the income and child disregards will be re-instated considering the current volatility and crisis in farm incomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18940/16]
98. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education and Skills to examine the former Mullingar Army site with a view to using same for institutional educational purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18871/16]
97. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to upgrade AIT Athlone to university status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18867/16]
197. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will change the terms of reference for the tendering of the licence for the processing of driving licences in order that the post office network could apply for the contract; if this would fit in with the Government's aim to promote the post office network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18570/16]
546. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA Ireland visits over each of the past ten years to Longford, Tullamore, Athlone and Mullingar, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18112/16]
492. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources why Bord na Móna is pumping water off the bog at Derryadd, County Longford, into the river on the proposed site of the Derryad windfarm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17965/16]
443. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will review an assessment for a person (details supplied) under the nursing home support - fair deal - scheme. [18433/16]