614. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the grant schemes that are available through his Department or organisations funded by his Department for persons who live in houses and need improvement works carried out to improve the heating and insulation in their houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30523/16]
607. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if funding will be provided for a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30451/16]
588. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a single farm payment will be made to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30454/16]
524. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the current position regarding the reimbursement of Orkambi for persons with cystic fibrosis; if the full health technology assessment by the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics has been completed; if a report has been submitted to the HSE for consideration on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30871/16]
470. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health when it is intended that the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015 will be enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30565/16]
366. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which he has decided that a post in the public service attracts a financial gain compared to persons who are employed in current posts in the same public sector organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30563/16]
290. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the grant schemes available for persons to improve heating systems in their houses that are available through his Department or funded by his Department through local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30524/16]
245. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if approval can be given for a school project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30460/16]
243. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a school building project will be approved (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30455/16]
242. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30453/16]
241. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills when approval to go to tender will be given for a school project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30452/16]
185. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Finance the schemes available through his Department by way of tax relief or other measures for persons who carry out home improvement works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30522/16]
122. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the action that will be taken to reduce waiting times for children needing occupational therapy in counties Laois and Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30669/16]
36. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health his views on the substantial increase in overcrowding in the emergency department in the Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30668/16]
135. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health if the consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist position that has been filled in respect of County Laois on a temporary capacity covers both counties Laois and Offaly or if it is specific to County Laois; when this person will be able to work with the early intervention team and the school age team; his plans to fill the vacant psychologists posts; the timeline for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30035/16]
81. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the discussion that took place in his Department in 2015 regarding a figure of €2.3 million for the open library initiative in the 2016 Estimates; when the first public announcement was made on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30125/16]
80. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will provide a list of the applications received in his Department from local authorities for funding for the open library initiative; the locations that were included in these applications; the amounts approved for each application; the amounts paid to date in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30113/16]
34. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether the tax strategy group would benefit from having practitioners in the area and persons who work in the private sector as part of this group to bring a broader appreciation and understanding of the matter to such a group; if he will consider including expertise from outside the public service on this strategy group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30137/16]
29. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Finance following the paper issued in December 2014 which sets out best practice guidelines for the valuation of tax expenditures and that the frequency of ex-post evaluations and ex-ante evaluations were identified, if such evaluations were carried out in respect of section 110 and the tax forgone by the State; when these were carried out; the details of the evaluations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30039/16]
28. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Finance the position of the role of the Comptroller and Auditor General in 1924 and if this was an independent office or part of the Department of Finance at that stage; if records can be obtained regarding the persons who were the employees in the Comptroller and Auditor General's Office in that year and their respective duties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30037/16]
6. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the procedures whereby a person may seek permission to stay and work here when persons from outside the EU are here on a visitors visa; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30040/16]
5. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position when An Garda Síochána National Vetting Bureau conducts vetting of a person in respect of a position they may be taking up with an organisation involving vulnerable persons; if their vetting covers items which in many cases can be a substantial numbers of years where the person, the subject of the vetting, has lived and worked outside the country or if the vetting only cover the periods for when they were here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30036/16]
644. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the substantial changes to the ECCE payment structure to child care facilities operating the ECCE scheme, changes that are causing great financial strain to ECCE providers; if she will have the payment structure reverted to the previous arrangement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29668/16]
521. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received for dairy equipment under the TAMS; the number which have been processed to date and in respect of which payments have been issued; the number waiting for a payment to be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29543/16]
423. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be given an appointment in a hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29544/16]
419. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the position regarding pharmacists who dispense prescriptions on a phased basis (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29521/16]
342. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) does not have psychological therapies despite being assessed as needing this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29227/16]
341. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) does not have occupational therapy despite being assessed as needing it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29226/16]
271. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if persons who were in paid employment and left their work after they got married to run the family farm with their spouse were eligible to contribute full PRSI to enable them obtain the full State contributory pension; if, where their spouse was paying the full PRSI rate and the spouse will receive the full State pension, it was permitted for both spouses to pay PRSI during these periods to entitle them each to the full State pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29764/16]
270. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection when the child dependent allowance and arrears due will be paid to a person (details supplied) who is in receipt of carer's benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29693/16]
232. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will outline the position where his Department is funding local authority house building programmes, the required level of turnover that is specified in the tender documents relative to the estimated contract price by local authorities; the mechanisms in place to ensure there is a level of consistency in these matters throughout local authorities; if he is satisfied that where some local authorities have a much higher level of turnover required to participate in a tender process they are not excluding small and medium sized enterprises from participating in the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29698/16]
231. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the locations in which his Department gives approval for projects to go to tender and in which tender documents specify alternative evidence could be provided where a company turnover does not match that specified in the tender document in respect of the local authority housing construction programme that is directly funded by his Department; the evidence which is accepted by the contracting authority; if his attention has been drawn to the different levels of evidence accepted by different local authorities; the procedures in place to examine the alternative evidence provided under the tender documents in respect of projects which are funded by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29697/16]
150. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide funding for a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29696/16]
107. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) can have a psychological report done; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29228/16]
84. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Finance the position relating to an elderly person in their late 80s who never received any communication regarding local property tax and has not paid this and any amount due based on the minimum value of the house; the arrangements which can be put in place due to the fact that it has not yet been paid or the person has not been contacted on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29542/16]
61. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding payment of the household charge of €100 that was introduced prior to the local property tax where an elderly person did not receive any information or documentation on this matter and the amount still remains outstanding; the balance due on a single house in this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29536/16]
235. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the grant schemes available for farmers to build milking parlours and so on when transferring to dairy farming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29096/16]
336. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he will approve and sanction the agreement to restore recognition of the 36-week nursing internship from 2011 onward which has been agreed by the Department of Health, the HSE, INMO, PNA and SIPTU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28293/16]
180. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport will be provided at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28329/16]
76. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to increase the number of community gardaí in the Laois-Offaly Garda division. [27406/16]
56. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda reservists in the Laois-Offaly Garda division. [27407/16]
87. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position on a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27469/16]
1930. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she will provide a staffing grant to an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25453/16]
1674. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding a new application to mine coal (details supplied); when this matter will be dealt with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25124/16]
1672. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when an upgrade will take place in the broadband in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25024/16]
1521. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the basic payment scheme will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24941/16]
1520. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when full payment under the basic payment scheme will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24938/16]
1519. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an installation aid scheme payment will be granted to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24888/16]
1412. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the patient confidentiality clause in respect of a person's mental illness in view of the fact many persons who are adults have health issues and, ultimately, can lead to serious mental health issues and possible suicide and due to patient confidentiality their parents or next of kin or other family members cannot be informed and if they were they possibly would be able to provide distance on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26008/16]