1040. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health at what stage the funding and remit for disability services will be moved from his Department to the Department of Social Protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1238/13]
1027. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1177/13]
1013. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if he will restore a medical card to a family (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1047/13]
977. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58046/12]
936. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the way the recommendations of the Congregate Settings and the New Directions Reports are to be implemented in a sector that is already decimated by unprecedented budgetary restriction and the implications for those persons at the heart of the reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1237/13]
935. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the way the social and economic implications of the policy of budget cutbacks for those school leavers with disabilities, who are no longer guaranteed rehabilitative training or day service funding, are to be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1236/13]
934. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the rationale and criteria used in determining a 3.7% budget cutback figure as the disability sector’s contribution to the health sector budget rationalisation plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1235/13]
460. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will approve an application for rent supplement in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1046/13]
436. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for rent supplement in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58047/12]
336. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the approval of a student grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1741/13]
335. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 260 of 18 December 2012, the reason the special education unit at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare was not equipped in any way at the time of opening and the reason, to date, only limited funding has been approved by his Department to enable the partial equipping of the unit; if the situation at the school will be addressed as a matter of urgency; if he will indicate with certainty that, in terms of equipment/furnishing, all special education units in PPP delivered post primary schools have been facilitated in a consistent manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1740/13]
308. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite an application for a student grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in county Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1394/13]
299. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the Student Universal Support Ireland system will not respond to queries from Oireachtas members in relation to grant applications (details supplied); if he supports this approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1306/13]
239. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite an application for a third level grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57893/12]
47. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will encourage the formation of an EU Committee for Middle East Affairs in the coming Presidency of the European Union and if he will help relieve the suffering of the people of Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1240/13]
334. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health If he will direct the Health Service Executive to provide an appropriate work placement for a staff member recovering from a severe eating disorder and if he will consider the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) [57707/12]
333. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if he will consider the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); if he will ensure that the hospitals involved address the concerns raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57706/12]
312. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if a review of a medical card application will be carried out in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57574/12]
294. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite the renewal of a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57465/12]
233. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the number of vacant residential units in the ownership of his Department on the Curragh Camp, County Kildare, or in its environs; if he will provide a description of the properties concerned; the expenditure, if any, that was incurred over the past five years in the maintenance, repair or renovation of each individual property; if he has a plan for the use of these residential units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57705/12]
147. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57472/12]
124. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection if she intends to tackle the backlog of carer's allowance applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57179/12]
624. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the reason a medical card was removed and refused on reapplication in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56560/12]
488. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a visa will be extended in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if this person is entitled to apply for a work permit; if this person is entitled to apply for naturalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56909/12]
468. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will expedite an application for an entry visa in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56277/12]
388. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal for invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56873/12]
260. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which schools built under the public private partnership system are fully equipped to meet the needs of their student intake; for example, is it determined that science labs, language labs and so on should be fully equipped; is it also a requirement that ASD units be furnished and fully equipped; should an assembly hall in these schools be equipped with a stage and sound equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56944/12]
193. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the €17 billion Capital Programme for 2012 - 2013; the funds that have been spent in this respect thus far; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56040/12]
171. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if he will make recommendations for funding to be provided in respect of a facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56036/12]
156. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is committed to the further development of accessible, affordable and quality child care, recognising its role in achieving economic and social prosperity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56037/12]
139. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if he will ensure that the existing detachment of the Army Equestrian School will be retained at the Curragh Camp, County Kildare; if he acknowledges the value of this detachment to the overall Army Equestrian School; if his attention has been drawn to the service that the detachment provides to upwards of 400 transition year students who use the Curragh facility on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56035/12]
131. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the savings that will arise from his proposed closure of a Garda station in County Kildare; his plans for the station building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56034/12]
130. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the savings that will arise from his proposed closure of a Garda Station (details supplied) in County Kildare; his plans for the station building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56033/12]
129. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the way he intends to address the policing needs of the 100 communities in which he proposes to close local Garda stations; the way the Garda Commissioner intends to provide policing cover in these areas following the relocation of locally based Gardaí to stations in larger urban centres; if the relocated Gardaí will continue to police their former communities as usual or if they will be absorbed into the provision of service at their new location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56032/12]
88. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection if she intends to tackle the backlog of family income supplement applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56038/12]
240. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55854/12]
167. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence his views on whether all ranks of the Defence Forces receive sufficient remuneration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54931/12]
6. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide a progress report on Ireland’s participation in the Austro-German Battlegroup; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54759/12]
4. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence his views on whether there are sufficient opportunities for promotion at all levels of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54930/12]
1. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the key changes he is proposing regarding the Reserve Defence Forces; if legislation will be necessary to effect these changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54929/12]
526. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the proposals his Department has made with regard to meeting the administrative and operational costs to a facility (details supplied) in County Kildare; if prior to the development of this facility the Health Service Executive had a clear understanding and agreement with the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government providing the capital funding; the local authority and or the facility provider in relation to ongoing operational costs; his view on whether the funding on offer is adequate to allow the facility to be open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55603/12]
193. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 82 of 22 November 2012, if payments due in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be paid immediately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55532/12]
182. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills if, in view of the recent survey by his Department officials of primary school sites in Monasterevin, County Kildare, he will be bringing forward proposals to meet the accommodation needs of the primary sector in Monasterevin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55313/12]
161. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if he will include non CF bronchiectasis on the long term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54974/12]
133. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54898/12]
83. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will engage with the Garda Commissioner with a view to ensuring that Garda stations at Balitore, Ballmore Eustace, Castledermot, Robertstown and Carbury, County Kildare, are not closed; if he accepts that the rumoured closure of these stations has caused distress in the local communities; if he will further accept that his failure to provide an adequate fleet of Garda patrol cars gives rise to greater vulnerability of persons resident in small towns and rural villages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54972/12]
54. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for rent supplement in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54961/12]
53. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for rent supplement in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54960/12]
123. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the proposals his Department has made with regard to meeting the administrative and operational costs of a facility (details supplied) in County Kildare; if prior to the development of this facility the Health Service Executive had a clear understanding and agreement with his Department providing the capital funding, the local authority and or the facility provider in relation to ongoing operational costs; his views on whether the funding on offer is adequate to allow the facility to be open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54722/12]
61. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the history of engagement that his Department has had with a body (details supplied) in County Kildare; the funding provided to date by his Department towards the provision of accommodation by this body; if in allocating the finance, his Department had an understanding of the way the facility in question would be administrated and financed on an ongoing basis; if his Department communicated with the Department of Health or the Health Service Executive in relation to this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54721/12]