Parliamentary questions

Carer's Allowance Payments

Eugene Murphy

287. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in receipt of carer's allowance has received a significant reduction of payment following a review; if the person can be reassessed with a view of restoring the full payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28459/16]

Garda Reserve

Eugene Murphy

16. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda reservists in the Roscommon-Longford Garda division. [27414/16]

UK Referendum on EU Membership

Eugene Murphy

39. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures British citizens living here will have to take in respect of Irish citizenship given that the British electorate has voted to leave the European Union; if British citizens living here can apply for dual citizenship or a passport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19223/16]

Carer's Allowance Applications

Eugene Murphy

153. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will expedite a carer's allowance application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27576/16]

Naturalisation Applications

Eugene Murphy

124. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for naturalisation status; if all required documentation has been submitted; when she will make a decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25241/16]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals

Eugene Murphy

722. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will reassess an unsuccessful domiciliary care allowance application (details supplied); if he will reconsider this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25222/16]

Disability Allowance Eligibility

Eugene Murphy

801. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) who is in receipt of disability allowance received a review form from his Department despite the fact this person has a lifelong illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26093/16]

Disability Allowance Eligibility

Eugene Murphy

802. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) who is in receipt of Disability Allowance received a review form from his Department despite the fact this person has a lifelong illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26094/16]

Hospital Appointments Delays

Eugene Murphy

1141. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting over a year for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24966/16]

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

Eugene Murphy

1199. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason it is taking so long for those MS sufferers to be reimbursed for the drug Fampyra after the announcement was made that the responders to the drug who satisfy a responder protocol would be reimbursed and receive the drug free of charge going forward (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25225/16]

Home Care Packages Administration

Eugene Murphy

1422. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason there have been such drastic cuts to home care packages in the Roscommon-Galway area in recent times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26043/16]

Home Care Packages Provision

Eugene Murphy

1423. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a vital home care package in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26044/16]

Home Care Packages Provision

Eugene Murphy

1424. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will increase the number of hours of a home care package in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26045/16]

Home Care Packages Provision

Eugene Murphy

1425. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will increase the number of hours of a home care package in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26046/16]

Basic Payment Scheme Payments

Eugene Murphy

1547. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department has penalised a person (details supplied) on the grounds of an administrative error carried out by the person's agent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25231/16]

School Transport Eligibility

Eugene Murphy

149. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person on a medical card who was previously able to avail of free school travel for two years has now been denied a travel pass as the person is not attending the nearest secondary school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23185/16]

Driver Licensing Exchange Agreements

Eugene Murphy

41. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the protocol in place in relation to the recognition here of British driving licences in respect of British citizens living and working here and if they will have to be replaced with European Union driving licences in light of the British electorate vote to leave the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19224/16]

Social Welfare Schemes

Eugene Murphy

391. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps being taken to replace the JobBridge scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21951/16]

Flood Risk Management

Eugene Murphy

518. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide an update on the development of the CFRAM flood risk management plans; the timeframe for their completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22560/16]

Interdepartmental Meetings

Eugene Murphy

520. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of meetings held by the interdepartmental flood policy co-ordination group per annum from 2011 to date in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22562/16]

Flood Relief Schemes Expenditure

Eugene Murphy

521. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the breakdown of flood relief capital allocation from 2011 to 2016 to date; the total drawdown per annum from 2011 to 2016 to date for each local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22564/16]

Traffic Data

Eugene Murphy

827. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to request Transport Infrastructure Ireland to investigate the cause of serious accidents occurring on an ongoing basis on the national primary route N5 at Scramogue Cross junction, Strokestown, County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22140/16]

Public Service Vehicles

Eugene Murphy

848. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason there are severe age limit restrictions on vehicles for use in the taxi sector, as opposed to the trucking or bus sector; the reason a 2007 E-class Mercedes Benz was considered not suitable as a taxi in June 2016 but could operate as a limousine in the same time period; the reason there are extra signage requirements on a taxi considering other SPSV vehicles carry no distinguishing markers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22681/16]

Flood Risk Management

Eugene Murphy

54. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on establishing a single authority to deal with all matters relating to the River Shannon including flood relief measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19750/16]

Flood Relief Schemes Expenditure

Eugene Murphy

56. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his expenditure on flood relief plans in 2016 to date; how this compares with projected expenditure at the start of 2016; the amount of expenditure that will be needed in the next ten years to deal with currently identified areas in danger of flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19749/16]

Garda Remuneration

Eugene Murphy

107. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an exemption for members of An Garda Síochána who had their increments frozen (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19655/16]

Waste Disposal Charges

Eugene Murphy

264. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to provide an exemption for existing waste collection customers who pay by a tag system for their refuse collection but who are now being treated as first-time customers and are being subjected to a service charge and a pay-by-weight system despite the fact that the pay-by-weight charges have been frozen for 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19657/16]

Garda Station Closures

Eugene Murphy

374. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the ownership status of seven Garda stations which are currently closed in the Roscommon/Galway constituency (details supplied); and if any or all of these seven closed Garda stations are still in State ownership or if any of them have already been sold. [19654/16]

Community Care

Eugene Murphy

490. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to move a primary care centre (details supplied) out of community health care organisation area 2 and into community health care organisation area 1; if so, the consequences and repercussions this will have on patient care and quality of service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19287/16]

Public Transport

Eugene Murphy

632. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the fact that while over 60% of Bus Éireann coaches, over 200 vehicles, are now wheelchair accessible, it is virtually impossible for wheelchair users to access the coach services in rural Ireland due to a lack of accessible bus stops; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19107/16]

Local Authority Staff Recruitment

Eugene Murphy

193. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will lift the recruitment embargo in Roscommon County Council to allow the hiring of outdoor staff, as since the embargo was put in place in 2008 Roscommon County Council has lost a significant number of staff and front line services have been severely affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18205/16]

Ambulance Service Response Times

Eugene Murphy

438. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the percentage performance of the eight-minute and of the 19-minute echo-delta call-outs from the total number of call-outs in County Roscommon in each of the years 2015 and 2016 to date; his views on ongoing problems with ambulance response times in parts of counties Galway, Mayo and Roscommon and in the ambulance blackspot of west County Roscommon and east County Mayo in particular. [18403/16]

Taxi Regulations

Eugene Murphy

515. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the lack of hackney licences being granted (details supplied). [18080/16]

Motor Insurance Coverage

Eugene Murphy

523. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport why there are no insurance companies which will at this time give a quotation to a person who is a first-time taxi licence holder for a wheelchair accessible vehicle. [18251/16]

Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland

Eugene Murphy

18. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he is concerned by the relatively low level of lending undertaken by the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland to date, and the corresponding average loan size; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17534/16]

Library Services

Eugene Murphy

147. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to amalgamate library services in County Roscommon with counties Sligo and Leitrim; if such plans will put any of the six libraries in County Roscommon, namely, Roscommon, Boyle, Ballaghaderreen, Strokestown and Elphin, under threat of closure; and to clarify the breakdown and number of staff currently employed in each of the six library branches in County Roscommon. [17833/16]

Hospitals Funding

Eugene Murphy

221. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the €7.85 million funding for the proposed rehabilitation unit in Roscommon county hospital has been withdrawn; if so, on what grounds; and if the funding for the rehabilitation unit has been included in the Health Service Executive's 2016-2021 capital programme. [17663/16]

Primary Care Centres

Eugene Murphy

222. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to move the primary care centre in Monksland, south Roscommon from the Galway-Roscommon-Mayo area, CHO2, into the Laois-Offaly, Longford-Westmeath, Louth-Meath community health organisation CHO8; and if so, the rationale or reasoning behind such a proposal. [17664/16]

Garda Strength

Eugene Murphy

16. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Síochána stations and the number of gardaí in each in counties Longford and Roscommon on 30 April 2011 and on 30 April 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17088/16]

Flood Relief Schemes

Eugene Murphy

200. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the remedial works or funding he can allocate to help alleviate the damage from flash floods in areas of north Roscommon where many home owners were forced to flee their homes recently after torrential rain. [17356/16]

Nursing Home Services

Eugene Murphy

214. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to reinstate a full five day nursing led care in St Patrick's Hospital in Carrick-on-Shannon; his plans to release the HSE assessments to general practitioners and families of patients which led to the reduction of services at the facility; and the number and type of clinics currently available at St Patrick's Hospital in Carrick-on-Shannon [17355/16]

UK Referendum on EU Membership

Eugene Murphy

68. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures British citizens living here will have to take in relation to Irish citizenship in the event of Britain leaving the European Union after their referendum on the matter; if they can apply for dual citizenship or a passport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16689/16]

Driver Licensing Exchange Agreements

Eugene Murphy

514. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is a protocol in place for British driving licences to be recognised in the State or if they will have to be replaced with European Union driving licences for the purpose of British citizens living and working here who still drive on their British driving licence and in the event of Britain leaving the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16690/16]

Summer Works Scheme

Eugene Murphy

50. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills when he will publish the round 2 allocation under the summer works scheme 2016. [15211/16]

Health Services Staff

Eugene Murphy

176. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of low staff levels for a health care group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15177/16]

Social Insurance

Eugene Murphy

327. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection to recognise the work that family carers do and afford them a full stamp in order that persons in receipt of the carer's allowance are eligible for the full benefits in recognition of their service. [14752/16]

Carer's Allowance Payments

Eugene Murphy

328. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason payment of carer's allowance is seen as an extra income for carers when, in many situations, it enables a loved one to stay in their home as opposed to costing the State thousands of euro in residential care; and if he will ensure that carer's allowance is means tested to ensure families can continue to look after their loved ones. [14753/16]

Waterways Ireland

Eugene Murphy

381. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of staff which have been redeployed by Waterways Ireland since 2012 on the River Shannon from north Roscommon to Athlone and the numbers of staff currently employed in each of the areas along this stretch. [14950/16]

Waterways Ireland

Eugene Murphy

382. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to downgrade or close the Portumna and Tullamore bases; and the reason an on call allowance for employees has ceased particularly in light of the fact that a new post of head of administration, regional stores and offices, comes with a salary of between €61,000-€72,545. [14951/16]

Waterways Ireland

Eugene Murphy

383. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide a breakdown of funding which she has allocated to Waterways Ireland from Northern Ireland and here since 2012. [14952/16]

Arts Council Funding

Eugene Murphy

384. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to ensure that the funding previously allocated to the O'Carolan Harp Festival will be restored in 2016 to ensure that this festival can continue. [14954/16]

Prescriptions Charges

Eugene Murphy

470. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health his views on prescription charges; and if there could be a provision for pensioners not to pay the charges on all of their individual items as opposed to a flat fee or no fee for this age group. [14758/16]

Hospitals Data

Eugene Murphy

520. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for hip replacement operations; and the number of emergency hip replacement surgeries that are carried out in the event that a hip is broken. [15063/16]

Ambulance Service Data

Eugene Murphy

521. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency ambulance call-outs in County Roscommon in each of the years 2014 to 2015; and the length of time that the ambulance took to arrive at the scene of the emergency. [15064/16]

Air Services Provision

Eugene Murphy

606. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the situation relating to the air traffic controller strikes in France; to provide detailed dates and routes that are affected in respect of the strikes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14733/16]

Hospital Consultant Recruitment

Eugene Murphy

7. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants employed at Portiuncula Hospital, County Galway, and the number of vacant consultant positions. [13759/16]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Eugene Murphy

58. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health for an update on the scheduled appointments of consultants at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, County Galway. [13758/16]

Summer Works Scheme Applications

Eugene Murphy

327. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the application by a school (details supplied) under the summer works scheme. [13357/16]

Waterways Ireland Staff

Eugene Murphy

590. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of staff employed by Waterways Ireland in 2012 on the River Shannon from north Roscommon to Athlone; and the number of staff currently employed. [13477/16]

Hospital Appointments Status

Eugene Murphy

746. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if scheduled consultant appointments at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, County Galway, will occur; the timeframe for their appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13524/16]

Hospital Services

Eugene Murphy

747. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health when the endoscopy unit in Roscommon County Hospital will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13525/16]

Hospitals Building Programme

Eugene Murphy

748. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health when the 75-bed extension to University Hospital Galway will commence; the timeframe for its completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13526/16]

Broadband Service Provision

Eugene Murphy

837. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the national broadband plan will be implemented or awarded to an external body, so that the roll-out can be implemented. [13468/16]

Transport Infrastructure Provision

Eugene Murphy

878. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeline on the delivery of the road (details supplied) that will involve Strokestown, Tulsk and Ballinagare being bypassed. [13359/16]

Enterprise Ireland Properties

Eugene Murphy

898. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she is actively seeking a replacement business to take up the vacant 45 acre former Glanbia site in Rooskey, County Roscommon. [13356/16]

Public Sector Pensions

Eugene Murphy

139. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if retired Vocational Education Committee and Education and Training Board staff will have their full pension restored (details supplied). [10945/16]

Summer Works Scheme

Eugene Murphy

304. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools in County Roscommon and in east County Galway which applied and which received grants under the summer works scheme. [10215/16]

Teachers' Remuneration

Eugene Murphy

345. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the review of the new teacher pay scale will be reviewed and restored. [9924/16]

Student Grant Scheme Applications

Eugene Murphy

346. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a way that the calculation of travel distance could be subject to a physical measurement in terms of a Student Universal Support Ireland grant application by a person (details supplied). [9922/16]

Fodder Crisis

Eugene Murphy

1083. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons who applied under the fodder relief fund scheme and the average payout under the scheme. [9794/16]

Job Creation

Eugene Murphy

75. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the promised 50 jobs that were announced for Roscommon town in autumn 2015 will be created. [9156/16]

Hospital Accommodation Provision

Eugene Murphy

215. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health to provide a timeline on the promised refurbishment of St. Patrick's Hospital in Carrick-On-Shannon, County Leitrim. [9154/16]

Hospital Accommodation Provision

Eugene Murphy

216. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health to provide a timeline on the promised refurbishment of the Sacred Heart Home in County Roscommon. [9155/16]

National Broadband Plan

Eugene Murphy

328. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to provide the timeframe on the implementation of a broadband network in Tarmonbarry, County Roscommon. [9153/16]

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

Eugene Murphy

302. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason for delays in processing the registration of newly qualified nurses so they can obtain a PIN and gain employment in private nursing homes (details supplied). [8273/16]

Home Care Packages

Eugene Murphy

353. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the changes to the home care package, particularly in counties Roscommon and Galway. [7707/16]

Local Authority Boundaries Review

Eugene Murphy

735. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the boundary review commission, which was set up to review the boundary between County Westmeath and County Roscommon, proposing the amalgamation of Monksland into the Athlone municipal area of Westmeath County Council, now that the deadline to issue the report has passed and the boundary review commission has defaulted on this deadline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6275/16]

Local Authority Boundaries Review

Eugene Murphy

786. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the status of the boundary review commission set up to review the boundary between County Westmeath and County Roscommon, given his commitment during the 2016 election campaign that he would not approve any report recommending the amalgamation of Monksland into the Athlone municipal area of Westmeath County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6276/16]