Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Brexit Supports

Fergus O'Dowd

35. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the supports she is putting in place to help support businesses through Brexit both nationally and in Border counties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40960/19]

IDA Ireland Jobs Data

Fergus O'Dowd

36. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of new jobs created by the IDA in 2018; the percentage of these jobs which were outside Dublin; the efforts being made to increase IDA employment in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40961/19]

Health Services Provision

Fergus O'Dowd

95. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be repatriated and brought to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, as a matter of urgency in view of the circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41239/19]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Fergus O'Dowd

97. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made to date to improve the recognition of the role of a special needs assistant; the future plans to strengthen the recognition of the role and the resources that will be made available to acknowledge the need for improved holiday and illness entitlements in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40766/19]

Schools Building Projects Status

Fergus O'Dowd

98. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the planning position in regard to the new post-primary school for south Drogheda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40800/19]

Home Care Packages Data

Fergus O'Dowd

227. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the principles and procedures applied in risk rating persons that are waiting for the provision of home support services for older people; the number of persons that have been rated high risk, medium risk and low risk since 1 May 2019 by CHO area and remain on the waiting list and are not in receipt of the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40673/19]

Medical Card Applications

Fergus O'Dowd

232. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the status of a discretionary medical card for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40703/19]

Farm Waste Disposal

Fergus O'Dowd

355. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to change regulations on spreading chicken slurry here; if the same chicken slurry can be imported under current guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40843/19]

Services for People with Disabilities

Fergus O'Dowd

155. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of services in a facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40013/19]

Services for People with Disabilities

Fergus O'Dowd

156. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the availability of extras day service placements that may be available to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40018/19]

Health Screening Programmes

Fergus O'Dowd

161. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if a reply will issue to correspondence from a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40029/19]

Road Toll Data

Fergus O'Dowd

214. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost to buy out the operator of the M1 toll at Gormanstown; the number of years left to run in the contract; the estimated cost to buy out the Drogheda interchange ramp tolls; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40137/19]

Physiotherapy Provision

Fergus O'Dowd

345. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if additional funding will be made available for physiotherapy services in Louth County Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39414/19]

Road Projects Data

Fergus O'Dowd

516. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the TII sanctioned road projects for which full permissions have been granted by all planning and statutory bodies and in which all land needed has been acquired and for which funding has been provided in capital expenditure plans which have subsequently been reviewed by TII in the past five years with subsequent delays in construction; the reason for such a delay in each case by TII; the new timeline expected for construction; the original expected cost of the project; the new expected cost if known; the process by which delays reviews are sanctioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39665/19]

Employment Rights

Fergus O'Dowd

113. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the steps available to parents if they are unhappy or disagree with a decision of the Workplace Relations Commission in respect of a case relating to their child in view of the fact the WRC is outside the remit of the Ombudsman for Children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39112/19]

SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Certification

Fergus O'Dowd

78. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills if queries from a person (details supplied) regarding a SOLAS training certificate will receive a response; if assistance can be provided to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38947/19]

Planning Issues

Fergus O'Dowd

174. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if a regulation and commencement order was signed, as raised in correspondence from a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38958/19]

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

Fergus O'Dowd

312. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if the reimbursement dataset will specifically cover only current HSE funded users of the FreeStyle Libre device; and if not, if the Health Technology Assessment Group review will compare total blood glucose strip usage spend year on year. [38448/19]

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

Fergus O'Dowd

313. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the weighting percentages to be used as part of the upcoming HSE FreeStyle Libre review decision making process that will be given to criteria (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38450/19]

IDA Ireland Supports

Fergus O'Dowd

114. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number and exact values of State-funded grants provided to a company (details supplied) that supported the company from its opening to its recent announcement that it will close its operations in Drogheda, County Louth; the details of grants provided to the company; if the funds were given on the provision of reaching employment targets; and if other details in relation to the matter will be provided. [37997/19]

Road Projects Status

Fergus O'Dowd

197. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII, requested Louth County Council to review the Ardee bypass scheme project; if all available resources will be made available to progress the review as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37992/19]

School Transport Provision

Fergus O'Dowd

102. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied) on a school transport issue from Carlingford to Dundalk, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37785/19]

School Transport Applications

Fergus O'Dowd

109. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied) on a school transport issue from Carlingford to Dundalk, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37813/19]

School Transport Appeals

Fergus O'Dowd

111. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied) on a school transport issue from Carlingford to Dundalk, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37816/19]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Fergus O'Dowd

145. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if final sign-off of the east Meath primary care centre has taken place; the details of the plans that were agreed on the meeting scheduled for 10 September 2019; if the east Meath primary care centre has his support; if the project will progress to construction phase; if so, if there is an expected date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37800/19]

Home Care Packages Eligibility

Fergus O'Dowd

156. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will consider setting up a specialised home care unit for persons who have sudden onset catastrophic life changing injuries or illnesses that require specialised home care as a matter of urgency (details supplied); and his views on the matter. [37862/19]

Housing Adaptation Grant

Fergus O'Dowd

657. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if consideration will be given to setting up a specialised building unit for persons that have sudden onset catastrophic life changing injuries or illnesses that require housing adaptations as a matter of urgency (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37546/19]

Coastal Protection

Fergus O'Dowd

205. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans in relation to future coastal works required at Mornigton, Bettystown and Laytown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35983/19]

Schools Building Projects Status

Fergus O'Dowd

409. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a project (details supplied); the details of delays to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35976/19]

Education and Training Boards

Fergus O'Dowd

410. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the proposed Louth and Meath Education and Training Board, LMETB, headquarters in Drogheda, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35980/19]

Drugs Crime

Fergus O'Dowd

526. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if an application for funding a Mulvey type report will be supported to assess and plan appropriately to manage the drugs crisis in Drogheda, County Louth, in view of the ongoing drug related criminality in the area and the murder that took place on 27 August 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36159/19]

Courts Service Data

Fergus O'Dowd

566. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if information (details supplied) will be provided for each of the years 2015 to 2018 in the interests of planning to safeguard vulnerable adults. [35009/19]

Legislative Programme

Fergus O'Dowd

567. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when section 39 of the Domestic Violence Act 2018 will be amended to take account of the issue of coercive control which is not limited to persons in intimate relationships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35010/19]

Services for People with Disabilities

Fergus O'Dowd

568. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the arrangements put in place under the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 to arrange for interviews of victims of crime that have a disability to be carried out as soon as practicable after a complaint is made under sections 14 and 15 of the Act; and the number of persons who received specialist training for the purpose of carrying out such interviews under section 17 of the Act. [35011/19]

Home Care Packages Data

Fergus O'Dowd

826. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the percentage of home care provision being provided to persons under 65 years of age, aged 65 and over and 75 years of age and over; the smallest and largest number, respectively; the most commonly provided number of hours of service for persons aged 65 years of age and over in CHO 8; the number of persons in acute hospitals whose discharge is delayed while they await provision of a home care package; when the pilot for the single assessment tool information system commenced; and when it will be fully operational. [34875/19]

Speech and Language Therapy Data

Fergus O'Dowd

1146. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the caseload per speech and language therapist for counties Louth and Meath in 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35977/19]

Hospitals Capital Programme

Fergus O'Dowd

1147. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the position in relation to the progression of the 50-bed new St. Joseph's Hospital, Ardee, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35979/19]

HIQA Reports

Fergus O'Dowd

1148. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the measures undertaken since the launch of the HIQA report Office of the Chief Inspector - The use of information gathered and received in the regulation of services September 2018 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35981/19]

Medical Records

Fergus O'Dowd

1149. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if action has been taken against a hospital or hospital group for the numerous incidents in which personal data in the form of medical documents have been found in public, including the files found in Baltray, County Louth in November 2018; if the Data Protection Commissioner has made recommendations on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35982/19]

Services for People with Disabilities

Fergus O'Dowd

1150. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if Sruthan House, Dundalk, County Louth will remain open into the future following the deferral of its closure in July 2019; the plans of the HSE in place to cater for the service users that will be affected by such a closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35984/19]

Drug and Alcohol Task Forces

Fergus O'Dowd

1188. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will prioritise and outline the measures he will take to address the significant drug-related activity that has escalated in Drogheda, County Louth and its surrounding areas in view of the murder that took place on 27 August 2019 in Clogherhead, County Louth; the action he will take to address the perceived complete lack of drug outreach workers in Drogheda; if he has assessed or progressed matters relating to funding a Mulvey-type report to assess and plan appropriately to manage the drugs crisis in view of the recent drug-related criminality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36158/19]

Road Projects Status

Fergus O'Dowd

1554. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the funding for the proposed Narrow Water bridge between counties Louth and Down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35985/19]

Road Projects Status

Fergus O'Dowd

1611. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made with regard to the draft appraisal for the Julianstown bypass; if the project has been listed as urgent; if the application will be supported in view of more than 20,000 vehicles passing through the village each day, which is similar to the figures prior to the motorway being built which was meant to drastically reduce these numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36180/19]

Local Authority Housing Eligibility

Fergus O'Dowd

1973. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the proposed date for the completion of the net income limits for social housing assessments review; when it will be completed and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35975/19]

Tenant Purchase Scheme Review

Fergus O'Dowd

1974. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will review the tenant (incremental) purchase scheme and the €15,000 minimum income requirement to avail of the scheme due to the significant number of persons being denied the scheme albeit living in the homes for decades in some cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35978/19]

Sports Capital Programme

Fergus O'Dowd

344. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the next round of sports grants will commence; the capital available for the clubs and organisation that apply and qualify; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30209/19]

IDA Ireland

Fergus O'Dowd

324. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation herviews on criticism of the IDA policy relating to Drogheda published in the media (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29674/19]

Housing Adaptation Grant Data

Fergus O'Dowd

850. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of grants paid by each local authority to enable home adaptations to facilitate persons with disabilities or older persons live in or return to their homes from acute hospitals in each of the past three years; the average grant paid per local authority for each of the past three years; the average contribution per applicant; the length of waiting time from application to payment of grant in each of the past three years; if a panel of approved builders has been developed for each local authority; if so, the criteria for such approval; and if consideration will be given to establishing a working group with the Department of Health, the HSE, relevant non-government organisations and organisations (details supplied) to facilitate faster transfers of care from acute hospitals to homes in which physical environment adaptations are required. [29651/19]

National Broadband Plan Data

Fergus O'Dowd

38. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of homes in County Louth that are in the intervention area under the national broadband plan; when the roll-out of high speed broadband will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28562/19]

Climate Change Adaptation Plans

Fergus O'Dowd

59. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the key elements of the Climate Action Plan 2019; and the consultation and rolling review of the actions of the plan which will ensure its successful implementation. [28563/19]