Parliamentary questions

Services for People with Disabilities

Louise O'Reilly

413. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of children and adults with additional needs from Kinnegad, County Westmeath, who in the past 12 months have been referred to services in Mullingar and the wider County Westmeath area when seeking professional medical and-or counselling support in tabular form [17761/19]

Home Care Packages Data

Louise O'Reilly

414. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of older persons waiting for home support packages; and the waiting lists for home care packages by CHO and LHO in tabular form. [17762/19]

Health Screening Programmes

Louise O'Reilly

415. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health his plans to roll out the newborn screening test pilot scheme for detecting metachromatic leukodystrophy which was developed and piloted recently in the Unites States of America. [17763/19]

Health Screening Programmes

Louise O'Reilly

416. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase the number of rare disorders for which newborn babies are screened. [17764/19]

EU Directives

Louise O'Reilly

577. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of the matter to which the European Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Mr. Vella, is referring in correspondence (details supplied); the reason Ireland has not provided such quantitative information; and if information on the matter pertinent to the description by the Commissioner as ongoing discussions with the Irish authorities will be provided. [17243/19]

EU Directives

Louise O'Reilly

578. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if and when Ireland will provide the quantitative information referred to by the European Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Mr. Vella, in correspondence (details supplied); the implications for Ireland and for persons particularly though not exclusively in relation to Article 9(1)(a) of the EU birds directive; if there are implications for Ireland and persons that arise due to the fact that the quantitative information has not been provided; and the action she is required to take to address such implications. [17244/19]

EU Directives

Louise O'Reilly

579. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if policy on high-density urban seagull colonies with effect from the derogation declaration for 2019 and 2020 due to be published by 1 May 2019 and for future years will attribute primacy to availing of Article 9.1(a) in the interests of public health and safety in respect of urban seagull issues in view of correspondence from EU Commissioner Vella (details supplied). [17245/19]

EU Directives

Louise O'Reilly

580. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on whether a statement (details supplied) means that EU member states are solely and fully responsible for the application of derogations and all pertinent policy and decisions in their respective countries and by implication the role of the Commission to monitor national derogation reports and manage and ensure compliance with the directive. [17246/19]

Wildlife Data

Louise O'Reilly

581. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the 90% depletion of the herring gull species regularly quoted by her Department and various bird conservation groups is a statistic that was derived from analyses of censuses carried out in 1970, 1975 and 2000 and applied only to natural seaward and wetlands habitat; and if the national total of urban nesting herring gulls as published in the seabird 2000 census was 209 breeding pairs. [17247/19]

EU Directives

Louise O'Reilly

582. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a statement was issued in July 2016 in response to a freedom of information request in which her predecessor acknowledged that her attention had been drawn to the fact that closure of landfill meant that seagull flocks were moving into towns and cities to seek food; and if this is still her view. [17248/19]

Wildlife Data

Louise O'Reilly

583. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is responsible for conducting censuses of wild birds; if the latest national seabird census commenced on schedule in view of the fact that it was due in 2015; if so, when it will be completed; and if and when the census will publish an up to date national total of urban nesting herring gulls for comparison with the Seabird 2000 national total of 209 urban nesting pairs. [17249/19]

Wildlife Data

Louise O'Reilly

584. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the national seabird census has not incorporated a national count of urban nesting seagulls; and her views on the absence of such quantitative information as having a priority determinant status in relation to availing of Article 9(1)(a) of the EU birds directive in the interest of public health and safety as would appear to be inferred in both the interim report of 18 April 2018 and the final report of 22 October 2018 from the Major Review of the Derogations Process by her Department (details supplied). [17250/19]

Services for People with Disabilities

Louise O'Reilly

120. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that children in north County Dublin are waiting up to three years for early intervention; his views on whether the HSE should dispense with the use of the term early intervention in view of the length of the delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17029/19]

HSE Staff Data

Louise O'Reilly

121. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the role of the HSE Job Evaluation Board for clerical grades in jumping applications from category 5 to be evaluated before category 4; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that basic grade clerical officers have been working way in excess of their grade and pay scale for a number of years, yet they are continuously being told that their applications to the HSE Job Evaluation Board for clerical grades are being mislaid or subject to financial or other constraints; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17030/19]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Louise O'Reilly

122. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions No. 301 of 2 April 2019, the rules in relation to the nominating of a licence holder to collect their prescribed medicinal cannabis product; and if a distribution company could be nominated to collect the prescribed medication and deposit at a nominated pharmacy in view of the HPRA position (details supplied) that a pharmacy can hold a licence and be supplied with cannabis based medication. [17031/19]

Dog Licences

Louise O'Reilly

188. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his attention has been drawn to a survey (details supplied); his views on the potential loss of revenue in view of the low rate of dog licences paid for in comparison to the level of dog ownership indicated by the survey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17012/19]

Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists

Louise O'Reilly

205. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the circumstances under which previous time on the housing list can be aggregated with the current waiting time in the context of the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16774/19]

Shared Services

Louise O'Reilly

169. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the financial shared services project being delivered under the National Shared Services Office; if the project is being fully resourced in both financial and human terms; and if the project will be delivered on time. [16588/19]

School Patronage

Louise O'Reilly

233. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing situation in a school (details supplied) regarding the patronage of the school; if the results of the survey undertaken by the education and training board, ETB, will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16587/19]

HSE Staff Responsibilities

Louise O'Reilly

318. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if it is a medical radiologist or a dentist holding a level-nine higher degree in dental and maxillofacial radiation, such as the qualification held by the dental adviser to the medical exposure radiation unit, who should take clinical responsibility in circumstances (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16073/19]