Parliamentary questions

National Maternity Hospital

Róisín Shortall

380. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 787 of 15 January 2019, if he is satisfied that the process in question has been duly scrutinised with regard to the relevant aspects of Canon Law regarding the need for Vatican approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5234/19]

National Maternity Hospital

Róisín Shortall

381. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if the public interest director will be part of the Holles Street or St. Vincent's quota of directors to be nominated, in view of the statement that the board of the new national maternity hospital will include a public interest director; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5235/19]

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Staff

Róisín Shortall

431. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent posts employed by the Health Service Executive in the child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, in north and south County Tipperary; the number of whole-time equivalent vacancies in County Tipperary CAMHS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5527/19]

Health Services

Róisín Shortall

432. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a facility (details supplied); the number of beds in the service; if the HSE plans to close the service; if so, the service which will replace it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5528/19]

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision

Róisín Shortall

433. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health his plans to improve and expand CAMHS in County Tipperary in view of the need for service improvement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5529/19]

Felling Licences

Róisín Shortall

514. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a thinning licence was issued and then rescinded due to local opposition and reissued without notice to the opponents for a woodland (details supplied); the reason the licence was granted but the clearing was not overseen to protect an area that was a proposed special area of conservation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5667/19]

Special Educational Needs Data

Róisín Shortall

74. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children with autism in Cork city and county on waiting lists for secondary school places; and the number of secondary school places allocated for children with autism in Cork city and county. [4718/19]

Cancer Screening Programmes

Róisín Shortall

179. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the details of the capacity plan the HSE is developing for the CervicalCheck programme; the timeline to have the plan actioned; the extra resources that will be deployed to ensure that the backlog of cases is dealt with; if the turnaround time for the tests will be brought back to the previous waiting time of four to six weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4839/19]

Child Poverty

Róisín Shortall

248. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the new metrics and methodology her Department is developing to measure and reduce child poverty in advance of the promised new plan to reduce same in view of the failure to meet targets for the reduction in child poverty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4892/19]

Public Sector Staff Retirements

Róisín Shortall

105. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the increase in the compulsory retirement age from 65 to 70 years of age for all pre-2004 public servants and those working in public service bodies is binding across all of the public service with respect to the Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Bill 2018; the directions he has given to public service bodies in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4678/19]

Schools Building Projects Status

Róisín Shortall

115. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new permanent school building for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 9; the reason for the delay in the new building being completed; the target date for completion; if the school can remain in its temporary premises until the new building is completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4502/19]

Inspector of Prisons

Róisín Shortall

148. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he has taken to give effect to the decision by his predecessor to combine the role of the Inspector of Prisons with that of the Office of the Ombudsman; and the timescale concerned. [4677/19]

Voluntary Sector Funding

Róisín Shortall

200. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if funding and support will be provided to an organisation (details supplied) to allow it remain open and continue to provide services to the deaf community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4623/19]

State Examinations

Róisín Shortall

242. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason registration for external candidates for the leaving certificate is not open on the website of the State Examinations Commission in view of the fact that the closing date is 7 February 2019; if his attention has been drawn to the concern this is causing students and parents; and if there will be an extension for students in view of the delay in opening registration. [4344/19]

Departmental Meetings

Róisín Shortall

320. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the open policy forum that took place on 15 November 2018 with the Departments of Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, his Department and an association (details supplied); if he will provide the records and minutes available from the forum; his views on whether civil society interest groups should be invited to further open policy forums and structured platforms of engagement to share their knowledge and perspective; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3816/19]

Medical Products

Róisín Shortall

321. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if further information will be provided on Ireland’s membership of the BeNeLuxA initiative; the number of meetings he and his officials attended as part of the initiative; the main outcomes to date; the main objectives of the initiative for 2019; his views on whether momentum should be renewed on strengthening the balance in the pharmaceutical systems across the entire EU system and member states as concluded by the European Council in 2016; the steps being taken at European Council level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3817/19]

Hospital Charges

Róisín Shortall

323. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 157 of 13 December 2017, 121 of 24 January 2018, 242 of 5 July 2018 and 576 of 18 September 2018, the position regarding proposals in respect of removing the venesection inpatient day case charge for patients with hereditary haemochromatosis; when considerations will be finalised on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3819/19]

Mental Health Services

Róisín Shortall

324. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health his views on phone applications such as an application (details supplied); his further views on encouraging and supporting persons who wish to use these applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3824/19]

Pharmacy Regulations

Róisín Shortall

439. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health his views on the concerns raised by many clinical pharmacists regarding the draft statutory instrument he has published to implement the falsified medicine directive; if his attention has been drawn to the concerns raised that the proposal will move onerous responsibilities from the hospitals onto pharmacists; his further views on whether this is in the best interests of patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4356/19]

Social Welfare Code

Róisín Shortall

564. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 202 and 274 of 3 May 2017, Nos. 112, 170, 226 and 253 of 4 October 2018 and No. 215 of 11 October 2018, if she has considered the situation of persons in receipt of long-term social welfare payments who are debarred from renting out a spare room in their home at the risk of losing some of their social welfare payment; if steps can be taken to bring them into line with PAYE workers who can rent out a room tax-free under the rent-a-room scheme in the context of the housing shortage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4021/19]

VAT Rate Application

Róisín Shortall

92. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the concerns expressed by the manufacturers and distributors of food supplements, vitamins and minerals regarding the increase in VAT on their products from 0% to 23%; the rationale for this increase; if he will respond to a request for a meeting from a group (details supplied) to discuss the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3638/19]

Property Tax Deferrals

Róisín Shortall

93. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons availing of the deferral option under Part 12 of the Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012 (as amended) by county and postcode in Dublin. [3644/19]

Student Grant Scheme

Róisín Shortall

104. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills the supports and schemes available to financially assist working persons that wish to change career and move into teaching (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3539/19]

Local Area Plans

Róisín Shortall

109. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department continues to hold a reservation (details supplied) in the Trim Development Plan 2014-2020; and his plans to continue with this request in the next Trim development plan when it comes up for revision in 2019. [3615/19]

Hospital Waiting Lists Data

Róisín Shortall

174. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for a hysterectomy for public patients at Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3522/19]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Róisín Shortall

205. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a primary care centre at a location (details supplied); if the provision of the centre remains a high priority for the HSE; the timescale for the completion of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3635/19]

General Practitioner Services Provision

Róisín Shortall

206. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision an out-of-hours general practitioner service for an area (details supplied); when the service will begin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3636/19]

Vaccination Programme

Róisín Shortall

207. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure that the HSE national immunisation office will update its delivery and communication strategies for the HPV vaccine programme in advance of the extension of the vaccine to boys in September 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3637/19]

Local Authority Staff Data

Róisín Shortall

302. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the staffing numbers by local authority in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3641/19]

Local Authority Funding

Róisín Shortall

303. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of grants and subsidies provided to local authorities in 2017 and 2018, by local authority. [3642/19]

Property Tax Yield

Róisín Shortall

304. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the baseline figure in the context of the local property tax for each local authority for 2019. [3643/19]

Crime Data

Róisín Shortall

114. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of bicycles stolen nationally in each of the years 2016 to 2018. [3391/19]

Crime Data

Róisín Shortall

115. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of arrests made in relation to bike theft in each of the years 2016 to 2018; and the number of these arrests that led to court proceedings for the same period. [3392/19]

Courts Service Data

Róisín Shortall

116. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the outcome of bike theft court cases in each of the years 2016 to 2018. [3393/19]

Crime Data

Róisín Shortall

117. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of stolen bikes that were seized by An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2016 to 2018; and the number that were returned to owners by An Garda Síochána in the same period. [3394/19]

Juvenile Offenders

Róisín Shortall

119. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the details of the audit of juvenile justice cases (details supplied) by Garda division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3426/19]

Dental Services

Róisín Shortall

160. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the position regarding dental services for medical card holders; the reason medical card holders are reportedly only entitled to two fillings a year; the reason they are not entitled to a clean and polish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3302/19]

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision

Róisín Shortall

300. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the waiting time for child and adolescent mental health services for Dublin 9; when a child (details supplied) can be given an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2316/19]

Brexit Issues

Róisín Shortall

433. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of infants who have used clinical milk supplies from Northern Ireland and the UK over the past five years; the contingency plan for access to milk bank supplies from the UK and Northern Ireland in the event of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2847/19]

Local Authority Facilities

Róisín Shortall

580. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will address concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2317/19]

Legislative Process

Róisín Shortall

672. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the position regarding the residential tenancies (amendment) Bill; when he will publish the Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2313/19]

Social and Affordable Housing

Róisín Shortall

673. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he has finalised the regulations for the affordable purchase scheme; when he expects to publish the regulations and circulate them to the local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2314/19]

Juvenile Offenders

Róisín Shortall

98. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the audit will be published of juvenile crime cases in which senior gardaí failed to take action on a significant number of the cases; the steps he plans to take in respect of the victims of these crimes; the way in which he plans to ensure accountability for these failures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2188/19]

Home Care Packages Data

Róisín Shortall

173. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of home care packages being provided in each CHO area; the reason funding allocated for this purpose is not aligned with demand; the steps he is taking to ensure adequate funding is provided in 2019 to address the waiting lists for the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2185/19]

National Children's Hospital Expenditure

Róisín Shortall

174. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of the proposed new national children's hospital; the reason the cost is higher than the original estimate; and the steps he plans to take to control the cost and to minimise the impacts on other capital projects. [2186/19]

Cancer Screening Programmes

Róisín Shortall

175. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for cervical smear test results; the number of tests which have timed out; and the steps he is taking to address the backlog. [2187/19]

Vaccination Programme

Róisín Shortall

189. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of children who have been vaccinated with the meningitis B vaccine since it was introduced in October 2016; the rates of incidence of meningitis B since 2010 per age group; the rates of meningitis B versus meningitis C since 2010; and the rates of meningitis B and C compared to EU rates since 2010. [1970/19]

Vaccination Programme

Róisín Shortall

190. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if a catch-up meningitis B programme will be provided for all children; the estimated cost of providing such a programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1971/19]

Infectious Diseases

Róisín Shortall

193. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the strains of meningitis responsible for the latest outbreak; the age breakdown of those affected; the regions in which they were based; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2018/19]

Property Tax Administration

Róisín Shortall

248. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance his views on providing relief for local property tax for older persons who are paying very expensive nursing home fees for their spouses under the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1538/19]

Property Tax Administration

Róisín Shortall

249. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance his views on providing relief for local property tax for older persons who are paying expensive nursing home fees for their spouses under the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1554/19]

Legislative Process

Róisín Shortall

286. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the expected timeframe for the full passage of the Public Sector Standards Bill 2015; the reason for the delays in the progress of the Bill; and the reason it has not proceeded beyond Committee Stage. [1638/19]

Legislative Process

Róisín Shortall

287. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a consolidated table that compares the law now with what it will be after the Public Sector Standards Bill 2015 is implemented in terms of the new obligations on officials as promised in committee proceedings on the Bill. [1639/19]

Child Maintenance Payments

Róisín Shortall

434. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to establish a statutory child maintenance service in line with similar agencies in other states; his views on whether requiring parents to seek recourse through the courts to obtain child maintenance places an unnecessary financial burden on parents and creates additional work for the courts system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54528/18]

Private Security Industry Regulation

Róisín Shortall

478. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the legislation that governs the regulation and registration of private security firms operating on behalf of a bailiff or the courts; the progress of the working group that was established to examine the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1536/19]

Garda Resources

Róisín Shortall

486. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the resources set aside for the operation of the Garda anti-corruption unit; the benchmarks that will be used to ensure it meets international best practice standards when investigating corruption; and if statistics will be gathered and published on the number of allegations and-or reports, detections, investigations and prosecutions undertaken or supported by the unit. [1640/19]

Industrial Disputes

Róisín Shortall

505. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding the joint labour committee Sunday rates for security workers; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that many security staff are of the view that the Sunday rate should be increased to double pay in line with many other workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54530/18]

Home Care Packages Funding

Róisín Shortall

626. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 422 of 4 October 2018, the reason deprivation rates and area socioeconomic profiles are not used to calculate funding allocations for funding for home care packages; the reason he has not directed the HSE to develop a funding model that takes these factors into consideration when allocating funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54385/18]

Nursing Home Accommodation Provision

Róisín Shortall

674. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure there are sufficient numbers of suitable nursing home places available in the case of older persons who require residential care being discharged from hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54540/18]

Pharmaceutical Sector

Róisín Shortall

723. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the analysis his Department has made of the recent OECD report on pharmaceutical innovation and access to medicines (details supplied); his views on the recommendation to publish authoritative information on industry activities and the risks, costs and returns from research and development to better inform policy decisions such as drug pricing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1247/19]

Health Services Provision

Róisín Shortall

776. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 is eligible for treatment and to be provided with glasses under the community ophthalmic services scheme as outlined in the HSE response to Parliamentary Question No. 919 of 17 April 2018; his plans to ensure the person is provided the services to which they are entitled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1534/19]

Assisted Human Reproduction Services Provision

Róisín Shortall

777. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 526 of 6 November 2018, the status of his plans to put in place a financial support scheme for women seeking assisted human reproduction and IVF treatment, or both; if he has identified and considered policy options for a public funding model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1539/19]

General Practitioner Contracts

Róisín Shortall

786. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the delay in negotiating a new general practitioner contract in view of the promise to do so by successive Ministers; the occasions on which his Department and the HSE have met with representative bodies of general practitioners regarding the contract negotiations; the outstanding issues to be resolved; and the timescale he is operating to in order to complete the process. [1596/19]

National Maternity Hospital

Róisín Shortall

787. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the status of the discussions regarding the governance and ownership of the new national maternity hospital; if he has received the text of the agreement that was agreed in principle in December 2018 according to media reports (details supplied); if he will publish the details of this agreement without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1597/19]

Health Reports

Róisín Shortall

788. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the status of the progress of the detailed 2019 action plan to implement Sláintecare; the reason for the delay in its publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1598/19]

Hospitals Discharges

Róisín Shortall

789. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of delayed discharges by hospital; if he will provide a progress report on the 550 home care packages that were announced as part of the winter plan of the HSE to deal with delayed discharges; the hospitals that have discharged patients under this scheme; the number of patients discharged from each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1599/19]

Abortion Services Provision

Róisín Shortall

790. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the status of his plans to introduce exclusion zones for protests around health institutions such as general practitioner offices and hospitals in view of recent events; the timescale he is working to in order to deliver these exclusion zones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1600/19]

Cancer Screening Programmes

Róisín Shortall

806. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of legal actions that have been lodged against the HSE over the CervicalCheck cervical screening controversy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1692/19]

Registration of Births

Róisín Shortall

1037. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps she will take to amend the laws surrounding presumed legitimacy to simplify the process for women seeking a divorce and attempting to register the birth of a child whose father is not their husband from whom they are seeking a divorce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1537/19]

Social Welfare Appeals Data

Róisín Shortall

1113. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number and percentage of appeals that were upheld on re-examination by the social welfare appeals office in 2017 and 2018 for all payments and benefits under her remit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1535/19]

Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility

Róisín Shortall

1125. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the review of social housing support household means policy will be expedited; the steps he will take as part of this review to examine the situation of the working homeless that are debarred from accessing council housing and the housing assistance payment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54075/18]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Róisín Shortall

1130. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the steps he is taking to provide a greater number of one-bed social housing units nationally in view of the increased demand for the units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54246/18]

Rental Sector Strategy

Róisín Shortall

1131. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the progress he has made on providing cost rental housing units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54247/18]

Planning Issues

Róisín Shortall

1155. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the progress on legislation to put in place statutory timeframes for planning compliance decisions for residential development permission conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1124/19]

An Bord Pleanála

Róisín Shortall

1184. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the steps he is taking to ameliorate the long delays with planning appeals to be decided by An Bord Pleanála, in particular the need for the ongoing staffing shortage to be dealt with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1540/19]

NAMA Social Housing Provision

Róisín Shortall

115. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 138 of 11 December 2018, if he will provide a breakdown of the table 2 figures by local authority. [53858/18]

Commission on the Future of Policing Reports

Róisín Shortall

266. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the minority report (details supplied) of the Commission on the Future of Policing; and the key issues raised in the report. [53907/18]

Health Services Data

Róisín Shortall

387. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for physiotherapy in primary care by community healthcare organisation, CHO, age, category and time waiting. [53882/18]

Health Services Data

Róisín Shortall

388. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for occupational therapy by community healthcare organisation, CHO, age, category and time waiting. [53883/18]

Health Services Data

Róisín Shortall

389. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for speech and language therapy by community healthcare organisation, CHO, by age, category and time waiting. [53884/18]

Psychological Services Waiting Lists

Róisín Shortall

390. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for community psychology services by community healthcare organisation, CHO, age, category and time waiting. [53885/18]

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data

Róisín Shortall

391. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, by community healthcare organisation, CHO, age, category and time waiting. [53886/18]

Psychological Services Waiting Lists

Róisín Shortall

392. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for counselling services by community healthcare organisation, CHO, age, category and time waiting. [53887/18]

Home Care Packages Data

Róisín Shortall

393. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for assessment for home care packages by CHO, age, category and time waiting. [53888/18]

Home Care Packages Data

Róisín Shortall

394. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have been approved for home care packages for which the service has not commenced by CHO, age, category and time waiting. [53889/18]

HSE Staff Data

Róisín Shortall

395. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent public health nurse posts in each CHO for each of the past five years; the number of these posts that are vacant; the number in which staff are on maternity or other leave in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53890/18]

HSE Staff Data

Róisín Shortall

396. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent physiotherapist posts in each CHO for each of the past five years; the number of these posts that are vacant; the number in which staff are on maternity or other leave in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53891/18]

HSE Staff Data

Róisín Shortall

397. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent speech and language therapist posts in each CHO for each of the past five years; the number of these posts that are vacant; the number in which staff are on maternity or other leave in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53892/18]

HSE Staff Data

Róisín Shortall

398. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent occupational therapist posts in each CHO for each of the past five years; the number of these posts that are vacant; the number in which staff are on maternity or other leave in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53893/18]

HSE Staff Data

Róisín Shortall

399. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent psychologists in each CHO for each of the past five years; the number of these posts that are vacant; the number in which staff are on maternity or other leave in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53894/18]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Róisín Shortall

400. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a primary care centre at a location (details supplied); if a final location has been identified for the centre; if the provision of the centre remains a high priority for the HSE; the timescale for the completion of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53895/18]

Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Data

Róisín Shortall

401. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of intensive neuro-rehabilitative home care packages the HSE is providing by CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53898/18]

Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Data

Róisín Shortall

402. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the average cost of intensive neuro-rehabilitative home care packages the HSE is providing by the cost of component services, such as nursing and physiotherapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53899/18]

National Maternity Hospital

Róisín Shortall

404. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if a contract has yet been signed with a developer (details supplied) in respect of the proposed new national maternity hospital; if so, the scope of the work covered by the contract; and the proposed ownership structure for the hospital. [53901/18]

Maternity Services Provision

Róisín Shortall

405. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 125 of 13 December 2018, the legal entity of St. Vincent's Healthcare Group with which he is negotiating in respect of the ownership and operation of the proposed new national maternity hospital; if this entity comprises an organisation (details supplied); and if its corporate status and ownership has changed since May 2017. [53902/18]

Maternity Services Provision

Róisín Shortall

406. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the proposed board for the new national maternity hospital; the number of members; the nominating bodies; if the board will include a public interest director; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53903/18]

Home Care Packages Data

Róisín Shortall

407. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the categories of home care packages; the average cost of each; the services these packages entail; and the estimated number of each category. [53904/18]

Hospital Beds Data

Róisín Shortall

408. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of beds for young chronic sick patients; and the location of these beds. [53905/18]

Home Care Packages Administration

Róisín Shortall

409. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the arrangements for patients who have suffered brain injury and who require therapeutic services; if these services are funded under an intensive home care package; the agency responsible for providing the services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53906/18]

Electric Vehicles

Róisín Shortall

472. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of public electric vehicle charging points in each local authority area or county. [53821/18]