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Tue, 5 Oct 2021
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Mental Health Services
Neasa Hourigan
638. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE estates department is of the view that no amount of refurbishment could allow the Owenacurra Centre to meet building standards or the standards required by the Mental Health Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47836/21]
Tue, 5 Oct 2021
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Mental Health Services
Neasa Hourigan
639. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if the clinical risks to residents, for example, symptom regression, deterioration of mental state, and a decline in functioning and quality of life, associated with the proposed closure of the Owenacurra Centre have been assessed; the way these risks are being monitored or managed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47837/21]
Wed, 29 Sep 2021
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Energy Conservation
Neasa Hourigan
65. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to address the fact that there are no approved insulation products under the warmer homes scheme to retrofit brick and stone-built houses; if the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland can identify suitable insulation products that can be included in the scheme so that qualifying residents of brick and stone-built houses can benefit from the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46886/21]
Tue, 28 Sep 2021
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Defective Building Materials
Neasa Hourigan
160. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress of the working group on latent defects. [46315/21]
Tue, 28 Sep 2021
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Driver Licences
Neasa Hourigan
242. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Transport if he plans changes to driver licensing arrangements in order that AM class vehicles will be allowed to be driven on a B licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45958/21]
Tue, 28 Sep 2021
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Traffic Fines
Neasa Hourigan
260. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Transport his plans to raise the fixed-charge penalty that may be issued by traffic wardens and members of An Garda Síochána for parking offences related to preventing use of active and sustainable transport infrastructure, including parking on footpaths, cycle lanes and bus lanes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46432/21]
Tue, 28 Sep 2021
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Student Accommodation
Neasa Hourigan
367. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to curtail the conversion of student accommodation to temporary short-term tourist accommodation as supported by a previous Department circular (details supplied) given the current shortage of student accommodation. [46577/21]
Thu, 23 Sep 2021
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Human Rights
Neasa Hourigan
251. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the State plans to raise the issue of Syrian detainees who have suffered arbitrary and incommunicado detention and enforced disappearance by Syrian Government forces at the UN Security Council during its Presidency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45848/21]
Wed, 22 Sep 2021
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Departmental Schemes
Neasa Hourigan
15. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the fact that concerns that proposed changes to the requirements of the better energy communities scheme in order that a number of residential housing be incorporated in all applications could hamper commercial, public sector, voluntary and community-based organisations from successfully applying; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45652/21]
Wed, 22 Sep 2021
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Health Services
Neasa Hourigan
193. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health his plans for the development of a national diabetes register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45339/21]
Wed, 22 Sep 2021
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Community Care
Neasa Hourigan
194. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health when the specialist community diabetes teams under the enhanced community care programme will be appointed; if it will be available to all persons with diabetes free of charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45340/21]
Wed, 22 Sep 2021
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Hospital Staff
Neasa Hourigan
195. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide funding to appoint a clinical psychologist to each acute hospital diabetes multidisciplinary team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45341/21]
Wed, 22 Sep 2021
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Health Services
Neasa Hourigan
196. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide a diabetes psychology resource to each community diabetes specialist team hub under the Integrated Model of Care for the Prevention and Management of Chronic Disease Implementation Guide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45342/21]
Wed, 22 Sep 2021
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Hospital Staff
Neasa Hourigan
197. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide funding to appoint a 0.5 whole-time equivalent clinical psychologist to each acute hospital diabetes paediatric diabetes team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45343/21]
Wed, 22 Sep 2021
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Departmental Schemes
Neasa Hourigan
198. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health his plans to extend eligibility to the long-term illness scheme for reimbursement of blood glucose test strips to all women who develop gestational diabetes during pregnancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45344/21]
Wed, 22 Sep 2021
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Departmental Data
Neasa Hourigan
199. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the number of women who developed gestational diabetes during pregnancy in each of the years 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45345/21]
Wed, 22 Sep 2021
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Departmental Data
Neasa Hourigan
200. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the cost of the type 2 diabetes cycle of care programme since its inception; the number of persons currently availing of the programme; the number of general practitioners that provide the programme; if an audit of the programme has been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45346/21]
Wed, 22 Sep 2021
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Health Services
Neasa Hourigan
201. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health his plans to extend the type 2 diabetes cycle of care programme to all persons with type 2 diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45347/21]
Wed, 22 Sep 2021
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Medical Aids and Appliances
Neasa Hourigan
202. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health his plans to fund the provision of the FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system to persons with diabetes over 21 years of age based on clinical need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45348/21]
Wed, 22 Sep 2021
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Medical Aids and Appliances
Neasa Hourigan
203. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the number of applications for FreeStyle Libre submitted by individual hospitals for persons with diabetes over 21 years of age; and the number that were approved and refused respectively, in each of the years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [45349/21]