Parliamentary questions

Schools Building Projects Status

Fiona O'Loughlin

174. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an extension for a school (details supplied). [51048/18]

School Curriculum

Fiona O'Loughlin

175. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of hours of physical activity included in the primary level school curriculum. [51050/18]

School Curriculum

Fiona O'Loughlin

176. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of hours of physical activity included in the second level school curriculum. [51051/18]

Urban Renewal Schemes

Fiona O'Loughlin

308. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the reason a project (details supplied) was excluded from the urban regeneration and development fund. [51052/18]

Urban Renewal Schemes

Fiona O'Loughlin

309. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount allocated for a project (details supplied) under the urban regeneration and development fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51053/18]

Departmental Expenditure

Fiona O'Loughlin

97. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Taoiseach the amount that was spent monthly on making videos since he became Taoiseach; and the campaigns, names and amounts spent on same. [50057/18]

Passport Applications Fees

Fiona O'Loughlin

117. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the estimated cost in a full year if the passport application fee was reduced to €60 for persons over 75 years of age based on 2017 figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50178/18]

Financial Services Regulation

Fiona O'Loughlin

152. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Finance the number of illegal moneylenders that have been prosecuted in the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50637/18]

Illegal Moneylenders

Fiona O'Loughlin

153. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to tackle the problem of illegal moneylenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50638/18]

Financial Services Regulation

Fiona O'Loughlin

154. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Finance the number of authorised moneylenders; the number in each of the years 2014 to 2017; the name of each and the counties in which they operate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50640/18]

Financial Services Regulation

Fiona O'Loughlin

155. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Finance his plans to legislate to place a cap on the rates that can be charged by moneylenders; the way in which to ascertain the interest rates they charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50641/18]

School Services Staff

Fiona O'Loughlin

189. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost in 2019 if the ancillary grant rate increased by €5.50 per pupil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50180/18]

Criminal Prosecutions Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

252. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of illegal moneylenders who have been prosecuted in the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50639/18]

Proposed Legislation

Fiona O'Loughlin

270. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the proposed legislation to tackle the issue of expiration dates on gift vouchers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50179/18]

Home Care Packages Provision

Fiona O'Loughlin

317. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be accepted for a home care package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50176/18]

Home Care Packages Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

318. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the number of additional home care packages that will be granted in County Kildare in 2018; and the number of places that will be available in 2019. [50177/18]

Broadband Service Provision

Fiona O'Loughlin

546. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason homes (details supplied) in County Kildare have been excluded from the fibre broadband roll-out; and when they can expect to be included. [50175/18]

Broadband Service Provision

Fiona O'Loughlin

556. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to extend high-speed broadband to an area (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50633/18]

Sports Capital Programme Applications

Fiona O'Loughlin

590. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of an application by an organisation (details supplied) for a sports capital grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50634/18]

Sports Capital Programme

Fiona O'Loughlin

591. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the sports capital grants for 2018 will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50635/18]

Sports Capital Programme Applications

Fiona O'Loughlin

592. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of all applications sent from County Kildare for the sports capital grant. [50636/18]

Early Childhood Care and Education Programmes

Fiona O'Loughlin

605. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the entry points of the ECCE programme will be reviewed to reinstate a January entry point that many families had planned for; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50181/18]

Community Development Initiatives

Fiona O'Loughlin

626. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if, in the context of the allocation of funding throughout 2019, he expects to further improve conditions in both urban and rural settings throughout the country, with particular reference to concerns expressed in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50182/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Fiona O'Loughlin

139. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the outpatient waiting times in Tallaght Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49887/18]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration

Fiona O'Loughlin

140. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health when the new arrangements in relation to the fair deal scheme will be introduced; if legislation is required to change the rules for same to introduce a three year cap on the inclusion of productive assets in the assessment or as part of the assessment for the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49892/18]

Early Childhood Care and Education Expenditure

Fiona O'Loughlin

200. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of increasing the number of programme weeks in the early childhood care and education and ECCE programmes by one week to 14 weeks, respectively in tabular form. [49890/18]

School Completion Programme

Fiona O'Loughlin

201. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the first and full-year cost of restoring the school completion programme to peak levels of funding. [49891/18]

Commercial Rates Exemptions

Fiona O'Loughlin

238. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the estimated cost of providing full relief from commercial rates for all registered childcare providers here. [49889/18]

Foreign Policy

Fiona O'Loughlin

114. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the political situation in Sri Lanka; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49740/18]

Foreign Policy

Fiona O'Loughlin

115. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the political situation in Brazil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49742/18]

Banking Sector

Fiona O'Loughlin

121. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Finance the progress that has been made in establishing a banking culture board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49741/18]

Construction Industry

Fiona O'Loughlin

185. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which she can facilitate the construction sector by way of work visas for non-EEA countries in order to meet the shortage in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49737/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Fiona O'Loughlin

216. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the wait time for surgery once a patient is diagnosed with endometriosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49743/18]

Social Insurance

Fiona O'Loughlin

267. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if social insurance contributions made by self-employed persons before 1987 will be recognised for pension purposes when those self-employed persons reach pension age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49738/18]

Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund

Fiona O'Loughlin

271. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when funding regarding the local infrastructure housing activation fund will be made available in view of the fact that south County Kildare needs funding for a new bridge in Newbridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49739/18]

Heritage Schemes

Fiona O'Loughlin

287. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding supports she will be providing in 2018 and 2019 for built and natural heritage programmes nationally and in County Kildare. [49744/18]

Army Personnel

Fiona O'Loughlin

102. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number serving in each rank in the Army in tabular form. [49366/18]

Childcare Services Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

165. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Finance the number of employees that avail of childcare as a benefit-in-kind from their employer. [49068/18]

Schools Review

Fiona O'Loughlin

277. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has carried out a review of the need for a new secondary school in County Kildare (details supplied). [49354/18]

Health and Safety Authority

Fiona O'Loughlin

341. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of farm safety inspectors employed by the HSA; and the number of new inspectors hired in 2017 and to date in 2018 for farm safety. [49364/18]

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision

Fiona O'Loughlin

400. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) who is waiting for educational psychology therapy, clinical psychology, diagnostic and paediatric occupational therapy. [49066/18]

Cross-Border Health Services Provision

Fiona O'Loughlin

401. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that have received cataract treatment under the cross-border directive in the past two years; the cost of this treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49071/18]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Fiona O'Loughlin

439. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of a facility (details supplied) in County Kildare. [49356/18]

Mental Health Services Provision

Fiona O'Loughlin

440. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the progress of plans for the development of a new mental health unit at Naas General Hospital included as part of the health priorities of the National Development Plan 2018-2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49360/18]

Driver Licence Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

509. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of driver licences issued to 16 to 24 year olds in each of the years 2011 to 2017. [49070/18]

Bus Services

Fiona O'Loughlin

510. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the amended bus network redesign following submissions for BusConnects will be published; and if there will be an opportunity for further submissions on this matter. [49072/18]

Railway Stations Upgrade

Fiona O'Loughlin

517. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the proposed upgrade of a train station (details supplied) in County Kildare. [49357/18]

Railway Stations Upgrade

Fiona O'Loughlin

518. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the proposed upgrade of a train station (details supplied) in County Kildare. [49358/18]

Commissions of Investigation Expenditure

Fiona O'Loughlin

533. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount that has been spent on the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related Matters in each year since its establishment. [49069/18]

Charitable and Voluntary Organisations

Fiona O'Loughlin

540. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the independent review of Pobal’s charitable status will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49365/18]

Illness Benefit Payments

Fiona O'Loughlin

565. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person in receipt of illness benefit is not entitled to a Christmas bonus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49067/18]

Social Welfare Benefits Payments

Fiona O'Loughlin

587. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the length of time a social welfare inspector can stop payments to a person in receipt of a payment while they investigate a situation. [49359/18]

Community Employment Schemes Operation

Fiona O'Loughlin

588. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason community employment sponsors are not given the same access to potential participants as rural social scheme, RSS, or Tús sponsors; her plans to review this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49363/18]

National Planning Framework

Fiona O'Loughlin

626. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the progress of the regional spatial and economic strategy with specific regard to the plans for County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49361/18]

Betting Regulations

Fiona O'Loughlin

118. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Finance if the proposed 100% increase in turnover tax for the bookmaker and-or betting industry will be considered; if detailed research has been conducted into the impact of such a tax on the viability of the bookmaking industry and the employees who would lose their jobs; if he will consider setting the turnover tax at a lower, more equitable rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48524/18]

Departmental Strategies

Fiona O'Loughlin

138. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the net target for the national skills strategy has not increased for 2025 based on population in view of the fact that the population has increased since 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48527/18]

Health Services Access

Fiona O'Loughlin

174. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the procedure for assisting Irish persons to return home when they fall ill in another European country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48521/18]

Cancer Screening Programmes

Fiona O'Loughlin

175. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the status of the roll-out of the HPV test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48528/18]

Public Transport Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

225. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of rail passengers using the train at locations (details supplied) in south County Kildare in each of the years 2012 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48523/18]

School Completion Programme

Fiona O'Loughlin

227. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the first and full year cost of restoring the school completion programme to peak levels of funding. [48526/18]

School Completion Programme

Fiona O'Loughlin

228. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on whether the school completion programme is sufficiently funded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48529/18]

Departmental Programmes

Fiona O'Loughlin

231. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the degree to which he expects to address the issues of concern in both urban and rural areas which fall under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48525/18]

Government Information Service

Fiona O'Loughlin

129. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Taoiseach the number of civil servants from the Government Information Service or merrionstreet.ie who are responsible for scripting, recording and editing his weekly video message; the specific role of each; and the tasks involved in producing this video production. [48143/18]

Departmental Staff Recruitment

Fiona O'Loughlin

137. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the appointment of a person (details supplied) as director at his Department was conducted through the Public Appointments Service; and the date and portal on which the position was first advertised [48142/18]

School Curriculum

Fiona O'Loughlin

215. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the procedure for children that opt out of studying religious studies; if changes will be made in 2019 to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48141/18]

Direct Provision System

Fiona O'Loughlin

261. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the consultation process announced in August 2018 on draft national standards of accommodation for persons in direct provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48038/18]

Asylum Seeker Accommodation

Fiona O'Loughlin

262. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons seeking asylum who were not immediately accommodated in the direct provision system due to a shortage of space; the alternatives provided to such persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48043/18]

Asylum Seeker Employment

Fiona O'Loughlin

263. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of asylum seekers who have been successful in securing work since the introduction of work permits for those in the protection process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48054/18]

Gender Balance

Fiona O'Loughlin

264. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the work of a group (details supplied) established to report on actions to increase the percentage of women on corporate boards and in senior management in leading companies here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48060/18]

Respite Care Services Provision

Fiona O'Loughlin

355. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) regarding respite care will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47758/18]

Psychological Services Waiting Lists

Fiona O'Loughlin

356. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the number of children in CHO area 7 on the waiting list for an appointment with a child psychologist; the length of time each has been waiting; the measures in place to ease the backlog in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47760/18]

Services for People with Disabilities

Fiona O'Loughlin

412. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health if an interim child psychologist has been appointed to the south Kildare disability network team to replace the senior child psychologist that is on maternity leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47978/18]

Health Services Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

413. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the number of women here diagnosed with endometriosis by county and the stages of the disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47982/18]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme

Fiona O'Loughlin

449. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) who applied for the nursing homes support scheme will be investigated. [48139/18]

Rail Network

Fiona O'Loughlin

564. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Irish Rail has a timeline for when it will agree and sign off on a bridge (details supplied) with Kildare County Council. [47979/18]

Roads Maintenance Funding

Fiona O'Loughlin

565. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be made available in 2019 for the restoration of Coughlanstown Road, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47980/18]

Urban Renewal Schemes

Fiona O'Loughlin

645. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount allocated for a project (details supplied) under the urban regeneration and development fund. [47759/18]

Local Authority Staff

Fiona O'Loughlin

654. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the procedure in place for county council water workers if Irish Water takes over all current duties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47981/18]

Home Help Service Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

127. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the average length of time spent on a waiting list by patients who already qualify for help via the home help scheme and have applied for additional support in each of the past three years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47519/18]

Sign Language and Deaf Services

Fiona O'Loughlin

128. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the supports available to the deaf community in accessing mental health supports, including the provision of mental health professionals fluent in sign language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47522/18]

Rail Services Provision

Fiona O'Loughlin

175. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he expects to be in a position to approve the necessary expenditure to increase the number of rail carriages serving north County Kildare commuter routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47520/18]

Rail Services

Fiona O'Loughlin

176. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will re-examine the fare structure on the commuter train lines with specific reference to Newbridge, County Kildare which has not been included in a recent fare restructuring; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47521/18]

Illness Benefit Waiting Times

Fiona O'Loughlin

199. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the delays in the processing of new and existing illness benefit claims; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47517/18]

Defence Forces Remuneration

Fiona O'Loughlin

137. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the way in which members of the Defence Forces can make representations to his Department regarding their pay and conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47269/18]

Defence Forces Medicinal Products

Fiona O'Loughlin

138. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the Defence Forces medical service is continuing to prescribe the antimalarial drug Lariam for members of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47270/18]

Schools Building Projects

Fiona O'Loughlin

151. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a case (details supplied) against his Department is impacting on all potential new school builds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47266/18]

Schools Building Projects

Fiona O'Loughlin

152. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason public representatives in County Kildare were not informed of an issue in the development of a school (details supplied). [47267/18]

Schools Building Projects

Fiona O'Loughlin

153. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason tendering cannot continue while dealing with a case regarding a school (details supplied). [47268/18]

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision

Fiona O'Loughlin

185. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the development of adult and child mental health intellectual disability teams in 2018; and the number of additional new staff appointed to date in 2018. [47271/18]

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Staff

Fiona O'Loughlin

186. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant posts in whole-time equivalent terms in the CAMHS service for each CHO in tabular form. [47272/18]

Hospitals Car Park Charges

Fiona O'Loughlin

187. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 479, 496 and 498 of 6 November 2018, the reason for the delay in the review into car parking charges in public hospitals in view of the fact that, in previous parliamentary questions (details supplied), the review was expected to be submitted by August 2018. [47273/18]

Life Insurance Policies

Fiona O'Loughlin

168. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding life assurance providers rejecting applications based on a mental health condition from which a person has since recovered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46645/18]

Jobs Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

294. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs lost or created in County Kildare on an annual basis in the past six years to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46644/18]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Fiona O'Loughlin

343. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the process a person must follow to access cannabis oil in circumstances in which the person suffers with epilepsy. [46639/18]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Fiona O'Loughlin

344. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the timeline for cannabis oil to be allowed for persons with epilepsy. [46640/18]

Transport Support Scheme

Fiona O'Loughlin

345. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health his plans to replace the mobility allowance and motorised transport grant withdrawn in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46642/18]

Long-Term Illness Scheme

Fiona O'Loughlin

346. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health his plans to expand the long-term illness scheme to include mental illness beyond 16 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46646/18]

Mental Health Services Provision

Fiona O'Loughlin

401. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the development of adult and child mental health intellectual disability teams in 2018; and the number of additional new staff appointed to date in 2018. [46942/18]

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

402. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant posts in whole-time equivalent terms in the child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, for each community health organisation, CHO, in tabular form. [46943/18]

Sign Language and Deaf Services

Fiona O'Loughlin

403. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the supports available to the deaf community in accessing mental health supports, including the provision of mental health professionals fluent in sign language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46944/18]