Parliamentary questions

Medical Conditions

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

184. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health if attention has been drawn to concerns of persons in the Duleek area of County Meath regarding the potential impact on health of a number of heavy industries in the locality; if his attention has been further drawn to evidence to support this concern; the investigations conducted by his Department or the HSE in relation to the clustering of health conditions, for example, Guillain-Barré syndrome, respiratory conditions and cancers in Duleek and surrounding areas; if the recommendations of the investigations have been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50787/19]

Environmental Protection Agency Remit

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

309. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the range of legislative and statutory provisions to control and monitor industrial emissions and pollution and to protect persons from harm; the extent to which these provisions extend to night-time activity; the role of the Environmental Protection Agency in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50783/19]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

346. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the details of the medical cannabis access programme that he has recently signed into operation on a pilot basis for a period of five years; if the programme will be rolled out nationwide; the access procedure once availability is in place; when supply arrangements will be operable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49819/19]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

428. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the status of and the steps he is taking towards the legalisation of access to cannabis oil under consultant prescription; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44218/19]

Hospital Appointments Status

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

677. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for scans at Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45296/19]

Bus Éireann Services

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

955. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to improve the bus services to Ashbourne and Ratoath, County Meath, in terms of reliability and cost comparison with other locations equidistant from Dublin; if he is satisfied that the Bus Éireann 103 service is meeting the terms of its contract obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45291/19]

Road Projects Status

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

957. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of funding for the N2 upgrade between the Rath roundabout and Kilmoon Cross, County Meath; the position of the project in the list of roads infrastructure priorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45298/19]

Carer's Allowance Eligibility

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1056. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason full-time carers providing 365 24-7 care in a home setting are in receipt of only a half-rate carer’s allowance if they are in receipt of certain social welfare payments; if consideration has been given to raising this payment to full entitlement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44680/19]

Heritage Sites

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1213. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the date on which the Hill of Tara conservation management plan will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45297/19]

Departmental Reports

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

369. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the status of the previously promised scoping exercise on a statutory home care scheme; the stage it is at; when a report will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38792/19]

Services for People with Disabilities

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1002. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of applications of assessments of needs under the Disability Act 2005 commenced within three months of a completed application being received, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35667/19]

Services for People with Disabilities

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1003. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of applications, by county, for assessments of needs under the Disability Act 2005 concluded within six months of a completed application being received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35668/19]

Services for People with Disabilities

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1004. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of applications, by county, for assessments of needs under the Disability Act 2005 overdue for completion at three, six, 12 and 18 months respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35669/19]

Services for People with Disabilities

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1005. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of applications for assessments of needs under the Disability Act 2005 in which a referral was made under section 8(3) of the Act, by county. [35670/19]

Beekeeping Industry

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1382. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are restrictions applying regarding the establishment of honey bee hives; if there are rules, regulations and recommendations regarding location; if there are advices regarding their compatibility with heavily populated urban settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34951/19]

Fund for Students with Disabilities

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

504. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students that accessed the fund for students with disabilities over the past three years by educational institution; the average amount provided to each student; the estimated cost of increasing the fund by 20%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32871/19]

Special Educational Needs Staff Data

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

505. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of resource teachers employed in primary schools over the past five years; the number of resource teacher vacancies; the unmet need of resource teachers; the estimated cost of employing an additional 100 resource teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32872/19]

Special Educational Needs Data

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

638. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of ASD school units provided for in south central areas of Dublin; the number on the waiting list for a place within an ASD unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34592/19]

National Disability Authority

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

658. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a review of the role of the National Disability Authority has been conducted as outlined in A Programme for A Partnership Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33841/19]

Assisted Decision-Making

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

659. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015, excluding Part 8, will be implemented; the progress made to establish a functioning decision support service; the estimated cost of establishing the Act in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33263/19]

Employment Support Services

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

929. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the comprehensive employment strategy for people with disabilities; the actions implemented; the actions that remain to be implemented; his plans to implement the strategy in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33842/19]

Transport Support Scheme

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1061. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the progress made towards the introduction of a transport support scheme as committed to in A Programme for a Partnership Government; the estimated cost of introducing a transport support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33274/19]

Dental Services

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1177. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 498 of 9 July 2019, if the Dental Council received a formal complaint from a member of the public in November 2015 claiming that a named, unqualified person had performed dental treatment on them; if it received such a complaint, if the matter was referred to An Garda Síochána; if it received such a complaint and did not refer the matter to An Garda Síochána, the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31942/19]

Transport Support Scheme

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1190. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health when a transport support scheme will be introduced for disabled persons; when a memorandum on same will be brought to the Government; and the expected cost of introducing such a scheme. [31977/19]

Disability Support Services Provision

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1411. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the number of personal assistant hours provided by the HSE in each of the past five years; the waiting list for persons seeking personal assistant hours by CHO area; and the estimated cost of providing an extra 500,000 personal assistant hours in tabular form. [32813/19]

Congregated Settings Report

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1423. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the number of persons nationally who have been moved from a congregated setting over the past five years; the number of persons that remain in congregated settings by CHO area; and the steps he will take to endorse the recommendations contained in Time to Move On from Congregated Settings – A strategy for Community Inclusion. [32844/19]

Rehabilitative Training Allowance

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1426. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reintroducing the rehabilitation training allowance for new entrants payable from Autumn 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32848/19]

Services for People with Disabilities

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1427. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the status of the running of the demonstration projects or pilot programmes for personal budgets following the €1.3 million funding provided in 2019; if a decision has been made to roll out the programme on a broader scale including children following the pilot programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32856/19]

Disability Services Funding

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1518. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the funding deficit reported by the disability sector to his Department; the actions being taken to address the deficit; the services which will be impacted if the deficit is not addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33261/19]

Assisted Decision-Making

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1519. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health when Part 8 of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 will be implemented; the progress which has been made to establish a functioning decision support service; the estimated cost of establishing the Act in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33263/19]

HSE Staff Recruitment

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1520. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the number of additional therapy positions filled in 2019 further to the announcement of 100 additional posts in budget 2019; if the recruitment process for these posts is still under way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33264/19]

Respite Care Services Data

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1521. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the number of respite care places available; the annual budget provided for such places; the waiting lists for same by CHO area in tabular form; the recommended additional places needed; the estimated cost of increasing respite care funding by 20%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33265/19]

Respite Care Services Data

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1522. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the estimated additional expenditure required for home support services to end the current waiting lists being experienced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33266/19]

Respite Care Services Data

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1523. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the estimated additional expenditure required to increase provided home support services by 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33267/19]

Health Services Provision

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1524. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of placing home support services on a statutory footing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33268/19]

Disability Services Data

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1525. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the number of personal assistant hours allocated by the HSE in each of the past five years by CHO in tabular form; the average amount of hours allocated per person; the cost of allocating these hours per year; the estimated unmet need existing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33271/19]

Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Provision

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1526. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing an additional neurorehabilitation team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33272/19]

Autism Support Services

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1527. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health if he has considered introducing an autism empowerment Act; if meaningful negotiations have taken place towards the introduction of such an Act; if an estimated cost has been calculated on this measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33275/19]

National Dementia Strategy Implementation

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1528. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the progress made towards the full implementation of the national dementia strategy; the number of priority and additional actions which have been met to date; the gaps which remain in access to services and the differences in services across the country; the number of dementia community activation co-ordinators recruited; the cost of each of these; the estimated cost of full implementation of the strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33276/19]

Autism Support Services

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1716. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the current model of care and clinical pathway for persons with autism spectrum disorder employed by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33829/19]

Autism Support Services

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1717. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health if audits have been carried out by the HSE over the past three years to monitor provision of services and supports to persons living with autism spectrum disorder; if he will provide such audits which have taken place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33830/19]

Autism Support Services

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1718. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the training model provided to health professionals that are engaged to work with persons with autism spectrum disorder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33831/19]

Autism Support Services

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1719. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the model of care for adults living with autism here; the services that exist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33832/19]

Services for People with Disabilities

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1720. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health his plans to open new full-time residential units for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33833/19]

Services for People with Disabilities

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1721. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the number of business cases within the HSE for the development of new full-time residential units for persons with disabilities; the locations of these business cases; the funding required to develop these units; the amount of funding provided in 2019 if a unit opened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33834/19]

Hospitals Funding

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1722. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the business cases and additional funding applications submitted by Cavan and Monaghan hospitals, which require additional capital and revenue funding; the capital required; the status of each such project; the timeline for delivery of each project in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33835/19]

Mental Health Services Staff

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1723. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the number of adult and older persons community mental teams operational by CHO in tabular form; the number of clinical staff at all grades attached to these teams; the number of vacancies that exist in these teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33836/19]

Health Services Staff Remuneration

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1724. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the number of staff employed by the HSE or employed through agencies that earn an hourly rate below the living wage of €12.30 per hour; the estimated cost of increasing their salary to pay the living wage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33837/19]

Home Help Service Expenditure

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1725. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of providing an additional 1 million home support hours for older persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33838/19]

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1726. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the cost of the recent decision to approve Spinraza for children up to 18 years of age; the estimated cost for extending approval and reimbursing Spinraza for adults living with spinal muscular atrophy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33839/19]

Programme for Government Implementation

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1727. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the progress made establishing a single national means testing body ensuring a single application process for services or entitlements across all agencies as per A Programme for a Partnership Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33840/19]

Services for People with Disabilities

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1728. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health if an examination of transport service provision for young persons with disabilities was undertaken to ensure that the service was fit for purpose and consistent with their needs as outlined in A Programme for a Partnership Government; the outcome of the examination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33843/19]

Services for People with Disabilities

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1729. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the number of day places for school leavers with disabilities available; if there is a waiting list for additional day places; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33844/19]

National Carers' Strategy

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1730. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health when the sixth progress report on the national Carers' Strategy will be published; his plans to provide additional supports to carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33845/19]

Home Help Service Provision

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

2007. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase the number of home helps employed by the HSE in the south-central Dublin areas; the average cost per hour for HSE home helps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34586/19]

Disability Services Data

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

2008. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the number of children in CHO 7 specifically with an address within the south central Dublin areas on the waiting list for an assessment of needs; the expected waiting time for a child being put on the waiting lists at July 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34590/19]

Disability Services Data

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

2009. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the number of children with autism registered with the HSE with an address in south-central areas of Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34591/19]

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

2010. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for CAMHS in south-central areas of Dublin, by municipal district; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34594/19]

Home Help Service Provision

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

2011. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for home help hours in south central areas of Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34595/19]

Mental Health Services Data

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

2012. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the numbers waiting for adult mental health services in south-central areas of Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34596/19]

Public Transport Data

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

2419. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of making the entire public transport fleet wheelchair accessible; the estimated associated ancillary costs required at stations and so on in order to complete same; the estimated cost by transport mode, that is, bus, rail and Luas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33273/19]

Electric Vehicle Grants

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

2509. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce further electric vehicle subsidies in order to meet requirements set out in the Climate Action Plan 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34584/19]

Services for People with Disabilities

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

2549. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding available for the access inclusion model for preschool children with special needs over the past five years; the number of children accessing the model; the number of SNAs directly employed through the model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32873/19]

Disability Activation Projects

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

2648. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the roll-out of the Ability programme; the projects that have received funding through the programme; if she will provide a description of each; the amount of funding provided to the programme to date in 2019; the provision of funding to each project; if there is a waiting list of projects seeking funding; the estimated cost of increasing funding by 20%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32875/19]

Disabilities Data

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

2649. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the cost of disability research conducted by her Department will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33262/19]

Wage Subsidy Scheme

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

2730. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of employers that accessed the wage subsidy scheme over the past three years; the amount of funding provided to the scheme; the locations the scheme has been accessed by employers by area; the number of disabled persons that accessed the scheme; the estimated cost of increasing funding to the scheme by 10%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32874/19]

Employment Support Services

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

2760. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the budget outlay provided to the WALK PEER programme in Walkinstown, Dublin 12 under the ability programme in 2019; the estimated cost of rolling out a similar programme to each county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33269/19]

Housing Adaptation Grant Expenditure

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

2917. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the budget for the housing adaptation grants for 2019; the number of persons who received the grant; the average amount of grants provided over the past five years; the spend to date for 2019; the estimated cost of increasing funding by 25%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33270/19]

Climate Change Policy

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

2989. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the way in which he plans to meet the targets of the Climate Action Plan 2019 with regard to retrofitting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34583/19]

Social and Affordable Housing

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

2990. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of the affordable housing scheme; the targets for affordable rentals and homes within the Dublin 8 and 12 divisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34585/19]

Home Loan Scheme

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

2991. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of Rebuilding Ireland home loans approved and drawn down in south central areas of Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34587/19]

Housing Data

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

2992. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of homes delivered via the buy and renew scheme in the first half of 2019 in south central areas of Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34588/19]

Repair and Leasing Scheme

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

2993. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of homes brought into use in 2018 and to date 2019 via the repair and lease scheme in south central areas of Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34589/19]

Local Authority Housing Data

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

2994. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of social housing units within council stock that are wheelchair accessible within south central areas of Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34593/19]

Dental Services

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

498. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health if the Dental Council refers complaints of illegal practice involving a risk to public safety to An Garda Síochána for investigation and prosecution; if this is the normal practice in all such situations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29868/19]

HSE Agency Staff Data

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

185. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health if there is a staff recruitment embargo in place in counties Cavan and Monaghan; if so, when the embargo was introduced; when the embargo is scheduled to end; the number of posts vacant across the HSE in counties Cavan and Monaghan; the vacant posts, in tabular form; and when a physiotherapist will be recruited to address the needs of MS patients in County Monaghan. [28626/19]

Special Educational Needs

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

218. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the outstanding elements of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004 to be implemented; if the outstanding elements will be enacted on a statutory basis; and the cost of implementing the Act in full on a statutory basis and on a non-statutory basis. [26653/19]

Respite Care Services Data

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

447. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the number of respite hours provided for adults with an intellectual disability in counties Cavan and Monaghan in each of the years 2008 to 2018, in tabular form. [26471/19]

Respite Care Services Data

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

448. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the number of respite hours provided for children with an intellectual disability in counties Cavan and Monaghan in each of the years 2008 to 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26472/19]

Respite Care Services Data

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

449. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the number of respite hours provided for adolescents with an intellectual disability in counties Cavan and Monaghan in each of the years 2008 to 2018, in tabular form. [26473/19]

Disability Services Data

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

450. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for residential care for adults with an intellectual disability in counties Cavan and Monaghan in each of the years 2008 to 2018, in tabular form. [26474/19]

Disability Services Data

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

451. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the number of adults with intellectual disabilities in residential care in counties Cavan and Monaghan in each of the years 2008 to 2018, in tabular form. [26475/19]

Health Services Staff Recruitment

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

468. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the waiting lists for children seeking access to a speech and language therapist by CHO in tabular form; the number of additional speech and language therapists required to eliminate waiting lists for same; and the estimated cost of employing such therapists in line with the Disability Act 2005. [26637/19]

Health Services Staff Recruitment

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

469. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the waiting lists for children seeking access to an occupational therapist by CHO in tabular form; the number of additional occupational therapists required to eliminate waiting lists for occupational therapy; and the estimated costs of employing such therapists in line with the Disability Act 2005. [26638/19]

Health Services Staff Recruitment

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

470. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the waiting lists for children seeking access to physiotherapy by CHO in tabular form; the number of additional physiotherapists required to eliminate waiting lists for same; and the estimated costs of employing such therapists in line with the Disability Act 2005. [26639/19]

Psychological Services Waiting Lists

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

471. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the waiting lists for children seeking access to psychologists by CHO in tabular form; the number of additional psychologists required to eliminate waiting lists for psychology treatments; and the estimated costs of employing such psychologists in line with the Disability Act 2005. [26640/19]

Rare Diseases

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

492. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the full range of State supports provided to persons with Friedreich's ataxia; the annual resource support provided to an organisation (details supplied); the supports or level of involvement by Ireland in research towards identifying a treatment or cure for the disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26730/19]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

525. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health when he plans to publish the report on the pricing review of the nursing home fair deal scheme that was to conclude on 1 June 2017. [26884/19]

Services for People with Disabilities

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

408. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health when funding will be provided following approval of a transport place for a person (details supplied) in order that they can be transported from their residence to their education setting and supporting their additional needs and requirements [25283/19]

Disability Support Services Provision

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

493. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the steps he has taken and plans to take following his recent meeting with family members of a group (details supplied); when persons can expect to access the residential care service they need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25555/19]

Road Network

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

216. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a full and urgent assessment will be requested on the need to introduce slip lanes for traffic exiting the N2 at Castleblayney (details supplied) in the interest of road users' safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24454/19]

School Transport Provision

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

257. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Education and Skills when funding will be provided following approval of a transport place for a person (details supplied) in order that the person can be transported from the residence to the education setting, supporting the person's additional needs and requirements. [23625/19]

Disability Support Services

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

681. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the HSE waiting times for assessments of needs for children with additional needs to date over the past five years by CHO area in tabular form. [24176/19]

Parking Regulations

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

386. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a vehicle displaying a valid blue badge can park on areas other than a designated disabled parking space and other valid parking areas; if it is the case that when they are already taken the vehicle owner and-or driver can park on double yellow lines in circumstances in which no obstruction or danger is present; the position in other EU countries, including the UK, in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22351/19]

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

42. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the status of the protracted engagement between representatives of the Health Service Executive and a company (details supplied); if the most recent offer from the company presents an acceptable package to allow for approval to issue for reimbursement of Spinraza; his views on whether a further delay in reaching an agreement would be unacceptable to a caring child healthcare conscious society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20857/19]

Forensic Science Ireland

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

233. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the waiting times for examination of items of possible evidence by trained forensic technicians; if there is a fast-tracking of items in specific cases, that is, cases of rape and other serious offences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20736/19]

Hospital Appointments Administration

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

645. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Meath will receive a hospital appointment at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan. [18547/19]

Hospital Appointments Status

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

661. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied). [18598/19]

Home Care Packages Data

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

919. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the number of approved home care packages including home help hours applications for which no funding has been released by county across each county of CHO 1; the length of time the longest of these is awaiting the release of funds to allow the packages commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19541/19]

Home Care Packages Data

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

920. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the number of approved home care packages including home help hours applications for which no funding has been released by each CHO area; the length of time the longest of these is awaiting the release of funds to allow the packages commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19542/19]