Parliamentary questions

National Stroke Programme Implementation

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

792. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the cost of providing one whole-time equivalent physiotherapist, occupational therapist and nurse and a 0.5 whole-time equivalent occupational therapist and 0.5 medical social worker that would meet the acceptable international standards for early supported discharge teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19195/17]

Hospitals Discharges

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

793. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the number of persons across each operating site that have been discharged home via early supported discharge for stroke patients since the first ESD rollout in 2011; the percentage of this category compared to total stroke discharges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19196/17]

Action Against Tobacco Industry

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

826. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health if he will advance the proposal to introduce a levy on the tobacco industry; the discussions his Department has had with the Department of Finance on this following on from a recommendation in Tobacco Free Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19338/17]

Hospital Appointments Status

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

901. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19604/17]

Obesity Strategy

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1023. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the work being undertaken by his Department in respect of food product improvement; the expected date for publishing the national plan for food product improvement; the consultations his Department has had with relevant stakeholders in respect of the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20169/17]

Obesity Strategy

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1024. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the progress being made on the development of a code of practice for the marketing, retail promotion and sponsorship of high fat and sugar foods; when this will be finalised; the consultation which has taken place in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20170/17]

Obesity Strategy

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1130. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the way in which action 1.4 of A Healthy Weight for Ireland will be advanced; the status of the provision of potable water in all learning centres; if a national audit has taken place of learning centres in respect of the availability of potable water; if not, if this will be done as a matter of priority; the consultation his officials have had with the Department of Education and Skills in this regard; the cost of providing potable water in all learning centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20828/17]

Obesity Strategy

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1131. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the way in which action 1.8 of A Healthy Weight for Ireland will be advanced; the status of proposals on the roll-out of evidence-based fiscal measures to support healthy eating and lifestyles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20830/17]

Obesity Strategy

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1132. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the way in which action 1.10 of A Healthy Weight for Ireland will be advanced; the status of the evidence review for fiscal measures on products that are high in fat, sugar and salt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20831/17]

Obesity Strategy

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1133. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the way in which action 2.1 of A Healthy Weight for Ireland will be advanced; the status of the development of guidelines and support materials for those working in developing the built environment for urban development and planning in relation to reducing the obesogenic environment; the timeline for same; the consultation he has had with other Departments in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20832/17]

Obesity Strategy

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1134. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health his plans to undertake an audit of the built environment infrastructure and facilities available to schools and learning centres as part of the roll-out of the national physical activity plan for Ireland; the consultation which has taken place with his Department and other Departments in this regard; if his attention has been drawn to the results of a report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20833/17]

Physical Education

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1135. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health his plans to roll out national initiatives to increase physical activity for children in schools as part of the national physical activity plan; if he will work with the Minister for Education and Skills to examine the need for physical activity and education to be part of the education syllabus from early childhood education to secondary level and to be part of teacher training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20835/17]

Obesity Strategy

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1136. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the way in which action 10.2 of A Healthy Weight for Ireland is being advanced; the status of the implementation of a nutrition health surveillance system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20836/17]

School Milk Scheme

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1247. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding provided for the EU school milk scheme in terms of EU financing and Irish funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20825/17]

School Milk Scheme

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1248. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of schools in receipt of the EU school milk scheme for each of the past five years at primary and secondary level; the number of students who received an allocation from the EU school milk scheme for each of the past five years at primary and secondary level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20826/17]

School Milk Scheme

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1249. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the value of products that are provided here under the EU school milk scheme for each of the past five years in respect of the five heat-treated milk products under category 1 and category 2 of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20827/17]

Broadcast Advertising Standards Regulation

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1262. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 719 of 11 April 2017, the role his Department has with the on-demand audiovisual services group; the role his Department has with respect to the World Health Organization's protocol for monitoring food and beverage marketing to children via television and the Internet despite not having a role in developing or amending BAI codes on advertising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19558/17]

Broadcast Advertising Standards Regulation

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1263. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 719 of 11 April 2017, the role his Department has with the on-demand audiovisual services group in respect of membership; if there is a departmental representative on this group; the membership of this group; if public health or children’s organisations are members of this group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19559/17]

Broadcast Advertising Standards Regulation

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1264. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 719 of 11 April 2017, if work will be undertaken to quantify the extent and nature of children's exposure to marketing of high in fat, salt and sugar, HFSS, foods via television and the Internet as per the protocol despite not having a formal role in developing or amending BAI codes on advertising in view of the importance of this for the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19560/17]

Health Promotion

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

269. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 243 of 6 April 2017, if he will provide further details of the HSE cook it and healthy food made easy projects; the locations being targeted by these projects; the number of communities and families that have benefitted from this; the number that are expected to benefit and the timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19018/17]