Parliamentary questions

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]