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Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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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]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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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]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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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]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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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]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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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]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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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]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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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]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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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]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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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]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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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]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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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]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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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]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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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]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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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]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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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]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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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]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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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]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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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]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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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]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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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]