Parliamentary questions

Disability Services

Paul Murphy

1158. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason the CDNT staff allocations are based on 2016 figures. [12498/24]

Disability Services

Paul Murphy

1159. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the views of the HSE on how the numbers it allocates for staffing are sufficient to efficiently decrease the waitlist numbers and provide suitable and effective therapies in each CDNT; and if the HSE admits its potential role in understaffing and overworking current employees as a contributing factor for the crisis in finding and retaining therapeutic workers (details supplied). [12504/24]

Departmental Policies

Paul Murphy

1160. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to his comments (details supplied), the reason for his acceptance of using a symbol created by a hate group and dismissing a symbol that was agreed upon by a consensus of neurodivergent and autistic individuals for themselves, given Autism Awareness day on 2 April 2024 and Autism Awareness Month; and if he will review the use of this symbol. [12517/24]

Departmental Policies

Paul Murphy

1161. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason Ireland does not need to develop a suitable autism symbol for use in this country when one was presented (details supplied). [12518/24]

Departmental Policies

Paul Murphy

1162. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that Ireland's leading autism group (details supplied) has stated that it cannot stand behind the puzzle piece as a symbol for autism. [12519/24]

Departmental Policies

Paul Murphy

1163. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of the trauma that is associated by some persons in the autism community to the use of the puzzle piece as the autism symbol (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12520/24]

Disease Management

Paul Murphy

1331. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 219 of 24 January 2024, given the criteria to qualify for the scheme outlined in his response, if he will instruct the HSE to reverse this rejection from the treatment abroad scheme and enable this person to access the treatment recommended by their consultant. [12076/24]

Health Services

Paul Murphy

1334. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 559 of 20 February 2024, how exactly hormone concentrations are used in dosage increases; and if any international clinical guidelines are used in this process. [12087/24]

Health Services

Paul Murphy

1335. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 559 of 20 February 2024, if the National Gender Service will commit to mentioning the role of hormone concentrations in guiding treatment decisions in future communications with GPs and others. [12088/24]

Health Services

Paul Murphy

1336. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 368 of 1 February 2024, if the National Gender Service will commit to updating its future communications with GPs and others to reflect the fact that the mentioned private provider does have a prescriber registered with the Irish Medical Council. [12089/24]

Health Services Staff

Paul Murphy

1407. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the areas to which funding is going, when the filled positions as denoted by the HSE staff census or by the total number of therapists and administration staff versus filled positions does not match the CHOs report for number of staff at end of month. [12499/24]

Health Services Staff

Paul Murphy

1408. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE staff census approved WTE and the CHO allocated positions varies greatly. [12500/24]

Health Services

Paul Murphy

1409. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason CHOs have such a differing opinion on what is covered by GDPR and what information is entitled under freedom of information. [12501/24]

Healthcare Policy

Paul Murphy

1410. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason information metrics are not centrally located. [12502/24]

Health Service Executive

Paul Murphy

1411. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health how the HSE can issue a staff census or accurately figure up therapeutic hours, if the numbers are not centrally located. [12503/24]

Healthcare Policy

Paul Murphy

1412. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health his views on whether there are guidelines for each CHO to decide what people are entitled to under FOI requests. [12505/24]

Health Services

Paul Murphy

1523. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health what actions CHI has taken to respond to the field safety notice issued in late 2021 about magec rods. [13168/24]

Health Services

Paul Murphy

1524. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health his views on whether the field safety notice relating to magec rods should be observed by CHI, in particular that the device should be removed after implantation time of no more than two years. [13169/24]

Climate Change Policy

Paul Murphy

92. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views that it is still possible for Ireland to remain within the first carbon budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11041/24]

Offshore Exploration

Paul Murphy

94. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason he approved the extension of the Europa Oil and Gas exploration licence. [11040/24]