Written Answers Nos. 281-300
281. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of employees in the IDA in salary brackets (details supplied), in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27546/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Enterprise agencies under my remit are provided with an overall pay ceiling within which they have some flexibility to align their staffing resources to manage their overall operations and priorities. Staffing resources are reviewed as an ongoing priority to ensure my Department’s continued ability to facilitate the wide mission and volume of work in a range of challenging policy areas.
When responding to individual key strategic priorities and individual workforce planning exercises, each Agency including IDA Ireland works with my Department to ensure they remain within agreed pay-budget limits.
The table outlines the number of employees in IDA Ireland in salary brackets ranging from €0-€23,000 to above €150,000.
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SALARY LEVEL - 2017 |
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES |
|
€0 – €23,000 |
15 |
|
€23,000 - €30,000 |
12 |
|
€30,000 - €40,000 |
18 |
|
€40,000 - €50,000 |
55 |
|
€50,000 - €60,000 |
25 |
|
€60,000 - €70,000 |
42 |
|
€70,000 - €80,000 |
26 |
|
€80,000 - €90,000 |
31 |
|
€90,000 - €100,000 |
6 |
|
€100,000 - €110,000 |
5 |
|
€110,000 - €120,000 |
- |
|
€120,000 - €130,000 |
- |
|
€130,000 - €140,000 |
1 |
|
€140,000 - €150,000 |
4 |
|
€150,000 - €160,000 |
2 |
|
€160,000 - €170,000 |
- |
|
€170,000 - €180,000 |
1 |
282. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of site visits undertaken by chairs of Enterprise Ireland and the IDA to counties Westmeath and Longford from 1 July 2017 to date in 2018; if visits or introductions to the facilities available at a location (details supplied) have taken place in the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27682/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe IDA Ireland Business & Technology Park located in Mallinstown, Mullingar, Co Westmeath consists of c.22.5 hectares (c.55.6 acres). The park is fully zoned and serviced and currently has one IDA client located there, namely Patterson Pumps. Patterson is an engineering company that manufactures industrial pumps and employs approximately 40 people.
IDA Ireland continues to market the Business & Technology Park through its network of overseas offices and having a client on the business park provides a positive reference for other potential investors.
Data on IDA Ireland site visits is collated on a county-by-county basis. Information on site visits to particular locations is therefore unavailable. There were 58 site visits to the Midland Counties of Longford, Westmeath, Laois, Offaly in 2017 and seven visits in Q1 2018. All of these site visits were accompanied by an IDA Ireland Executive. Enterprise Ireland does not conduct site visits.
There are 34 multinational companies based in the Midlands, employing 4,327 people across the Region. In County Westmeath, foreign direct investment (FDI) has performed well, the county has 17 companies employing 2,794 people with three of these companies employing approximately 150 people in Mullingar. IDA Ireland actively engages with its existing client base to support them in growing their business to retain jobs and expand their existing footprint in the region.
The IDA is involved in a number of initiatives to attract FDI to Westmeath and Longford. A digital marketing campaign is in place to market the Midlands Region for potential investors showcasing potential locations including Mullingar and Longford. The Agency also maintains regular engagement with the Chief Executives of Longford, Westmeath, Laois and Offaly County Councils to attract further investment to the region.
We recognise that there is room for improvement in Midlands and we are working hard, across Government, to further unlock the economic potential of the region. The Enterprise Agencies remain pivotal to this and they continue to engage with their clients, and with one another, to create jobs and source new investment for the region.
The table below outlines the number of site visits by IDA client companies to Counties Longford and Westmeath from 2013 to Q1 2018.
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County |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
Q1 2018 |
|
Longford |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
7 |
0 |
|
Westmeath |
9 |
12 |
28 |
36 |
42 |
3 |
283. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of applications for employment permits from asylum seekers that have been made in the past three months; and the number of successful applications. [27714/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraFrom February 9th 2018, when section 16(3)(b) of the International Protection Act 2015 was struck down by the Supreme Court, until the date of entry into force of the EU (recast) Reception Conditions Directive, any eligible international protection applicants can access the employment permit system on the same basis as other non-EEA nationals. The opt-in process, involving formal discussions with the European Commission to ensure compliance with each aspect of the Directive, is expected to be completed in the near future. The interim arrangements for the short period prior to the opt-in enables those seeking international protection to access the labour market through the Employment Permit Acts.
The Employment Permits Section of my Department inform me that two applications for employment permits have been received from International Protection applicants. One application has been withdrawn by the applicant and the other application is currently being processed.
The Department of Justice and Equality advise that on 9th February 2018 it established a self-employment scheme for those who have sought International Protection in Ireland that are waiting more than nine months for a first instance decision on their application.
As of Friday 22nd June 2018, the Department of Justice and Equality had received 754 applications for self-employment and 525 of those applications had been granted.
284. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aindrias Moynihan den Aire Gnó, Fiontar agus Nuálaíochta an bhfuil oifigeach Gaeilge ceaptha dá Roinn; an post lánaimseartha atá ann nó an bhfuil dualgais bhreise ar an oifigeach Gaeilge; cén grád atá ag an oifigeach Gaeilge; an bhfuil sé nó sí ábalta a ghnó nó a gnó a dhéanamh trí Ghaeilge; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [27800/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraTá 898 duine fostaithe i mo Roinn faoi láthair. Toisc go bhfuil éileamh íseal ar sheirbhísí a fháil trí mheán na Gaeilge i mo Roinn, níl postanna daingnithe nó aitheanta ina mbeidh gá le Gaeilge mar riachtanas ann.
Tá an Roinn tiomanta go hiomlán don Scéim Teanga 2015-2018, a ullmhaíodh de bhun Alt 15 d’Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla 2003. Cuireann an scéim seo le prionsabail na Seirbhísí Ardchaighdeáin do Chustaiméirí agus le Cairt Chustaiméirí na Roinne, lena chinntiú nach mbeidh aon constaic roimh chustaiméirí na Roinne ar mian leo a ngnó a dhéanamh trí Ghaeilge. I gcomhréir leis an Scéim seo, tá mo Roinn tiomanta do measúnú a dhéanamh ar bhonn leanúnach ar an éileamh ar sheirbhísí trí Ghaeilge ar bhealach beartaithe, comhleanúnach ina mbeidh teacht ag daoine air.
I 2017, iniúchadh an tAonad um Fhoghlaim agus um Fhorbairt sa Roinn an méid cainteoirí Gaeilge i measc líon foirne na Roinne. Léirigh an t-iniúchadh sin go raibh 10 baill foirne agus iad inniúl ar an nGaeilge agus 5 eile ar cainteoirí líofa iad. Anuas ar sin, lena chinntiú go bhfuil mo Roinn i gcónaí in ann seirbhísí ar ardchaighdeán a sholáthar don phobal trí mheán na Gaeilge, tugann an tAonad sin deiseanna do fhostaithe na Roinne cúrsaí Gaeilge a dhéanamh le OneLearning chun a scileanna Gaeilge a fheabhsú. Táthar ag cur na hoiliúna sin ar fáil le go mbeidh cohórt ball foirne ar fáil againn chun cabhrú le haonaid ghnó freagra a thabhairt do chliaint ar mian leo cumarsáid a dhéanamh leis an Roinn trí Ghaeilge. I dtaca leis an sprioc sin, tá 17 baill foirne tar éis cúrsa oiliúna a dhéanamh nó a chríochnú i mbliana (féach thíos).
Teastas sa Ghaeilge Ghairmiúil
|
Leibhéal |
Líon Foirne |
|
Leibhéal 4 |
11 |
|
Leibhéal 5 |
1 |
|
Leibhéal 6 |
3 |
|
Cúrsa bunleibhéil ar líne |
2 |
|
Iomlán |
17 |
Faoi Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla 2003, tá treoir faighte ag an Roinn dréachtscéim nua a ullmhú agus a chur faoi bhráid mo chomhleacaí, an t-Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta & Gaeltachta, níos déanaí i mbliana. Leis an scéim nua, cuimseofar an tréimhse 2019-2022 agus cuirfear leis na gealltanais a rinneadh i scéim Ghaeilge reatha na Roinne. Agus an dréachtscéim nua á ullmhú, cuireadh comhairliúchán poiblí ar bun ar na mallaibh agus cuirfear gach aon aighneacht faighte san áireamh mar chuid den phróiseas sin.
285. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she will commission an independent report into the economic benefits a united Ireland economy would bring to the island of Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27862/18]
Amharc ar fhreagra286. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she has examined or is planning to examine the potential benefits a united Ireland would bring to business across the island of Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27863/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 285 and 286 together.
Over the past year, and currently, my Department is focused on undertaking Brexit-related analysis to ensure that we continue to provide the supports required by Irish based enterprises as they navigate the uncertainties and challenges posed by Brexit. For example, we have undertaken research in relation to economic impacts, commissioned from Copenhagen Economics, implications arising for skills in a post Brexit context, firm level insights into the implications at a sector specific level, implications for imports as well as surveying SMEs in relation to Brexit. Intertrade Ireland also undertook research on the potential impact of WTO tariffs, and on cross border trade and supply chain linkages supported by my Department. This ongoing analyses serves to inform policy in an evolving environment so that we meet the needs of businesses throughout the country, and help to inform ongoing negotiations. Our agencies continue to work closely with companies to tailor supports to meet their needs, and to capture opportunities to attract mobile investment.
I have no plans to commission research in relation to a united Ireland economy.
287. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the action the IDA has taken in 2018 to assist the owners of a site (details supplied) to identify a suitable replacement industry for the site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27871/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Hewlett Packard (HP) site is not in IDA Ireland ownership. The Agency is aware that HP has engaged agents CBRE, to handle the sale of the site and building in Leixlip, which has been on the open market since July 2017. The IDA continues to engage with the owner about its potential sale and is actively drawing the attention of its clients to the property.
288. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the steps being taken to address Ireland's reducing competitiveness; the measures or initiatives planned to reduce the cost of doing business here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27910/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraIreland’s competitiveness ranking, as benchmarked by the Institute for Management Development in its 2018 Yearbook, declined from 6th to 12th most competitive economy in the world. After several years of improvement, the decline in Ireland's overall ranking is disappointing. Despite the fall in competitiveness, Ireland’s competitiveness performance remains positive. The IMD Report shows that Ireland is the 3rd most competitive economy in the Euro area and the World Bank’s most recent “Doing Business 2018” report ranks Ireland the 17th most competitive economy out of 190 countries.
The IMD report is a timely reminder of the importance of remaining competitive in a global environment. It is important to continuously implement policies to improve our performance further considering significant challenges in the external environment, particularly Brexit. That is why we are continually examining how we can improve on factors that are crucial to improving our competitiveness, including our cost base, infrastructure and the availability of talent and innovation.
Enterprise 2025 Renewed - which I launched in March - placed an increased emphasis on enhancing our competitiveness position by developing our Irish owned enterprises. There is a strong focus on taking action that will embed resilience in our enterprise base. We are placing a spotlight on innovation and on skills. Enterprise Ireland also places a strong emphasis on competitiveness. It supports exporting enterprises with initiatives in Lean, RD&I, and management development. The Agency helps enterprises to take a strategic approach to understanding and responding to potential implications arising from Brexit and assists them to enter into new markets and diversify their export base. The Local Enterprise Offices offer a suite of supports to enhance the competitiveness of small and micro enterprises. Initiatives include mentoring, innovation vouchers, Lean Start and access to a Brexit diagnostic and guidance.
Addressing Ireland’s cost competitiveness remains a key economic priority for Government and we continue to monitor Ireland's cost competitiveness on a regular basis. The Costs of Doing Business in Ireland 2018 Report, published by the National Competitiveness Council on 1st June, found that the cost base for enterprise is internationally competitive across a range of metrics (e.g. the cost of starting a business, communications costs and average income taxes). Despite these improvements, Ireland remains a relatively high cost location and cost pressures are evident in property, credit, labour and business service costs.
Government is committed to taking action to address unnecessarily high costs (i.e. cost and price levels not justified by productivity) wherever they arise. A range of initiatives set out in the Action Plan for Jobs are in train across Government Departments to improve the ease of doing business, reduce the administrative burden, enhance our cost competitiveness and productivity, and drive greater efficiencies across the enterprise base. Through the Action Plan for Education and Pathways to Work the Government is working to ensure the pipeline of talent can meet the demand for labour to reduce labour cost pressure. The ongoing work of the Personal Injuries Commission, the implementation of the Report on the Cost of Motor Insurance and the complementary work of the Cost of Insurance Working Group should help to reduce insurance costs for businesses. In March, I launched the Brexit Loan Scheme which will make €300 million available to eligible businesses with up to 499 employees at an interest rate of 4% or less. Rebuilding Ireland Plan presents a wide-ranging set of commitments to address housing supply, and while many of these will take time, the Government is implementing and driving change.
In terms of ensuring our cost competitiveness, there is a role for both the public and private sectors alike to proactively manage the controllable portion of their respective cost bases, drive efficiency and continue to take action to address unnecessarily high costs. Such actions will ensure that improvements in relative cost competitiveness are more sustainable, leaving Ireland better positioned to cope with external shocks.
289. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the action she is taking to attract foreign direct investment in view the fact that Ireland is included in the EU top ten for attracting foreign direct investment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27918/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraI am proud that Ireland continues to perform very strongly in terms of attracting FDI. It is a huge achievement that there are now over 210,000 people employed in IDA Ireland client companies here. The fact that the Agency has surpassed its overall five-year target of 209,000 within three years is further evidence of Ireland’s success in growing the level of employment by multinationals here.
I am especially pleased to see that of the 237 overseas investments made in 2017, a record number of 111 were from new companies investing in Ireland for the first time. This reflects the health of the pipeline of foreign direct investment (FDI) here. The mid-year results for 2018 indicate that we can continue to rely on the selling points that make investing in Ireland so attractive in the first place.
Ireland’s overall FDI offering which despite an increasingly competitive global environment, remains very attractive to overseas companies. Multinational companies invest in Ireland for many reasons, not just one. Ireland has a strong pool of highly skilled workers and a first-class education system that produces top-level graduates.
Our country benefits as well from favourable demographics – over 40% of our population is under 29. Ireland’s membership of the EU is another key selling point. When companies establish operations here, they immediately benefit from barrier-free access to an EU market of over 500 million consumers. Ireland is simply a great place to do business: we offer strong incentives for research and development, a rich talent pool and a stable and competitive corporation tax regime.
However we are not complacent and the Government is continuing to work hard to consolidate this country’s traditional strength in terms of talent productivity and export competitiveness. Ireland’s ability to remain competitive in attracting FDI is dependent on the provision of high-quality infrastructure. Underinvestment in capital infrastructure means that our future economic competitiveness would be harmed.
Through Project Ireland 2040, the Government is delivering a step-up in investment in road, energy, water and broadband infrastructure and in education and research facilities. Investment levels in Ireland will continue to increase at a sustainable rate and, very importantly, our infrastructure investment will allow our companies and economy to continue to compete with the best in the world.
290. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if personnel in her Department have been removed from their position, have been transferred to another role or had their employment terminated in the past four years due to breaches of departmental standards or professional misconduct or incompetence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27944/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department operates within the Civil Service policy framework for Human Resources, and in this regard it carries out its functions in accordance with the circulars and policies set down by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.
Since the moratorium on recruitment was lifted in 2015, there has been considerable movement of staff.
In respect of the Deputy's queries regarding personnel being "removed from their position", "transferred to another role" or "terminated" due to breaches of departmental standards or professional misconduct, I have provided some information in the statistical table below. It should be noted however, that the Department does not maintain records according to these categories. Instead, the Department maintains records in relation to "suspension", "re-assignment" or "dismissal/termination" arising from a sanction given under the Disciplinary Code, or an action taken under the Guidelines on Probation. These categories are the ones which broadly correlate with the information sought by the Deputy. Accordingly, these are the categories of information that information has been supplied under.
The specific reason for the sanction/action is personal information relevant to the individual concerned and it is the Department's practice not to share such information to ensure that confidentiality is protected. The sanction/action would however broadly relate to some kind of misconduct as defined under the Disciplinary Code, or relate to not meeting the departmental requirements in respect of satisfactory performance/attendance under the Guidelines on Probation. It should be noted that this may be broader than the criteria that the Deputy has indicated as "breaches of departmental standards or professional misconduct".
|
Period of Time |
Suspension |
Re-assignment |
Dismissal/Termination |
|
27.6.14 - 26.6.18 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
291. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans for a trade mission to Japan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27987/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraEnterprise Ireland operates an intensive programme of international and domestic trade events with 200 such engagements planned for 2018. While there are no Trade Missions to Japan currently planned, an intensive programme of Ministerial visits and Trade Missions was carried out to mark 60 years of diplomatic relations between Ireland and Japan. This programme concluded in March 2018, however the focus on growing Enterprise Ireland client exports to Japan continues.
High level visits by the Department of Education, SFI and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade are planned for Q4 2018 including an event with Keidanren (Japan’s largest business association) addressing matters impacting Trade and Investment with Ireland. Enterprise Ireland is continuing with an intensive programme of inward buyer visits, fintech and life sciences initiatives, and Food FDI research in market.
Enterprise Ireland is the state agency under my aegis with responsibility for helping Irish companies to internationalise and scale. Enterprise Ireland’s Trade Missions and Events promote the capabilities of client companies to potential business partners and customers in international markets; a central element of the agency’s strategy for 2017 -2020: Build Scale, Expand Reach. In 2017 Enterprise Ireland ran 57 Ministerial-led international trade events, including a trade mission to Japan.
My predecessor, Ms. Frances Fitzgerald T.D., led a joint Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland trade and investment mission to Japan in September 2017. The trade mission, which also included a visit to Singapore, took place over 5 days and involved 60 Enterprise Ireland client companies. A Ministerial address to Keidanren presented an opportunity to engage with Japanese businesses and to sell the benefits of investing in Ireland.
On the 12th of March, Enterprise Ireland announced that it is set to undertake over 200 international and domestic trade events in 2018 to accelerate the number of Enterprise Ireland clients diversifying into new markets, beyond the UK and into the Eurozone and global markets. The number of trade events being undertaken represents a 50% increase on 2017, reflecting the challenge that Brexit poses for Irish businesses. 70 of these export focused trade events will be led by Government Ministers.
A key objective of the most recent Trade Mission to Japan was to promote the potential of the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), particularly from a ‘new opportunities for Irish companies’ perspective. It is expected that the Economic Partnership Agreement will be signed in July. The Agreement will open opportunities for Irish exporters across a range of sectors through tariff reductions and the removal of other barriers to trade.
Japan currently has high tariffs on agricultural products which will be significantly reduced on a phased basis. The EPA will also remove non-tariff barriers to trade in agricultural products bringing Japan’s regulations more in line with other countries. These measures will provide opportunities for Irish exporters in the agri-food sector in particular for producers of cheese, beef, pork and processed agricultural products.
In addition to improved market access for goods, the EPA will present opportunities for the services sector. Irish exports of services to Japan were valued at €4.8bn in 2016, an increase of 48% on the previous year. The removal of barriers to trade in services through the EPA should support further growth in this area.
In addition to promotion of the Economic Partnership Agreement, other objectives of the trade mission to Japan included supporting participating Irish companies to further their relationships with new and existing customers, deepening relationships with existing IDA clients to secure further investments for Ireland, and positioning Ireland as a post-Brexit solution for Asian companies.
As part of the ‘Global Ireland 2025’ plan, which aims to take Ireland’s global engagement to the next level by doubling our global footprint, the Government is committing significant resources to a new state-of-the-art Ireland House in Tokyo which will bring together a new embassy as well as state agencies such as Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland and Bord Bia under one roof.
293. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health when sections 20 to 23 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 will be commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27489/18]
Amharc ar fhreagra294. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he will take steps to commence the section of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 that deals with children of same-sex couples and all related matters; his views on the distress, heartache and difficulties that its non-commencement is causing for families (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27564/18]
Amharc ar fhreagra309. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health when Parts 2, 3 and 9 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 will be commenced; the reason for the delay in commencing these Parts of the Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27416/18]
Amharc ar fhreagra331. Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Health when the legislation regarding assisted human reproduction will be commenced (detailed supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27574/18]
Amharc ar fhreagra370. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties experienced by married same-sex couples in getting both their names on their child's birth certificate and the difficulties they experience when applying for passports and other State documents in view of the fact that they have to apply as sole parents; the steps he will take to rectify the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27724/18]
Amharc ar fhreagra371. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the commencement date for Parts 2 and 3 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015. [27731/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 293, 294, 309, 331, 370 and 371 together.
A number of technical drafting issues have come to light in relation to Parts 2 and 3 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015. Consideration of a resolution to these issues and the likely need for primary legislation are close to conclusion and I expect to be in a position to progress shortly.
295. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce standards for employment in the care sector; his further plans to require all care workers in the State to register for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28012/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Social Care Workers Registration Board has been established under the Health and Social Care Professionals Council (CORU) and is currently preparing for the registration of the profession. This includes the approval of education courses and requirements for registration including the Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics. CORU is in ongoing consultation with social care workers and relevant stakeholders in progressing with the regulation of the profession.
In relation to the qualifications required for employment as a care worker, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
296. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Sláinte cén soláthar an bhfuil sé i gceist a chur ar fáil maidir le cúnamh speisialta urlabhra agus teanga a chur ar fáil do ghasúr óg (sonraí tugtha), a bhfuil Dyspraxia cainte air, don scoilbhliain seo chugainn, ina cheantar féin; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [28016/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose, and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives. This commitment is outlined in the Programme for Partnership Government, which is guided by two principles: equality of opportunity and improving the quality of life for people with disabilities.
As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply to the Deputy.
297. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for a full residential package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27377/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose, and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives. This commitment is outlined in the Programme for Partnership Government, which is guided by two principles: equality of opportunity and improving the quality of life for people with disabilities.
As the Deputy's question relates to an individual case, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply to the Deputy.
298. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a replacement consultant psychiatrist has been appointed to fill a vacancy (details supplied) owing to a retirement in the CAMHS service in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27381/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
299. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Cork will have an ASD assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27384/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose, and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives. This commitment is outlined in the Programme for Partnership Government, which is guided by two principles: equality of opportunity and improving the quality of life for people with disabilities.
As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply to the Deputy.
300. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the status of the report due to be published by the HSE working group established to examine lymphoedema services here; the publication date for the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27386/18]
Amharc ar fhreagra308. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when the report on lymphoedema and lipoedema will be published; the reason for the delay in publishing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27413/18]
Amharc ar fhreagra318. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health when the HSE report on lymphoedema and lipoedema services here will be delivered. [27491/18]
Amharc ar fhreagra319. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the reason there has been a delay with the HSE report regarding lymphoedema and lipoedema services here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27492/18]
Amharc ar fhreagra329. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Health the status of the HSE working group report on the development of a model of care for lymphoedema and lipoedema; when he expects this report to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27566/18]
Amharc ar fhreagra344. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health when the report on services for persons with lymphoedema and lipoedema will be published; the reason for the delay to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27606/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 300, 308, 318, 319, 329 and 344 together.
I am advised that the report of the Working Group on a Model of Care for Lymphoedema and Lipoedema Treatment in Ireland established by the HSE is being finalised and I expect that it will be published in the coming months.
