Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Health Services

Holly Cairns

1198. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the current status and proposed timeframe for the First 5 action plan to develop a dedicated child health workforce, adopting a population-based approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12472/23]

Cancer Services

Holly Cairns

1199. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to support individuals who are required to travel to the UK for cancer treatment. [12473/23]

Mental Health Services

Holly Cairns

1285. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of autistic individuals and individuals with autism with an intellectual disability who are attending CAMHS or are under CAMHS remit in each CHO. [12793/23]

Medicinal Products

Holly Cairns

1286. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address concerns expressed by an organisation (details supplied) in relation to the ongoing issue of medicine shortages. [12794/23]

General Practitioner Services

Holly Cairns

1287. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that all the details concerning SouthDoc centres are up to date on the official website. [12795/23]

Health Services

Holly Cairns

1288. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to provide timely treatment for persons diagnosed with adenomyosis. [12797/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Holly Cairns

1289. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the number of people on waiting lists to see a gynaecologist in CHO 5; and the breakdown of waiting times on a quarterly basis, in tabular form. [12798/23]

Health Services Staff

Holly Cairns

1290. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure workers in section 39 (Health Act 2004) organisations receive the same annual leave entitlements as workers in section 38 organisations. [12799/23]

Medicinal Products

Holly Cairns

1342. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will make hormone replacement therapy, HRT, medication free for persons going through menopause; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13055/23]

Departmental Reviews

Holly Cairns

1387. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he has taken in response to the Strategic Review of Medical Training and Career Structure (MacCraith) Reports. [13231/23]

Medical Qualifications

Holly Cairns

1388. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will outline his engagement with a regulatory body (details supplied) to address the backlog in the processing of applications for individuals to work as healthcare professionals in the Irish healthcare system. [13232/23]

Health Service Executive

Holly Cairns

1389. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if the HSE owns a facility (details supplied) or is renting it long-term; and if the HSE funded its construction. [13233/23]

Health Services

Holly Cairns

1390. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to provide the staff and resources to treat individuals diagnosed with deep endometriosis in a timely manner. [13234/23]

Pension Provisions

Holly Cairns

1430. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the increase to pension under the public service pay agreement which retired nurses have received since 1 January 2020 and are due to receive in 2023. [13465/23]

Health Services

Holly Cairns

1431. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health his views on the fact that 103 women accessed abortion services in England and Wales in 2021 due to the fact they were not eligible for care under section 11 of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13466/23]

Mental Health Services

Holly Cairns

1432. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that participants in a psychology training programme (details supplied) are provided with the same funding and supports as persons pursuing similar programmes. [13467/23]

Medical Cards

Holly Cairns

1433. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that private opticians accept medical cards for eye tests. [13468/23]

Legislative Reviews

Holly Cairns

1434. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will publish the review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018. [13469/23]

Legislative Programme

Holly Cairns

1435. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the date he is working towards for the second stage discussion of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2022. [13470/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Holly Cairns

1472. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if the Covid pandemic payment for healthcare professionals has been transferred to a private agency (details supplied) to distribute among their staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13708/23]

Health Services

Holly Cairns

1473. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify what the qualifying criteria are for an individual with T1 Diabetics accessing the GP Card. [13709/23]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Holly Cairns

1474. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking in response to synthetic cannabinoids use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13710/23]

Health Services

Holly Cairns

1522. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will support the 'Izzy' stickers initiative in public maternity healthcare settings (details supplied). [14005/23]

Departmental Data

Holly Cairns

1523. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 683 of 28 February 2023, if he will provide details on the number of people on waiting lists for adult ADHD assessment in CHO4; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14006/23]

Departmental Schemes

Holly Cairns

1524. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the period poverty initiatives being rolled out across 26 local authorities, as committed to in the women's health action plan; the number of local authorities taking part in the scheme to date in 2023; the way in which the scheme is being evaluated; and the steps that are being taken to address the prioritised groups as outlined in the plan, including women experiencing homelessness, women living with addiction, Traveller and Roma women, and women experiencing consistent poverty. [14007/23]

Health and Safety

Holly Cairns

1525. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the obligations of the HSE to conduct inspections of private residences and/or rented accommodation where the environment is considered a hazard and dangerous due to mould and damp or rodent infestation. [14008/23]

Data Protection

Holly Cairns

1526. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to engage with persons impacted by data breaches due to cyber-attacks on HSE systems. [14010/23]

Mental Health Services

Holly Cairns

1527. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the adults being treated for serious mental health conditions would be eligible for the long-term illness card. [14011/23]

Fishing Industry

Holly Cairns

1538. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to monitor and act on any environmental issues concerning the operation of a fish farm (details supplied). [12456/23]

Departmental Funding

Holly Cairns

1539. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide funding for farmers and landowners to employ the services of a tree specialist to help them review the health of road-facing trees and to deal with issues where identified. [12457/23]

Fishing Industry

Holly Cairns

1544. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will meet with an organisation (details supplied) concerning ongoing issues in the inshore fishing sector. [12754/23]

Agriculture Industry

Holly Cairns

1545. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking in response to the environmental impacts of an increase in intensive farms. [12755/23]

Departmental Correspondence

Holly Cairns

1546. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of his engagement with the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; and the steps he is taking to establish a third-level veterinary course in Munster. [12756/23]

Hedge Cutting

Holly Cairns

1547. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to ensure the protection of hedgerow habitats. [12757/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Holly Cairns

1548. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the amount spent on the response to ash dieback. and the funding given to landowners, forestry owners, and farmers to replace trees, in each of the years 2020 to 2022, inclusive. [12759/23]

Departmental Funding

Holly Cairns

1549. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the amount of funding awarded to community organisations for tree planting in the years 2020 to 2022, inclusive. [12760/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Holly Cairns

1550. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 718 of 6 December 2022, if he will clarify the reason some ACRES advisors, who had fulfilled all the criteria outlined in his response, are not allowed access to the ACRES GLAMS system; and the number of approved advisors that had no access to the ACRES GLAMS system and were, therefore, unable to prepare FSPs for their clients for over a month. [12761/23]

Animal Welfare

Holly Cairns

1559. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he has taken since taking office to combat animal cruelty and improve animal welfare. [13047/23]

Fishing Industry

Holly Cairns

1560. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken to address the call in the Inshore Fishing: Motion (Private Members) of 25 January 2023 immediately to allocate funds from the available EMFAF, to provide direct financial support to the Irish inshore fleet, which makes up 91 per cent of Ireland's fishing fleet [13048/23]

Departmental Funding

Holly Cairns

1561. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide further funding from EU Brexit funding to support the inshore fishing sector. [13049/23]

Animal Welfare

Holly Cairns

1574. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of monies assigned to animal welfare organisations for 2020, 2021, and 2022, inclusive, including a breakdown of animals these organisations worked with; and the criteria by which organisations’ applications are assessed. [13457/23]

Greyhound Industry

Holly Cairns

1575. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown by month and, of all greyhound drug testing from January 2020 to date in 2022, in tabular form as a percentage of starters at each track. [13458/23]

Departmental Expenditure

Holly Cairns

1576. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details on the total amount spent by his Department and public bodies that operate under his remit on developing and upgrading recreational amenities in forested areas. [13459/23]

Departmental Funding

Holly Cairns

1580. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure a producer organisation (details supplied) provides start-up funding to a recently established producer organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13685/23]

Departmental Funding

Holly Cairns

1581. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details on the amount of money assigned to each producer organisation in total annually for the years 2020, 2021, and 2022, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13686/23]

Inshore Fisheries

Holly Cairns

1582. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will use the current capacity in the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund to assist inshore fishers in addressing high fuel costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13687/23]

Inshore Fisheries

Holly Cairns

1583. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will engage with inshore fishers, their representative organisations, and their producer organisations concerning his plans for the implementation of the EU Action Plan on protecting and restoring marine ecosystems for sustainable and resilient fisheries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13688/23]

Court Judgments

Holly Cairns

1584. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking in response to a recent court of appeal ruling (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13689/23]

Fishery Harbour Centres

Holly Cairns

1585. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of his engagement with a port company concerning the enforcement of bay bye-laws (details supplied) concerning trawling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13690/23]

Animal Welfare

Holly Cairns

1610. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will outline any activities he is pursuing around legislative changes concerning conditions of dog ownership and or licensing. [12762/23]