Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Medical Aids and Appliances

Holly Cairns

1700. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for aids and appliances for those under 18 years of age in CHO4; the length of time that they have been waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2293/23]

Health Services

Holly Cairns

1701. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will outline his engagement with gynaecological experts and Down syndrome groups to develop specialist gynaecology services for individuals with Down syndrome. [2294/23]

Mental Health Services

Holly Cairns

1702. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of autistic individuals with an intellectual disability who are currently listed as active CAMHS patients in each CHO, in tabular form. [2295/23]

Home Care Packages

Holly Cairns

1703. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for home care packages; the number who are experiencing delayed discharge from hospital due to a delay in accessing home care; and the extent of the waiting lists for home care packages by CHO and LHO, in tabular form. [2296/23]

Mental Health Services

Holly Cairns

1704. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will immediately work with the HSE in CHO 4 to put in place a plan to ensure none of the acute mental health unit beds in Bantry General Hospital are closed. [2297/23]

Health Services

Holly Cairns

1705. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 322 of 10 November 2022 and 574 of 6 December 2022, the service developments that took place between 8 June and 15 June 2017 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2299/23]

Health Services Staff

Holly Cairns

1706. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if the Commission for Public Service Appointments was informed by the HSE in advance of the recruitment of psychologists to posts within the Cork Adult Mental Health Services and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services’ local interviews and appointments by transfer (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2300/23]

Dental Services

Holly Cairns

1707. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the total funding for HSE dental services in the past five years in CHO 4; the number of children awaiting dental services in CHO4, broken down per LHO; their waiting times; the number of orthodontists available to the HSE in this area; the criteria that are being applied that determine whether a child qualifies for HSE-funded orthodontic treatment; the number waiting for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2301/23]

Medicinal Products

Holly Cairns

1708. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will immediately ensure that all persons who require a medication (details supplied) are reimbursed regardless of whether the prescription comes from a consultant, an NCDH, or a GP. [2302/23]

Health Services

Holly Cairns

1709. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details on the current availability of adult ADHD services in each LHO in CHO 4. [2303/23]

Health Services

Holly Cairns

1710. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the status of the HSE proposals to limit home birth services for women and pregnant people living within 30 minutes of a maternity hospital. [2304/23]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Holly Cairns

1724. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the details of the annual funding for the aids and appliances for persons who are blind or vision impaired in each CHO in the years 2020, 2021 and 2022. [2428/23]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Holly Cairns

1725. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the status of the national standardised list of community funded aids and appliances and prescribing criteria, including the list of all aids and appliances on the list; if there is a specific category for persons who are blind or vision impaired; and if so, the aids and appliances that are included for this category. [2429/23]

Disabilities Assessments

Holly Cairns

1726. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will immediately cease the practice of preliminary team assessments as a waiting list measure to address the long delays in the assessment of needs process. [2430/23]

Coroners Service

Holly Cairns

1727. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking to ensure that there are clear and compulsory communication channels between the HSE and families concerning postmortems, especially in perinatal cases. [2431/23]

Coroners Service

Holly Cairns

1728. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking to ensure that no human organs or tissue are retained during or after postmortems without the expressed permission of the deceased person’s next-of-kin. [2432/23]

Ambulance Service

Holly Cairns

1729. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking to improve recruitment to the National Ambulance Service. [2433/23]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Holly Cairns

1730. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the funding or provision of equipment that is available for persons who have been medically assessed as requiring mobility scooters. [2434/23]

Ambulance Service

Holly Cairns

1731. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking to address the shortages of ambulances in Cork south west. [2435/23]

Ambulance Service

Holly Cairns

1732. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the average response time of ambulances in west County Cork; the number of ambulances that are ordinarily based at each location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2442/23]

Ambulance Service

Holly Cairns

1733. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of paramedics who are assigned to ambulance services in west County Cork; and the optimum number of paramedics who should serve that area. [2443/23]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Holly Cairns

1734. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that all individuals with diabetes are provided with medical equipment to monitor their sugar levels free-of-charge. [2444/23]

Disability Services

Holly Cairns

1735. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will outline his engagement with family members representing service users with physical and intellectual disabilities in a facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2445/23]

Disability Services

Holly Cairns

1736. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the current state of feeding eating-drinking-swallowing impairments FEDS pathways for assessment and treatment in CHO 4. [2446/23]

Forestry Sector

Holly Cairns

1882. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that he is taking to ensure the processing of forestry licences from private companies. [2261/23]

Inshore Fisheries

Holly Cairns

1883. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that he is taking to support the inshore fishing sector. [2262/23]

Common Fisheries Policy

Holly Cairns

1884. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that he is taking to ensure that the Common Fisheries Policy supports inshore fishers. [2263/23]

Inshore Fisheries

Holly Cairns

1885. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions that he is taking to address the programme for Government commitment to ensure that inshore waters continue to be protected for smaller fishing vessels and recreational fishers and that pair trawling will be prohibited inside the six-mile limit. [2264/23]

Fishing Industry

Holly Cairns

1889. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the call by a fishing representative organisation (details supplied) for fair access to restored and co-managed fishing grounds. [2415/23]

Inshore Fisheries

Holly Cairns

1890. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of EU Brexit funding that has been made available to the inshore fishing sector; his plans to provide further funding from EU Brexit funding to the sector; and to outline his engagement with inshore fishing representative bodies on this matter. [2416/23]

Broadband Infrastructure

Holly Cairns

164. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps that are being taken to assist local broadband providers in competing for public sector contracts. [62974/22]

Broadband Infrastructure

Holly Cairns

165. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will ensure the provision of broadband to Brookdale, Riverstick, County Cork. [62975/22]

Bus Services

Holly Cairns

191. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport if he will clarify whether the 226X service in County Cork has been reduced. [62979/22]

Bus Services

Holly Cairns

192. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the steps that he is taking to improve the 226X service in County Cork. [62980/22]

Tax Collection

Holly Cairns

204. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance his views on retaining the 9% tourism VAT rate for all of 2023 to support the hospitality sector. [62978/22]

Childcare Services

Holly Cairns

267. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps that he is taking to ensure the provision of additional creche and childcare facilities in Kinsale, County Cork. [62973/22]

Agriculture Schemes

Holly Cairns

398. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on allowing exceptions for rare breed farmers to the proposed suckler carbon efficiency programme due to the inherent difficulty of these breeds achieving the proposed targets. [62971/22]

Fishing Industry

Holly Cairns

399. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the producer organisations relating to the fishing sectors, including the number of members in each producer organisation. [62972/22]

Disability Services

Holly Cairns

225. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport when an individual transport service will commence for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61990/22]

Departmental Schemes

Holly Cairns

435. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the timeline for the working group to publish proposals in respect of Government-funded transport and mobility schemes, including the disabled drivers and disabled passenger schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61989/22]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Holly Cairns

604. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if class 3 medical stockings for vascular edema will be included on the medical card for those with a prescription; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61991/22]

Disabilities Assessments

Holly Cairns

605. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the status of an assessment of needs appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61992/22]

Disability Services

Holly Cairns

606. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the status of speech and language therapy and occupational therapy appointments for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61993/22]

Mental Health Services

Holly Cairns

56. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health his views on providing multi-annual funding for the mental health unit in Bantry General Hospital. [60993/22]

Health Services

Holly Cairns

117. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that all women who choose to have home births are supported in their decision. [60994/22]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Holly Cairns

130. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the policies that he is putting in place to help farmers achieve sectoral emissions targets in a just manner. [60999/22]

Inshore Fisheries

Holly Cairns

131. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that he is taking to ensure that the Common Fisheries Policy supports inshore fishers. [61001/22]

Tillage Sector

Holly Cairns

143. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his response to the call by an organisation (details supplied) to set up a new Food Vision tillage group. [61003/22]

Inshore Fisheries

Holly Cairns

154. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions that he is taking to address the programme For Government commitment to ensure that inshore waters continue to be protected for smaller fishing vessels and recreational fishers and that pair trawling will be prohibited inside the six-mile limit. [61002/22]

Inshore Fisheries

Holly Cairns

184. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that he is taking to support the inshore fishing sector. [61000/22]