Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Disability Support Services Provision

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

3. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Health when the full complement of children’s disability network teams will be in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28601/18]

HIQA Reports

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

37. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Health the action being taken on foot of HIQA’s finding that the level of compliance with the health and safety and risk management outcome in disability centres was less than 50% in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28318/18]

Disabilities Assessments

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

56. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Health the status of the introduction of new assessment of need procedures under the Disability Act 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28317/18]

DEIS Eligibility

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

127. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the expansion of the DEIS programme as part of the school completion programme will be announced in view of the fact that it was due to be announced in May 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28430/18]

Insurance Costs

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

95. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Finance if provisions can be put in place to cap the premiums on insurance for community-based groups (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27406/18]

Departmental Funding

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

304. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Health the measures that can be put in place to ease the funding burden on a group (details supplied), particularly in circumstances in which it provides a positive benefit to communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27397/18]

Social Welfare Code

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

47. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department has had discussions with representatives of organisations representing persons with sight difficulties in relation to anomalies between the disability allowance and blind pension regarding the income disregard for each. [26580/18]

Seaweed Harvesting Licences

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

602. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the position regarding the licensing and mechanical harvesting of seaweed and kelp in Bantry Bay; if a licence (details supplied) will be revoked in view of the judgment as reported which confirms he has the power to revoke the licence for Bantry Bay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26764/18]

Irish Sign Language

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

113. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress that has been achieved to date on social inclusion developments for deaf citizens under the National Disability Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021 and for the strategy to increase the number of sign language interpreters, the development of a registration scheme and quality assurance measures and the development of professional training for sign language interpreters. [26015/18]

Hospital Facilities

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

148. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Health the sleeping arrangements available in hospitals for children with disabilities in circumstances in which cot sides are not present in hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25973/18]

Hospital Facilities

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

150. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Health the health and safety measures in place in hospitals for children availing of hospital beds without cot sides; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25977/18]

School Transport

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

311. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Education and Skills the level of the remote area grant; the occasion on which it was last increased; his plans to increase it for the 2018/2019 school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24341/18]

Departmental Programmes

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

1254. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the funding being provided to organisations (details supplied) under the Ability programme. [25382/18]

Departmental Programmes

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

1260. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applicants for funding under the Ability programme. [25464/18]

Neuro-Rehabilitation Policy

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

145. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Health if the implementation plan for the national neurorehabilitation strategy will be submitted to him by the HSE by June 2018 as agreed; the timeframe for implementation; and the investment that will be ringfenced in 2019 to support its implementation [23857/18]

Occupational Therapy

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

47. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Health his views on concerns being expressed by occupational therapists in relation to new assessment of needs procedures for children with disabilities. [23505/18]

Services for People with Disabilities

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

110. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Health the plans being put in place to address the impact that demographic changes and an ageing society will have on persons with disabilities. [23506/18]

Action Plan for Jobs

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

28. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the key measures in the Action Plan for Jobs 2018 for persons with disabilities. [22873/18]

Disability Services Provision

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

163. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Health the number of children's disability network teams he plans to provide in each local health office area; and the number of such teams in place in each local health office area in tabular form. [23037/18]

Disabilities Assessments

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

164. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Health his views regarding the HSE’s implementation of the standard operating procedure for the assessment of need (details supplied). [23038/18]

Disabilities Assessments

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

165. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Health his views on concerns being expressed regarding the HSE’s implementation of the standard operating procedure for the assessment of need, specifically the limited time allocated for the assessment of need, and that this may result in ineffective intervention pathways being imposed on a child. [23039/18]

Disabilities Assessments

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

166. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Health if with regard to the HSE’s implementation of the standard operating procedure for the assessment of need he is of the view that to make a decision on whether a child may require further diagnostic assessment, for example, for ASD, based on one clinic visit without seeing the child in other settings and environments is not in line with good practice and could also lead to incorrect indicative diagnosis, delays in appropriate intervention and increased distress and frustration for children and their families. [23040/18]

Disabilities Assessments

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

167. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Health if, with regard to the HSE’s implementation of the standard operating procedure for the assessment of need, he is of the view that 90 minutes is not a sufficient period of time to adequately assess the needs of children with disabilities. [23041/18]

Disabilities Assessments

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

168. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Health if, with regard to the HSE’s implementation of the standard operating procedure for the assessment of need, he is of the view that the requirement in the standard operating procedure for occupational therapists to provide all families with strategies to support their child based on a 90-minute preliminary team assessment is not in keeping with standards of good practice in occupational therapy. [23042/18]

Respite Care Services Data

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

150. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for a respite placement in disability services in each local health office, in tabular form. [22853/18]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

58. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a recent survey of special needs assistants which indicated that they require and need more training for their roles. [22431/18]

Flood Relief Schemes Status

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

166. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of flood relief works in the Ouvane River in Ballylickey, Bantry, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22274/18]

Courts Service Data

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

262. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the number of convictions arising under section 26 of the Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22278/18]

Garda Stations

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

276. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when Ballinspittle Garda station will reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22567/18]

Respite Care Services Provision

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

429. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Health if all beds are now occupied at Bandon Community Hospital; if a date has been agreed for the commencement of respite services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22579/18]

Health Services Provision

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

430. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Health the reason patients from the Castletownbere area of west County Cork are discharged from hospitals in Cork to convalesce in Clonakilty as opposed to the hospital in Castletownbere; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22582/18]

Disabilities Data

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

373. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting a first assessment from the HSE under the Disability Act 2005 at the end of June 2017 or latest day available by each local health office area in tabular form. [20938/18]

Speech and Language Therapy Data

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

374. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the speech and language therapy assessment waiting list; and the number waiting less than 4, 4 to 12 and more than 12 months by each local health office area in tabular form. [20939/18]

Speech and Language Therapy Data

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

375. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the speech and language therapy treatment waiting list; and the number waiting less than 4, 4 to 12 and more than 12 months by each local health office area in tabular form. [20940/18]

Occupational Therapy Data

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

376. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the occupational therapy first time assessment waiting list; the number waiting less than 4, 4 to 12 and more than 12 months; and the number waiting aged 0 to 4, 5 to 17, 18 to 64 and over 65 years of age, respectively, for each category by each local health office area in tabular form. [20941/18]

Occupational Therapy Data

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

377. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the occupational therapy treatment waiting list; the number waiting less than 4, 4 to 12 and more than 12 months; the number waiting aged 0 to 4, 5 to 17, 18 to 64 and over 65 years of age, respectively, for each category by each local health office area in tabular form. [20942/18]

School Accommodation Provision

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

163. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision will be made in relation to an application for an additional classroom by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19929/18]

National Cancer Strategy Implementation

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

323. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Health his plans to conduct a review of the HSE following the recent CervicalCheck controversy in order to avoid the recurrence of similar incidents in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19944/18]

Schools Building Projects Status

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

163. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of school building projects (details supplied). [18929/18]

Bus Éireann Fleet

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

372. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of buses in the Bus Éireann fleet in west County Cork that are wheelchair friendly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18992/18]

HSE Planning

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

135. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Health if the HSE is publishing a social care operational plan in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18352/18]

Garda Retirements

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

300. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda retirements from each Garda station in west County Cork in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18077/18]

Fodder Crisis

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

446. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if root crops in addition to forage crops will be covered under the transportation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17715/18]

Respite Care Services Provision

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

3. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Health when the additional respite facilities for persons with disabilities and their families announced in the HSE service plan will be in place and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17266/18]

Services for People with Disabilities

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

16. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE fell short of its target for the establishment of children’s disability network teams in 2017. [17105/18]

Disability Support Services Funding

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

100. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Health the reason no provision was made in the 2018 HSE service plan for an increase in personal assistant hours for adults with a physical and or sensory disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17104/18]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

135. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which a child (details supplied) diagnosed with autism and currently attending an interactive early intervention class in Skibbereen could be moved to a junior ASD class in Dunmanway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17147/18]

Enterprise 2025

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

56. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the priority actions for persons with disabilities in the Enterprise 2025 renewed strategy. [16815/18]

Garda Data

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

80. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new Garda recruits assigned to each Garda station in west County Cork in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16551/18]

Hospital Staff

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

691. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Health the person providing anaesthesiology services at Bantry General Hospital; the location at which he or she is based; the level of specialist training he or she is at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15130/18]