Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Local Authority Housing

Neasa Hourigan

735. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the policy with regard to the criteria for inclusion on the housing list of a local authority in particular with regard to the right to housing of young persons both generally and those with disabilities who are involuntarily sharing the family home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15967/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Neasa Hourigan

774. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the consideration he has given to the recommendations of the Report on the Distribution of Covid-19 Vaccines to Developing Countries produced by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence; his views on the recommendations in the report in respect of COVAX, the Covid technology access pool or C-TAP, and the potential relaxation of intellectual property rights in order to increase access to and supply of Covid-19 vaccines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15349/21]

Social Welfare Schemes

Neasa Hourigan

996. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Social Protection the funding supports available to visually impaired persons working in the arts and cultural sectors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14941/21]

Equality Issues

Neasa Hourigan

1062. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the new national action plan against racism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13959/21]

Early Years Sector

Neasa Hourigan

1069. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports and guidance in place for providers of early years services to facilitate the safe reopening and operation during the Covid-19 period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14178/21]

Childcare Services

Neasa Hourigan

1076. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to address the lack of provision of childcare services for babies aged six to 12 months of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14482/21]

Maternity Leave

Neasa Hourigan

1101. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to bring forward legislation to facilitate maternity leave for persons through surrogacy; the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15791/21]

Mental Health Services

Neasa Hourigan

1459. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the spend on CAMHS in 2020; and the proportion of the mental health budget that this represented. [14287/21]

Legislative Reviews

Neasa Hourigan

1492. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the timeline and the terms of reference for the review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14405/21]

Healthcare Reimbursement Agreements

Neasa Hourigan

1654. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he plans to extend the reimbursement of costs by the HSE of the electronic blood glucose monitoring system FreeStyle Libre to all persons with type 1 diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14980/21]

Speech and Language Therapy

Neasa Hourigan

1771. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if a rationalisation of services under the new progressing disabilities model will result in the loss of in-school speech and language therapy services for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15396/21]

Speech and Language Therapy

Neasa Hourigan

1772. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure speech and language therapy services remain in place for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15397/21]

Disability Support Services

Neasa Hourigan

1773. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure multidisciplinary services for a school (details supplied), particularly speech and language therapy services remain in place during a rationalisation of services under the new progressing disabilities model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15399/21]

Health Services Provision

Neasa Hourigan

1778. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the measures being put in place to provide for the healthcare of transgender young persons in Ireland given the exit of a UK-based clinic (details supplied) from Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15427/21]

Gender Recognition

Neasa Hourigan

1779. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health when the multidisciplinary team will be in place as per the final report of the steering committee on the development of HSE transgender identity services of February 2020. [15428/21]

Gender Equality

Neasa Hourigan

1780. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the resources that have been made available to ensure the HSE service development model of care is implemented and accessible to support transgender young persons, and to include the provision of appropriate mental health services at primary and specialist services in line with objective 13 of the LGBTI+ National Youth Strategy 2018-2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15429/21]

Gender Equality

Neasa Hourigan

1781. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if a policy has been developed to ensure all health programmes take account of young persons who have transitioned, for example, immunisation programmes and HPV, as recommended by an association (details supplied) or other appropriate professional transgender health guidelines in line with objective 13 of the LGBTI+ National Youth Strategy 2018-2020.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15430/21]

Gender Equality

Neasa Hourigan

1782. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if clear guidelines have been furnished to health practitioners on referral pathways for transgender young persons and their families to specialised services in line with objective 13 of the LGBTI+ National Youth Strategy 2018-2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15431/21]

Gender Equality

Neasa Hourigan

1783. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the work that has been undertaken with parents and young persons seeking to access healthcare outside the State under the provisions of the EU cross-border healthcare directive and treatment abroad scheme to ensure the available options for access to care are communicated effectively in line with objective 13 of the LGBTI+ National Youth Strategy 2018-2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15432/21]

HSE Staff

Neasa Hourigan

1784. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the additional specialised staff who have been recruited in line with action 19.1 of the National LGBTI+ Inclusion Strategy 2018-2020, including endocrinologists, social workers, speech and language therapists, senior psychologists, clinical nurse specialists and administrative support officers. [15433/21]