Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Foreshore Licences

David Cullinane

98. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks the process for granting foreshore fishing licences on the river Blackwater; the number of licences sought; the number of licences granted; the entitlements accompanying a licence and the permissions granted or not granted in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21235/20]

Fishing Industry

David Cullinane

99. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks the position regarding eel fishing here compared to other EU countries and the UK; the reason for divergences from EU common policy; if a review will be conducted on the policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21236/20]

Public Service Obligation Services

David Cullinane

188. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport the public service obligation contract in place for the 607, 617 and 627 bus routes in Waterford city operated by a company (details supplied); when the contract will expire and will be due for tender again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21112/20]

Public Service Obligation Services

David Cullinane

189. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a city service (details supplied) ceases at 20:20 on a Monday to Thursday basis and does not operate a Sunday service; if the NTA will consider requesting the company to expand the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21113/20]

Public Transport

David Cullinane

198. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport the cost for investment in public transport to make it accessible for persons with disabilities in 2018 and 2019; the funding for this purpose allocated for 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21375/20]

Housing Adaptation Grant

David Cullinane

387. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost of increasing the housing adaption grants by 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21390/20]

Employment Support Services

David Cullinane

642. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of rolling out the WALK PEER employment support service model nationwide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21393/20]

Carer's Support Grant

David Cullinane

673. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the carer’s support grant to €2,000; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21382/20]

Carer's Support Grant

David Cullinane

674. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the carer’s allowance by €5; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21383/20]

Carer's Support Grant

David Cullinane

675. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the carer’s benefit by €5; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21384/20]

Disability Allowance

David Cullinane

676. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the disability allowance by €5; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21385/20]

Blind Person's Pension

David Cullinane

677. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the blind pension by €9; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21386/20]

Wage Subsidy Scheme

David Cullinane

678. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of reforming the wage subsidy scheme as per the all-party Oireachtas disability group recommendation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21392/20]

Higher Education Institutions

David Cullinane

835. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost of recruiting an additional psychologist for institutes of higher education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21409/20]

Nursing Education

David Cullinane

862. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of nurses that graduated in each of the years 2017 to 2019; the institutions from which they graduated; the number that entered jobs in the public health service in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21750/20]

UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

David Cullinane

879. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Justice the cost across whole-of-Government of implementing in full the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; the cost including the optional protocol. [21122/20]

Assisted Decision-Making

David Cullinane

883. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Justice the estimated cost of implementing the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21394/20]

Prison Mental Health Services

David Cullinane

884. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Justice the estimated cost of providing and recruiting an additional psychologist to a prison; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21413/20]

Rehabilitative Training Allowance

David Cullinane

974. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reintroducing the rehabilitative training allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21391/20]

Health Services Reports

David Cullinane

995. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of residential care beds added since the capacity review to date by year; the number of additional beds needed to reach the targets set by the review; the cost of each additional bed in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21115/20]

Home Care Packages

David Cullinane

1000. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of home help hours offered in 2019 and to date in 2020; the estimated full-year number in 2020; the estimated cost of the measure; the number of persons waiting for home care supports; the estimated cost of clearing the backlog; the ongoing cost of maintaining the service at this level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21127/20]

Mental Health Services

David Cullinane

1001. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of introducing 24/7 mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21128/20]

Mental Health Services

David Cullinane

1002. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of establishing and maintaining an implementation group for Sharing the Vision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21129/20]

Mental Health Services

David Cullinane

1003. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reappointing a national director of mental health services in the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21130/20]

Disability Support Services

David Cullinane

1004. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of implementing the Plan for Effective Participation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21131/20]

Respite Care Services

David Cullinane

1005. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of addressing inconsistencies of service in respite care provision of clearing waiting list backlogs and of delivering a consistent service nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21132/20]

Health Services Provision

David Cullinane

1006. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of eliminating the deficits in section 39 organisations. [21133/20]

Health Services Provision

David Cullinane

1007. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of recruiting and retaining one speech and language therapist; the number needed to adequately staff health services and to identify the areas of need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21134/20]

Health Services Provision

David Cullinane

1008. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of recruiting and retaining one occupational therapist; the number needed to adequately staff health services and to identify the areas of need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21135/20]

Health Services Provision

David Cullinane

1009. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of recruiting and retaining one physiotherapist; the number needed to adequately staff health services and to identify the areas of need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21136/20]

Health Services Provision

David Cullinane

1010. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of recruiting and retaining one psychologist; the number needed to adequately staff health services and to identify the areas of need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21137/20]

Medical Cards

David Cullinane

1011. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing full medical cards to all persons with disabilities regardless of employed status or income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21138/20]

Disability Services Funding

David Cullinane

1012. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of fully delivering on Time to Move on from Congregated Settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21139/20]

Health Services Provision

David Cullinane

1027. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the extent of a facility for a patient on a public waiting list transferred to a private clinic to receive surgery recuperation, for example, three to four physiotherapies that they will receive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21230/20]

Nursing Education

David Cullinane

1029. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the situation regarding pay for student nurses on work placement; the variations across placements or specialties; his plans in this regard; his further plans relating to pay for fourth year supernumerary placements for the variety of nursing specialties commencing in September 2020; the measures that will be in place to financially support nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21239/20]

Community Intervention Teams

David Cullinane

1058. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of community intervention teams in operation; the counties serviced and not serviced by such teams; the number and breakdown of staff on each team; the operational costs for each team; the budgeted hours and the hours provided by each team; the costs and staffing requirements involved in setting up a new team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21312/20]

National Treatment Purchase Fund

David Cullinane

1061. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the amount spent purchasing treatment through the National Treatment Purchase Fund in each of the years 2016 to 2019, inclusive, and to date in 2020; and the number of patients treated through the use of the fund by speciality in tabular form. [21323/20]

National Treatment Purchase Fund

David Cullinane

1062. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the healthcare facilities which benefited from funding under the National Treatment Purchase Fund in each of the years 2017 to 2019, inclusive, by amount, healthcare facility and company in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21324/20]

Health Services Provision

David Cullinane

1063. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the annual cost of delivering the psycho-oncology service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21325/20]

Health Services Provision

David Cullinane

1064. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing annual spend on the psycho-oncology service by 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21326/20]

Health Services Provision

David Cullinane

1065. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of funding for psycho-oncology services by staffing and other associated costs, respectively; the number of whole-time equivalent posts working in the area by profession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21327/20]

Health Services Provision

David Cullinane

1066. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the annual spend on community diagnostics; the level and range of community diagnostics available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21329/20]

Health Services Provision

David Cullinane

1067. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of delivering two free general practitioner visits to each person without a general practitioner card or medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21330/20]

Health Services Provision

David Cullinane

1068. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing a full medical card to all patients suffering from cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21331/20]

Health Services Provision

David Cullinane

1069. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of opening 500 acute beds in public hospitals by utilising existing space in acute hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21332/20]

Health Services Provision

David Cullinane

1070. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing the number of nurses by 1,000 taking account of retirements and staff departures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21333/20]

Health Services Provision

David Cullinane

1071. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing the number of midwifes by 250 taking account of retirements and staff departures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21334/20]

Health Services Provision

David Cullinane

1072. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of directly hiring 250 general practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21335/20]

Hospital Car Parks

David Cullinane

1073. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of abolishing hospital car parking charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21336/20]

Health Services Provision

David Cullinane

1074. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing funding by 10% to BreastCheck and CervicalCheck; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21337/20]