Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Dental Services

David Cullinane

1186. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to extend free dental care for children; the timeline to deliver this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15484/20]

Health Services Staff

David Cullinane

1187. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to hire additional dentists, orthodontists and dental nurses in the public system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15485/20]

Dental Services

David Cullinane

1188. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the wait times for orthodontic treatment by region and wait time of zero to one, one to two, two to three, three to four and more than four years, respectively in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15486/20]

General Practitioner Services

David Cullinane

1189. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners employed in each primary care centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15487/20]

Health Screening Programmes

David Cullinane

1190. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to fully implement the recommendations of the Scally report and, specifically, actions and time frames to deliver it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15488/20]

Medicinal Products

David Cullinane

1191. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his views on an independent inquiry into the use of sodium valproate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15489/20]

Home Help Service

David Cullinane

1192. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plan to increase home support hours; the number of increased hours he plans to deliver over the lifetime of the Government; if he has a target for each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15490/20]

Hospital Data

David Cullinane

1228. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the numbers of inpatient and day procedure beds in place at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15594/20]

Hospital Data

David Cullinane

1229. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the numbers of outpatient hospital cancellations for February, March, April and June 2020 by hospital and hospital group in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15595/20]

Hospital Data

David Cullinane

1230. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of outpatient hospital cancellations at University Hospital Waterford in each of the years 2018 and 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15596/20]

Emergency Departments

David Cullinane

1231. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the emergency department attendances in acute hospitals in each of the years 2018 and 2019 and to date in 2020 by hospital and hospital group in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15597/20]

Hospital Data

David Cullinane

1232. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of public patients outsourced to private hospitals in each of the years 2018 and 2019 and to date in 2020 by hospital group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15598/20]

Hospital Data

David Cullinane

1233. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of public patients outsourced to private hospitals from University Hospital Waterford in each of the years 2018 and 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15599/20]

Hospital Expenditure

David Cullinane

1234. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the capital expenditure at University Hospital Waterford in each of the years 2018 and 2019 and to date in 2020; and the projects and timelines for completion in relation to uncompleted projects. [15600/20]

HSE Agency Staff

David Cullinane

1235. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the agency staff expenditure by acute hospital in each of the years 2018 and 2019 and to date in 2020 by month, hospital and hospital group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15601/20]

Hospital Facilities

David Cullinane

1236. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the theatre capacity in place at University Hospital Waterford in each of the years 2018 and 2019 and to date in 2020; the theatres that are operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15602/20]

Hospital Funding

David Cullinane

1237. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the closing budget and revenue expenditure for University Hospital Waterford in each of the years from 2007 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15603/20]

Hospital Staff

David Cullinane

1238. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent radiographer posts at University Hospital Waterford in each of the years from 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15604/20]

Hospital Data

David Cullinane

1239. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the details of the outpatient waiting list at University Hospital Waterford by speciality; the wait time periods of zero to three, three to six, sic to nine, nine to 12, 12 to 15, 15 to 18 and greater than 18 months, respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15605/20]

National Children's Hospital

David Cullinane

1249. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the works underway at the national children’s hospital; if none, when they will resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15640/20]

Medical Cards

David Cullinane

1250. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to situations in which persons in hospital who are being referred to general practitioners for blood tests are being charged accordingly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15641/20]

Medical Cards

David Cullinane

1251. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to situations in which persons in hospital with medical cards who are being referred to general practitioners for blood tests are being charged accordingly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15642/20]

Legislative Process

David Cullinane

1300. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans regarding the 2017 assisted human reproduction Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15960/20]

Rare Diseases Strategy

David Cullinane

1317. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health when an updated national rare diseases plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16034/20]

Employment Rights

David Cullinane

29. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to respond to the High Court judicial review ruling on the electrical contractors' SEO and Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015; if a stay on the order will be sought; if an appeal will be sought; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14126/20]

Employment Rights

David Cullinane

30. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to amend the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015 in view of the recent High Court judicial review to rectify the deficiencies in the Act as identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14127/20]

Wage Subsidy Scheme

David Cullinane

168. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Finance if matters raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) on the calculation of ANRWP, average revenue net weekly pay, for the temporary wage subsidy scheme will receive a response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14131/20]

Industrial Disputes

David Cullinane

484. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if, further to commitments made at a meeting of the high level forum for the community and voluntary sector in April 2017, she has communicated to the Workplace Relations Commission the position regarding attendance at the WRC; if not, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13794/20]

Illness Benefit

David Cullinane

487. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason those certified as medically vulnerable have been expected to survive on standard illness benefit in view of the substantial risk to their health and potential cost to the Exchequer in the event of contracting Covid-19 instead of receiving the enhanced illness benefit or other payment at the same rate as the pandemic unemployment payment; the reason this was not made available to them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13833/20]

Community Employment Schemes

David Cullinane

488. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the contracts for new community employment supervisors will be of the same duration as existing contracts; and if she will address the situation regarding job security for these supervisors. [13869/20]

Community Employment Schemes

David Cullinane

489. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the contracts for currently employed community employment supervisors will be protected and renewed; and if she will address the situation regarding job security for these supervisors. [13870/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

David Cullinane

749. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of PPE provision and financial support for the homecare sector in view of the importance of the service to older persons in general but also in particular in further view of the severe implications of the Covid-19 pandemic for older persons; his plans for the same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14144/20]

Health Services Staff

David Cullinane

750. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the HSE pay policy for the homecare sector. [14145/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

David Cullinane

63. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the calculation of average net weekly pay for the purposes of the temporary wage subsidy scheme may cause an underpayment to some persons that are usually paid monthly (details supplied); if adjustments are planned to rectify the underpayment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13365/20]

Community Employment Schemes

David Cullinane

89. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if, further to the passage of the motion on community employment pension scheme on 26 April 2018, he met with unions that represent community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors in order that negotiations could commence with a view to creating a process to bring this issue to finality. [12771/20]

Community Employment Schemes

David Cullinane

90. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if, further to the passage of the motion on community employment pension scheme on 26 April 2018, he made available the financial resources to address this issue. [12772/20]

Community Employment Schemes

David Cullinane

104. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the community sector high level forum last met; the plans there are for it to meet again to resolve the ongoing issues it was set up to examine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13696/20]

State Examinations

David Cullinane

170. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills the appeals process for students that were self-taught and did not receive a grade for subjects in which they were self-taught; the reason their pre-leaving certificate examinations are not sufficient for estimating grades; her plans to rectify same; when they will get to sit an exam; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13100/20]

Social Welfare Payments Waiting Times

David Cullinane

801. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the backlog in processing claims for and making non-Covid-19 related payments; her plans for dealing with this backlog; the timeline for resolving this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12739/20]

Carer's Allowance

David Cullinane

825. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the means test threshold for entitlement to carer's allowance in €50 intervals up to €950 per week in tabular form. [12985/20]

Carer's Allowance

David Cullinane

827. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the means test threshold for entitlement to carer’s allowance in €50 intervals up to €950 per week in tabular form. [13044/20]

Jobseeker's Benefit

David Cullinane

848. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons aged 65 years of age that claimed jobseeker's benefit in each month of 2019 and in each month to date in 2020, in tabular form. [13417/20]

Jobseeker's Benefit

David Cullinane

849. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons aged 65 years of age that claimed jobseeker’s allowance in each month of 2019 and in each month to date in 2020, in tabular form. [13418/20]

JobPath Programme

David Cullinane

850. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 810, 811 and 812 of 23 June 2020, when the report referenced will be finalised; and when it will be published or otherwise made available to members of Dáil Éireann. [13419/20]

Special Educational Needs

David Cullinane

158. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to accommodate the needs of children with intellectual disabilities who may need to repeat this year of school in view of the disturbance caused by the Covid-19 public health emergency; if additional resources will be made available to this end; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11946/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

David Cullinane

275. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for the reopening of schools regarding enhanced cleaning regimes; if deep cleaning of schools will be a requirement for all schools; if there will be a requirement for the use of professionals rather than allowing schools use volunteers in administering same; if schools will be expected to pay for the enhanced regime from their own budgets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12609/20]

Maternity Leave

David Cullinane

305. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if maternity benefit will be extended in view of comments in Dáil Éireann on 11 June 2020. [12413/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

David Cullinane

508. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the latest plans in place for the reopening of day services for persons with disabilities; if there is a timeline for the reopening of these services; if so, the timeline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12351/20]

JobPath Programme

David Cullinane

810. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of JobPath; when it will end; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11867/20]

JobPath Programme

David Cullinane

811. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans for labour market activation schemes after JobPath expires; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11868/20]