Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Child Care Services Provision

Gino Kenny

515. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the status of the quoted CAMHS standard operating procedure. SOP, in terms of the proportion of CAMHS staff, including consultant child psychiatrists, that have signed agreement to the SOP as is required before implementation as per HSE policy and in terms of other issues (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16277/17]

Immigration Policy

Gino Kenny

14. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the hardship the visa restrictions on Libyan citizens is causing a number of applicants; if these restrictions could be lifted in cases other than those working in the beef or oil industries in view of the recent EU deal with the Libyan authorities on migrants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15660/17]

Visa Applications

Gino Kenny

47. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will review the present restrictions on visa applications from Libya especially in the cases of medical personnel that could make a valuable contribution to the health service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15661/17]

Youth Services Provision

Gino Kenny

39. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps she will take to address the youth needs in Balgaddy, which is an area of disadvantage and exclusion in Dublin mid-west; if facilities will be put in place to accommodate the needs of young persons in the area and specifically, in the Tor an Rí area of Balgaddy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15206/17]

Mental Health Services

Gino Kenny

82. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if his Department has been in touch with or has received any reports from the HSE with regard to the ongoing issue of children with mental health difficulties being treated in adult mental health facilities. [7042/17]

Medicinal Products Licensing

Gino Kenny

115. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the changes since the Minister of State, Deputy Finian McGrath, confirmed to Dáil Éireann on 15 November 2016 that compassionate access to cannabis-based medicine should be prescribed by an Irish-registered doctor and recent comments by himself and the Taoiseach on 28 February 2017 and 1 March 2017 that this medicine now needs to be prescribed by a consultant neurologist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12070/17]

Rent Supplement Scheme

Gino Kenny

346. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection if persons in receipt of rent allowance who refuse to transfer to a HAP payment for reasons including losing the time spent on the housing waiting list can have their rent allowance discontinued or be threatened with same, as in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12183/17]

Medicinal Products

Gino Kenny

654. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the advice he has received from the Chief Medical Officer, as referred to in Dáil Éireann on 28 February 2017, with regard to compassionate access to cannabis-based medicine; if he will publish this advice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12071/17]

Schools Building Projects Status

Gino Kenny

29. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the delay in the proposed extension and refurbishment of a school (details supplied) is seriously impeding the school's ability to increase its enrolment numbers to meet the growing educational demands in the Lucan area; if he will expedite stage 2A that has been with his Department's technical staff for review since 6 January 2017 in order that the school can quickly proceed to stage 2B of the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10329/17]

Schools Building Projects Status

Gino Kenny

72. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in expediting stage 2A of the architectural planning process for the extension and refurbishment of a school (details supplied); the action that will be taken to move the process onto stage 2B as quickly as possible; if he will ensure that the revised opening date of September 2019 is met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10328/17]

HIV-AIDS Programmes

Gino Kenny

627. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health when the implementation group established by the HSE will make its recommendations on the use of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis, PrEP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10236/17]

Poverty Data

Gino Kenny

33. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will report on the findings of the survey on income and living conditions, SILC, report; if he will make changes to the one-parent family payment as a result of this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8441/17]

Homemakers Scheme

Gino Kenny

40. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection when he expects to have his report on the changes to the homemaker's credit that he committed to in the course of the Social Welfare Bill 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8442/17]

Community Employment Schemes Administration

Gino Kenny

56. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans for community employment and the impacts any changes to these schemes would have in communities around the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8438/17]

Bereavement Grant

Gino Kenny

73. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will reinstate the bereavement grant and make additional funds available to the exceptional needs payment, which were cut in January 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8439/17]

Medicinal Products

Gino Kenny

414. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the assistance he has provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8192/17]

HIV-AIDS Programmes

Gino Kenny

487. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to support the use of the combination of the drugs emtricitabine and tenofovir for pre-exposure prophylaxis as part of a comprehensive prevention strategy in respect of HIV infection (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8648/17]

Maternity Services Provision

Gino Kenny

488. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that every woman and baby has the right to high-quality care (details supplied); if he will further ensure that the governance of women’s health services is robust, independent and secure and not targeted for cuts by having a ring-fenced budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8649/17]

Child Poverty

Gino Kenny

80. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will urgently establish an interdepartmental task force to address the escalating national crisis of child poverty in view of the fact that according to the most recent SILC report 2015 a child is now more than four times more likely to live in poverty based on their family status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7026/17]

Narcolepsy Issues

Gino Kenny

441. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the status of the plan to fund the establishment of a national service for narcolepsy in St. James's Hospital; if he will expedite this plan to avoid further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6993/17]