Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Primary Medical Certificates

Emer Higgins

214. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Finance if the exclusion of persons with single upper-limb amputations from eligibility for primary medical certificate is contrary to Articles 4 and 20 of the UNCRPD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16294/24]

Primary Medical Certificates

Emer Higgins

221. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Finance to reconsider the exclusion of persons with single upper-limb amputations from eligibility for the primary medical certificate. [16293/24]

Schools Building Projects

Emer Higgins

294. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education for further clarification on the process involved in issuing a letter of intent; the average time required for issuing a letter of intent; the current delay in issuing the letter of intent for an extension building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16108/24]

Childcare Services

Emer Higgins

1134. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the requirement for service providers to engage a chartered accountant for smaller play schools will be postponed; if his Department accepts the Revenue Commissioners accounts submitted directly by service providers as sufficient evidence of income reporting (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14626/24]

Primary Care Centres

Emer Higgins

1331. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on a new primary care centre (details supplied) including completion date; and a timeline for the commencement of the various services that will be offered at this location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14213/24]

Health Services Staff

Emer Higgins

1383. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health to provide further details on the current status of the HSE recruitment freeze; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14442/24]

Public Sector Pay

Emer Higgins

1697. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures being taken to ensure the back-dating of pay increases for Section 39 workers funded outside of the HSE, in particular those which come under the Department including education and training boards. [14627/24]

Departmental Policies

Emer Higgins

290. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform what provisions his Department is obliged to make to ensure Government services, such as the Revenue Commissioners, are accessible to the digitally disadvantaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12113/24]

School Staff

Emer Higgins

364. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education how her Department plans to address significant delays in returning teachers from abroad receiving payroll as the backlog can take up to 22 weeks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11706/24]

School Admissions

Emer Higgins

540. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education if she will be adding additional places in existing reading schools for the children of Dublin mid-west; in the meantime, what additional supports are available to children who are on the second percentile and currently on the waiting list for a place in a school dedicated to children with reading difficulties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13071/24]

Legislative Programme

Emer Higgins

891. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Justice if her Department has any update regarding owners' management companies (OMCs) legislation, including the publication of new regulations and the appointment of a regulator for OMCs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12381/24]

Disability Services

Emer Higgins

1072. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of staff in the HSE's Children’s Disability Network Teams; the number of staff in Section 38 organisations; and the number of staff in Section 39 organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11542/24]

Disability Services

Emer Higgins

1073. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of Children’s Disability Network Teams that are currently fully staffed; the expected duration of such staffing levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11544/24]

Disability Services

Emer Higgins

1074. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the criteria used to determine the number of therapists required in each Children’s Disability Network Team; and the details of such criteria. [11545/24]

Disability Services

Emer Higgins

1075. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of therapy staff in each specialisation that have left the Children’s Disability Network Teams system in the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11548/24]

Disability Services

Emer Higgins

1076. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a child who does not have access to an occupational therapist in their Children’s Disability Network Team can access an occupational therapist in another Children’s Disability Network Team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11550/24]

Disabilities Assessments

Emer Higgins

1077. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the process used to prioritise children on waiting lists for both an assessment of needs and access to critically needed therapists; if this process is understood by families; if they know where their child is on the list; how they are updated on their progress up the list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11551/24]

Health Services Staff

Emer Higgins

1213. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists and psychologists employed by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11543/24]

Health Services Staff

Emer Higgins

1214. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health the number of therapists that have been recruited by the HSE, Section 38 or Section 39 organisations in the past three years; the measures taken to compensate for the loss of staff while recruiting replacements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11546/24]

Health Services Staff

Emer Higgins

1215. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health the method used to determine the ratio of therapists to children needing access to a specific therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11547/24]