Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Budget 2024

Róisín Shortall

615. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the figure provided by her Department to maintain existing levels of service in 2024, under her respective remits ahead of Budget 2024; the figure granted by the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51184/23]

An Garda Síochána

Róisín Shortall

193. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice to report on the current number of Garda officers, in tabular form and by rank, attached to Finglas Garda station, Ballymun Garda station and Santry Garda station. [50457/23]

Addiction Treatment Services

Róisín Shortall

250. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health to provide, in tabular form, details of the funding allocation made to the LDATFs and, separately, to the RDATFs, in each of the past five years, and the respective funding that will be provided in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50456/23]

Health Services Staff

Róisín Shortall

252. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health to respond to the concerns of an organisation (details supplied) in relation to the standards and criteria for the education and training of psychotherapists proposed by CORU; if he has engaged with the organisation on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50515/23]

Care Services

Róisín Shortall

253. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1924 of 11 September 2023, the date at which an implementation plan for the 16 recommendations from the report of the strategic workforce advisory group on home carers and nursing home healthcare assistants will be published; the reason for the delay; the status of all 16 recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50516/23]

Disease Management

Róisín Shortall

149. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the reason why epilepsy is not listed under the HSE Chronic Disease Management Programme; the process required to have the condition recognised under the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50153/23]

Health Service Executive

Róisín Shortall

150. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive pensions section in Manorhamilton is now fully staffed and in a position to process all pension matters for retired HSE workers in a swift and timely manner; if not, if he will outline the steps being taken to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50154/23]

School Facilities

Róisín Shortall

206. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education her plans to provide improved facilities including a sports hall for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 9; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49511/23]

General Practitioner Services

Róisín Shortall

598. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 552 of 24 October 2023, if by year-end he intends to implement any interim measures to address the concerns of GPs following the determination of the Tax Appeals Commission regarding GMS income; if he intends to await the outcome of the Strategic Review of General Practice, which is not due to be completed this year, before making an intervention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49939/23]

Nursing Education

Róisín Shortall

599. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 671 of 4 July 2023, the date at which the first payment of the travel and subsistence scheme grant will be paid to student nurses and midwives, given that it is due this month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49942/23]

Housing Schemes

Róisín Shortall

54. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the timeline his Department is working towards in publishing annual housing adaptation grant waiting lists, in view of the commitment in the Housing Options for our Ageing Population policy statement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48914/23]

Pharmacy Services

Róisín Shortall

125. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he intends to amend the Pharmacy Act 2007 to provide for statutory regulation of hospital pharmacy technicians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48921/23]

Victim Support Services

Róisín Shortall

817. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice if, further to recommendations on better supporting victims outlined within the O'Malley Report, she plans to introduce legislation which would allow victims of rape or sexual abuse to give evidence to a court via video link; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47771/23]

Artificial Intelligence

Róisín Shortall

832. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); the steps she is taking to address concerns in respect of artificial intelligence (AI) and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48125/23]

Childcare Services

Róisín Shortall

985. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will respond to matters raised in correspondence from a crèche in Dublin 11 (details supplied) regarding the provision of teaching assistants under Aim Level 7; if changes to the Aim support system will be introduced to take into account that some areas of the country can often have a greater level of demand for supports for children with additional and complex needs than other areas, given that, currently, a crèche experiencing high levels of demand and capacity constraints may not be able to get an allocation of additional teaching assistants regardless of the number of children in the crèche who are allocated supports under Aim Level 7; what supports his Department will provide to address capacity issues in relation to early years teaching provision in Dublin 11 and surrounding areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47473/23]

Disabilities Assessments

Róisín Shortall

1075. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children and young persons on waiting lists for an assessment of need by CHO, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [48581/23]

Disability Services

Róisín Shortall

1076. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons on a waiting list for initial contact from a CDNT by CHO, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [48587/23]

Home Help Service

Róisín Shortall

1213. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if homecare workers employed directly by the HSE work Saturdays and Sundays; if weekend home support is provided entirely by external providers, approved by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48059/23]

Health Strategies

Róisín Shortall

1218. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the percentage of cervical screening samples that will be processed in the National Cervical Screening Laboratory at the Coombe, now that the service has resumed; the percentage that will continue to be outsourced to secondary laboratory contractors; the timeline he is working towards for increasing the number of cervical screening samples processed at the National Cervical Screening Laboratory and ending the overreliance on secondary laboratory contractors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48092/23]

Departmental Reviews

Róisín Shortall

1230. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the status of the Strategic Review of General Practice; the areas this review will examine; the timeline he is working towards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48126/23]