Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

National Educational Psychological Service Data

Billy Kelleher

278. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full year cost of recruiting 16 additional psychologists for the National Educational Psychological Service. [24096/19]

Garda Transport Data

Billy Kelleher

365. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new marked and unmarked Garda vehicles attached to the Garda technical bureau in 2018 and to date in 2019; and the number of vehicles withdrawn from the bureau during the same period. [24124/19]

Services for People with Disabilities

Billy Kelleher

405. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will be instructed to acknowledge the fact that ME can lead to disability from mild to profound and that the condition should be added to its list of disabilities to reflect recognition by an organisation (details supplied) of ME as a disability code E014; and his views on whether access to assessment for home support and personal assistance services should be through disability services not older persons services. [23215/19]

Disease Classification

Billy Kelleher

406. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the criteria used here to diagnose the neurological disease ME as described under G.93.3 WHO international classification of disease, tenth revision (ICD-10). [23216/19]

Disease Management

Billy Kelleher

407. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will be directed to develop guidelines for ME relevant to Ireland which reference contemporary research rather than rely on those from the UK. [23217/19]

Disease Management

Billy Kelleher

408. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will commence implementing the international consensus criteria for ME in order that persons with ME can receive a clear diagnosis as quickly as possible. [23218/19]

Disease Management

Billy Kelleher

409. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will be instructed to develop a clear pathway of care for persons with ME with prompt access to specialists and treatments. [23219/19]

Disease Management

Billy Kelleher

410. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the lack of specialist consultants for persons with ME; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that ME is a multi-system disease involving many areas with multiple debilitating symptoms which require patients to see many consultants. [23220/19]

Disease Classification

Billy Kelleher

411. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will designate ME as a reportable health condition in order to obtain robust official collection of data on the number of children, young persons and adults with the condition and the degrees of severity of the condition. [23221/19]

Disease Management

Billy Kelleher

412. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will be instructed to upgrade its diagnostic and treatment procedures for persons with ME to reflect best international practice; if he will address the lack of specialist support within the health service for those suffering with the condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23222/19]

Trading Online Voucher Scheme

Billy Kelleher

776. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated full-year cost if the budget for the trading online voucher scheme increased by 50%. [24123/19]

Census of Population Data

Billy Kelleher

99. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Taoiseach the number of persons that co-work or work from home weekly that have broadband access and are employed in companies based in the local authorities of each city (details supplied) in tabular form. [21327/19]

Respite Care Services

Billy Kelleher

447. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if the in loco parentis rule being applied by the HSE in respite care has been revised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21980/19]

Economic Competitiveness

Billy Kelleher

41. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the actions being taken to reduce the cost of doing business in Ireland and to reverse competitiveness deficiencies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20851/19]

Personal Injury Claims

Billy Kelleher

43. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the timeline for the implementation of each of the 14 recommendations made by the Personal Injuries Commission regarding personal injury awards. [20852/19]

Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Legal Cases

Billy Kelleher

54. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her views on whether the full report of the trial of a person (details supplied) should be made available to Members of Dáil Éireann in order to identify potential legal lacunas and weaknesses in existing company law that emerged in the case with a view to strengthening the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018. [20589/19]

Trade Agreements

Billy Kelleher

70. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the process for ratifying CETA here and the recent European Court of Justice ruling on the compatibility of the investment court system. [20591/19]

State Aid

Billy Kelleher

75. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she has formally submitted a request or is preparing to submit a request at EU level to revise state aid rules as set out in Regulation (EU) No. 1407/2013 to protect exposed Irish enterprises and exporters from Brexit. [20592/19]

IDA Ireland Site Visits

Billy Kelleher

80. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status of regional IDA site visits by county; the number and status of vacant IDA properties nationwide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20588/19]

School Transport

Billy Kelleher

261. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which the decision to have an age limit of 70 years of age for taxi drivers transporting special needs children to school under the school transport scheme was arrived at; and the Department responsible for the decision (details supplied). [18477/19]