Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

Clare Daly

558. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if his officials received by letter dated 27 May 2015, a copy of the recommendations of the report of the scoping exercise carried out by a retired civil servant on behalf of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, NMBI, in regard to a protected disclosure sent to his Department in 2014; and if this letter was copied to the person who was the subject matter of the complaint. [23861/19]

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

Clare Daly

559. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if the report of a scoping exercise (details supplied) was shared by the president and vice-president of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, NMBI, with the person who was the subject of the complaint prior to the recommendations of the report being shared with his Department. [23862/19]

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

Clare Daly

560. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if in respect of the specific recommendation in a report (details supplied) to address with the person the subject matter of the complaint, the matter of an electronic record containing a strategy to harm the career of a senior member of staff in the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, NMBI, he was informed by letter from the president of the NMBI dated 25 August 2015 that the board of the NMBI had decided not to pursue this recommendation. [23863/19]

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

Clare Daly

561. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if the attention of his officials was drawn to the fact that on 25 August 2015, the then president of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, NMBI, arranged a meeting with the maker of a protected disclosure in regard to issues at the NMBI, which had been sent to his Department in September 2014, and attempted on behalf of the person complained of to make a deal that if the maker of the protected disclosure would withdraw the complaints in regard to the health and welfare of staff in the NMBI, the person complained of would leave the employment of the NMBI within a matter of weeks. [23864/19]

Hospital Acquired Infections

Clare Daly

565. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 629 of 26 March 2019 and 685 of 8 May 2019, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that HSE hospitals do not follow the control checklist 1.0 for an outbreak of carbapenemase producing enterobacterales, CPE, during CPE outbreaks; his views on whether the failure by hospitals to use the tool custom designed to manage CPE outbreaks is contributing to the spread of such outbreaks in hospitals here; and the steps he will take to remedy the matter. [23876/19]

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

Clare Daly

674. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health his views on the fact that the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, NMBI, paid a contribution of in excess of €20,000 toward the legal costs of a person (details supplied) whose actions were the subject of a protected disclosure submitted to his Department in September 2014 prior to findings being made in regard to those complaints. [24160/19]

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

Clare Daly

675. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health his views on the fact that the then president of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, NMBI, in May 2016 signed a report on a protected disclosure submitted to the Minister's Department in September 2014 in regard to the conduct of a person (details supplied) which stated that consultants to the NMBI did not have the opportunity of interviewing the person, the subject matter of the complaint, by reason of their having left the organisation to work abroad. [24161/19]

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

Clare Daly

676. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the president of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, NMBI, in a report on a protected disclosure submitted to the Minister's Department in September 2014 in regard to the conduct of a person (details supplied) stated that the board upheld each element of the protected disclosure and considered the issues to be fully investigated and closed, in circumstances in which the issues relating to the health and well-being of staff were not investigated despite the person who had made the protected disclosure repeatedly making known to his officials their concern at the ongoing situation regarding the risks to the health and well-being of staff. [24162/19]

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

Clare Daly

677. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the maker of a protected disclosure submitted to his Department in September 2014 in respect of the conduct of a person (details supplied) made a complaint to the Ombudsman regarding the conduct of the investigation of the protected disclosure by and on behalf of him. [24163/19]

Ministerial Meetings

Clare Daly

810. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he met the chief executive officer of Iarnród Éireann most recently; and when he will next meet the CEO. [23772/19]

Foster Care Data

Clare Daly

832. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the percentage of children over 18 years of age who were fostered and in receipt of aftercare allowance given to those in college in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019. [23694/19]

Foster Care Data

Clare Daly

833. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of young persons placed in foster care who became homeless six and 24 months after leaving care in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019. [23695/19]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Clare Daly

834. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason there has been no chair of the forum established alongside the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes for more than six months, no replacements for those who resigned and no meetings or communication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23700/19]

Garda Vetting

Clare Daly

835. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the dispute between Tusla and the Garda National Vetting Bureau which is causing delays in persons obtaining Garda clearance; the reason for the dispute; when it is likely to be resolved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23719/19]

Foster Care Expenditure

Clare Daly

836. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount Tusla is paying to an organisation (details supplied) for each child it places in a foster home. [23720/19]

Legislative Measures

Clare Daly

901. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will bring forward measures to standardise payslips across all employment in view of the fact that some employers issue payslips that are indecipherable to ordinary workers (details supplied). [23755/19]

Insurance Coverage

Clare Daly

46. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to the creation of a national community insurance bond, possibly funded by local authorities, to provide insurance cover for small community events in view of the fact that private insurance costs are prohibitive for such events and consequently stifling community events and initiatives. [23078/19]

Services for People with Disabilities

Clare Daly

88. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the reason payments have ceased to residents of a centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23076/19]

Witness Intimidation

Clare Daly

89. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 218 of 2 April 2019, when the information will issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22934/19]

Trade Union Membership

Clare Daly

94. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to revise legislation regarding trade unions with particular reference to if it is possible for persons to be in multiple unions and if unions can on that basis request a member to resign and maintain sole membership; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22998/19]

Health Services

Clare Daly

124. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take regarding the new in loco parentis rule which means that parents who are carers cannot leave their children with a qualified nurse unless another competent nurse to be present is nominated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23000/19]

Election Management System

Clare Daly

167. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if legislation will be brought forward outlawing election posters and replacing them with equal access to a public space in which posters from all candidates could be displayed, together with reform of the election expenses system to allow all candidates to set out their key priorities. [22996/19]

Postal Voting

Clare Daly

168. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if electoral legislation will be revised in order that persons working abroad at election time in public service roles can be allowed to vote in the same way as members of the Defence Forces. [22997/19]

Children in Care

Clare Daly

7. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on whether €13,250 per week for a private residential placement for a child is an appropriate charge by private service providers for this service. [22241/19]

Child Detention Centres

Clare Daly

28. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that 31 boys have been charged for criminal damage at a campus (details supplied) in 14 separate incidents in a two-year period between 2016 and 2018; and her views on this high number. [22240/19]

Tax Exemptions

Clare Daly

50. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Finance if he will liaise with the Revenue Commissioners to address the anomaly that exists regarding non-habitual residents' tax exemptions under Article 19, which excludes civil servants, gardaí and members of the Defence Forces, from availing of such exemptions in Portugal, in view of the fact that holders of other occupations, including semi-State employees, can avail of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22589/19]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Clare Daly

86. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to alleviate the pressure for places in special classes for children with autism spectrum disorder in north County Dublin; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that one school (details supplied) which offers 18 places has 101 applications on its waiting list with a number of children in mainstream also waiting for places to become available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22390/19]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Clare Daly

87. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the fact that parents of children with autism spectrum disorder waiting to secure school places are being advised by his officials to obtain refusal letters from schools with which to then make and appeal against the school under section 29 of the Education Act 1998; if the issue will be addressed; and his plans to deal with the demand for places in a more appropriate way. [22391/19]

Coroners Service

Clare Daly

157. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the body to which concerned families can turn for accountability in circumstances in which a post-mortem report contains serious inaccuracies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22502/19]

Garda Vetting

Clare Daly

158. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to enable parents to access Garda vetting for childminders to work with children as distinct from applications being taken only from organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22541/19]

Road Traffic Offences Data

Clare Daly

175. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of enforcements or incidents of penalty points issued in relation to speeding on Carlingford Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 since the 30 km/h speed limit was introduced. [22824/19]

Medicinal Products Availability

Clare Daly

217. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health when Spinraza treatment will be rolled out to persons with spinal muscular atrophy in view of the suffering and deterioration in their health and quality of life in the absence of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22353/19]

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision

Clare Daly

222. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health his views on the fact that CHO area 8 has run out of funding for 2019 for prosthetics and bras for women in recovery from surgery following breast cancer; his plans in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22389/19]

Mental Health Services Provision

Clare Daly

223. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health his views on the announcement that due to the high number of referrals to the primary care mental health service, it is closed for new referrals from the Raheny, Donaghmede, Edenmore and Kilbarrack area for the remainder of 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22397/19]

Cancer Screening Programmes

Clare Daly

230. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the removal of the BreastCheck unit from a location (details supplied) and the consequence that the nearest alternative location is Eccles Street; when a more suitable location will be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22414/19]

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision

Clare Daly

270. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take in the case of a child (details supplied) who is at high risk of self-harm and under the care of CAMHS. [22610/19]

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision

Clare Daly

271. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that CAMHS is advising parents to seek help privately for seriously ill children who are deemed to be at high risk of self-harm; and if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the waiting lists for private consultations are also over three months and in the case of high-risk children, including a child (details supplied), waiting three months is not an option in cases in which their conditions are immediately life threatening. [22611/19]

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

Clare Daly

272. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to address the under-resourcing of CAMHS nationally and specifically the service in Swords, County Dublin in which several staff are working a three day week. [22612/19]

Health Services Provision

Clare Daly

289. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the supports which can be extended to a person (details supplied). [22758/19]

Health Insurance

Clare Daly

291. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the reason private health clinics are seeking details of both private health insurance in addition to medical card details from persons who hold both; his views on whether the seeking of the information by them means they are claiming twice for patients with medical cards and private insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22770/19]

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

Clare Daly

297. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 788 of 8 May 2019, the reason the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, MBI, does not have an in-house legal team to deal with fitness to practise and other everyday legal issues at the organisation in view of the fact that the organisation spent approximately €7 million on legal costs and fees between 2016 and early 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22823/19]

Hazardous Substances Disposal

Clare Daly

317. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when his attention was drawn in his role as chair of the stakeholders committee of the rehabilitation of Haulbowline Island to a report (details supplied) which detailed a serious imminent threat to human health and the environment; and the reason the report was not disseminated immediately and without delay as required by EU (Access to Information on the Environment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014. [22569/19]

Animal Welfare

Clare Daly

323. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to phase out or preferably ban the use of shock collars and shock fencing for domestic animals. [22519/19]

Hazardous Substances Disposal

Clare Daly

327. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when his attention was drawn to a report (details supplied) which detailed a serious imminent threat to human health and the environment; and the reason the report was not disseminated immediately and without delay as required by EU (Access to Information on the Environment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014. [22568/19]

Greyhound Industry Data

Clare Daly

331. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of greyhounds rehomed directly by an organisation (details supplied); and the number of greyhounds rehomed indirectly by the organisation through Irish rescues during the past seven years. [22644/19]

Greyhound Industry

Clare Daly

332. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount spent by an organisation (details supplied) on greyhound dental treatment and injury repair treatment at veterinary clinics during the past seven years. [22645/19]

Departmental Funding

Clare Daly

335. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the grants awarded to a company (details supplied) since 2012. [22667/19]

Horse Racing Ireland Funding

Clare Daly

339. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a company (details supplied) was given €81,000 by Horse Racing Ireland for a 30 day foal notification project in view of the fact that breeders were not consulted in relation to this project despite the money for the project being provided by them through the foal levy. [22884/19]

Horse Racing Ireland Funding

Clare Daly

340. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which the €81,000 provided by Horse Racing Ireland to a company (details suppled) for a 30 day foal notification project was spent. [22885/19]

Free Travel Scheme

Clare Daly

384. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the road passenger service routes funded under the LocalLink programme by the National Transport Authority in which the operators are receiving direct payment under the free travel scheme. [22534/19]