3192. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health if there is no funding for new hip and knee replacement procedures at the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh, Finglas; the funding that currently exists at the hospital for such procedures; if additional funding is required for these procedures to continue to be carried out to the end of 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55193/26]
318. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the price the Land Development Agency (LDA) paid for the acquisition of a site in the Jamestown Industrial Estate, Finglas, Dublin 11; the plans the Land Development Agency has for the site and could; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46412/26]
454. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health to publish and implement the National Traveller Health Action Plan; to establish an institutional mechanism with the HSE and the Department of Health to drive its delivery and implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23115/26]
453. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health if she will consider appointing a Department lead on Traveller health and mental health to monitor and progress actions across Departments and initiative; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23114/26]
452. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health if she will reinstate the Traveller Health Advisory Committee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23112/26]
451. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health if she will support the expansion of culturally appropriate counselling services with members of the Traveller community as therapists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23111/26]
450. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health her plans to continue supporting and providing funding for the continuation of the Traveller counselling services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23110/26]
449. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health her plans to provide dedicated funding to train peer support outreach workers from the Traveller community working with young members of the Traveller community who are vulnerable to suicide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23109/26]
448. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health her plans to provide dedicated funding in developing youth mental health pilot projects to meet the needs of young members of the Traveller community who are vulnerable to suicide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23108/26]
447. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the additional funding that will be provided for supports for Traveller families in the event of bereavement, a death by suicide of a family member; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23107/26]
446. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health when additional funding will be provided for the expansion of mental health services for the delivery of peer-led Traveller specific mental health supports through Traveller primary health care projects, including local Traveller specific initiatives providing timely and appropriate interventions in a mental health crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23106/26]
445. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health when she envisages the establishment of a national Traveller mental health steering group which would collaborate in the implementation of a national Traveller mental health strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23105/26]
444. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the funding that has been allocated for the implementation of a national Traveller mental health strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23103/26]
443. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the status of a national Traveller mental health strategy; the progress that has been made on developing one; the timeframe for when it will be delivered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23102/26]
226. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update in relation to the independent finance and governance review of an organisation (details supplied), given correspondence has now been issued and a resolution passed to place the company into voluntary liquidation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15343/26]
697. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a new school building which will replace the existing school building for a school (details supplied) will be built; the reason the timeline presented to the school by her Department to begin construction is not being adhered to; when construction on a new build will begin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12740/26]
1875. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the reason for deductions made to pay for persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44694/25]
1059. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children currently still without a school place for September; the number of children waiting for autism classes with no other school placement; the number of children waiting for a place in a special education school; the number of children who have been offered places but there is no building ready; the number of children in mainstream school with a diagnosis in an inappropriate setting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41450/25]
1053. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Education and Youth if alternative school places have been sought for children who were offered autism class placements at a school (details supplied) and now have been left with no school place for September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41431/25]
208. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ensure a child (details supplied) is allocated an SNA as recommended by separate assessments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36713/25]
844. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on the proposed building for a school (details supplied), which has not progressed since the sod was turned in March 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23214/25]
2424. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the number waiting for a BreastCheck through the HSE’s national screening service for each CHO; the average wait time for BreastCheck for each CHO; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20808/25]
737. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the length of the waiting list is for a child to see a children’s disability network team for a child resident in Finglas, Ballymun, Whitehall and Beaumont; and when a child (details supplied) will be seen by the CDNT; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7176/25]
691. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health regarding a building project (details supplied) the initial projected cost of this centres new entrance; the reason some construction work that was completed, relating to a wall that was built at the centre, was subsequently demolished; if there has been any further request for additional funding for this project; if so, the amount of additional money requested; when he expects this project to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5522/25]
922. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there has been any funding allocated in the HSE’s Capital Plan for 2025 to build a facility to provide for the additional services to be provided by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44453/24]
101. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Transport if he could exempt public service vehicles, such as taxis, from the peak-time toll prices (€12.50) at the Dublin Port Tunnel, as this incurs a substantial extra cost to a taxi fare which is passed onto the clients (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43607/24]
520. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health if the HSE provides any funding to a local service (details supplied) currently or has provided funding at any time in the past; if not, if the HSE be willing to enter into a service level agreement with the service to provide funding towards a manager and to assist in the day-to-day running of this vital local service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39735/24]
440. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health if there are plans for a primary health care centre for Santry, Whitehall, and Beaumont, Dublin, given the significant growth in population in these areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38539/24]
1342. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for domiciliary care allowance for the mother of a young child (details supplied) who has a range of long-term conditions, who has significant delays in motor skills and who is being assessed for epilepsy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32594/24]
560. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the number of outpatient appointments before cancellations at the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh, in tabular form. [4164/24]
559. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for each hospital department from 2022 to date for the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh, in tabular form. [4163/24]
558. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the number of outpatient hospital cancellations and the procedures cancelled from 2022 to date for the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh, in tabular form. [4162/24]
889. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is aware that apart from some long service incremental increases for long-serving staff in 2017, staff in the Citizens Information Service have not received a wage increase since 2008 (details supplied); her plans to implement this recommended wage increase; the date for the implementation of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56847/23]
341. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of Citizen’s Advice centres in Dublin; the numbers employed in each centre and the grade of each employee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50966/23]
221. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Education if a kitchen will be considered for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50535/23]
493. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the current status of the atropine 0.01% eye drops, under trial since prior to 2021; to confirm if the trial will be concluded in January 2024, as outlined in a letter to a person (details supplied) from the Head of Pharmacy Function, HSE, as these drops have proven very effective for the daughter of the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49365/23]
478. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Education whether it is the intention to continue with the refurbishment of a school (details supplied), with a view to modernising the school or if it is her Department's intention to build alongside the old school a new school to replace it; if she will clarify what her Department's plans for this school are; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47704/23]
561. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to address the fact that there are no chiropodists currently available under the public health system in Finglas (details supplied); his plans to address the matter; the actions that have been taken to provide this type of care in the Finglas area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44026/23]
258. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Education the reason for the delay in issuing teacher registration numbers across the State (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41259/23]
126. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Transport the average wait times for driving tests in eight testing centres (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40959/23]
862. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda personnel assigned to the Santry-Whitehall area, given the closure of Whitehall Garda station. [27318/23]
649. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is an intention to increase the housing adaption grant for people with disabilities, which has a maximum grant of €30,000 or 95% of the cost of the works up to the maximum grant amount of €30,000, in view of the increased costs in construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27098/23]
249. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable housing units delivered via the cost rental equity loan, the affordable housing fund and project Tosaigh in Dublin north west in each of the years, 2016 to 2022; and planned number to be delivered in 2023 with a breakdown of units per scheme and average price of units by unit size, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18685/23]
973. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications for Garda vetting received from January 2022 to date by the Garda National Vetting Bureau; the average length of time it took to process an individual application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17246/23]
286. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Transport the number of people whose application for grant funding on the wheelchair accessible vehicles scheme has been successful and are awaiting payment of the grant; additionally, the average time it takes for the grant to be paid out to those whose application for grant funding has been successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17046/23]
235. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that approximately 130 members of staff from the Dublin Fire Brigade have yet to be paid the pandemic special recognition payment; the qualifying criteria for this payment to members of the Dublin Fire Brigade; if any members of the service have been excluded from this payment; the reason they have been excluded and not deemed to fit the criteria for the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7845/23]
172. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who died from Covid and the flu, respectively in each of the years 2014 to 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3467/23]
171. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who died from Covid and the flu, respectively in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3466/23]