2533. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if funding has been released to support the pay increase for all section 39 workers agreed last year; and, if not, when it is expected to be released to those who have not yet received a pay increase. [33493/24]
2532. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of patients seen by the Bantry Hospital injury clinic monthly from January 2023 to date, in tabular form. [33492/24]
2531. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of patients seen by the Bantry Hospital injury clinic annually from 2019 to date, in tabular form. [33491/24]
2372. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health for an update on a timeline in regard to providing the Dental Council of Ireland with extended regulatory powers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32832/24]
2371. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health for an update in regard to the regulation of counsellors and psychotherapists; the estimated timeline for the sector to come under the remit of CORU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32831/24]
2370. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he would consider regulation around the prevalence of online advertising for alcohol; and if he has engaged with social media and search engine companies in relation to the need to have an opt-out system of said advertisements for those in recovery, separate to current systems which only allow an opt-out under child-safe browsing. [32824/24]
2369. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health whether payment has been issued to GPs for the treatment of patients aged 30-35 under the contraception scheme; and if not, when it is expected to issue payment. [32771/24]
2368. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health whether all forms of HRT and menopause medication will be covered by the drugs payment scheme; and to provide an update on the inclusion of veoza in the drug payment scheme. [32770/24]
2367. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the allocation of the health budget towards primary care, secondary care and public health, in tabular form. [32769/24]
2366. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he would consider the implementation of a free menopause scheme, similar to the contraception scheme and the maternity and infant care scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32768/24]
2268. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the date he is working towards, to introduce legislation concerning safeguard proposals relating to deprivation of liberty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32214/24]
2117. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if the disciplines of occupational therapy, nursing and social work will also have a regional director appointed to them in the South-West Regional Health Area as will that of psychology; and if this will be the case in other regional health areas and a timeframe for these appointments. [31627/24]
2116. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of psychologists per grade and per LHO, and the population size they serve, employed in the CHO 4 child and adolescent mental health services, in tabular form. [31626/24]
2115. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of psychologists, per grade and per LHO, and the population size they serve, employed in the CHO 4 primary care child and adolescent psychology services, in tabular form. [31625/24]
2049. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health when it is expected to commence the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Act 2024. [31212/24]
2046. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the increased staffing investment he plans to make to address the waiting list crisis in primary care child and adolescent psychology services in CHO4; and when he intends a recruitment drive for same to begin. [31207/24]
2045. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the reasons the north Lee child and adolescent primary care psychology services have had a 28-fold increase in waiting list numbers between December 2020 and May 2024, while other LHOs in CHO4 have experienced between three- and five-fold increases in that time period. [31206/24]
2044. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number and exact wait times of children and adolescents waiting less than 12 months and in excess of 12 months for the north Lee, south Lee, north Cork, west Cork and Kerry primary care physiotherapy services; and the number of clients waiting two years, three years, four years, and so on, in tabular form. [31205/24]
2043. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number and exact wait times of children and adolescents waiting less than 12 months and in excess of 12 months for the north Lee, south Lee, north Cork, west Cork and Kerry primary care speech and language therapy services; and the number of clients waiting two years, three years, four years, and so on, in tabular form. [31204/24]
2042. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number and exact wait times of children and adolescents waiting less than 12 months and in excess of 12 months for the north Lee, south Lee, north Cork, west Cork and Kerry primary care occupational therapy services; and the number of clients waiting two years, three years, four years, and so on, in tabular form. [31203/24]
1951. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current requirements for local authorities to provide in-person assistance to disabled people and older people to enable them to access council services, i.e., help with forms or online applications; and should requirements not exist, whether their introduction is being considered. [33720/24]
1930. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to detail the consultation which has taken place to date with families and disability service staff in regard to shaping the HSE’s Roadmap to Improve Children’s Disability Services 2023-2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33506/24]
1929. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the resignation of two disability campaigners from the national steering group set up to shape the HSE’s Roadmap to Improve Children’s Disability Services 2023-2026; if his Department will conduct an investigation in regard to the claims that data being presented to Ministers was inaccurate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33504/24]
1897. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update of the current staffing rate in each CDNT. [32829/24]
1896. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the need of many childcare workers to sign on to social welfare supports over the summer period; and the actions his Department is taking to end the need for this practice. [32828/24]
1895. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he would consider the establishment of a national advocacy service for children with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32819/24]
1894. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the level of instances of disabled children being expelled or suspended; if his Department has issued guidance to schools and boards of management in relation to inclusion of people with disabilities on boards of management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32815/24]
1893. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has engaged with disability groups in regard to concerns about a lack of consideration towards disabled students in schools' codes of behaviour; and if his Department would review the guidance being given to schools in how to put together these codes. [32813/24]
1892. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current number of respite beds in each county; and the current number of people on waiting lists for respite in each county. [32795/24]
1891. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current number of empty respite beds, by county, in tabular form. [32794/24]
1890. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the provision of respite care in Cork; and the details of the current waiting list for respite care in Cork. [32793/24]
1889. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current average cost of childcare, by county, in tabular form. [32792/24]
1888. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of childcare providers in Cork that have pulled out of core funding, by local area, from 2019 to date, in tabular form. [32791/24]
1887. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of childcare providers in Cork, by local area, from 2019 to date, in tabular form. [32790/24]
1886. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of families that have received reimbursements for private autism assessments for the past five years, in tabular form. [32788/24]
1823. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of the progress made in addressing action A15.4 of the Action Plan for Disability Services 2024-2026 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32213/24]
1822. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of the progress made in addressing action A10.1 of the Action Plan for Disability Services 2024-2026 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32212/24]
1821. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of the progress made in addressing action A9.4 of the Action Plan for Disability Services 2024-2026 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32211/24]
1820. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of the progress made in addressing action A9.2 of the Action Plan for Disability Services 2024-2026 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32210/24]
1819. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of the progress made in addressing action A7.2 of the Action Plan for Disability Services 2024-2026 to prepare a working paper on respite provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32209/24]
1818. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of the progress made in addressing action A6.1 of the Action Plan for Disability Services 2024-2026 to complete the personalised budgets pilot and its evaluation, in line with recommendation of the Task Force on Personalised Budgets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32208/24]
1817. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of the number of personal assistance hours and home support hours being provided; the number of people receiving personal assistance hours and home support hours; the number of people on waiting or assessment lists to receive personal assistance and home support hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32207/24]
1816. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of the progress made in addressing the action under the Action Plan for Disability Services 2024-2026 to review and clarify the criteria for access to assistive technology supports, as part of a framework to enhance the role such technologies can play in the services of the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32206/24]
1815. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of the progress made in addressing the action under the Action Plan for Disability Services 2024-2026 to develop a formal policy on respite, including agreed access and prioritisation criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32205/24]
1814. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of the progress made by working groups on personal assistance and home support to define personal assistance and home care services, develop policy, eligibility and prioritisation criteria, and examine the appropriate standards and form of regulatory oversight in the light of the work underway on regulating the statutory home care scheme, as outlined in the Action Plan for Disability Services 2024-2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32204/24]
1813. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of disabled persons who are in receipt of intensive support packages currently; the number of people who are currently on assessment or waiting lists for these packages; the number of people he plans to provide packages for next year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32203/24]
1812. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide details on the current number of individuals under 65 years residing in nursing homes; the total number of individuals who have been transitioned to their own home annually since 1 January 2020 to date; the average time the discharge process takes; and the measures in place to improve the quality of life and independence of people under 65 years who continue to reside in nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32202/24]
1811. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the current progress in implementing the ‘transforming lives time to move on from congregated settings’ strategy; the current number of individuals with a disability living in a congregated setting; the number of people with disabilities who have been transitioned to independent living from congregated settings annually since 1 January 2019 to date; the number of people with disabilities who have been admitted or housed in congregated settings annually since 1 January 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32201/24]
1730. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if funding has been released to support the pay increase for all section 39 workers agreed last year; and if not, when it is expected to be released to those who have not yet received a pay increase. [33494/24]
1726. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of agricultural land used for tillage annually from 2018 to date, in tabular form. [33502/24]