1882. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that he is taking to ensure the processing of forestry licences from private companies. [2261/23]
1736. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the current state of feeding eating-drinking-swallowing impairments FEDS pathways for assessment and treatment in CHO 4. [2446/23]
1735. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will outline his engagement with family members representing service users with physical and intellectual disabilities in a facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2445/23]
1734. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that all individuals with diabetes are provided with medical equipment to monitor their sugar levels free-of-charge. [2444/23]
1733. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of paramedics who are assigned to ambulance services in west County Cork; and the optimum number of paramedics who should serve that area. [2443/23]
1732. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the average response time of ambulances in west County Cork; the number of ambulances that are ordinarily based at each location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2442/23]
1731. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking to address the shortages of ambulances in Cork south west. [2435/23]
1730. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the funding or provision of equipment that is available for persons who have been medically assessed as requiring mobility scooters. [2434/23]
1729. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking to improve recruitment to the National Ambulance Service. [2433/23]
1728. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking to ensure that no human organs or tissue are retained during or after postmortems without the expressed permission of the deceased person’s next-of-kin. [2432/23]
1727. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking to ensure that there are clear and compulsory communication channels between the HSE and families concerning postmortems, especially in perinatal cases. [2431/23]
1726. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will immediately cease the practice of preliminary team assessments as a waiting list measure to address the long delays in the assessment of needs process. [2430/23]
1725. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the status of the national standardised list of community funded aids and appliances and prescribing criteria, including the list of all aids and appliances on the list; if there is a specific category for persons who are blind or vision impaired; and if so, the aids and appliances that are included for this category. [2429/23]
1724. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the details of the annual funding for the aids and appliances for persons who are blind or vision impaired in each CHO in the years 2020, 2021 and 2022. [2428/23]
1710. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the status of the HSE proposals to limit home birth services for women and pregnant people living within 30 minutes of a maternity hospital. [2304/23]
1709. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details on the current availability of adult ADHD services in each LHO in CHO 4. [2303/23]
1708. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will immediately ensure that all persons who require a medication (details supplied) are reimbursed regardless of whether the prescription comes from a consultant, an NCDH, or a GP. [2302/23]
1707. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the total funding for HSE dental services in the past five years in CHO 4; the number of children awaiting dental services in CHO4, broken down per LHO; their waiting times; the number of orthodontists available to the HSE in this area; the criteria that are being applied that determine whether a child qualifies for HSE-funded orthodontic treatment; the number waiting for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2301/23]
1706. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if the Commission for Public Service Appointments was informed by the HSE in advance of the recruitment of psychologists to posts within the Cork Adult Mental Health Services and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services’ local interviews and appointments by transfer (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2300/23]
1705. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 322 of 10 November 2022 and 574 of 6 December 2022, the service developments that took place between 8 June and 15 June 2017 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2299/23]
1704. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will immediately work with the HSE in CHO 4 to put in place a plan to ensure none of the acute mental health unit beds in Bantry General Hospital are closed. [2297/23]
1703. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for home care packages; the number who are experiencing delayed discharge from hospital due to a delay in accessing home care; and the extent of the waiting lists for home care packages by CHO and LHO, in tabular form. [2296/23]
1702. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of autistic individuals with an intellectual disability who are currently listed as active CAMHS patients in each CHO, in tabular form. [2295/23]
1701. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will outline his engagement with gynaecological experts and Down syndrome groups to develop specialist gynaecology services for individuals with Down syndrome. [2294/23]
1700. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for aids and appliances for those under 18 years of age in CHO4; the length of time that they have been waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2293/23]
1699. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the total budget per month and the amount spent per year on paediatric aids and appliances by an organisation (details supplied) in CHO4 in each of the years 2020 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2292/23]
1150. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice the number of refugee spaces for victims and survivors of domestic violence and gender-based violence currently being funded by his Department in each county, in tabular form. [2308/23]
1061. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his engagement with the Minister for Health to increase the number of graduates from clinical therapies, including but not limited to occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy and psychology to address shortages in the health services. [2427/23]
1021. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will ensure that the core funding for childcare-preschool services provides funding for staff engaging in CPD to reach the required NFQ levels, including funding to provide in lieu staff coverage. [2420/23]
1020. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will ensure that the core funding for childcare-preschool services recognises the experience of persons working in the sector for many years in the provision of funding staff. [2419/23]
1019. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the ratification of the Optional Protocol of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2418/23]
1018. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on removing the State’s reservations to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2417/23]
1016. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the timeline for the working group to publish proposals in relation to Government-funded transport and mobility schemes, including the disabled drivers and disabled passenger schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2310/23]
1015. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of additional staff who have been recruited to assist in processing applications for personal information made to a by a State body (details supplied) under the Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022. [2267/23]
1014. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps that he is taking in response to individuals being informed that they will not be provided with their personal information within the statutory 90 days, under the Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022, by a State body (details supplied). [2266/23]
1013. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will immediately establish a new National Child Poverty Plan with a dedicated unit that encompasses an integrated and cross-governmental approach to address high levels of poverty in households headed by one parent. [2265/23]
937. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps that she is taking to provide the school meals scheme in all DEIS and qualifying schools. [2421/23]
823. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education the number of children who are waiting on a placement in autism spectrum disorder, ASD, units in County Cork; her plans to open further units given that all units are currently full; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2286/23]
822. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education the steps that she is taking to ensure that a higher education course (details supplied) for special needs assistants is accredited as a level 7 programme. [2285/23]
821. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education the way that children can access NEPS transition consultations to assist them transitioning out of primary school into secondary school. [2284/23]
820. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education on the number of National Educational Psychological Service, NEPS, transition consultations for children who are transitioning out of primary school into secondary school that were conducted in 2022. [2283/23]
675. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education when an individual transport service will commence for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63352/22]
630. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the details of his engagement with the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran concerning recent protests for women’s rights and the treatment of protestors by state security services. [2425/23]
590. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on working with Cork County Council to secure a site currently for sale (details supplied) to build social and affordable housing. [2307/23]
589. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps that he is taking to ensure that the limits for the first home scheme are being consistently applied in all local authorities. [2306/23]
588. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the limits on the first home scheme will next be reviewed. [2305/23]
460. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an update on the development of new infrastructure at Garrylucas Beach, Ballinspittle, County Cork, which was announced in April 2021. [2309/23]
389. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance the steps that he is taking to ensure insurance providers offer reasonable flood insurance to households and businesses within flood relief scheme areas. [2426/23]
381. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance his views on retaining the 9% tourism VAT rate for all of 2023 to support the hospitality sector. [2290/23]
380. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline his engagement with the credit union movement to fulfil the commitment in the programme for Government for credit unions to become a key provider of community banking. [2289/23]