160. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the provisions his Department is taking for the implementation of a crisis resolution team for County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50624/21]
656. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total area of afforestation planted in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49265/21]
149. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when restrictions on the use of sports grounds changing facilities will be reviewed to allow for whole teams to collectively use changing rooms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49387/21]
332. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the proactive steps his Department will take over the next 12 months to address youth unemployment in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49079/21]
331. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding his Department will be providing to re-engage young people with youth services and to increase volunteer and staff recruitment for youth services following the recent new report by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49078/21]
330. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the discussions his Department has had with regard to provision for additional capacity across the education sector to allow persons to take up a career within the early years sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49077/21]
293. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps his Department is taking to address the serious challenges in staff recruitment and retention within the early years sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49075/21]
98. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps his Department is taking to address childcare costs in Ireland which are some of the highest childcare costs in the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49074/21]
23. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department has developed a strategy to address the chronic shortage of staff affecting the tourism and hospitality sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47916/21]
628. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists that have left the dental treatment services scheme in the past 24 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45000/21]
627. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made between his Department and an association (details supplied) since presenting proposals for reform of the dental treatment services scheme in August 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44999/21]
174. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the discussions his Department has had with other Departments to support and protect the free flow of trade supplies through Rosslare Europort in view of the huge increase in import and export trade transport through Rosslare Europort since January 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43839/21]
173. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the supports his Department will be providing to enhance Rosslare Europort's trade competitiveness as Ireland’s most strategic port; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43838/21]
172. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the discussions that have taken place between his Department and the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment regarding the development of a free zone at Rosslare Europort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43837/21]
134. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the proposals in place to address the personnel shortage in the HGV driving fraternity to ensure supply chains are not interrupted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43840/21]
113. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the steps being made to ensure the urgent investment needed to prepare Rosslare Europort as the most strategically preferred port for the construction of an off-shore wind farm construction base; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44126/21]
753. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the vacancies within the CAMHS Wexford south services that are presently with the national recruitment service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44153/21]
752. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of approved HSE homecare hours in County Wexford; the number of HSE homecare hours at present being delivered in County Wexford; the number of approved hours at present waiting allocation of delivery to approved clients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44152/21]
751. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the immediate and urgent measures being taken to address the now critical deficit in the delivery of homecare hours to persons approved for care packages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44151/21]
99. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to deal with the recruitment crisis presently facing all trade and retail sectors; the incentives his Department will be introducing to encourage persons to return to the workplace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43836/21]
2720. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the vacant child psychologist post for CAMHS Wexford South will be filled by the end of July 2021 as was communicated on 1 June 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37674/21]
1439. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the provisions being made within his Department in regard to an updated and appropriate dental treatment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33288/21]
153. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the planned establishment of three new specialist eating disorder teams includes a team for CHO5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37687/21]
117. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason the Covid-19 PCR testing system in Ireland is set to a higher cycle than is widely recommended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37684/21]
86. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will introduce cost effective rapid antigen testing at local pharmacy level to protect against and contain Covid-19 at the earliest possible opportunity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37685/21]
69. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the specific timeline for the installation of a public MRI scanner facility at Wexford General Hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37686/21]
47. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the additional intensive care unit capacity, beds and trained personnel that has been put in place since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37683/21]
34. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the current capacity of the Covid-19 test, trace and isolate system; the number of contact tracers currently in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37673/21]
274. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress that has been made on the acquisition of a site for the Wexford campus of the Technological University of South East Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37071/21]
78. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the provisions in place to ensure third-level students will return to on-campus in-person activities in September 2021 in view of the potential spread of the Covid-19 Delta strain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36823/21]
43. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the timeline for the communication of the final report on the review of the student grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36825/21]
41. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the provisions his Department is making to provide additional third-level capacity for the expert professions needed to provide the proper healthcare services throughout the health system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36824/21]
40. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the provisions being made by his Department to introduce a sustainable funding model to address the funding deficit of the higher education sector in Ireland identified in the landmark Cassells report published in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36822/21]
6. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the proactive steps his Department is taking to address university fees, which are the highest in the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36821/21]
2. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the level of funding his Department has secured to support the establishment of a County Wexford campus for the technological university of south east Ireland, TUSEI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37070/21]
493. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a letter of offer has been issued to either of the two applicants for the child psychologist post for CAMHS Wexford south; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29687/21]
202. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the provisions that are being made to immediately increase specialist eating disorder treatment beds within the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26699/21]
191. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 164 of 29 April 2021, the details of the orthodontic waiting list initiative referenced in the response; the details of the specific timeframe for the delivery of these initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26865/21]
487. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the assistance that will be provided to a person (details supplied) in acquiring registration with a general practitioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26692/21]
477. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his Department will issue a directive to the HSE to instruct hospitals nationwide to allow partners accompany expectant mothers for all antenatal appointments and scans in addition to allowing partner presence throughout the entire labour and birthing of the new-born; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26706/21]
456. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 165 of 24 April 2021, when the backlog of competitions awaiting filling by a company (details supplied) as referenced in the response will be addressed to allow the processing of a CAMHS Wexford south psychologist offer to a panel candidate; the specific timeframe for the processing of an offer for the position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26866/21]
435. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the provision that is being made to expand the current number of specialist eating disorders teams nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26698/21]
416. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the specific provisions in place in County Wexford for private patients of retiring general practitioners who are unable to access alternative registration with general practitioner services due to the chronic lack of general practitioner capacity in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26336/21]
415. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the proposals in place for administration of the Covid-19 vaccine for persons not registered with a general practitioner due to the shortfall of general practitioner capacity and who cannot register for the Covid-19 vaccine due to the requirement to provide general practitioner details; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26335/21]
414. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the specific timeline on the installation of a public MRI scanner facility at Wexford General Hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26334/21]
413. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health when it is proposed that a public MRI scanner facility at Wexford General Hospital will be included in the HSE Service Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26333/21]
620. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a maximum of 5% of farmer participants in GLAS afforested their land under the afforestation grant and premium scheme during the duration of GLAS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32901/21]
574. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason persons in County Wexford are being asked to travel to Greystones, County Wicklow for their Covid-19 vaccinations in view of the fact there is a Covid vaccination centre in Enniscorthy, County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25675/21]
190. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the arrangements his Department is putting in place to facilitate driver theory tests in County Wexford; when a facility for theory tests will be up and running in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33264/21]