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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Update on Disability Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality (27 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: The Minister of State will seek an increase in funding and he is not responsible for cuts that were made to public pay eight or nine years ago. However, the State has failed so many children. Last night, I attended a meeting of a school board. Teachers have told me that the HSE has resisted the assessment of need process because it does not want to triage people and provide services....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Update on Disability Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality (27 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: I am aware there are ongoing discussion. Is it true that mediation is ongoing between the Department and the different health professional representative bodies regarding an agreed process. Will the Minister of State update the committee on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Update on Disability Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality (27 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: What is the basis of the discussions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Update on Disability Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality (27 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: What are they discussing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Update on Disability Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality (27 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: This has to do with disability.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Update on Disability Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality (27 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: Will the Minister of State update the committee on the basis of these discussions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Update on Disability Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality (27 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: What are the talks about?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Update on Disability Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality (27 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: We understand the mediation process is sensitive but the committee should be aware of the basis of the discussions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Update on Disability Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality (27 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: Why did the discussions start? What was the issue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Update on Disability Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality (27 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: The committee deserves a better explanation as to what the discussions are about.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Update on Disability Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality (27 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: We need to know the facts of the basis of the discussions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Update on Disability Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality (27 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: The justice aspect is rights-based. If someone has a right to an intervention based on the UN protocol to which the Government has signed up, we can ask questions about the delivery of that right. We are waiting years for the advanced care directives under the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 to be delivered. When will this be progressed? Health professionals are discussing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Update on Disability Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality (27 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: How many more years does the Department need?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Update on Disability Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality (27 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: We will have waited five years after legislation was passed for the Department to prepare the implementation of this service.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Update on Disability Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality (27 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: The legislation was passed in 2015 but we are now talking about implementation in 2020. Will the Department provide detail on those complex issues?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Update on Disability Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality (27 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: I acknowledge this does not directly come under the Minister of State's area of responsibility but that is a failure at departmental level. Legislation has been passed by the Houses but it will take five years to implement modern advance healthcare directives and assisted decision-making. If the pace of change is that slow in this area, what hope is there for everything else the Minister of...

Implementing the National Drugs Strategy: Statements (28 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: I am sharing time with Deputy John Curran. We intend to take five minutes each. I am pleased to be able to speak on this issue. I am pleased that the new national drugs strategy was published last year. I was previously the spokesperson on drugs for the party. That role has been taken over by Deputy Stephen Donnelly, but I am glad to speak on the issue. I am glad the Minister of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists (28 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: 53. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he plans to address the long waiting times in the Dublin north west LHO area for children and adolescents needing an assessment for occupational therapy. [28321/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Data (28 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: 84. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for home care packages in the Dublin north west LHO area. [28322/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (28 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: 151. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to considerable delays processing visa applications at the New Delhi visa office; the reason for these delays; the number of personnel employed in the office in each of the past five years; the number currently employed; the measures underway to tackle the backlog of visa applications and to...