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Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (6 Jul 2023)

Denis Naughten: 322. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the specific measures taken to enhance ambulance services in advance of the opening of the new major trauma centres in line with the Government decision; the specific funding allocated to each measure and its date of operation; when each of the network trauma hospitals will become operational; and if he will make a statement on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Civil Registration (Electronic Registration) Bill 2023: Department of Social Protection (5 Jul 2023)

Denis Naughten: Correct me if I am wrong. My recollection about the legislation for the registration of a marriage is that both parties have to present in person. That is a safety provision regarding some references to technical elements here. Maybe Mr. Daly might want to clarify that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Department of Social Protection (5 Jul 2023)

Denis Naughten: Those are claims.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Department of Social Protection (5 Jul 2023)

Denis Naughten: Perhaps that issue could be dealt as part of the agenda for later meetings. I thank Mr. Egan, Mr. Flynn and Mr. Corcoran for their time this morning. It would be useful for the committee to have a further bilateral engagement on the targets. It would be beneficial in benchmarking what is going on. We might schedule a further meeting in the autumn to do that in advance of the management...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Department of Social Protection (5 Jul 2023)

Denis Naughten: I thank Mr. Egan and I thank our guests for their time this morning. I also thank them for the work and time that is put into this particular report which is, as I say, a very significant one. As the committee's public business for today is now concluded, I propose that the committee now go into private business to consider other business. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2023)

Denis Naughten: Ireland has reached full employment according to the Central Statistics Office, CSO, but with only one in three people with a disability employed, we have the lowest employment rate in Europe according to the European Disability Forum. The Oireachtas and the Ceann Comhairle are leading the way by example to try to address this with the Oireachtas work learning, OWL, training programme in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (11 Jul 2023)

Denis Naughten: 279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amounts spent by her Department on capitation in primary schools for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33813/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (11 Jul 2023)

Denis Naughten: 280. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total amount required to restore capitation to €200 per pupil; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33814/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Sales (11 Jul 2023)

Denis Naughten: 569. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the tonnage of beef produced in Ireland per month; the corresponding tonnage of beef produced from feed lots; the tonnage of beef exported and imported each month; the corresponding tonnage of beef imported broken down, by each country; the tonnage of beef imported broken down by type that is, steer, cow, heifer and Y. bull and so...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (11 Jul 2023)

Denis Naughten: 653. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the planned revision of the model of care for long-Covid following the publication of the report by HIQA; when the model of care was last reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33461/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 Jul 2023)

Denis Naughten: 654. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 289 of 15 June 2023, if he will provide the spend out-turn for the first six months of 2023 and the corresponding activity data and numbers awaiting appointment at the end of June 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33462/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cross-Border Co-operation (11 Jul 2023)

Denis Naughten: 796. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the maximum rebate under the Cross-Border scheme for a cataract operation has been reduced from €1,872 to €1,700; if he can explain the basis for this considering that medical costs have been increasing across the public health sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33947/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (12 Jul 2023)

Denis Naughten: 207. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of respite beds available people with a disability respectively, by CHO in 2019 and in 2023; when respite beds withdrawn during Covid will be reinstated in light of the hardship being caused to carers and their families. [34572/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (12 Jul 2023)

Denis Naughten: 256. To ask the Minister for Health the reason emergency respite funding was withdrawn from an organisation (details supplied) overnight recently; if he will reverse this decision in light on the hardship being caused due to the lack of respite availability since Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34571/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (12 Jul 2023)

Denis Naughten: 257. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite beds available for older people by CHO in 2019 and in 2023; when respite beds withdrawn during Covid will be reinstated in light of the hardship being caused to carers and their families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34572/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (12 Jul 2023)

Denis Naughten: 258. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide specific financial assistance to patients with home dialysis machines in light of the additional cost of their operation due to rising electricity prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34573/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Carcase Disposal (13 Jul 2023)

Denis Naughten: 575. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, in light of the fact that in 2018 an organisation (details supplied) published beef carcass conformation data for 2015, 2016 and 2017, he will furnish the corresponding data for 2018 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35406/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (13 Jul 2023)

Denis Naughten: 576. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will furnish data on the percentage of dairy-first crosses being used in the suckler herd and their average replacement index, for each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35407/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Department of Rural and Community Development (12 Jul 2023)

Denis Naughten: Apologies have been received from Deputy Joan Collins. I ask members and witnesses to turn off their mobile phones or ensure they are in silent mode. Members participating in the meeting remotely should use the raise hand icon on Microsoft Teams if they wish to contribute. The committee will consider the Public Service Performance Report 2022 with officials from the Department of Rural...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Department of Rural and Community Development (12 Jul 2023)

Denis Naughten: I thank Mr. Mulherin for his opening comments. I want to pick up on his last comment. I know this is slightly different within his Department from within the Department of Social Protection, but the latter produces a set of statistics on a quarterly and annual basis. That is going to be used initially by the committee in starting its engagement on the indicators. The reason I am saying...