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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy Data (27 Jun 2019)
Eugene Murphy: 117. To ask the Minister for Health the number of speech therapists assigned to a service (details supplied) in County Roscommon; the number of children on the waiting list for speech therapy with the service to date; the average waiting time for children to access speech therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27208/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (27 Jun 2019)
Eugene Murphy: 119. To ask the Minister for Health the number of physiotherapists assigned to the school age services in County Roscommon; the number of children on the waiting list for physiotherapy with the school age services to date; the average waiting time for children to access physiotherapy with the services in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27216/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (27 Jun 2019)
Eugene Murphy: 120. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists assigned to school age services in County Roscommon; the number of children on the waiting list for occupational therapy with the school age services to date; the average waiting time for children to access occupational therapy with the services in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27217/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (27 Jun 2019)
Eugene Murphy: 233. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans in place to address the downturn in numbers of children attending community sessional playschools in north-east County Galway in view of the fact that sustainability issues will be further exacerbated in October 2019 when the national childcare scheme launches; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27395/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (27 Jun 2019)
Eugene Murphy: 236. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to create a pilot partnership between full daycare and playschools by which children who use their ECCE place in one service could be transported to another service for afternoon care, which would require public funding to purchase a vehicle or hire a local transport service in a bid to address sustainability issues for rural...
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services Funding (27 Jun 2019)
Eugene Murphy: 237. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if capital build funding will be provided for baby, toddler and school aged childcare places in rural areas (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27445/19]
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Jul 2019)
Eugene Murphy: We do not want to interrupt the Deputy.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Jul 2019)
Eugene Murphy: The Minister, Deputy Bruton, is the right man in the right place. Page 47 of the programme for Government refers to next generation broadband. I am beginning to wonder if there is going to be a new meaning given to "next generation" given the slow pace of development. On a more serious note, on the basis of an excellent presentation made here by Carolan Lennon, chief executive of Eir, and...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rights of People with Disabilities (2 Jul 2019)
Eugene Murphy: Members must address their remarks through the Chair.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rights of People with Disabilities (2 Jul 2019)
Eugene Murphy: We must move on.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Autism Support Services (2 Jul 2019)
Eugene Murphy: Question No. 51 is in my name and I seek the permission of the House to ask Deputy O'Rourke to take the Chair for a few minutes. Is that agreed?
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Autism Support Services (2 Jul 2019)
Eugene Murphy: I thank the Chair.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Autism Support Services (2 Jul 2019)
Eugene Murphy: 51. To ask the Minister for Health if a full review will be undertaken of services provided for children with Down's syndrome in County Roscommon in order to determine the number of therapists required to provide a service fit for purpose in relation to the improvement of fine motor skills, gross motor skills and speech therapy; if the recommendations of such a review will be implemented with...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Autism Support Services (2 Jul 2019)
Eugene Murphy: I certainly will. The Acting Chairman will be surprised and I hope he gives me credit at the end. This question is to ask the Minister for Health if a full review will be undertaken of the services provided for children with Down's syndrome in County Roscommon to determine the number therapists required to provide a service fit for purpose regarding improvement of fine motor skills, gross...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Autism Support Services (2 Jul 2019)
Eugene Murphy: I welcome that there is some good news in that statement from the Minister of State. I acknowledge that he takes a personal interest in this situation as well. I want to be fair about that. We have had meetings about such issues and we will have more. The difficulty I have is that the parents of children with Down's syndrome in my county, and I can say the same for the parts of Galway...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Autism Support Services (2 Jul 2019)
Eugene Murphy: I welcome the work done by the HSE staff in this area but they will say themselves that because they have so many children to treat and are so understaffed that the visits are infrequent. It is viewed as piecemeal-type therapy. Those staff are not happy. I will give some figures to let the Minister of State realise what we are dealing with in the county. These figures come from a...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Greyhound Industry (2 Jul 2019)
Eugene Murphy: The Deputies should remember that they have one minute each. Then we will have the reply. The Deputies will have a further minute subsequently.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Greyhound Industry (2 Jul 2019)
Eugene Murphy: Thank you, Deputy.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Greyhound Industry (2 Jul 2019)
Eugene Murphy: In all fairness-----
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Greyhound Industry (2 Jul 2019)
Eugene Murphy: I want to point out to the Minister of State that there is a time slot, and it is up to the Chair to tell him when that time is up.