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Leaders' Questions (9 Jul 2015)

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Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (9 Jul 2015)

Robert Troy: 32. To ask the Minister for Health the support his Department and the Health Service Executive will provide to children who have suffered serious health complications following the administering of the human papillomavirus vaccination, and to their parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27721/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (9 Jul 2015)

Robert Troy: 64. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet with a support group that has been established for the parents of children who have suffered serious health complications following the administering of the human papilloma virus vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27722/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (9 Jul 2015)

Robert Troy: 203. To ask the Minister for Health when a consultant orthodontist will be appointed to the Health Service Executive midlands area; if this position is being advertised outside of Ireland, and if so, in what countries; and how frequently. [28056/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (9 Jul 2015)

Robert Troy: 236. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that the parental accommodation at Our Lady's hospital in Crumlin in Dublin 12 is at such a low standard that parents, after spending the whole day with their sick son, were placed in a room which had sick on the bed and floor, and which provided one single bed with no pillow or blanket for the two parents; and if he will allocate sufficient...

Children First Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2015)

Robert Troy: I move amendment No. 1:In page 11, between lines 33 and 34, to insert the following:“(10) A provider who is served with a non-compliance notice shall be liable to inspection by child protection staff of the Agency. (11) A provider who has been served with a non-compliance notice and has been on the register of non-compliance for 30 days consecutively or more may be liable to an...

Children First Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2015)

Robert Troy: The Minister's position has not deviated at all since Committee Stage. It is somewhat regrettable. I accept the Minister's point about how, at times of scarce resources, we must ensure the provision of adequate front-line services. In this case, however, it involves front-line services where children are being looked after and there is non-compliance. I accept that the amendment provides...

Children First Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2015)

Robert Troy: I accept the Minister’s bona fides in this regard. He has undertaken to review the provision in the future if it is not working satisfactorily. However, that goes for all legislation. The reason we are putting the Children First guidelines on a statutory basis is we believe they are not working adequately and want to ensure there is a legal requirement to ensure their...

Children First Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2015)

Robert Troy: I move amendment No. 2:In page 14, between lines 19 and 20, to insert the following:“(13) A mandated person may be held guilty of an offence if he or she is required to report concerns or allegations of abuse to the Agency under subsections (1) and (2) and fails to do so subject to subsections (3) and (4). A mandated person guilty of an offence will be liable, on summary conviction, to...

Children First Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2015)

Robert Troy: I am disappointed with the Minister's reply. I thought he would accept the amendment in the spirit in which it was submitted, that is, to improve the Bill. He talks about the members of many professions being subject to disciplinary action, but that is not something one can say for definite with authority across all professions. He also talks about the withholding of information, but he...

Children First Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2015)

Robert Troy: The Minister cites the example of New South Wales but there are many other jurisdictions, such as in Canada and in the United States of America, where sanctions are in place and where, having brought legislation in without sanctions, they later added sanctions. I referred to these places during the Second Stage debate last year, though it was the Minister's predecessor who was in the House...

Children First Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2015)

Robert Troy: I support my colleague, Deputy Ó Caoláin, who has moved the amendment on behalf of Deputy McLellan. It is important that childminders are explicitly included. We talk about being consistent in our legislation. By virtue of the previous amendment, the Minister took the view that there was a need to include occupational therapists and specify occupational therapists in this...

Children First Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2015)

Robert Troy: I support my colleague. This matter was debated at length on Committee Stage. It is regrettable that the Government is not taking the amendment on board. The Minister puts forward an amendment to clearly and explicitly name occupational therapists. It is not unreasonable to suggest that the amount of work occupational therapists do with children is far less than the amount of work...

Social Services and Support: Motion [Private Members] (14 Jul 2015)

Robert Troy: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate. I salute the Technical Group for bringing forward this timely motion. It is only right and proper that we have this debate. We have had similar debates over the past several years because, unfortunately despite the Minister’s rhetoric, the elderly have not been protected in this Government’s lifetime. Pope Francis, a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Regulation (14 Jul 2015)

Robert Troy: 261. To ask the Minister for Finance his views regarding the serious consequences for loan owners who have had their loans sold by financial institutions to venture funds (details supplied); the regulations in place to ensure venture capitalists cannot exploit performing loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28364/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care (14 Jul 2015)

Robert Troy: 498. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children of 15 year of age who were in long-term foster care, that is, in care for a minimum of three years, at the time of the passing of the children's referendum in November 2012. [29071/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Early Childhood Care Education (14 Jul 2015)

Robert Troy: 507. To ask the Minister for Health further to an oral Parliamentary Question of 8 July 2015, the number of children under five years of age who have been diagnosed as requiring additional needs; the number of children awaiting assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29072/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (14 Jul 2015)

Robert Troy: 544. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied) at the Midland Regional Hospital in Tullamore in County Offaly. [28454/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (14 Jul 2015)

Robert Troy: 546. To ask the Minister for Health if a temporary appointment has been made to the ophthalmology service in County Longford, as previously advised; if not, when is it expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28461/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Sector Staff (14 Jul 2015)

Robert Troy: 568. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a person who is a clerical officer (details supplied) in the Health Service Executive is provided with a transfer to County Longford, as formally requested. [28514/15]