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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (13 Jul 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 854. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting list for neurology in CUH and the Mercy Hospital, broken down by 3, 6, 9, 12, 18 and 24 months. [35512/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (13 Jul 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 855. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting list for pain management in CUH and the Mercy Hospital, broken down by 3, 6, 9, 12, 18 and 24 months. [35513/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (13 Jul 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 859. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting list for ophthalmology in CUH and Mercy Hospital, broken down by whether they are waiting by 3, 6, 9, 12, 18 and 24 months. [35518/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (13 Jul 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 856. To ask the Minister for Health if he will endeavour to bring the industrial dispute involving ambulance staff to a close by encouraging the HSE to recognise an organisation (details supplied). [35514/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (13 Jul 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 857. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies for consultants responsible for cancer services in the CUH, including radiation oncology; and what plans exist to replace those consultants who have stepped down in the past three years. [35515/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Admissions (13 Jul 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 858. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for direct referral for oncology patients to the oncology ward to be implemented in Cork University Hospital. [35517/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (13 Jul 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 860. To ask the Minister for Health the wating list for cataracts surgery in Cork broken down by whether they are waiting by 3, 6, 9, 12, 18 and 24 months. [35519/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (13 Jul 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 861. To ask the Minister for Health the number of elective surgeries and procedures cancelled by specialty at Cork University Hospital and Mercy University Hospital for each month in of the past three years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35520/23]

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

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I apologise that I am late and that I will have to leave shortly for a speaking slot in the Dáil Chamber. I have some observations. It is about pulling it all together. It sounds like things are planned and things are happening in terms of the Empowering Communities programme. I am not terribly familiar with the programme and I need to get familiar with it, but I will give what...

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

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I am a member of the GAA all my life and I usually depend on context for my contributions.

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

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: You know how it is: football is a grand game for a bad hurler. I have two questions, although the first may not fall under the Department. I know there has been a long-standing commitment in terms of indemnity for landowners where people are enjoying the countryside, crossing farmland and so on. Will the Department give us an update on whether that is happening, if it comes under the...

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

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: That is worth looking at. The committee should talk to The Wheel and Pobal. I am familiar with this issue. I will declare an interest as I am a member of a board. I am certainly familiar with it from talking to community organisations. It is a challenge. It is not the space that it was once upon a time where a voluntary board just went away and did things. It is not like that anymore....

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

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: The press release on the Department's website states that the 14 small areas are within certain local authorities but it does not outline the actual areas. I would be grateful if that information could be sent to me.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Child Maintenance and Liable Relatives) Bill 2023: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Cuirim fáilte roimh chinn an Bhille seo. Reachtaíocht luachmhar a bheidh ann, agus beidh an-tionchar aici i measc na teaghlaigh atá i gceist. I welcome the heads of the Bill. It is an important reform. It is something my predecessor, Deputy Claire Kerrane, did a lot of work on over a number of years trying to highlight it, and I am glad we are moving forward. This is not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Child Maintenance and Liable Relatives) Bill 2023: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: In that regard, I suppose the majority of lone parents will be existing claimants. Obviously, there is a healthy or regular stream of new claimants all the time, but the majority are existing claimants. Does the Department envision any sort of public awareness campaign to make people aware of their entitlements to apply for claims for which they previously did not qualify or in respect of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Child Maintenance and Liable Relatives) Bill 2023: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I will ask a related question. If somebody makes a new claim on foot of this legislation, would it be possible to backdate such a claim? I presume it is not possible to backdate it to now, but would it be possible to backdate it to the point of the enactment of the legislation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Child Maintenance and Liable Relatives) Bill 2023: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Yes, if somebody who did not previously qualify now qualifies. Say the legislation is, for example, signed by the President on 1 January and they make a claim on 1 March. Would they be entitled to backpayment for January and February?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Child Maintenance and Liable Relatives) Bill 2023: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: We are moving into a broader discussion about social welfare policy but in light of the Chair's comments, it would be remiss of me not to make the following point, in which I firmly believe. We are talking about assisting and supporting lone parents to work and to break cycles and all of that. There is a big problem in current policy. People can get the one-parent family payment until a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Child Maintenance and Liable Relatives) Bill 2023: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: In layman's terms, that means we could have this finished by Christmas.

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Second Stage (20 Sep 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I support this legislation and I am glad that the plebiscite was successful in Limerick because it provides the opportunity to progress with this. The idea of directly elected mayors is important. The points I will raise have been raised by a lot of others but I will make two points: one on detail; and the other on power. On detail, the margin in the plebiscite in Cork was narrow. We...