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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Costs (9 May 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 192. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to support school groups, accompanied by a teacher, to use public transport for expeditions; if he is aware of current operational difficulties in organising the payment of fares and-or collection of tickets for school groups using public transport in this way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21495/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (9 May 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 514. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the contribution of the Irish greyhound industry to GNP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21577/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (9 May 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 554. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the work of his Department in relation to youth-specific mental health initiatives and promoting positive mental health among young people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21045/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (9 May 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 581. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated costs of the construction of independent living pods near the Millfield House mental health facility in Blackpool, Cork; the estimated costs of any additional renovations of Millfield House itself; the HSE managers who proposed these plans; when these proposals were first made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21215/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (9 May 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 582. To ask the Minister for Health the date that capital funding committed to renovations of Milfield House and the construction of independent living pods nearby was applied for by local HSE management; the date that this capital funding was approved by national HSE management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21216/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (9 May 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 583. To ask the Minister for Health the projected timeline associated with the construction of independent living pods near the Millfield House mental health facility in Blackpool, Cork, and with renovations of Millfield House itself; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21217/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (9 May 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 584. To ask the Minister for Health if current security arrangements for Millfield House, Blackpool, are expected to continue indefinitely or for a fixed timeframe; if the security arrangement will also apply to the independent living pods near Millfield House that recently received planning approval from Cork City Council; if so, if the current security costs will increase; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Sector Pay (9 May 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 591. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to update pay scales for non-consultant hospital doctors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21265/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (9 May 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 615. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 638 of 5 October 2021, 691 of 29 November 2022, 1553 of 18 January 2023, 204 of 15 February 2023, 1153 of 21 March 2023 and 1453 of 18 April 2023, the reason for a lack of any detail on staffing levels or basic service-planning for a new facility in Midleton, County Cork that will accommodate three residents with...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (9 May 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 616. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 596 of 25 April 2023, if he will provide details of any follow-up consultation that the Mental Health Commission may have had with residents who reported to the commission that they were happy to move from the Owenacurra Centre, Midleton and satisfied with their new placements; in particular, the number of follow-up...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (9 May 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 617. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 602 of 25 April 2023, the reason the Mental Health Commission has declined a request from the Oireachtas Committee on Health to comment on the provision of community residential mental health placement serving the combined HSE catchments of the Cobh/Glenville and Midleton/Youghal adult mental health teams (details...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (9 May 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 618. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of capital funding applied for by Cork HSE management in respect of the development of a ten-bed residential mental health service in Midleton, County Cork; the date this capital funding was applied for and for the managers making this application and the managers deciding on the proposals; if he will provide details of the level of communication...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health Information Bill 2023: Department of Health (10 May 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: I welcome the witnesses before the committee again. That is and interesting point because those involved in the EU work have also struggled with who is a data holder and who would have access to data, particularly where it overlaps with things like wellness apps. There is a very live conversation in the US on this at the moment. Obviously, wellness apps, which are proprietary, contain...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health Information Bill 2023: Department of Health (10 May 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: I do not mean to cut across Mr. O'Connor. I welcome a strategic framework. People who sit on committees like this are very used to that kind of language. However, there was a very straightforward way ahead here which was not to link the business case to the hospital currently in development. We hear all the time that versions of e-health are being rolled out in maternity care and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health Information Bill 2023: Department of Health (10 May 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: We tend to think of that as people who go on a run and want to see how they are doing, but actually for people with diabetes it can be lifesaving.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health Information Bill 2023: Department of Health (10 May 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: Is there a conflict between our legislation and EU protocols. People go to Türkiye and the UK for all sorts of things. Does Mr. Lennon consider that a difficulty?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health Information Bill 2023: Department of Health (10 May 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: What is timeline for the completion of that work?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health Information Bill 2023: Department of Health (10 May 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: There are several areas I want to cover. The first is the IHI and it is like wading through custard talking about it. On the IHI, I agree with Deputy Shortall that we have all come to a conclusion that the direction of the legislation is that the PPSN is the core identifier. Earlier it was said that sometimes PPSNs are wrong or that people might have two of them. Having two unique...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health Information Bill 2023: Department of Health (10 May 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: We have spent a lot of capital funds-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health Information Bill 2023: Department of Health (10 May 2023)

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