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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Drug Treatment Programmes (5 Feb 2019)

John Curran: 44. To ask the Minister for Health when the protocols on the methadone strategy were last reviewed; if he is satisfied that there are sufficient progression pathways for persons on the methadone programme to become drug free; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5520/19]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Drug Treatment Programmes (5 Feb 2019)

John Curran: When were the protocols regarding methadone treatment last reviewed? Is the Minister of State satisfied with the progression pathways available and are they are sufficient to ensure that those who want to progress from the methadone programme to become drug free can do so?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Drug Treatment Programmes (5 Feb 2019)

John Curran: I thank the Minister of State for her reply. I recognise that methadone has a significant role to play in harm reduction, be it in respect of health, criminal activity and so on, and I do not dispute that. My concern, and the purpose of the question, is that more than 10,000 people are currently on a methadone treatment programme, as she indicated. More than 6,000 have been on it for five...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Drug Treatment Programmes (5 Feb 2019)

John Curran: I do not suggest that one size fits all but I am concerned that more than 4,000 people are on a methadone programme for longer than ten years. When a person goes onto the programme, there needs to be personal plan for those who are suited to it to progress beyond a life on methadone. For some of those people it is a life on methadone. I welcome the Minister of State's comments on...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Home Care Packages Provision (5 Feb 2019)

John Curran: 52. To ask the Minister for Health the provision he will make for home support services for the elderly in view of the significant increase in the number of persons waiting for home support services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5026/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Home Care Packages Provision (5 Feb 2019)

John Curran: The Minister will recall that in 2018 many people had significant difficulties in accessing home support services, particularly elderly people and those who had been discharged from hospital. What level of provision of home support services is the Minister making available in 2019 in recognition that last year there was a constant significant waiting list for services?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Home Care Packages Provision (5 Feb 2019)

John Curran: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I acknowledge the increase in figures he has outlined. It is fair to say that last year was problematic. It is an indication that we have an ageing population that is growing. Most public representatives would have had an increased number of people presenting at their offices looking for support. The Minister of State has indicated that...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Home Care Packages Provision (5 Feb 2019)

John Curran: I recognise that the Minister of State does not have an infinite budget and has to work within constraints. In that regard we need to consider how things are done. For somebody who on a delayed discharge from hospital, there is an opportunity cost. When I asked a parliamentary question and got a response from the HSE, I was told that the number of direct employees of the HSE providing home...

JobPath Programme: Motion [Private Members] (5 Feb 2019)

John Curran: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate and I thank Deputy Brady for putting the motion down. As Deputy O'Dea indicated, Fianna Fáil will be supporting this motion. As the Minister will be well aware, this issue has been on the agenda of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection for quite a while. This debate is quite timely because the Minister...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (5 Feb 2019)

John Curran: 223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a progress report on the provision of an extension for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5091/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (5 Feb 2019)

John Curran: 224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a progress report on the provision of an extension for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5092/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Properties (5 Feb 2019)

John Curran: 255. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to date in releasing interest in a building (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5584/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (5 Feb 2019)

John Curran: 290. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to each divisional drugs unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5587/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Oireachtas Joint Committee Reports (5 Feb 2019)

John Curran: 399. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date on the recommendation in the Report on Tackling Childhood Obesity by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs (details supplied); the amount of funding allocated to progress research to better identify obesity hotspots; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52340/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Provision (5 Feb 2019)

John Curran: 442. To ask the Minister for Health the additional funding allocated to the HSE to reduce the waiting lists and waiting times for home support services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5585/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (5 Feb 2019)

John Curran: 443. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for an outpatient appointment in children’s hospitals in Dublin (details supplied) for more than 18 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5586/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Feb 2019)

John Curran: I want to raise an issue with the Minister that I have often raised in this House and which has also been raised by colleagues such as Deputies Aylward and Calleary. It is the plight of 25 children who are suffering from SMA. Their condition deteriorates but there is hope in a drug called Spinraza. We have raised the issue time and again and the Minister has rightly stated that there is an...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Properties (7 Feb 2019)

John Curran: 7. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the lands and properties owned by his Department deemed suitable and made available for social and affordable housing in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5758/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (7 Feb 2019)

John Curran: 108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made to provide a new school (details supplied) in County Dublin; if a site has been identified and secured for the school; the timeline for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6061/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Dublin Bus Fleet (12 Feb 2019)

John Curran: 62. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress being made to replace diesel buses in Dublin with alternative low emission vehicles; the type of buses that will replace diesel buses; the number of buses that will be replaced with non-diesel buses each year; the timeframe to replace all buses in Dublin with non-diesel buses; and if he will make a statement on the matter....