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Written Answers — Department of Health: National Drugs Strategy Implementation (24 Sep 2019)

John Curran: 364. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to launch a targeted awareness campaign regarding the dangers of drug use aimed at high-risk groups such as festival goers and students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38784/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (24 Sep 2019)

John Curran: 365. To ask the Minister for Health if a decision by the HSE to move youth mental health services from Jigsaw, Clondalkin, to Jigsaw, Tallaght, in January 2020 will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38785/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (24 Sep 2019)

John Curran: 367. To ask the Minister for Health the weighting percentages to be used as part of the upcoming HSE FreeStyle Libre Group review decision-making process that will be given to criteria (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38788/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (24 Sep 2019)

John Curran: 368. To ask the Minister for Health if the reimbursement dataset will specifically cover only current HSE-funded users of FreeStyle Libre; if not, if the health technology assessment group review will compare total blood glucose strip usage spend year on year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38789/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (24 Sep 2019)

John Curran: 557. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is satisfied that the minimum annual target of 25,000 homes to be built will be reached for 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38779/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Sep 2019)

John Curran: All Deputies have received representations from constituents who have family members in hospital awaiting discharge, in respect of whom they are seeking home help provision or access to residential care under the fair deal scheme. I will give some figures in this regard. According to the HSE, on Tuesday of last week the number of delayed discharges was 745, which is more than the number of...

Special Needs Education Places: Motion [Private Members] (25 Sep 2019)

John Curran: I will be sharing time with Deputies Brassil, Browne, Aindrias Moynihan and Calleary. I thank my colleague, Deputy Thomas Byrne, for tabling the motion. I acknowledge the invaluable work of special needs assistants, autism spectrum disorder, ASD, units and special schools. All of us acknowledge this and see it in our communities. The problem is that on a regular basis, all Members of the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (25 Sep 2019)

John Curran: 13. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of single persons living alone who are in receipt of the State pension (contributory) and the State pension (non-contributory); the number of couples in receipt of the State pension (contributory) and the State pension (non-contributory); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38744/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Payments (25 Sep 2019)

John Curran: 23. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will include the full Christmas bonus in the budget of her Department rather than the current situation in which it is part of a Supplementary Estimate (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38745/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Business of Joint Committee (26 Sep 2019)

John Curran: Apologies have been received from Deputies Bríd Smith and John Brady. Deputy Quinlivan will substitute for the latter. Before we begin, I remind members to turn off their mobile phones. I propose we go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters before returning to public session. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (26 Sep 2019)

John Curran: I welcome from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, SVP, Dr. Tricia Keilthy, head of social justice and policy, and from the National Council for the Blind Ireland, NCBI, Mr. Chris White, chief executive officer, and Mr. Darren Reid, who is a service user. I will ask Dr. Keilthy to make her presentation in a moment. She will be followed by Mr. White and then members will be able to ask...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (26 Sep 2019)

John Curran: I thank Dr. Keilthy for her opening statement. I call Mr. White from the National Council for the Blind Ireland, NCBI. If Mr. Reid wishes to comment, he is welcome to so do.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (26 Sep 2019)

John Curran: Mr. Reid said he looked for employment before applying to the Civil Service and he said employers did not know about technology. Did they not understand the technology that was available or did they not understand the workplace grant? Was it both?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (26 Sep 2019)

John Curran: Mr. Reid is familiar with the technology and told them what was available but they did not engage with it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (26 Sep 2019)

John Curran: Let me ask one supplementary question about it. I apologise for interrupting the Senator. Mr. White has cited a figure of €2 million for what is required. On what is that estimate based? Does the NCBI have some measure of the scale of refusal?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (26 Sep 2019)

John Curran: That is because people are going back to work. I understand that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (26 Sep 2019)

John Curran: Mr. White has seen enough people apply for the grant that the money was spent in the first few months of the year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (26 Sep 2019)

John Curran: I thank the Senator. I will come to Senator Conway in one moment. Let me, please, put one or two points to Dr. Keilthy to seek clarification. Was the proposal in respect of the working family payment specifically aimed at lone parents or was it to apply across the board?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (26 Sep 2019)

John Curran: Targeted.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (26 Sep 2019)

John Curran: Dr. Keilthy believes the allowance should be equalised for the lone parent and the couple.