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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (Resumed) (6 Dec 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: I will ask my final question, as I only have a minute left-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (Resumed) (6 Dec 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: I am following the situation and am happy to hear that, but I am cynical about the ability of the EU or any national or supernational power to control tech companies that choose to use data in ways I would not particularly like. In his opening statement, Mr. Woods mentioned rolling out the IHI to the National Treatment Purchase Fund, disability networks, etc. Could we have information on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (Resumed) (6 Dec 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: Yes. The National Treatment Purchase Fund sometimes interacts with providers that do not work under the same rules as us. I would say that of private providers as well, by the way. In light of the roll-out of the plan in 2024, I would like more information on how we will address this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (Resumed) (6 Dec 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank Mr. Woods.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (12 Dec 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 131. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the development of a residential retrofit loan guarantee scheme; when the scheme will be open for applications; the details of the eligibility rules and other operational aspects of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54925/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (12 Dec 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 201. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if she will outline her Department's policy on extending the powers of local authority traffic wardens to include enforcement of other traffic offences in urban areas, such as driving in bus lanes and the failure to obey traffic lights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54496/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (12 Dec 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 519. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will outline her Department's policy on automatic number plate recognition technology; if she intends to legislate if necessary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54495/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Local Drugs Task Forces (12 Dec 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 779. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the appointment of a new co-ordinator for the Finglas-Cabra local drug and alcohol task force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54651/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reports (13 Dec 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 176. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when she expects to publish the final evaluation report on the Local Community Safety Partnership Pilots; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55741/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Parental Leave (13 Dec 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 206. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to extend leave entitlement for parents who have a child through surrogacy, to align with maternity or adoptive leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55495/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (13 Dec 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 212. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how many assessment of need reports as set out in the Disability Act 2005 were completed in 2021, 2022 and 2023 (year to date); and for those same years how many were completed by companies or sole traders employed by the HSE. [55658/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (14 Dec 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 341. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to expand the Fresh Start principle to include divorced applicants seeking to remortgage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56144/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health, Stroke and Heart Attack: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee. I will start with that issue as to where this sits within the system, which I know can be a bit dry in terms of what is actually happening. It is striking that there is a lot of frustration in the room. Usually, when we have advocates for a particular area come in, and they all agree on the shortfall or the shortcomings in our approach...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health, Stroke and Heart Attack: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: There currently is not?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health, Stroke and Heart Attack: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: Has there ever been since the programme's inception in 2020?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health, Stroke and Heart Attack: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: We are in 2023 and there has never been any patient advocate within the-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health, Stroke and Heart Attack: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: Would the fact that it is so clinically focused have an impact on its reaching out to more community settings and the longer-term rehabilitation issues and how it interacts with that primary care? Is that one of the concerns about the NHP?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health, Stroke and Heart Attack: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: Exactly, because nobody is representing these patients on the NHP. Ms O'Shea talked a little about the difference between the cohort who might experience an event and then maybe need quite long rehabilitation and people who may be born with a congenital issue. It strikes me that there is a parallel between type 1 and type 2 diabetes. We have had a very successful approach to type 1 with...