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Other Questions: Respite Care Grant Payments (28 Jan 2014)

Colm Keaveney: The purpose of this question is to give the Minister an opportunity to make a statement on any analysis of the impact of budget 2013, particularly in respect of the respite care grant. As the Minister is aware, the respite care grant was cut by 19%. I would be grateful if the Minister would give the House a statement regarding any analysis of the impact of this decision on people with...

Other Questions: Respite Care Grant Payments (28 Jan 2014)

Colm Keaveney: In December 2012, the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources described the 19% cut in the respite care grant as modest. Does the Minister for Social Protection agree with the position of the Carers Association that every euro spent on the respite care grant saves the State €5 in institutional care? Subsequent to the 19% cut, the Minister gave a commitment in the...

Other Questions: Respite Care Grant Payments (28 Jan 2014)

Colm Keaveney: Subsequent to the decision made-----

Other Questions: Respite Care Grant Payments (28 Jan 2014)

Colm Keaveney: -----in budget 2013, the Minister gave a commitment to review the situation and explore innovative ways of addressing the shortfall in the 19% cut, which was described by the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Rabbitte, as modest. I suspect that, after a certain duration in government, mission creep or groupthink establishes itself, particularly in the Cabinet....

Other Questions: Respite Care Grant Payments (28 Jan 2014)

Colm Keaveney: The Government has spent more on consultants at Irish Water.

Other Questions: Respite Care Grant Payments (28 Jan 2014)

Colm Keaveney: I asked about the analysis.

Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (28 Jan 2014)

Colm Keaveney: It cannot have escaped the notice of the Government Deputies that the wording of the motion is taken, almost word for word, from a recent statement by Mr. Tony O'Brien, director general of the Health Service Executive. It is worth placing Mr. O'Brien's words on the record for the attention of Government Deputies. He stated that "it will not be possible to meet fully all of the growing...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Support Services Provision (28 Jan 2014)

Colm Keaveney: 126. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the activation measures she has in place for 2014 to help persons with a disability to find employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3677/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (28 Jan 2014)

Colm Keaveney: 241. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there has been a change in Government policy in respect of the treatment of self-employed workers' income with respect to the third level grants, as per Student Universal Support Ireland's correspondence dated 15 January 2014 to an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (28 Jan 2014)

Colm Keaveney: 318. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to rectify flooding at a location (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3846/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (28 Jan 2014)

Colm Keaveney: 715. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the building designated to be used as a public health centre in Portumna is now infested with vermin and is unfit for the purpose for which it was provided; the action that has been taken to rectify same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3812/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Data (4 Feb 2014)

Colm Keaveney: 102. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide on a county breakdown of the total number of housing adaptation grants distributed in 2010 to 2013, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5020/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Services for People with Disabilities (5 Feb 2014)

Colm Keaveney: 21. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his priorities for the disability sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5292/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (5 Feb 2014)

Colm Keaveney: 186. To ask the Minister for Health further to an independent report commissioned into the relative merits of retaining acute psychiatric beds in St Brigid’s Ballinasloe or Roscommon Hospital, when that report was commissioned; when was it delivered to his office; the way the template for the scoring was devised; if it was based on a template for comparisons between other respective...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (5 Feb 2014)

Colm Keaveney: 191. To ask the Minister for Health if it is the case that with regard to the practices used by the Health Service Executive in the employment of psychologists that only those with the specific title of clinical psychologist are allowed to apply for the vast majority of positions; if counselling or educational psychologists are excluded from being appointed; if such a practice would be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (5 Feb 2014)

Colm Keaveney: 192. To ask the Minister for Health the number of counselling psychologists that have successfully completed Health Service Executive interview processes since the start of 2011; the number that have been placed on employment panels that are still active; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5878/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (5 Feb 2014)

Colm Keaveney: 193. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has contacted postgraduate clinical psychology training programmes in the UK to invite applications for HSE posts rather than make use of psychologists who have trained here, have been successful at interview and remain on HSE employment panels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5879/14]

Down's Syndrome (Equality of Access) Bill 2013: Second Stage (7 Feb 2014)

Colm Keaveney: I welcome this Bill and compliment Deputy McGrath on its introduction. It is a short Bill but one that, if enacted, will have a profoundly positive effect on those benefiting from it. While there have been many improvements in how those with disabilities are treated in our society, we still have a good distance to go. In the past, and to an extent today, disability was treated as a...

Early Childhood Care and Education: Motion [Private Members] (11 Feb 2014)

Colm Keaveney: I thank Deputy Troy for having the commitment to bring forward this Private Members' motion. Early child care, in cost and quality, is one of the key concerns for both working families and for families who rely on welfare. The provision of child care is interdependent with employment and the improvements of financial supports that are available from the welfare system. I argue that it is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (11 Feb 2014)

Colm Keaveney: 578. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a county breakdown of the number of children currently on waiting lists for speech and language therapies; the numbers waiting six months or less; the numbers waiting six months to 12 months; the numbers waiting 12 months to 24 months; and the numbers waiting more than 24 months. [6287/14]