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Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (27 Nov 2018)

Frank O'Rourke: Before I call Deputy Michael Collins, I remind Deputies that we want to be respectful. Deputies are not speaking to the amendment. Rather than get into confrontation about it, I ask all Deputies in the House to please speak to the amendment.

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (27 Nov 2018)

Frank O'Rourke: Sorry, Deputy-----

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (27 Nov 2018)

Frank O'Rourke: 9 o’clock I am sorry to interrupt the Deputy but her time has elapsed.

Microgeneration Support Scheme Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 Nov 2018)

Frank O'Rourke: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (27 Nov 2018)

Frank O'Rourke: 371. To ask the Minister for Health if the cost of prescribed medicinal cannabis for a person (details supplied) with multiple sclerosis will be reimbursed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48981/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (27 Nov 2018)

Frank O'Rourke: 412. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be referred to a registered dietitian in south County Kildare, Dublin, Meath or Wicklow, in view of the fact that there are no dietitians on the North Kildare Disability Network Team; if the location and the timeline for access to this alternate service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49162/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Physiotherapy Provision (27 Nov 2018)

Frank O'Rourke: 436. To ask the Minister for Health when a primary care physiotherapy service will be put in place for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49339/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (27 Nov 2018)

Frank O'Rourke: 625. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the level of funding allocated to Kildare County Council for the housing adaptation grant, the housing aid for older people grant and the housing disability grant in each of the years 2016, 2017 and 2018; the level of drawdown by Kildare County Council of the funding allocated in each of the years 2016, 2017 and to date in...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects Status (28 Nov 2018)

Frank O'Rourke: I will let the Minister of State get seated. I thank him for taking this Topical Issue matter. I raised this with him in July and there are two elements to it, one of which is to progress the delivery of the second bridge for Celbridge and the other is to look at lands that have been identified in the recent local area plan at Hazelhatch as an area of key and strategic development and to...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects Status (28 Nov 2018)

Frank O'Rourke: I thank the Minister of State for that positive response on progressing those lands at Hazelhatch. They are defined as a key development area and strategic location. On the wastewater plant being upgraded, which was commissioned 12 or 14 months ago, the wastewater plant in Leixlip was upgraded to the tune of €32 million. The difficulty now is the infrastructure needed to get the...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2018)

Frank O'Rourke: To clarify, the Deputy cannot move amendment No. 31 until we reach it.

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2018)

Frank O'Rourke: The Minister will have another opportunity.

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill: Report Stage (29 Nov 2018)

Frank O'Rourke: I note the Minister's comment on the CE schemes and that she has said she is accepting amendments Nos. 11 and 12 in respect of the CE schemes and the Tús schemes. We are not suggesting for a second that just because someone can stay on such a scheme, we have no ambition for them. I have discussed the Tús schemes with the Minister and her officials before. The point is that after...

Housing (Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability) Bill 2018: First Stage (12 Dec 2018)

Frank O'Rourke: I welcome the opportunity to introduce the Bill with my colleague, Deputy O'Dea. The thinking behind this, as Deputy O'Dea outlined, is to make the system more efficient and effective and to have it operate evenly across all counties with a universal approach. At the moment people are unnecessarily delayed in nursing homes and hospitals due to the amount of time needed to process and...

Housing (Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability) Bill 2018: First Stage (12 Dec 2018)

Frank O'Rourke: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Broadband Service Provision (18 Dec 2018)

Frank O'Rourke: 203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the submission by a primary school for an urgent upgrade to Internet connectivity (details supplied); the timeline for delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52920/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (19 Dec 2018)

Frank O'Rourke: 314. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for urgent orthodontic treatment at St. James's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53593/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (15 Jan 2019)

Frank O'Rourke: 563. To ask the Minister for Health if the assessment criteria for a person (details supplied) will be amended to include those persons affected on one side hemiplegia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54163/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Funding (15 Jan 2019)

Frank O'Rourke: 597. To ask the Minister for Health when funding for a home care package will be approved in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54310/18]

Nurses and Midwives: Motion [Private Members] (16 Jan 2019)

Frank O'Rourke: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the motion. The first thing we must do is put pay and conditions in place to retain our front-line staff, that is, the midwives and nurses who provide such a critical service every day. If the right pay and terms and conditions are in place, we can attract people back to work in Ireland, which we desperately need in this specialised field. It is...