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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Psychological Assessments (31 Mar 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 594. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children and young persons on the waiting list to access the psychological service of the City of Dublin Education and Training Board in each of the years 2018, 2019 and 2020, respectively. [16785/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seekers (31 Mar 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 773. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to grant asylum to persons located in migrant camps on the Greek islands of Lesbos, Chios and Samos; the number of persons granted asylum in 2020; the number of persons she plans to grant asylum to in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16284/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Voluntary Repatriation Schemes (31 Mar 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 823. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons an organisation (details supplied) has facilitated in repatriating from the State in each of the years 2017 to 2020, respectively. [17243/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (31 Mar 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 948. To ask the Minister for Health if the notification rate is a factor in the decision around which countries to include on the high-risk category 2 countries for inclusion on the quarantine list for entry into the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16654/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (31 Mar 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 949. To ask the Minister for Health if the test positivity rate is a factor in the decision around which countries to include on the high-risk category 2 countries for inclusion on the quarantine list for entry into the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16655/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (31 Mar 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 950. To ask the Minister for Health if the testing rate is a factor in the decision around which countries to include on the high-risk category 2 countries for inclusion on the quarantine list for entry into the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16656/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (31 Mar 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 1004. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the delays in access to mental health services for children and young persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16786/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (31 Mar 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 1005. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to implement the recommendations of the report of the National Youth Mental Health Task Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16787/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (31 Mar 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 1006. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the youth mental health pathfinder initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16788/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (31 Mar 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 1114. To ask the Minister for Health the number of doses of Covid-19 vaccine by type held in storage (details supplied) as of 24 March 2021; if such data can be updated regularly on the Covid-19 data hub; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17283/21]

Prime Time Investigates Programme on Department of Health: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I echo what many Deputies have said by acknowledging that the Minister of State strikes me as a person who is dedicated to providing suitable services for children with disability. The enormity of what the "RTÉ Investigates" programme has brought to light was somewhat overshadowed by the issue that arose in the Beacon Hospital last week. I expect that we will still be talking about...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Banking Sector (1 Apr 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank Deputy Verona Murphy for raising the issue of orthodontics because it comes across my desk all the time. Access to training for orthodontists is an issue we must address as well. I will talk about a banking forum. A few weeks ago, the Dáil debated the current banking situation in Ireland. I think we would all agree that we are at a moment of great difficulty. We had the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Banking Sector (1 Apr 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. Not to be coy about this but I see a banking forum as a first step to talking about public banking, something for which Green Party has pushed for a long time. It would speak to issues around regional access to banking. It is something to which 21 countries in Europe have access, but we do not. We do not have that level of competition or choice...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (1 Apr 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 253. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the lack of provision of childcare services for babies aged 6 to 12 months in the Dublin 1, 3, 7 and 9 areas, respectively that have developed since Pobal published its Early Years Sector Profile report in November 2019; his plans to conduct updated research into the capacity...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Operation of the Medical Card Scheme: Irish Dental Association (8 Apr 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: In his opening statement, Mr. Hourihan spoke about the lack of a review over the past decade, and the lack of data available to him. Given the 31% decrease in DTSS contracts, have there been any data collection or mapping exercises of how this impacts low-income household areas or rural areas? Do we have a good understanding of the lack of service provision and how far people have to travel?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Operation of the Medical Card Scheme: Irish Dental Association (8 Apr 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: That is helpful. There is a fledgling scheme among GPs to counteract that problem by facilitating the provision of services in rural areas or areas of deprivation. I presume there is no such scheme for dentists.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Operation of the Medical Card Scheme: Irish Dental Association (8 Apr 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: Mr. Hourihan mentioned his interaction, or the lack thereof, with the Department since November . I wish to discuss that issue from a little further back. The backdrop to much of what the committee has been discussing relates to progressing Sláintecare. Smile agus Sláinte was published in early 2019 and Mr. Hourihan was quite critical of the document at that time. I would like...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Operation of the Medical Card Scheme: Irish Dental Association (8 Apr 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I take Dr. O'Neill's point but I am thinking more from a preventative mindset and that, at first-step level, having more people providing the beginnings of orthodontic care might stop those lists growing. Obviously, it does not solve the problem right now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Operation of the Medical Card Scheme: Irish Dental Association (8 Apr 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I have one more question. In the context of Smile agus Sláinte, does Dr. O'Neill agree that there may be some contradiction contained in the independent practice documents? I understand that what is proposed comes from a frustration at the failures in the current system, but it moves our dental system to a privatised model. Is there a kind of a fundamental misalignment between the two...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on the Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic: National Public Health Emergency Team (13 Apr 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank everyone who is here for attending. I do not want to spend too much time on the AstraZeneca vaccine because it has been covered quite well by other Deputies and the witnesses. Before I start my other questions, however, I am aware that some European countries have decided that if a person is halfway through the process and has taken the first dose, he or she will not continue with...