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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New Standard Operating Procedure for Assessment of Need under the Disability Act 2005: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New Standard Operating Procedure for Assessment of Need under the Disability Act 2005: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: Is that the 90-minute session?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New Standard Operating Procedure for Assessment of Need under the Disability Act 2005: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: It seems to go against the idea of early intervention, which is so important.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh (Atógáil) - Priority Questions (Resumed): Special Educational Needs Staff (18 Oct 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 49. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the proposals he will make for improving working conditions for special needs assistants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42511/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh (Atógáil) - Priority Questions (Resumed): Special Educational Needs Staff (18 Oct 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I sincerely congratulate the Minister and wish him well in his role. The day I first landed in Leinster House in 2016, the Minister was the first person I met so he will always have a special place in my heart. As the Minister knows, special needs assistants, SNAs, play a major role in our schools. I wish to acknowledge that role today. What plans does the Minister have to improve the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh (Atógáil) - Priority Questions (Resumed): Special Educational Needs Staff (18 Oct 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: As I have said many times in this Chamber, I have a personal interest in the area of children with special needs and in special needs assistants. It is extremely important that these children and their assistants are treated fairly. It is also important that the policy put in place by my party, Fianna Fáil, in 1998 is made available to every child with extra needs without hesitation...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh (Atógáil) - Priority Questions (Resumed): Special Educational Needs Staff (18 Oct 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I thank the Minister for acknowledging the important role SNAs have in schools. I agree with him on the important role played by secretaries. They are often overlooked and they play a pivotal role in the schools. It is well known that early intervention is key and SNAs are integral to a child's progress, as is the relationship between the teacher and the SNA. Additional training is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Recruitment (23 Oct 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 83. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for recruiting the additional therapists announced in budget 2019. [43560/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Supports (24 Oct 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if 19 speech and language therapists and 12 occupational therapists have been specifically recruited by the HSE since May 2018 to work in a pilot project to bring specialised therapists into schools and preschools; and if not, the number of each specifically recruited for the projects. [44045/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Overspend on the Health Budget 2018: Discussion (24 Oct 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I welcome all the witnesses and thank them for coming. Unfortunately, being last, many of the questions I wanted to ask have been asked already. I will start by reiterating what my colleague, Senator Colm Burke, said about the lack of respite care, etc., for people with special needs, particularly in Cork South-West. It is a huge problem, particularly for parents who are now entering into...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Overspend on the Health Budget 2018: Discussion (24 Oct 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: Please do.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Overspend on the Health Budget 2018: Discussion (24 Oct 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I suppose it is also about speed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Overspend on the Health Budget 2018: Discussion (24 Oct 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: Yes, and again, it is a huge problem in west Cork.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Staff (6 Nov 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 546. To ask the Minister for Health the specific contracts available to staff employed via the child and adolescent mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44828/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Neuro-Rehabilitation Policy (6 Nov 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 586. To ask the Minister for Health when the implementation plan for the national neuro-rehabilitation strategy will be published; if the HSE submitted the plan to his office in June 2018; and the reason for the delay in publishing it in view of the fact that he originally committed to publish the plan by June 2017. [45047/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Neuro-Rehabilitation Services (6 Nov 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 587. To ask the Minister for Health the dedicated funding that will be available in 2019 to support the development of neuro-rehabilitation services. [45048/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (6 Nov 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 588. To ask the Minister for Health the dedicated funding that will be available in 2019 to address waiting times at the National Rehabilitation Hospital. [45049/18]

Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I do not agree with any of these amendments. If I have been told once, I have been told a million times since the referendum that the people have spoken, and so they have, however if we start by changing the Title of the Bill on which the people voted, the whole thing will go up in the air. It is important that we keep to what the people voted on as best we can, and this is what they voted...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: That is what it was called. It was published as that.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I also oppose these amendments. With a GP-led service, the GP would be in charge. Even if one is sent to the nurse, the GP would know what is going on. I disagree with Deputy Coppinger. Abortion is a big thing and can go very wrong, like anything else. It needs to be supervised by a GP because the people voted for a GP-led service.