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Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Programmes (20 Sep 2023)

Paul Murphy: 1032. To ask the Minister for Health to outline, in tabular form, how many referrals to CAMHS were made in the past five years; how many of those were refused; and the reasons given for refusal. [40640/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Sep 2023)

Paul Murphy: 1033. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the approach that is to be taken by CAMHS in circumstances where an applicant has diagnosed autism and potentially has ADHD, whether CAMHS will assess for ADHD. [40641/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Fire Safety (21 Sep 2023)

Paul Murphy: 165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of reports that Tallaght Community National School has no working interconnected smoke alarms in the building; if she will ensure that immediate actions are taken to resolve this issue and if she will order and inspection to guarantee that all schools have adequate smoke alarms. [40839/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (21 Sep 2023)

Paul Murphy: 275. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the allegations in a media report in relation to spinal surgeries at Temple Street Children's Hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40901/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (21 Sep 2023)

Paul Murphy: 276. To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish the internal and external reviews into spinal surgeries at Temple Street Children's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40902/23]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2023)

Paul Murphy: Children with spina bifida have been failed scandalously by this State. Now, their families are faced with the horrifying revelations that some of their children who went through surgeries in Temple Street hospital did not get the care they needed. There were extremely high rates of complications and, most scandalously, three had unlicensed non-medical grade springs inserted into them. I...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2023)

Paul Murphy: I told the Taoiseach on 5 July.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2023)

Paul Murphy: I heard the allegation that unlicensed implants were being used in April so I did what was appropriate and asked the Minister if it was happening. The response I got twice from CHI stated it was not happening. I went back to the person who was alleging this to me with more specifics. I came forward with specific parliamentary questions on 13 July about how many spring implants had been...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2023)

Paul Murphy: It means there is a spinal surgeon-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2023)

Paul Murphy: -----involved in the external review. The Taoiseach can see how it is important that I raised the matter with him on 5 July.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2023)

Paul Murphy: He is now saying the normal practice would be to pass that on to the Minister-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2023)

Paul Murphy: -----and the Minister says he did not know about it until August.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (26 Sep 2023)

Paul Murphy: I was not on the list. I may have put my hand up first.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (26 Sep 2023)

Paul Murphy: Deputy Ó Murchú is extremely polite.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (26 Sep 2023)

Paul Murphy: Will the Government increase significantly in the budget the monthly rate of child benefit to help families struggling with the cost of living and will it help parents by funding childcare properly? The thousands of people protesting outside are a graphic illustration that the Government's policy of relying on the private sector to provide quality, affordable childcare has utterly failed....

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (26 Sep 2023)

Paul Murphy: The programme for Government says: Ever since Ireland ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, we have signalled to those with a disability that we are now serious about making a difference – a difference that will make things better. The Government has not done that, however. It has not acted to make things better. I attended a very powerful...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (26 Sep 2023)

Paul Murphy: 9. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [41212/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (26 Sep 2023)

Paul Murphy: Today's edition of The Irish Timesreports that the Government is considering reducing tax on rental income. Why on earth should people pay less tax on passive income than they pay on earned income? Why on earth should tenants pay a higher rate of tax on their income than landlords pay on their income? The justification for this is the idea that there is a flood of landlords leaving the...

Children's Health Ireland - Patient safety concerns and reviews in paediatric orthopaedic surgical services: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Sep 2023)

Paul Murphy: This is obviously horrendous. It is horrendous for all of the families involved and it is a horrendous failure by the State. I am going to ask a series of detailed questions of the Minister later on, but for now I just want to put some things on the record. Various people are asking questions and so on, and I happen to know the answer to some of them. For example, I know that three...

Children's Health Ireland - Patient safety concerns and reviews in paediatric orthopaedic surgical services: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Sep 2023)

Paul Murphy: The Minister said he was informed on 4 August about the use of these unlicensed implants. When was he informed about the fact there were allegations of use of unlicensed implants at Temple Street?