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Other Questions: Home Care Packages Provision (8 Feb 2018)

Declan Breathnach: My question is about health services.

Other Questions: Home Care Packages Provision (8 Feb 2018)

Declan Breathnach: Yes, my question is on home care packages. It has come to my attention in respect of home care packages that different sectors are refusing home care packages that were in existence for people with a disability. They are taking those home care packages from them, telling them the services must be provided by the disability service, and withdrawing the package before the disability service...

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Feb 2018)

Declan Breathnach: It did not slur the Deputy's speech.

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Feb 2018)

Declan Breathnach: What was once referred to as uisce beatha, the water of life, now seems to be demoted to being uisce an bháis. I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Bill. There is an issue of harmful drinking in Ireland, as all Members are aware. We are told that up to three people die every day in this country as a result of the abuse of alcohol. The Bill introduces minimum unit pricing and the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Provision (8 Feb 2018)

Declan Breathnach: 68. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide a full multidisciplinary community neuro-rehabilitation team in County Louth. [6418/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Legacy Issues Affecting Victims and Relatives in Northern Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2018)

Declan Breathnach: I was delighted to hear such an excellent, comprehensive presentation. All of us are around long enough to have seen PEACE I, PEACE II, PEACE III and the witnesses referred to PEACE IV and its importance in trying to bring communities together, both north and south of the Border. In the context of Brexit it is a major concern that those moneys must be guaranteed beyond 2020. That needs...

Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Feb 2018)

Declan Breathnach: On the home building finance Ireland Bill and Deputy Pearse Doherty's reference to the consumer protection Bill, I want to revert to a point raised earlier by Deputy Calleary in regard to vulture funds. As has been stated, given the State's 75% shareholding in the banks, they must listen to the Government. I am solution driven. I do not like to get involved in the blame game in terms of...

Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Feb 2018)

Declan Breathnach: I believe there is a simple solution to the problem. We need to introduce emergency legislation immediately which places an amnesty on the sale of distressed mortgages for six months and instructs all the lending agencies to afford the local authorities the first opportunity to purchase the distressed loans to increase our housing stock. It is a no-brainer. Members on the opposite side...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (20 Feb 2018)

Declan Breathnach: 301. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to make the coronary artery calcium score test available as part of routine diagnostics for cardiac event risk; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that 70% of cardiac events are caused by plaque rupture which could be diagnosed early using this simple testing procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8145/18]

Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Feb 2018)

Declan Breathnach: A small bit of manners is needed from Deputy Mattie McGrath.

Project Ireland 2040: Statements (Resumed) (22 Feb 2018)

Declan Breathnach: Robert Burns, Scotland’s national poet in his poem "Ode to a Mouse" speaks of "The best laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men, Gang aft a - gley". For those who are not familiar with Ulster Scots it means that the best laid plans of mice and men often go astray. I cautiously welcome the national planning framework for 2040 but I am hoping that in planning the work we will...

Project Ireland 2040: Statements (Resumed) (22 Feb 2018)

Declan Breathnach: Yes, the Taoiseach. I welcome the plan's national policy objective No. 2 outlining the regional roles including Drogheda and Dundalk to Newry cross-border where networks will be identified and supported in the relevant regional spatial and economic strategy. I also welcome sections 8.2 to 8.5 of the plan that highlights the importance of the Dublin to Belfast corridor as being the largest...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (27 Feb 2018)

Declan Breathnach: 484. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that medical practitioners who wish to prescribe cannabis-based products containing THC by applying for a licence under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 are finding it difficult to source the treatment due to the fact that pharmacies are reluctant to stock it as it may affect their licences; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Planning Framework (28 Feb 2018)

Declan Breathnach: 234. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason the population for Drogheda by 2040 data was not mentioned in the national planning framework 2040 document; if data both for Drogheda and Dundalk will be supplied; if this data is computed using existing boundary definitions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10393/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cross-Border Co-operation (6 Mar 2018)

Declan Breathnach: 103. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the work of the joint agency task force dealing with cross-Border criminality; the number of initiatives undertaken to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10756/18]

United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Motion (7 Mar 2018)

Declan Breathnach: There is no need to interrupt Deputy Fitzpatrick. I will wait for my turn.

United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Motion (7 Mar 2018)

Declan Breathnach: I thank Deputy Fitzpatrick for giving me the opportunity to say a few words. I and my colleagues will be supporting the motion. On entering this House, one of my first discussions with the Ceann Comhairle was about the issue of disability and this Dáil championing it. I am glad at least to see that this convention is going to be passed. I like to refer to people not as having...

Northern Ireland: Statements (7 Mar 2018)

Declan Breathnach: I thank Deputy O'Sullivan for giving us some time to say a few words. The blame continues, even in this House tonight. As far as I am concerned, there is far too much shadow boxing relating to both Brexit and the formation of the Northern Assembly. Respect is a two-way process. In this House people are entitled to hold and express opinions, as in any democracy. As far as I can see, some...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Regulations (8 Mar 2018)

Declan Breathnach: 222. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the EU ESTA proposal; if he has discussed it with his UK counterpart; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11633/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications Data (20 Mar 2018)

Declan Breathnach: 48. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passports awaiting processing through the An Post Passport Express system; the reason for the delays in the processing of passports; his plans to hire new staff to deal with the backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12698/18]