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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority (1 Jun 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 220. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons that notified the Road Safety Authority via patient advisory form of diagnosis of epilepsy in each of the years 2018, 2019 and 2020. [29289/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (1 Jun 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 221. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons that renewed or applied for a licence on the basis of being 12-months epilepsy free or on the basis of an exceptional case in each of the years 2018, 2019 and 2020. [29290/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Jun 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 450. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to ensure persons who lose their driver licence due to a diagnosis of epilepsy or breakthrough seizures are provided automatic access to a free travel pass; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29288/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Jun 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: The challenges of living with a rare condition are acknowledged in the programme for Government, which states that rare conditions are complex, their impacts are severe on the patients living with them and it can at times be difficult to access appropriate medication and technology. It is estimated that there are 300,000 people living with rare conditions in Ireland, 4% of whom are children...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (3 Jun 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 292. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress on a permanent school building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30304/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Human Rights and Mental Health: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: Good afternoon everyone. I will ask my questions and the witnesses may respond as they prefer. Before doing so, I reiterate the point made by Mr. Herrick that An Garda Síochána has been asked to walk a tightrope in the past year and has done so quite well but this is not a great long-term solution, as it puts much pressure on the force. In the submissions today we have heard...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Rare Diseases: Discussion (26 May 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I want to stick to the area of testing for a moment. It is great that Ms Daly finally got her test, but I suspect that once she did, her experience was very different from that of most people. I want to unpack a little the experience of families dealing with this issue. What is the average experience in Ireland at the moment? My understanding is that when a medical professional suspects a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Rare Diseases: Discussion (26 May 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: Okay. Where the testing is unsuccessful in reaching a conclusion, is there a significant population of people experiencing rare diseases who are living with an incomplete diagnosis or-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Rare Diseases: Discussion (26 May 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: Okay, exactly. That is what I was trying to get to. I know they are not in place yet but I refer to access to particular registers, which may open the door to treatments or certain trials, or particularly, genetic counselling. I am mindful, particularly for families with small children, that genetic counselling often has on impact on the choices they will make, perhaps about having more...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Rare Diseases: Discussion (26 May 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Rare Diseases: Discussion (26 May 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: Do they have access to counselling?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Rare Diseases: Discussion (26 May 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: Where that diagnosis is not full, is whole genome sequencing offered in that case?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Rare Diseases: Discussion (26 May 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I understand. I will try to get one quick question in because my time is almost up. We are talking about private companies and we have mentioned a little about the new frontier of science and medicine being genetic treatments. I know some very important work and research is being done, particularly in the area of retinal research and certainly, some treatments seem to work. That is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Rare Diseases: Discussion (26 May 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank the Chair for letting me back in. I am mindful that while many areas within the remit of this committee are just emerging from an extraordinary time that upset many of our normal, day-to-day services and processes and stalled the progress we would have liked to have seen achieved in 2020, we are also now moving into a new period where, hopefully, we will see Sláintecare fully...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Rare Diseases: Discussion (26 May 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: That sounds like a case for personalised budgets and a scheme that would allow people to adapt the services they receive to their particular needs.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Rare Diseases: Discussion (26 May 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I have one follow-up question for Dr. Lynch. I am aware that genetics is a very specialised discipline. I assume that what is involved in the programme for Government is a centre of excellence, but is there a need for regional points of knowledge within the system so that they can be directed towards the centre of excellence? How would that work?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Rare Diseases: Discussion (26 May 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: When did they stop?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Rare Diseases: Discussion (26 May 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: Was is partly because of Covid?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Rare Diseases: Discussion (26 May 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: Is there any expectation post Covid that the regional clinics would open up again?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Rare Diseases: Discussion (26 May 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: That is shocking. I thank Dr. Lynch.