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Leaders' Questions (29 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: Earlier this week some 17 leading NGOs came together to brief Deputies and make the compelling case for greater investment in home care and community supports as part of budget 2017. The picture painted by the NGOs is of a system approaching crisis point. Their stories cannot be ignored. Consider, for example, Moira Skelly who cares full-time for her daughter Ciara, a 21 year old woman...

Leaders' Questions (29 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: While some additional funding has been provided, there is no great evidence that it is making any kind of significant difference to the waiting lists because of the fact that there are so many demographic pressures. The 17 NGOs that came together this week deal with our health system on a daily basis and believe that home care must be made a priority for our health care system. We need to...

Leaders' Questions (29 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: Home care is much cheaper than a hospital bed.

Report of the Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Motion (29 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: I move:That Dáil Éireann shall consider the Interim Report of the Committee on the Future of Healthcare, copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 4th August, 2016. It is a great pleasure to present the interim report of the Committee on the Future of Healthcare. This committee had its origins in a motion passed by the Dáil on 1 June last. It was a historic...

Report of the Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Motion (29 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: This is a very brief overview of what we have been doing to date. There is excellent ongoing work and there is huge potential for political consensus in producing our report in the coming months. I pay tribute to the exceptional work done by staff supporting the committee in its work.

Report of the Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Motion (29 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: I welcome the contributions of all speakers to the debate. It is refreshing and encouraging to have a health debate which is focused not on health problems but solutions. That is a real step forward and it is the general approach that has underpinned the committee's work. We talked about a number of common themes. One of the most surprising things we have learned through the work of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (29 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 56. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the location of each direct provision centre, in tabular form; the name of the companies managing the centres; the amount paid by the RIA to each company in 2016; the number of persons currently housed in the centres, whether or not the centres are State-owned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27895/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Charges (29 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost in 2017 and in a full year for every €250 reduction in the third level student contribution charge. [28016/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (29 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a special needs assistant, SNA, and appropriate learning supports will be made available to a child (details supplied) with special educational needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27871/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (29 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a special needs assistant, SNA, and appropriate learning supports will be made available to a child (details supplied) with special educational needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27871/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (29 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 137. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a 2015 NDFA project (details supplied); his views on whether this project violates his Department's guidelines relating to social mix; if he will make public the design brief that has been supplied to the chosen architects; the proposals for local consolations if these...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Funding (29 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 145. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount allocated to local authorities in 2016 for home adaptation grants with a breakdown by grant type; and the number of households projected to be covered by these grants in 2016 in each case. [28018/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Nursing Staff Remuneration (29 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 173. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reasoning behind his Department’s decision not to honour the December 2015 agreement reached between the Department of Health, the HSE and the nursing unions; his views on the fact that this has created a significant anomaly whereby 2016 graduates are earning more than those who graduated in the previous five years; and his...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Provision (29 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 186. To ask the Minister for Health if he will prioritise investment in community and home-based care for persons suffering with Alzheimer's disease in budget 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27875/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Provision (29 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 207. To ask the Minister for Health if he will prioritise investment in community and home-based care for persons suffering with Alzheimer's disease in the context of his Department's discussions on budget 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27876/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescriptions Charges (29 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 187. To ask the Minister for Health the cost in 2017 and in a full year of reducing the prescription levy by 25%, 50% and 75% and of eliminating it altogether. [28015/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Remuneration (29 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 215. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts he is making to reach an agreement with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform on the recognition of the 36-week incremental credit for all nursing graduates, in line with the December 2015 agreement made with the nursing unions by his Department and the HSE; his views on whether this has created a significant anomaly where 2016...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Better Energy Homes Scheme Data (29 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 259. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount allocated in 2016 for home energy grants; and the number of households projected to be covered by these grants in 2016. [28017/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Better Energy Homes Scheme Data (29 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 259. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount allocated in 2016 for home energy grants; and the number of households projected to be covered by these grants in 2016. [28017/16]

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (29 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: Auditors do not have feelings.