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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (10 Nov 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 357. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 18 has to wait 18 months to have a cataract operation in Saint Vincent's University Hospital in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39006/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (10 Nov 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 472. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the school completion and retention rates; the number of pupils who leave school before the Leaving Certificate; the number of home school liaison officers; the number of young persons liaison officers work with; the cost of the School Completion Programme in 2011; in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38987/15]

Hospital Emergency Departments: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Nov 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Last week, I organised a public meeting on dementia which was attended by approximately 150 people. It was a real eye-opener for me and those in attendance. Almost everyone present at the meeting had a loved one living with dementia or was coming to terms with its effects. The simple but strong message that every single person made to me was the wish to remain independent and live at home....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child and Infant Mental Health: Discussion (12 Nov 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I will reflect Deputy Ó Caoláin's comments, as parenting is all there, even before a person has a baby. There are prenatal classes and one person in the organisation can really help, which is the district nurse. District nurses go to families after the birth of babies. I have spoken to district nurses and they tell me they can see the problems immediately. We need to get back to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child and Infant Mental Health: Discussion (12 Nov 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I did not come at it from that slant.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child and Infant Mental Health: Discussion (12 Nov 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: They are not bad parents.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child and Infant Mental Health: Discussion (12 Nov 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: There are different times in a parent's life when he or she might have pressures. One cannot call them bad parents.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Challenges facing Camphill Communities of Ireland: Discussion (12 Nov 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I thank the delegation for its presentation and I am very aware of the organisation, as a friend has been closely involved with the Carlow-Kilkenny Camphill organisation. I also have constituents who are involved with the Camphill in Hollywood, County Down. I thank the organisation for its work, although these may seem like empty words on this side, as empty words will not pay Camphill's...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Challenges facing Camphill Communities of Ireland: Discussion (12 Nov 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: What are the capitation fees for a comparable agency in the public service?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Challenges facing Camphill Communities of Ireland: Discussion (12 Nov 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: So, when there was a reduction the agency was hit twice as hard.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care Education (17 Nov 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 346. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a person (details supplied) can avail of a free place under the early childhood care and education programme from September 2016 to June 2017. [40566/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health and Social Care Professionals (17 Nov 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 379. To ask the Minister for Health the steps taken to ensure that balance is achieved between the public interest and the interests of practitioners and service providers when appointments are made to the registration boards established for designated professions under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40194/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Neuro-Rehabilitation Policy (17 Nov 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 438. To ask the Minister for Health the reason no plan is in place to develop services across the pathway four years after the publication of the national neuro-rehabilitation strategy, given the lack of suitable rehabilitation services from the hospital and back to the community for persons (details supplied) living with an acquired brain injury; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Neuro-Rehabilitation Policy (17 Nov 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 439. To ask the Minister for Health if there will be an investment programme in rehabilitation services at every stage, including the development of regional in-patient rehabilitation units, intensive rehabilitation after the hospital stay, and long-term community-based supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40494/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (17 Nov 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 440. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have sustained high-level life-changing injuries, some of whom are ventilated and have spent long periods of time in nursing homes and acute hospitals; and if he has considered allocating a budget nationally, as there are inconsistencies in personal assistant services across the different Health Service Executive areas. [40495/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (17 Nov 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 441. To ask the Minister for Health if a budget will be allocated to supporting persons (details supplied) who have sustained a life-changing spinal cord injury; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40496/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Departments Data (17 Nov 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 444. To ask the Minister for Health the number of admissions to emergency departments in the past year for persons with dementia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40505/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (17 Nov 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 531. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that have defibrillators installed; the number of staff who are trained to use them; who covers the payment for the training of staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40433/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: National Positive Ageing Strategy Implementation (17 Nov 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 551. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware that responsibility for delivering objective 3.2 of the national positive ageing strategy, relating to the development of alternative housing options that meets the needs of older persons, is assigned to his Department; the progress he has made in delivering this objective; the work completed to date; the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Provision (17 Nov 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 605. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware that responsibility for delivering objective 1.5 of the national positive aging strategy, relating to age-friendly public transport, is assigned to his Department; the progress he has made in delivering this objective; the work completed to date; the contact there has been with other Departments or State bodies towards...