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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (30 May 2018)

Lisa Chambers: I did home economic and I recall that we had to bring in our own ingredients, which sometimes was quite costly. Some students skipped home economics class the day we were cooking because they could not afford the ingredients. I assume that is still an issue today. How is that addressed? Does every school provide ingredients or do students still have to bring in their own ingredients?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (30 May 2018)

Lisa Chambers: Are there any implications for a school's insurance if it does not have a kitchen, for example, in a national school? Would that issue have any impact or would there be a reluctance to take it on?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (30 May 2018)

Lisa Chambers: Dr. Mooney spoke about bringing home economics into the community. Has any work been done to liaise with Tusla? The agency set up what are known as children and young people's services committees, CYPSCs, a number of years ago. Those CYPSCs are starting to work with parents groups on nutrition and healthy eating throughout the country. Most people learn some cooking skills in the home as...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (31 May 2018)

Lisa Chambers: 138. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 273, 274 and 275 of 8 May 2018, the details of the rota in tabular form (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24088/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (31 May 2018)

Lisa Chambers: 139. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 418 of 15 May 2018, if the funding necessary to fill the vacant post of a psychologist at a centre (details supplied) in County Mayo will be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24089/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (31 May 2018)

Lisa Chambers: 140. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women that have been affected by the CervicalCheck scandal in counties Mayo and Galway by location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24090/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Establishment (12 Jun 2018)

Lisa Chambers: 310. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of his plans for the establishment of an Educate Together school in Westport; the steps which have been taken to date to establish the school; and the proposed date for the school to open. [24332/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (12 Jun 2018)

Lisa Chambers: 341. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the educational supports in place for children in the deaf community in County Mayo; the way in which this compares with other counties; his plans to provide extra educational supports for children in the deaf community; if not, the reason therefore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24682/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Care Policy (12 Jun 2018)

Lisa Chambers: 592. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of a national women’s health action plan as committed to in the National Strategy for Women and Girls 2017-2020; the funding allocated to the development of the plan for 2018, 2019 and 2020; the projected timeline for its completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24277/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (12 Jun 2018)

Lisa Chambers: 653. To ask the Minister for Health the number of residential care places in County Mayo; the number of persons on the waiting list for residential care in the county; the estimated wait time and cost per place for residential care in the county; the way in which these figures compare to other counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24528/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (12 Jun 2018)

Lisa Chambers: 654. To ask the Minister for Health the funding allocated to residential care providers in County Mayo; his plans to provide extra funding to residential care providers in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24529/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (12 Jun 2018)

Lisa Chambers: 744. To ask the Minister for Health the position a person (details supplied) is on the waiting list for urgent back surgery in both Mayo University Hospital and University Hospital Galway; the estimated waiting time for this surgical procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24938/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee Report (12 Jun 2018)

Lisa Chambers: 1289. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the local electoral boundary review will be published; and the date for publication. [24545/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Audiology Services Provision (14 Jun 2018)

Lisa Chambers: 152. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to help the children affected by the recent review of paediatric audiology services in counties Mayo and Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25989/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Audiology Services Provision (14 Jun 2018)

Lisa Chambers: 153. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time the children affected by the recent review of paediatric audiology services in counties Mayo and Roscommon will be waiting for follow up appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25990/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Audiology Services Provision (14 Jun 2018)

Lisa Chambers: 154. To ask the Minister for Health the location in which the children affected by the recent review of paediatric audiology services in counties Mayo and Roscommon will have their follow-up appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25991/18]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Priorities for Budget 2019: Discussion (19 Jun 2018)

Lisa Chambers: I thank all of the witnesses for being here. My first question is to Ms King. She mentioned a Brexit adjustment assistance fund. Perhaps she would elaborate on what is proposed in that regard. On the 9% VAT rate, which Ms King advocated be returned to its previous level, the argument from industry is that that would cost jobs. In my own constituency of Mayo there are many hospitality...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Statement of Strategy 2018-2021: Engagement with the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation (19 Jun 2018)

Lisa Chambers: I apologise for being late. I sit on the Committee on Budgetary Oversight and it is always scheduled at the same time. I try to bilocate and I have not figured out how to be in two places at once yet. My first question is about Brexit. I apologise if the witnesses have already dealt with some of these questions when I was not here. I caught some of the end of their answers to a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Statement of Strategy 2018-2021: Engagement with the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation (19 Jun 2018)

Lisa Chambers: ICTU mentioned the stabilisation fund but wants a similar fund for the worker. I do not know what Dr. Quinn's thoughts are. I had not come across that idea before. It relates to somebody finding himself or herself unemployable in the sector that he or she has always been in an wanting to go elsewhere. I am putting it out there because it is a new idea that has been put on the table.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Statement of Strategy 2018-2021: Engagement with the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation (19 Jun 2018)

Lisa Chambers: Something similar would be great.