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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (31 Jan 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 701. To ask the Minister for Health the date the HSE received its commissioned report from an organisation (details supplied) into the running of St. Mary’s Hospital, Phoenix Park, following a protected disclosure; the cost to date of this report; if it has now been finalised; if not, the reason for this delay; when it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (31 Jan 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 721. To ask the Minister for Health if he will establish an independent commissioner for aging and older people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4571/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (31 Jan 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 741. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date on the introduction of a statutory home care scheme as promised in the Programme for Government; the timetable for its introduction; the number and rank of civil servants working full-time on this scheme for each year since 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4730/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (31 Jan 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 742. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date on the establishment of a commission for care as promised in the Programme for Government, which will examine care and supports for older people; the timeline for its introduction; the number and grade of civil servants working full-time on this policy commitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4731/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (31 Jan 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 743. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made by him to date on implementing the Programme for Government promise to ensure that no nursing home support scheme resident is charged for services that they do not use; the number of nursing homes that have such additional charges and how, by which agency the scheme is notified to residents where these additional charges are applied; the...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Feb 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: There have been 84 independent reviews and investigations carried out by the HSE into acute and community operations since January 2019. The HSE took over the running of Dealgan House during the Covid outbreak where 23 people died. Will the Taoiseach support them and insist and ensure that they get closure by having an independent investigation into why these deaths occurred and why the HSE...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (1 Feb 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the key recommendations of the report on the summer programme 2023 (details supplied), published by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism in November 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4882/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (1 Feb 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 252. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of staff working in all CAMHS services in County Louth, by name and location of service, total number of staff employed, and the number of vacant posts, in each of the years 2020 to 2022 and to date in 2023 in tabular form covering south Louth and east Meath as of 1 December 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4997/23]

Nursing Home Charges and Disability Allowance Payments: Statements (9 Feb 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: This is a very important debate on which we must seize the opportunity to bring about change. The way older people are treated in our society is not great and has disimproved, not least as a result of what happened with Covid. We still await the announcement of the inquiry into the deaths of all those people, the majority of whom were aged over 65, who died of Covid, mostly in our nursing...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (9 Feb 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 112. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if progress has been made to provide a mechanism that will allow full-time residents of mobile homes to access some form of energy credit to deal with the crippling energy prices through the €10 million fund announced in the energy poverty action plan, given that they have not benefitted from the energy credits...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (9 Feb 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 196. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there is any further update with respect to making free travel passes available to persons diagnosed with epilepsy who are temporarily unable to drive due to their illness, further to the discussions that took place with an organisation (details supplied) in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6390/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (8 Feb 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 51. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on concerns raised by a small business owner (details supplied) in respect of upcoming sick leave changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5553/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Third Level Education (8 Feb 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 78. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will seek an update from a company (details supplied) as to whether it will be providing the 50% reduction to students in the Louth and Meath area on their route to Maynooth University, which, to date, has seen no reduction in price since the Government’s announcement last year; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (8 Feb 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 345. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the refurbishment, refitting and extension of the Castlebellingham health centre to a new primary care centre; the total expected cost of the project; the list of services that will be provided in the new premises; the expected completion date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5628/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (8 Feb 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 406. To ask the Minister for Health , further to Parliamentary Question No. 301 of 27 October 2022, received on 23 January 2023, the names of the persons and the companies involved in carrying out these reports; the moneys paid to each; the title of each report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5810/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (8 Feb 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 426. To ask the Minister for Health the number and cost of independent investigations carried out and finalised by his Department since January 2019; the persons and companies carrying out the investigations; the outcome of these investigations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5925/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Economic and Social Benefits of the Belfast-Good Friday Agreement: IBEC (9 Feb 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: Apologies have been received from Senators Frances Black and Rónán Mullen. We have an engagement with representatives from IBEC; Mr. Fergal O'Brien, executive director, lobbying and influence; Ms Nikki Gallagher, head of public affairs; and Mr. Michael D'Arcy, programme lead for the IBEC-CBI joint business council. On behalf of our committee, I welcome them to the meeting. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Economic and Social Benefits of the Belfast-Good Friday Agreement: IBEC (9 Feb 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: Do Ms Gallagher or Mr. D'Arcy wish to add anything at this stage?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Economic and Social Benefits of the Belfast-Good Friday Agreement: IBEC (9 Feb 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: Pardon?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Economic and Social Benefits of the Belfast-Good Friday Agreement: IBEC (9 Feb 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: No problem. I just wished to ask them whether they wanted to add anything. I know they wish to answer the questions. I meant that out of courtesy.