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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (29 May 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Community Care (29 May 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Community Care (29 May 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Home Care Packages (29 May 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (29 May 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (29 May 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (29 May 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (29 May 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (28 May 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: I will raise the matter with the Minister, Darragh O'Brien. Approximately €502 million of Exchequer capital funds has been provided to TII for national roads in 2025. In line with the NDP and Government policy, TII has sought to allocate national road funding to local authorities in a manner which seeks to achieve the following key outcomes: protection and renewal of the existing...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (28 May 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the Deputies for raising this matter. I am taking this on behalf of the Minister for Transport, who has responsibility for overall policy and Exchequer funding relating to the national roads programme. Once funding arrangements have been put in place with TII, under the Roads Acts 1993 to 2015, and in line with the national development plan, NDP, the operation and management of...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (28 May 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Deputy's first question veered into another area, so the response to that is in the written reply. I am having pre-Estimate discussions with the Ministers for public expenditure and Finance for the upcoming budget. What we all need to see is an increase in the budget and support for our day, respite and residential services right across the country to ensure that there is a good...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Family Reunification (28 May 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the Deputy. I, and the Minister, Deputy O'Callaghan, also recognise and acknowledge the contributions that migrants and their families bring to our economy and our society as a whole. The Minister's Department is committed to ensuring we provide legal pathways for economic migration that are fair, efficient and responsive to the needs of the economy. While the Minister cannot...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (28 May 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. He can be assured when I came into this role our CDNTs and that step change in disabilities service are an absolute priority. As he will know, we are working on a national disability strategy at the higher end where every single Department will have to feed in what they are going to do. Whether it is the Departments of Justice, Health, Social...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (28 May 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Senator Byrne for giving me the opportunity to update the House on this important matter. I am taking this Commencement matter on behalf of the Minister for Health, Deputy Carroll MacNeill. The Minister for Health and I are dedicated to enhancing Ireland’s population screening programmes, which play a crucial role in our health services by facilitating early treatment and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (28 May 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Senator Byrne. I will relay that to the Minister for Health. I have no doubt that engagement will continue with the Coeliac Society of Ireland. I reiterate that the NSAC is an independent expert group which makes recommendations to the Minister for Health. It is chaired by Dr. Suzanne Crowe. There is a wide range of expertise on that board. It ensures a rigorous and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (28 May 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Senator Murphy O'Mahony for facilitating this opportunity to discuss this issue. I am taking this Commencement matter on behalf of the Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill. I assure the Senator that developing a comprehensive national genetic and genomic testing service in Ireland is a key commitment for both the Department of Health and the HSE. Despite having...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (28 May 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: I will raise this issue again with the Minister for Health and tell her that this House would like to be updated on progress. Again, I reassure the Senator that the Department of Health is fully committed to supporting the NGGO as it works to implement the national strategy for accelerating genetic and genomic medicine. It is important to note that a transformation of the genetic and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (28 May 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Senator Collins for raising this important issue and for offering me the opportunity to respond. Summer services, such as summer camps, fall under the bracket of what we term "alternative respite". We often forget that respite can take many forms, such as overnights in a respite facility or another person’s home, additional support during the regular day such as afterschool...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (28 May 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the Senator. To be quite frank, my door is open to all suggestions. When I was in education, many of the problems around the summer programme within the schools related to teacher burnout or people needing a break. We were looking at therapists or student teachers, for example, coming into the school setting and being able to provide the service if the school staff are not...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: National Minimum Wage (28 May 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Senator Cosgrove for raising this issue, which I am taking on behalf of the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Peter Burke. The Government is fully committed to supporting workers and to ensuring fair wages for the lowest paid workers in our economy. The national minimum wage increased to €13.50 per hour on 1 January 2025, an increase of over 6%, which is...