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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: UNCRPD and the Optional Protocol (Resumed): Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (19 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: Is it adequate funding?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: UNCRPD and the Optional Protocol (Resumed): Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (19 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: With a roll-out or amendment in the context of an issue like this, I am very much aware that it requires everybody involved in the process to be well versed in what the parameters are. What level are we at in terms of educating staff around what is possible under new parameters?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: UNCRPD and the Optional Protocol (Resumed): Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (19 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: Is there a roll-out of education or is there an expectation that there will be ongoing training of relevant staff in this area?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: UNCRPD and the Optional Protocol (Resumed): Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (19 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: Having an operating system, yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: UNCRPD and the Optional Protocol (Resumed): Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (19 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: UNCRPD and the Optional Protocol (Resumed): Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (19 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: My next two questions are relatively boring but important. I sit on the health committee and there is a major issue around IT systems and the provision of data. I noticed that in the new set-up under assisted decision-making there is a new registration system for enduring powers of attorney. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: UNCRPD and the Optional Protocol (Resumed): Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (19 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: That will not only require the literal compilation of a registration system but also all the supports around it and everybody having access to it. I wonder where we are with this endeavour, if it has sufficient funding, if it has been rolled out and if this registration system is relatively up and running.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: UNCRPD and the Optional Protocol (Resumed): Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (19 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: Has the Data Protection Commissioner voiced any issues? I liken this aspect to some of the listing in the context of housing lists. Often, there are priority lists based on very personal information and there is a correlation in this regard concerning who has access to it. In my constituency, I have certainly come across people's information being shared with the wrong body. It is being...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: UNCRPD and the Optional Protocol (Resumed): Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (19 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: UNCRPD and the Optional Protocol (Resumed): Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (19 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: Does Mr. Brunell have the detail available to allow him to tell me what bodies will have access to such a list?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: UNCRPD and the Optional Protocol (Resumed): Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (19 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: If we could have it, that would be very useful. If I could be provided with more information about the registration system, concerning both the ICT and access elements, including what bodies would have access to this information, that would be very helpful.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (19 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 299. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 918 of 8 November 2022, if he will provide a breakdown of all costs associated with the removal of a row of trees outside Cork University Hospital on 22 October 2022; the names of the companies or persons that were commissioned for each of these services, including the arborist assessment, the tree-removal works, the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (19 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 300. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 918 of 8 November 2022, the details of any tendering process that may have applied to the assessment of trees for removal outside Cork University Hospital on 22 October 2022, and to the tree-removal works subsequently contracted by the HSE for that date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2467/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (19 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 353. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No 194 of 23 November 2022, if the next-of-kin of the residents of the centre (details supplied) have, with consent from their relatives, been invited to all integrated care plan meetings for their relatives since January 2021; if the next-of-kin have been informed of the purpose of the integrated care plan meetings and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (19 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 354. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 484 of 16 November 2021, 1715 of 19 January 2022, 169 of 9 February 2022, 186 of 23 March 2022, 720 of 17 May 2022, 1903 of 14 June 2022 and 565 of 13 December 2022, if the clinical directors of the west Cork, north Cork and south Lee HSE mental health catchment areas have agreed with CHO 4 HSE senior management to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (19 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 355. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No 361 of 1 December 2022, the breakdown of the security costs associated with a facility (details supplied) in each of the years 2019 to 2022; if he will provide clear details on each of the component parts of those costs, including the duration of security presence in the facility per day for each of those years; if he...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Select Committee (18 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: Apologies have been received from Deputy Canney. All those present in the committee room are asked to exercise personal responsibility to protect themselves and others from the risk of contracting Covid-19. I now propose we go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Film Relief Section 481 Tax Credit: Discussion (resumed) (18 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: I would like to welcome Ms Mary Nash and Mr. Anthony Donnelly from the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media and Ms Deirdre Donaghy and Mr. Ian Kavanagh from the Department of Finance for our continued examination of the section 481 film credit. I thank everyone for attending. We appreciate their time. Before we begin, I wish to explain some limitations to...