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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Jun 2019)

Michael Moynihan: I ask about the approval of the drug Tagrisso for the treatment of advanced lung cancer. I believe the drug is going through the process of approval. I ask the Taoiseach to intervene to try to ensure it is approved. I know somebody who is very seriously ill and this drug would prolong their life. It is in the final stages of the approval process as I understand it. I ask the Taoiseach to...

Home Help: Motion [Private Members] (25 Jun 2019)

Michael Moynihan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the home help service, which has played a vital role since it was developed many years ago in ensuring that people who need care are kept in their own homes and provided support. We have a crisis. Many families have contacted Members in recent weeks. There has clearly been a change in policy because there has been a slowdown in the home help services...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Jun 2019)

Michael Moynihan: 8. To ask the Taoiseach the number of times Cabinet committee B, social policy and public services, has met in 2019 to date. [26565/19]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jun 2019)

Michael Moynihan: In light of the commitments in the programme for Government regarding better public services, there is a major issue with cancer patients getting medical cards. We have been fighting for a number of cancer patients who are three or four months into their treatment in terms of getting in financial statements and documentation. Are there enough medical assessors within the medical card...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (25 Jun 2019)

Michael Moynihan: 346. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the lack of respite facilities and opportunities for persons with disabilities nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26214/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Data (25 Jun 2019)

Michael Moynihan: 347. To ask the Minister for Health if he has access to the information collated at local area level for parents of children and adults requesting respite; if there is information on requests granted and refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26215/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Correspondence (25 Jun 2019)

Michael Moynihan: 348. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received correspondence from disability service providers about their concerns regarding providing respite for adults with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26216/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Data (25 Jun 2019)

Michael Moynihan: 349. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite weeks provided in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26217/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (25 Jun 2019)

Michael Moynihan: 350. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria used for respite care for persons with disabilities; if the age of the carer is taken into consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26218/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Provision (25 Jun 2019)

Michael Moynihan: 351. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the number of persons with disabilities aged between 30 and 40 years of age and still being cared for by their parents; his plans for respite for such persons in view of the fact that their carers are much older now; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26219/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Provision (25 Jun 2019)

Michael Moynihan: 352. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the lack of respite hours being provided and the impact that is having on families of persons with disabilities, in particular older parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26220/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Philanthropy Initiatives (25 Jun 2019)

Michael Moynihan: 353. To ask the Minister for Health if he or his officials have been in contact with or been contacted by philanthropic organisations to become involved in providing services for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26221/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Funding (25 Jun 2019)

Michael Moynihan: 354. To ask the Minister for Health the funding allocation for providing respite care in 2019; the amount drawn down to date in 2019; if all funding will be utilised for providing respite care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26222/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Meetings (25 Jun 2019)

Michael Moynihan: 355. To ask the Minister for Health if he has met the Minister of State with special responsibility for disability issues to discuss the impact of the lack of home help hours being allocated and its impact on persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26223/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (25 Jun 2019)

Michael Moynihan: 509. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that persons given a cancer diagnosis receive a medical card without delay; if his attention has been drawn to the long waiting times that cancer patients are waiting for a card and the high medical expenses they incur as a result of these waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26801/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Eligibility (25 Jun 2019)

Michael Moynihan: 567. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action being taken to open the GLAS scheme to farmers that completed their AEOS contracts in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26834/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Imports (25 Jun 2019)

Michael Moynihan: 568. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the potential impact on the beef sector has been assessed for agreements that may arise from the Mercosur trade talks; the details of impact assessments or research that has been carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26835/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Jun 2019)

Michael Moynihan: I raise the issue of respite care, in respect of which there is a commitment in the programme for Government. It was announced with huge fanfare that an additional €10 million was being provided for respite care. There is a chronic crisis in regard to access to respite, particularly for families of persons with intellectual disabilities. Service providers are telling families that...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland Staff (19 Jun 2019)

Michael Moynihan: 75. To ask the Minister for Finance if he or his officials have been monitoring the developments in New Zealand regarding the outgoing Governor of the Central Bank there. [24049/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland Staff (19 Jun 2019)

Michael Moynihan: 77. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the inquiry into the leak of the New Zealand Government budget recently. [24324/19]