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Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Message to Dáil (24 May 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: In accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Justice and Equality has completed its consideration of the Parole Bill 2016 and has made amendments thereto.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Business of Select Committee (24 May 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I am not going to adjourn yet because I have another matter to flag to the members.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Business of Select Committee (24 May 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The joint committee will meet in private session at 2.30 p.m. tomorrow in Committee Room 2, our home room, to deal with housekeeping matters. We were unable to deal with committee needs last week due to the heavy voting block in the Dáil. I believe there were 13 votes. Deputy Jim O’Callaghan had other business to attend to also. I appeal to members in that there is important...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Business of Select Committee (24 May 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Yes, remembering this is a select committee. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Services (23 May 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 291. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the estimated cost of introducing a scheme that would make central funding available to local authorities for the purposes of installing, via adaptation or otherwise, fully accessible public toilets including a hoist and a changing bench with the objective of delivering 50 such facilities across the State; and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Provision (23 May 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 482. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 791 of 2 May 2017, the level of ongoing engagement with the social care division to optimise timely access to home-care packages; the areas that have been identified within this area as being problematic or are barriers to expansion of early supported discharge; the actions which will be taken to ensure access to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Provision (23 May 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 485. To ask the Minister for Health if the provision of home-care packages will be broadened to include persons under 65 years of age; the consideration which has been given to this in discussions between the national stroke programme and the social care division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24317/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Provision (23 May 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 486. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1072 of 2 May 2017, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that increased difficulty in accessing home care support is worse for persons under 65 years of age that have suffered a stroke; the consideration which is being given to those persons to access home supports in order to avoid direct discharge to nursing...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Provision (23 May 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 487. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 793 of 2 May 2017, the enhanced number of persons who could access early supported discharge if there was prompt access to home-care packages; the number of persons have been unable to access ESD specifically due to a lack of access to ESD; the areas in which this has been an issue; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Stroke Programme Implementation (23 May 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 483. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1071 of 2 May 2017, the cost of increasing the number of stroke unit beds to meet the predicted increase of stroke numbers; the further cost of bringing stroke units to quality standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24315/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Data (23 May 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 484. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications for home care packages that were submitted by persons under 65 years of age in 2015 and 2016; the number of these applications which were successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24316/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Discharges (23 May 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 488. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 793 of 2 May 2017, the staffing vacancies that currently exist in the early supported discharge teams across the current sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24320/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Discharges (23 May 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 489. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 793 of 2 May 2017, the challenges that exist in respect of the staffing in maintaining early supported discharge teams across the current sites; the challenges that exist in respect of the organisation, for example, catchment areas in maintaining early supported discharge teams across the current sites; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Stroke Programme Implementation (23 May 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 490. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the findings of a report (details supplied); if there will be a multi-year plan put in place to address the service and staff deficits in stroke services here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24322/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Stroke Programme Implementation (23 May 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 491. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet representatives of an organisation (details supplied) that has requested a meeting on stroke services here in view of the findings of a report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24323/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Appeals (23 May 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 524. To ask the Minister for Health if there is an appeal process through the HSE or fair deal office in the case of a nursing home provider introducing an additional monetary demand or redesignating particular services or particular needs as requiring additional contributions from the service user directly that is outside the calculation of the fair deal support approved; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Proposed Legislation (23 May 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 637. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding the Copyright Bill; when she expects it will be published; if she will consider extending a college's (details supplied) current statutory copyright library status to include accessible digital formats, which would make for greater accessibility for blind and visually impaired persons; and if she will make a...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 May 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The committee is in public session. As we are in public session, all mobile phones should be switched off as they cause interference even in silent mode. The meeting has been convened to consider Committee Stage of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016. I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality, Deputy David Stanton, and his officials to the meeting.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 May 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Deputy's criticism is valid. As Chairman of the Oireachtas Committee on Justice and Equality, I only had sight of the list of disallowed amendments in the five minutes preceding the commencement of today's meeting. I echo Deputy Daly's appeal to the Bills Office to ensure that decisions regarding amendments are distributed as early as possible. Perhaps even the grouping list could be...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 May 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It needs to change.