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Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Sep 2018)

Michael Moynihan: 11. To ask the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee E, health, last met. [38530/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Sep 2018)

Michael Moynihan: The last meeting of the Cabinet committee on health was almost five months ago and the Sláintecare implementation body was launched in August in a quiet news month. I wonder if that was the reason it was launched in that month but we have to look at a number of issues. I have raised the home care packages twice on the Order of Business since we have come back. The home help system is...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Sep 2018)

Michael Moynihan: On the same matter, I raised this with the Tánaiste last week and he did not give a satisfactory answer. As I can hear in the Dáil Chamber, there is a chronic crisis in the home help sector right across the country, particularly in my area. Home help organiser posts are not being filled. This is leading to a chronic backlog that dates right back to the end of June. No extra home...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Supports (25 Sep 2018)

Michael Moynihan: 130. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Brexit information meetings being planned to inform the public over the coming months. [38532/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Negotiations (25 Sep 2018)

Michael Moynihan: 131. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has met Mr. Michel Barnier recently. [38533/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Documents (25 Sep 2018)

Michael Moynihan: 132. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his current views on the Chequers plan. [38534/18]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Sep 2018)

Michael Moynihan: The programme for Government contains a lot of talk on home care and home help packages. Is the Tánaiste aware that in some parts of the State no extra home help hours have been allocated for the past two months? The north Cork and the Duhallow regions in particular are waiting on a home help organiser within the region. No further home help hours have been allocated since the middle...

Future of the Post Office Network: Motion (18 Sep 2018)

Michael Moynihan: Our postmaster in Kiskeam refused to take voluntary redundancy and we must pay huge tribute to him for trying to hold the post office in our community. Although we have the matter of commercial sensitivity and all the rest of it, An Post is a social contract with the people. We have to fundamentally understand that. Every community that loses a post office loses the heartbeat of the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (18 Sep 2018)

Michael Moynihan: 62. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the programme for partnership Government commitments on climate change; and the way in which Ireland is faring with the targets set by the EU. [26937/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (18 Sep 2018)

Michael Moynihan: 533. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to reduce or completely remove the home help service provided by the HSE and to allow private companies to provide home help services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37564/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Review (7 Sep 2018)

Michael Moynihan: 282. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if changes will be made to the school transport scheme to allow for alterations or extensions to bus routes for concessionary ticket holders; if his attention has been drawn to the significant difficulty caused for families by this clause in the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36044/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Building Programme (7 Sep 2018)

Michael Moynihan: 845. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the extension and refurbishment works at Kanturk and Millstreet community hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36338/18]

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (12 Jul 2018)

Michael Moynihan: It is called democracy.

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (12 Jul 2018)

Michael Moynihan: How long will it take to conclude proceedings?

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (12 Jul 2018)

Michael Moynihan: I put a proposal to the Business Committee an hour ago that we extend the time by ten or 15 minutes in order that we might conclude the debate on this legislation.

Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2018)

Michael Moynihan: Many fine words were spoken in the Chamber last night about carers and the legislation on general practitioner services. However, people are now being obliged to wait nearly 14 weeks to get the carer's allowance through the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. That is an absolute disgrace. Many people are making decisions on care for their loved ones and then they have...

Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2018)

Michael Moynihan: Every other Deputy around here knows that it is.

Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (11 Jul 2018)

Michael Moynihan: Like my colleague, I welcome this Bill. There are three issues I want to raise. The Minister of State referred in his opening remarks to the additional investment of €10 million for respite care services. There is a chronic crisis in respite care. We were told about the extra money coming in. I have worked closely with families to try to get respite for carers, particularly those...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (11 Jul 2018)

Michael Moynihan: 19. To ask the Taoiseach if the eurozone debt crisis and cross-contagion were discussed at the June 2018 EU Council meeting. [29357/18]

Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Jul 2018)

Michael Moynihan: This time last year, I raised the issue of respite beds for adults with intellectual disability a number of times. All the answers I got said it would be looked at in the context of the next budget and increasing the respite care that would be available for 2018. After the budget was brought through officials played us along for six months and now tell me there is no money available....