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Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy Provision (9 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 233. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of employing an additional 250 speech and language therapists, 100 occupational therapists, 100 physiotherapists and 150 psychologists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12591/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (9 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 234. To ask the Minister for Health the full year cost of providing respite care services; the estimated cost of increasing respite care services by 20%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12592/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (9 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 235. To ask the Minister for Health the full year cost and make up of a community neuro-rehabilitation team and all supports required for the team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12593/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (9 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 236. To ask the Minister for Health the full year cost and make up of a dedicated acquired brain injury transitional unit and intensive rehab post acute in order to enable persons to return home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12594/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Care Provision (9 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 237. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that is being made on implementing the Time to Move on from Congregated Settings - A Strategy for Community Inclusion since the publication of this strategy; the number of persons with disabilities that lived in congregated settings that have been moved to integrated mainstream settings; the amount of funding being allocated for the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Fleet (9 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 344. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the percentage of Bus Éireann coaches that are wheelchair accessible; the amount of funding provided for the programme of accessibility improvement grants to upgrade existing public transport infrastructure and facilities; the way this is progressing; the estimated cost of making all public transport wheelchair accessible; and if...

Health (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (8 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Dear God, no.

Health (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (8 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I warmly welcome the Second Stage debate on the Health (Amendment) Bill 2017, which provides for two key advances in health care delivery, each of them potentially leading to greater or even more important developments in the provision of health care in this country. First, the Bill provides for the automatic granting of a full medical card to every child in receipt of domiciliary care...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Penal Reform: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: In our first public session we will have a discussion with the Irish Prison Service in a continuation of a series of hearings on penal reform. The joint committee has identified penal policy and reform as one of its priority issues in its 2017 work programme. I welcome from the Irish Prison Service Mr. Michael Donnellan, director general; Mr. Fergal Black, Mr. Martin Smyth and Ms Ethal...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Penal Reform: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Mr. Donnellan. We will now open it up to members. I call Deputy O'Callaghan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Penal Reform: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is appropriate, in that context, to remind the committee that we will be dealing with the Revised Estimates for 2017 of the Department of Justice and Equality on 5 April next. Perhaps there is a small window of opportunity to knock on the door of the Department with a good, strong hand. We will now move on to Senator Frances Black.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Penal Reform: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Before I invite Mr. Donnellan back in, members' contributions must focus on specific questions because a group from the Probation Service will appear before the committee later.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Penal Reform: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Deputy Jonathan O’Brien and Senator Martin Conway are the two remaining contributors. I would appreciate your co-operation, please.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Penal Reform: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: There are many other questions we would like to pose and tease out with the witnesses. Unfortunately, the clock is going to beat me. There were themes running through all of the questions and contributions. Some words recurred. Mr. Donnellan referred himself to "cut, cut, cut" but what I heard on this side was "drugs, drugs, drugs". There are so many areas we have not had the opportunity...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Penal Reform: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Our second engagement this morning is with the Probation Service. The purpose of this part of the meeting is to engage with the service on the issue of penal policy and reform. For the information of our guests, the joint committee has identified penal policy and reform as one of its priority issues for the 2017 work programme. I welcome Mr. Vivian Geiran, director of the Probation...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Penal Reform: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Before inviting members to offer their questions and observations, I remind people the recording staff are having difficulty with the sound quality as a result of telephonic matter that is not switched off. Will people check their phones and ensure that they are decommissioned for the rest of the meeting?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Penal Reform: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Mr. Geiran can involve any of his colleagues and all members are equally welcome to participate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Penal Reform: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Does the Deputy have further questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Penal Reform: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank the witnesses for those responses. Is the Senator satisfied with those?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Penal Reform: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I call Deputy Jack Chambers.