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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (26 May 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Absolutely.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (26 May 2022)

Róisín Shortall: It is so damning that the system is forcing out people who want to work in this area and who have trained hard. Ms Whitmarsh talked about the fact that in her area, 18 of 23 young people have been waiting for two years or more. She commented that the passage of time haunts her. It is a shocking that she has been brought to a point where she says she is haunted by that with respect to her...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (26 May 2022)

Róisín Shortall: What is the HSE's attitude to therapist assistants?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (26 May 2022)

Róisín Shortall: That makes sense. My final question is for Ms Holmes. All our guests are saying that the number one issue is the shortcomings in the therapy area. There has been a failure to manage that area and ensure our most vulnerable citizens have access to the essential therapies they need. However, the secondary point I am picking up is the fact that the HSE's communication is absolutely appalling...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (26 May 2022)

Róisín Shortall: I thank Ms Holmes for all the work she is doing.

Strike Action by the Medical Laboratory Scientists Association: Motion [Private Members] (25 May 2022)

Róisín Shortall: I thank People Before Profit-Solidarity for bringing forward the motion. It is very timely and important. It deals with a group of people who are absolutely critical to our health service. They work behind the scenes in a very quiet way. In many ways they have been too quiet in recent years. They have now reached breaking point. It is important to note at the start that since the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (25 May 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 238. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1816 of 26 April 2022, the status of the proposed lots for the upcoming homecare tender which will be based on volume as opposed to community-healthcare organisations; when providers can expect to receive the details of these lots; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26893/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reports (24 May 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 571. To ask the Minister for Health when the evaluation of the individual placement and support services will be published; the cost of each individual placement and support service; the outcomes of each individual placement and support service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25967/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (24 May 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 623. To ask the Minister for Health the number of participants in each of the individual placement and support services per county in tabular form; if there are waiting lists for any of the individual placement and support services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25966/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (24 May 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 689. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet with an organisation (details supplied) to discuss changes to the homecare tender and its potential impact on not-for-profit and community homecare providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26482/22]

Planning and Development (Strategic Housing Developments) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Leave to Withdraw [Private Members] (19 May 2022)

Róisín Shortall: I move: That leave be granted to withdraw the Planning and Development (Strategic Housing Developments) (Amendment) Bill 2021.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Health and Safety (19 May 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 196. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of unannounced Health and Safety Authority inspections in approved meat processing plants in each of the past five years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25612/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Health and Safety (19 May 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 197. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of unannounced Health and Safety Authority inspections in approved meat processing plants in each of the past five years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25612/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flexible Work Practices (19 May 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 225. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 583 of 26 April 2022, the way that flexi-leave will be taken into account for those who work less than five days per week further to the publication of the Civil Service Blended Working Policy Framework; if details of the way that blended and hybrid-work will take flexi-leave into consideration...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (19 May 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 267. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25654/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (19 May 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 268. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport will be provided for a baby (details supplied) in Dublin 11; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25656/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Travel Documents (19 May 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 334. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding travel documents for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25480/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (19 May 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 385. To ask the Minister for Health the capital funding which has been provided by his Department and the HSE to each private voluntary hospital in each of the past 20 years in tabular form. [25613/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (19 May 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 393. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 244 of 25 March and 1128 of 2 November 2021, the current projected timeline for the opening of the new national forensic mental health service hospital, Portrane; if recruitment has been successfully completed to ensure a full complement of staff for the new facility; if all outstanding industrial relations concerns...

Subsidies for Developers: Motion [Private Members] (18 May 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Affordability for the buyer and the State is the fundamental issue in our housing market, but one would not think it looking at the Government's housing policies. We are repeatedly told that supply is the answer. While this is undoubtedly part of the solution, it is not a silver bullet the Government would have us believe because so much of it is the wrong sort of supply, namely,...