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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (19 Oct 2022)

Verona Murphy: 203. To ask the Minister for Health in his Department's active pursuit of recruitment to vacant posts across the healthcare services, how many of the 123 occupational therapy graduates of 2021 have been added to the national panel for recruitment within the healthcare services; the number that have been extended a letter of offer to a vacant post within the health service; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (19 Oct 2022)

Verona Murphy: 204. To ask the Minister for Health in his Department's active pursuit of recruitment to vacant posts across the healthcare services, how many of the 228 physiotherapy graduates of 2021 have been added to the national panel for recruitment within the healthcare services; the number that have been extended a letter of offer to a vacant post within the health service; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (19 Oct 2022)

Verona Murphy: 205. To ask the Minister for Health in his Department's active pursuit of recruitment to vacant posts across the healthcare services, how many of the 119 speech and language therapy graduates of 2021 have been added to the national panel for recruitment within the healthcare services; the number that have been extended a letter of offer to a vacant post within the health services; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (19 Oct 2022)

Verona Murphy: 206. To ask the Minister for Health in his Department's active pursuit of recruitment to vacant posts across the healthcare services, how many of the 1,451 graduates in psychology disciplines in 2021 have been added to the national panel for recruitment within the healthcare services; the number that have been extended a letter of offer to a vacant post within the health service; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (19 Oct 2022)

Verona Murphy: 208. To ask the Minister for Health if a contract is now in place for processing payment of the pandemic recognition payment to non-HSE/non Section 38 healthcare employees covered by the Government decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52076/22]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Oct 2022)

Verona Murphy: Due to a lack of carers, some 542 families in Wexford are waiting on the delivery of the home care support services that they have been granted by the HSE. Yesterday, the strategic workforce review group issued its report with 16 recommendations, among which were that recruitment issues should be solved by permit applications and pay and conditions, just to name two. In the absence of the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (13 Oct 2022)

Verona Murphy: 97. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the position of the Government to ratify the optional protocol of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities which would allow people with disabilities to take a case to the United Nations over violation of their rights; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (13 Oct 2022)

Verona Murphy: 104. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the provisions that his Department are making in view of a recent survey showing that over seven in ten young persons are considering leaving Ireland for a better quality of life, to deliver improved youth services and supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50740/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Budget 2023 (13 Oct 2022)

Verona Murphy: 318. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he accepts that the measly 1.6% budget increase in funding for the provision of youth work is wholly inadequate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50742/22]

Employment Permits Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)

Verona Murphy: Well I wrote to three Departments and heard nothing back. It is just not good enough.

Employment Permits Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)

Verona Murphy: It is still not good enough one way or the other.

Employment Permits Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)

Verona Murphy: That is fine. I wrote to the Department. It may not have been to the Minister of State.

Employment Permits Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)

Verona Murphy: I appreciate that, but because it is a work permits scenario-----

Employment Permits Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)

Verona Murphy: I did say that the Minister of State answered me regarding one issue. I received a reply from him this morning. I will correct the record regarding the other matter. I may not have written to his Department.

Employment Permits Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)

Verona Murphy: Regardless of whether I wrote to the Minister of State, the situation has not changed. It is a ridiculous scenario. Inevitably, this nurse had to give up the job in Wexford. There was no job available to her that she could reach by means of public transport in Offaly, which is a sad state of affairs. We are not prepared to accommodate those who are here but we are prepared to give work...

Employment Permits Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)

Verona Murphy: I welcome the opportunity to speak on what I would consider to be a very important Bill. In my years as president of the Irish Road Haulage Association, I saw first-hand how many times the work permit situation caused major problems for companies when it came to hiring staff, particularly heavy goods vehicle, HGV, drivers. If we take the example of a driver from South Africa looking to take...

Community and Voluntary Sector Workers: Motion [Private Members] (12 Oct 2022)

Verona Murphy: I thank the Labour Party for bringing this motion forward. I welcome the opportunity to shine a light on the great work being done by those who work in our community sectors and to support them in their quest for a pay rise. I recently received correspondence from Maire Jackman who works alongside Darren Nolan. They run a large community employment scheme in south County Wexford. There...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Properties (11 Oct 2022)

Verona Murphy: 617. To ask the Minister for Health the provisions that his Department has in place to have a bike station installed on the grounds of Wexford General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50274/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (11 Oct 2022)

Verona Murphy: 730. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 919 of 19 October 2021, the updated number of adult medical card holders presently eligible for dental services under the dental treatment scheme in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50065/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (11 Oct 2022)

Verona Murphy: 763. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time National Ambulance Service staff based in County Wexford in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50275/22]