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Other Questions: Child Detention Centres (24 Feb 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I have to ask the Minister, in the light of the publication of the report yesterday, and previous commentary relating to the Oberstown campus management, if he has, and if we can have, confidence in the current management's commitment and ability to ensure that the system in operation there is of the highest standard and fit for purpose, and is acceptable for the current numbers in occupation...

Other Questions: Child Detention Centres (24 Feb 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: -----that are not evident to us. Will the Minister consider publication of the McElfatrick report, which I believe will shed light on the current state of affairs, and that which has applied in regard to Oberstown over some considerable time past? Without that report being in the public domain and properly acted upon, we will see a continuation of the failings and shortcomings that have...

Other Questions: Child Detention Centres (24 Feb 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: And the McElfatrick report?

Other Questions: Child Detention Centres (24 Feb 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is critical, as we move towards the transfer of the final cohort of children out of the adult prison system, that the facility that is to receive them be operational to the highest and most appropriate standards. That very definitely is not the case, as the report published yesterday by HIQA clearly underscores. The frequent use of single separation for young people is deeply concerning...

Other Questions: Child Detention Centres (24 Feb 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 126. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide details of the reported 16 boys currently being held in adult prisons; when these boys will be placed in more age-appropriate settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7693/15]

Other Questions: Child Detention Centres (24 Feb 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I raise the issue of the 16 boys aged 17 years currently detained in the adult prison system. Yesterday, HIQA published an inspection report on the Oberstown campus which highlights significant risks for the children aged up to 16 years currently detained there. There is frequent use of single separation, a lack of holistic assessments and a lack of care planning. What assurances will the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Staff (24 Feb 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 148. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide details of the high turnover of social workers employed by Túsla, the Child and Family Agency, in view of the fact that these workers are more than twice as likely to resign their positions, when compared to other employees in the health and social services generally; his plans to ensure that this does not occur;...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Drug Rehabilitation Projects (24 Feb 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 176. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of nationwide 47 dedicated community employment drug schemes that are operating at full capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8094/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Drug Rehabilitation Projects (24 Feb 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 177. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of the 35 dedicated community employment drug schemes in the Dublin region that are operating at full capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8095/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Drug Rehabilitation Projects (24 Feb 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 178. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an updated confirmation on the number of ring-fenced drug rehabilitation participants on community employment schemes, since reported by the Department of Social Protection, as 824 participants as at 31 December 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8096/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Drug Rehabilitation Projects (24 Feb 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 179. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an up to date age profile breakdown for the drug rehabilitation participants on community employment schemes; if she will further provide an up to date age profile breakdown for general participants on community employment schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8097/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Drug Rehabilitation Projects (24 Feb 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 180. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a gender breakdown for the drug rehabilitation participants on community employment schemes; if she will further provide an up to date gender profile breakdown for general participants on community employment schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8098/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (24 Feb 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 225. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of regulations relating to engine cc numbers for cars which are allowed for drivers who have undergone amputation; if there is an appeals process to allow for cars of 3000cc; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8230/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Ombudsman for Children Remit (24 Feb 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 361. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the Ombudsman for Children will be empowered to investigate complaints by the 1,200 children who live in direct provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7903/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (24 Feb 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 430. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the number of general practitioners in practice in each of the counties, Cavan, Monaghan, Louth and Meath; the number of these, by county, that are locum appointments; the number of posts, by county, that are unfilled entirely; the steps being taken to secure permanent appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7877/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Provision (24 Feb 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 432. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of removal of dental services in Carrick-on-Suir Health Centre, County Tipperary; if alternative local facilities will be secured to offer these services, rather than adding further difficulty to accessing this service, by requiring travel to Clonmel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7884/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (24 Feb 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 438. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details on the increase in numbers waiting for surgery for over a year in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; if any particular plan has been, or will be, put in place to address these lists at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7911/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (24 Feb 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 455. To ask the Minister for Health the action being taken to ensure that reports that a child has spent three weeks in an adult psychiatric unit will not be replicated; if he will confirm that all vacancies in child and adolescent psychiatric units are recorded, and that no child is required to stay in units that are designed only for adults; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (24 Feb 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 456. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that reports that a child has spent three weeks in an adult psychiatric unit will not be replicated; if he will reassure Dáil Éireann that all vacancies in child and adolescent psychiatric units are recorded, and that no child is required to stay in units that are designed only for adults; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HIQA Reports (24 Feb 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 473. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the details of concerns raised that the Health Information and Quality Authority is failing to carry out comprehensive reports by not listening, or giving voice, to those with disabilities; and that this flies in the face of our understanding of how to best empower service users, and residents with disabilities; if the views of those with...