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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (19 Jan 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 608. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to recent reports in relation to Dublin Fire Brigade (details supplied); the engagements his Department has had with Dublin Fire Brigade and Dublin City Council in relation to ongoing staffing and funding issues; his plans to ensure all necessary resources are provided to Dublin Fire Brigade...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services (19 Jan 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 627. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has spoken to his counterpart in Greece in relation to a person (details supplied); the work of his Department to prevent the criminalisation of humanitarian assistance within the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63188/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Just to finish up on that point, a comment was made that we do not have the numbers on the care plans. Could we be provided with those figures after the session? I would be interested in knowing if they are being collected and if we have access to them. I want to return to the North Inner City Drugs and Alcohol Task Force for a moment. I am still slightly unclear. I would appreciate if...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Does the task force have access to that fund now?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I am not asking about a process of asking for the money. Is the organisation in receipt of funds now?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Is Mr. Walsh aware of when there was last a meeting on that issue with the task force?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Is that specifically around the issue of funding? During this session, we have talked about a consultation process.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Will Mr. Walsh outline the nature of those meetings?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: It is January 2022 now. When does Mr. Walsh envisage there will be access to funding for that group?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: When will those discussions be completed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: That is fair enough. I would just say that is my constituency, so I am a bit protective of the services we get. Obviously, every constituency does not experience the type of impacts from drugs and the requirements for recovery and addiction services we do in the north east inner city and the north city in general. I must say some of the language coming out of the Department at the moment...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Is that an active intent? Is there a cross-departmental approach? For example, are we hearing the voices of the Departments of the Ministers, Deputies O'Gorman and Humphreys?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I do not like to cut across Mr. Walsh but I am very aware of my time. Will he elaborate more on that group? What is that group called and who will sit on it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Is that group constituted already?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: When will it meet?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (19 Jan 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 1480. To ask the Minister for Health the number of inspections of public and privately run nursing homes carried out by the Health Information and Quality Authority in 2021 and to date in 2022 in relation to their compliance with ventilation regulations and standards; if he is satisfied that infection prevention and control measures as they relate to ventilation are being appropriately...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (19 Jan 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 1631. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that vulnerable high-risk children aged from 5 to 11 years of age will be prioritised for a Covid-19 vaccination following the opening of the HSE online portal for this cohort on 28 December 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1147/22]

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

Neasa Hourigan: 1714. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 485 of 16 November 2021, the names of the long-stay facilities that service users under the care of the Midleton, Youghal and Cobh, Glenville adult mental health teams may have been referred to for respite or long-stay placements since February 2021. [1407/22]

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

Neasa Hourigan: 1715. To ask the Minister for Health if the clinical directors of the west Cork, south Lee and north Cork adult mental health services have agreed with senior management to accept referrals of service users under the care of the Midleton, Youghal and Cobh, Glenville adult mental health teams for long-stay or respite placements in the community residences attached to their local catchment...

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

Neasa Hourigan: 1717. To ask the Minister for Health the reasons Carrigaline, County Cork was chosen as a site for a new community mental health residence in 2021 by Cork, Kerry mental health management over other towns such as Cobh, Carrigtwohill, Midleton or Youghal; the way this can be reconciled with a claim by an executive clinical director made at a recent meeting of the Oireachtas Committee on Health...