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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (11 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: 573. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the finding in the Ombudsman for Children's report Safety and Welfare of Children in Direct Provision that Tusla has no effective mechanism to gather data about children living in direct provision accommodation which might identify risks and inform planning at a strategic level. [24092/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (11 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: 574. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the finding in the Ombudsman for Children's report Safety and Welfare of Children in Direct Provision that Tusla has failed to identify a named social worker for a direct provision centre in their area or to provide cultural diversity training and interpreting services for staff working with...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (11 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: 792. To ask the Minister for Health if it will be ensured that the cost of medical cannabis is met at source for persons receiving cannabis under a Ministerial licence rather than through a reimbursement system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24094/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (11 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: 831. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the recommendation in the Ombudsman report Wasted Lives: Time for a Better Future for Younger People in Nursing Homes (details supplied). [24310/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (11 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: 832. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a recommendation in the Ombudsman report Wasted Lives: Time for a Better Future for Younger People in Nursing Homes (details supplied). [24311/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (11 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: 833. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a recommendation in the Ombudsman report Wasted Lives: Time for a Better Future for Younger People in Nursing Homes (details supplied). [24312/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (11 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: 834. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a recommendation in the Ombudsman report Wasted Lives: Time for a Better Future for Younger People in Nursing Homes (details supplied). [24313/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (11 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: 835. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a recommendation in the Ombudsman report Wasted Lives: Time for a Better Future for Younger People in Nursing Homes (details supplied). [24314/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (11 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: 836. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a recommendation in the Ombudsman report Wasted Lives: Time for a Better Future for Younger People in Nursing Homes (details supplied). [24315/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (11 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: 837. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a recommendation in the Ombudsman report Wasted Lives: Time for a Better Future for Younger People in Nursing Homes (details supplied). [24316/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Coillte Teoranta (11 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: 983. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a statement (details supplied) made in the Coillte Annual Report 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24303/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Agriculture Schemes (11 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: 984. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address the concerns raised by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24304/21]

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Health (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: I am in Leinster House.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Health (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: I thank the Minister of State for attending and for her opening statement. Yesterday's report in the Irish Examinershines a new light on this report. The family of a young boy launched a legal challenge against the HSE's standard operating procedure for assessment of need cases. It is the first case of its kind and the judge granted leave to pursue a judicial review of this. What are the...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Health (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: Is work under way on a back-up plan if this case goes in a way that finds the process is not fit for purpose? Will the Department start working on an alternative solution?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Health (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: Does the Minister of State know how many staff have left child disability services in the last year?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Health (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: Could we get a figure for the last year or two? I thank the Minister of State. I have a question.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Health (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: An answer in writing would be great. It relates to the backlog and to access to services. I have probably raised it before. In west Cork, people sometimes travel 2.5 hours or more to access, for example, essential speech and language therapy. Many of the people who are doing that cannot spend a long time in a confined space so the journey becomes even longer. I think access to that...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Health (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: The Minister of State in her opening statement said that "contrary to previous statements, professionals are not limited to a 90-minute ... [slot]". Page 78 of the assessment of needs standard operating procedures states an assessment may take up to one or one and a half hours. Is that procedure incorrect? Will it be amended or are people operating off that?