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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Traveller Education (16 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 341. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for the publication of the report on the review of the Traveller Education Strategy 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55526/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Traveller Education (16 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 342. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for the publication of the National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy pilot baseline review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55527/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Traveller Education (16 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 343. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for the publication of the research into the bullying of those from the Traveller community commissioned in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55528/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Reports (16 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 376. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the timeline for the publication of the cost of disability report commissioned by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55544/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Application Forms (16 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 377. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to make applications for social welfare supports available online at MyWelfare.ie in a way that is friendly to those who are blind or vision impaired; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55545/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Care (16 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 482. To ask the Minister for Health if the projected cost saving to the counties Cork and Kerry community healthcare budget that would result from the proposed closure of a centre (details supplied) after all residents and staff have been transferred from the facility and it is no longer in operation will be used to cover other costs within the counties Cork and Kerry adult mental health...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (16 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 483. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the funding invested in building works, such as fire safety upgrades and renovations, associated with a centre (details supplied) in each of the years 2012 to 2020, in tabular form. [55478/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (16 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 484. 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 to accept referrals of service users under the care of the Midleton and Youghal and Cobh and Glenville adult mental health teams for long stay or respite placements in the community residences attached to their catchment areas into the future; if...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (16 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 485. To ask the Minister for Health the residential settings that service users under the care of the Midleton and Youghal and Cobh and Glenville adult mental health teams may have been referred to for respite or long stay placements since February 2021; and the number of service users referred. [55480/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (16 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 634. To ask the Minister for Health the main initiatives undertaken by his Department since 27 June 2020 to improve access to early diagnosis interventions for those with autism spectrum disorder and access to subsequent primary services such as occupational therapy, speech and language therapy and psychologists, more generally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56040/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Flexible Work Practices (16 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 687. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to ensure the full accessibility of remote working hubs to be developed for persons who are blind or vision impaired; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55547/21]

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Mental Health Commission (16 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: Another Deputy mentioned an issue I would like to go into in more detail. Dr. Finnerty may be able to answer some of my questions around the inspection of mental health facilities and the regulation around specific services, particularly residential services. I read some comments Dr. Finnerty made about the issue in February of this year. How concerned is she about the fact that this...

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Mental Health Commission (16 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: Dr. Finnerty will have to forgive me, speaking as a layperson.

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Mental Health Commission (16 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I want to ensure I have it straight in my mind. Perhaps we can come back to the approved centres that are fully residential and stick with community residences. They are currently not regulated. This legislation would provide regulation but the next part of that story would be to give the commission oversight of that regulation.

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Mental Health Commission (16 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I understand that at the moment, the commission is inspecting those services outwith a regulatory framework.

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Mental Health Commission (16 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: The commission has no recourse to enforcement.

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Mental Health Commission (16 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: Are section 38 and section 39 bodies involved in those community residences? Who is running those now?

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Mental Health Commission (16 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: Does HIQA have a role in the HSE-run establishments? Does Dr. Finnerty believe that what is proposed in this legislation would suitably regulate both HSE establishments and those run by other bodies?