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Leaders' Questions (28 Jun 2018)

Dara Calleary: There is no sense in increasing training spaces when people do not want to remain in the service. They see people like Dr. Kieran Moore and many others resigning or retiring because of low morale. We need to start actively filling the 450 vacancies. While there is international competition for those positions, our pay structures for consultants and our backup for consultants are not at the...

Leaders' Questions (28 Jun 2018)

Dara Calleary: His words were "untenable and unsafe".

Other Questions: National Dementia Strategy (28 Jun 2018)

Dara Calleary: 9. To ask the Minister for Health if a new national dementia strategy is being prepared; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28235/18]

Other Questions: National Dementia Strategy (28 Jun 2018)

Dara Calleary: My question is similar and aims to tease out an update on the preparation of a new national dementia strategy. The current strategy is due to be completed this time next year, having missed most of its targets. Given the increase in dementia rates across our community, what are the Government's plans for a properly funded strategy that can be implemented?

Other Questions: National Dementia Strategy (28 Jun 2018)

Dara Calleary: For each of the 55,000 people who suffer from dementia, at least three others are affected by it. They need certainty and consistency in the delivery of services, but that is not happening. We are putting these people on an appalling health journey, and the blockages and inconsistency in services throughout the country are making that journey even more difficult. It took the Minister of...

Other Questions: National Dementia Strategy (28 Jun 2018)

Dara Calleary: We do not need to change the culture, as communities are leading the response to dementia on an organic basis throughout the country. The HSE is behind the curve. It comes along and tries to shut down community-led initiatives. A new strategy will have to be prepared without the participation of The Atlantic Philanthropies. Since there will be no rich sugar daddy anymore, the money...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (26 Jun 2018)

Dara Calleary: 210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teaching principals in primary schools by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27829/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (26 Jun 2018)

Dara Calleary: 211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the burden of work placed on teaching principal teachers in primary schools across the country; his views on whether further supports are necessary for these principals in order to avoid burnout; and his plans to address their challenges. [27830/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Eligibility (26 Jun 2018)

Dara Calleary: 271. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to review employment permit regulations to include the role of health-care assistants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27396/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Programme (26 Jun 2018)

Dara Calleary: 385. To ask the Minister for Health the planned timeline for the introduction of legislation in relation to the duty of candour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27831/18]

Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Jun 2018)

Dara Calleary: There has been a serious disruption this morning in the debit card services of one of our leading banks. The Government has done a great deal of work to encourage people to use debit cards in recent years but this is not the first service disruption by a bank. Does the Government plan to introduce financial sanctions for banks for service disruptions which cause huge inconvenience and...

Leaders' Questions (21 Jun 2018)

Dara Calleary: There is a crisis across the country in child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, and the Government is asleep at the wheel as it unfolds. According to figures supplied to my colleague, Deputy James Browne, Fianna Fáil's spokesperson on mental heath, 6,181 children were waiting for primary care psychology appointments at the end of January, of whom 1,635 had been waiting for...

Leaders' Questions (21 Jun 2018)

Dara Calleary: The Tánaiste has said recruitment is not easy, but there has been a substantial number of resignations. I have referred to Dr. Kieran Moore's comment that the system is "untenable and unsafe". The current president of the College of Psychiatrists in Ireland, Dr. John Hillery, worked with the HSE until earlier this year. He has resigned from it because of his pure frustration at its...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Legislative Programme (12 Jun 2018)

Dara Calleary: 76. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his priority legislation for the remainder of this session of Dáil Éireann and the first session after the summer recess. [25409/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Herd Data (12 Jun 2018)

Dara Calleary: 945. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the criteria for attaining a herd number; if these criteria differ in cases in which a new farmer is trying to reactivate a herd number; if there are circumstances in which the farmer can attain the herd number in the absence of a cattle crush; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24239/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management Programme (31 May 2018)

Dara Calleary: 72. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the timescale for the progression of the flood prevention programme in Ballina as per the recent CFRAM announcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24083/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Question Heading (29 May 2018)

Dara Calleary: 60. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to Irish Medical Organisation data which predicts that 41% of general practitioners in County Mayo will retire over the next five to seven years. [23542/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (29 May 2018)

Dara Calleary: 271. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the name of each primary and secondary school in County Mayo that does not have a physical education hall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23689/18]

Questions on Promised Legislation (24 May 2018)

Dara Calleary: They have to get permission from the Minister, Deputy Ross.

Questions on Promised Legislation (24 May 2018)

Dara Calleary: The IMD world competitiveness rankings published this morning have confirmed that Ireland has dropped six places by that measurement in the past 12 months. It is the biggest drop by an existing country in the measure. I am sure the Tánaiste will agree the rankings drop is a serious concern, particularly to prospective inward investment as well as to all companies operating here. Has...