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Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (11 Jun 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 413. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address concerns (details supplied) relating to the provision of home help and carers; if the matter is due to the overspend on the national children's hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23223/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (11 Jun 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 421. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; if a referral for an inpatient procedure in Beaumont Hospital will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23254/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (11 Jun 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 426. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting for a cataract operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23264/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Delays (11 Jun 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 474. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; the reason surgery due on 5 June 2019 was cancelled on 29 May 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23451/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Provision (11 Jun 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 483. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) cannot return home; the reason home care support cannot be funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23494/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (11 Jun 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 499. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the sale of a building (details supplied); if the building can be kept in State ownership; if other Departments have indicated an interest in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23546/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Beds Data (11 Jun 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 500. To ask the Minister for Health the HSE nursing and care homes that have vacant beds; the numbers of vacant beds in each unit; the length of time they have been vacant; the reason for the vacancies; the cost of same to the health service; the number waiting for admission to local or community HSE nursing and care homes; the length of time they have been on waiting lists; and the number...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (11 Jun 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 502. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the implementation of a formal pathway between hospitals (details supplied); when this agreement will be formalised; if a date for commencement of this service in County Cavan has been chosen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23559/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (11 Jun 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 716. To ask the Minister for Health the assurance that will be provided to a person (details supplied) attending RehabCare in County Cavan; the assistance that will be put in place to protect persons attending the centre each week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24338/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (11 Jun 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 717. To ask the Minister for Health the assurance that will be provided to a person (details supplied) attending RehabCare in County Cavan; the assistance that will be put in place to protect persons attending the centre each week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24339/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (11 Jun 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 718. To ask the Minister for Health the assurances that will be provided to a person (details supplied) attending RehabCare in County Cavan; the assistance that will be put in place to protect persons attending the centre each week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24340/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (11 Jun 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 728. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a payment for a person (details supplied); if same will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23397/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Data (11 Jun 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 968. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons registered homeless by county in tabular form; when they were registered as homeless; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23543/19]

Report on Development and Working Conditions in the Irish Film Industry: Motion (30 May 2019)

Niamh Smyth: How could the Minister forget him?

Report on Development and Working Conditions in the Irish Film Industry: Motion (30 May 2019)

Niamh Smyth: In recent years, the film industry and the film production sector has expanded in a positive way. This is as a result of a number of big-budget TV dramas produced in Ireland which started with "The Tudors" more than a decade ago. As a result, Ireland is the 17th most popular location in the world for filming TV shows and movies, according to a recent study. Considering the size and scale...

Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Global Assessment Report: Statements (Resumed) (30 May 2019)

Niamh Smyth: Having addressed the Fine Gael Government’s inaction on this issue at national level yesterday, I welcome the opportunity to address the global and intergovernmental context of the biodiversity crisis. Regarding some of the Minister's comments when she referred to Fianna Fáil's time in government, I remind her that was almost ten years ago. I appreciate that she is new to her...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (30 May 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 27. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of her plans to re-examine the situation for women who lost out on a full State pension (contributory) due to leaving the workforce to raise children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22821/19]

Loss of Biodiversity and Extinction of Species: Statements (29 May 2019)

Niamh Smyth: Fianna Fáil welcomes this discussion on biodiversity loss and the extinction of species. It was a Fianna Fáil amendment that provided for the declaration of a climate and biodiversity emergency. Fianna Fáil also called for the biodiversity crisis to be examined by the Citizens' Assembly. We are committed to ensuring Ireland will do its collective fair share and meet legally...

Development of Primary Care: Statements (29 May 2019)

Niamh Smyth: This is a timely discussion, given the public meeting held last Monday in Monaghan town which was organised by Family Carers Ireland, in particular, Brigid Finnegan and her wonderful staff across counties Cavan and Monaghan. The meeting included families from as far away as County Louth. The title of the meeting was "Carers in Crisis", which is an indication of how carers feel about the...

Housing (Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (29 May 2019)

Niamh Smyth: I congratulate my colleagues, Deputies Willie O'Dea and Frank O'Rourke, on bringing forth this timely and important legislation. As public representatives, this is an issue about which we are frequently contacted in our constituency offices. This is about some of the most vulnerable in our society, some of whom are at home but ill while others are in hospital or in nursing homes. This...