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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (8 Mar 2023)

Joe O'Brien: The Department of Social Protections operates a number of employment support schemes for long term unemployed persons which also assist communities across the country in the provision of vital services. Community Employment (CE) and Tús are employment activation measures designed to provide eligible long-term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons with an opportunity to...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (8 Mar 2023)

Joe O'Brien: My department's Community Services Programme (CSP) supports over 420 community-based organisations, to provide employment opportunities and local services through a social enterprise model. My department and Pobal have undertaken significant work on the restructuring of the CSP, with the redesigned programme introduced and all existing organisations transitioned to the new programme from...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (8 Mar 2023)

Joe O'Brien: My department's Community Services Programme (CSP) supports over 420 community-based organisations, to provide employment opportunities and local services through a social enterprise model. My department and Pobal have undertaken significant work on the restructuring of the CSP with the redesigned programme introduced and all existing organisations transitioned to the new programme from...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (7 Mar 2023)

Joe O'Brien: 403. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the help and supports in place for school staff to recognise and support students with atypical ADHD; if there are any plans for training in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11508/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Sector Staff (7 Mar 2023)

Joe O'Brien: The Community Employment Scheme (CE) is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long-term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons with an opportunity to engage in useful work within their communities on a temporary, fixed term basis. The programme is delivered through independent CE sponsor organisations that receive state funding from the department to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (7 Mar 2023)

Joe O'Brien: The aim of the Community Employment (CE) programme is to enhance the employability of disadvantaged and long-term unemployed people by providing work experience and training opportunities for them within their local communities. The programme aims to improve a person’s opportunities to return to the labour market. CE placements are intended to be temporary and subject to time...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (7 Mar 2023)

Joe O'Brien: The Community Employment Scheme (CE) is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long-term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons with an opportunity to engage in useful work within their communities on a temporary, fixed term basis. CE sponsoring bodies receive state funding to cover the salary costs of supervisors, assistant supervisors, and participant...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (7 Mar 2023)

Joe O'Brien: 675. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to including ADHD medications in the long-term illness scheme for persons over the age of 16 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11537/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Grant Payments (7 Mar 2023)

Joe O'Brien: My Department’s mission is to support vibrant, inclusive and sustainable communities throughout Ireland. In delivering on its mission, my Department provides a wide range of strategic interventions, funding programmes and policies to support all cohorts living in our communities, including young people, older people, and people with disabilities. The Scheme to Support National...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Admissions (28 Feb 2023)

Joe O'Brien: 557. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the reason for the change in the operation of the urgent care centre in Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, from a walk-in service to an appointment-based service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9594/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Meals-on-Wheels Services (28 Feb 2023)

Joe O'Brien: My department's Community Services Programme (CSP) supports over 420 community organisations to provide employment opportunities and the delivery of local services through a social enterprise model. I wish to advise the Deputy that a letter was issued on 13 December 2022 from my office to the manager of the organisation in question, in response to their correspondence regarding plans to...

Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Feb 2023)

Joe O'Brien: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "That" and substitute the following: “Dáil Éireann resolves that the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021 be deemed to be read a second time this day 18 months, to allow for time to further examine the introduction of 'disadvantaged socio-economic status' as an additional ground in the Equality Acts in the context...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Asylum Seekers (23 Feb 2023)

Joe O'Brien: At the outset, I appreciate that the Deputy has been in contact with me about this. She asked a similar question earlier today. I will endeavour to find additional information rather than giving her the same answer she received today. Ireland has faced enormous challenges in the past year with the arrival of so many people seeking refuge here. The State and the people of Ireland have...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Asylum Seekers (23 Feb 2023)

Joe O'Brien: I look forward to reading the needs analysis when it has been completed. It could be of great use to us. I have travelled around the country a lot in the past 12 months to look at the various community responses to what has been going on. Healthcare comes up pretty much everywhere in terms of a pressing need. There have been additional resources provided to the local development company...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products (23 Feb 2023)

Joe O'Brien: I do not have an exact publication date but the Minister will publish the Mazars report imminently. The Government is committed to providing access to as many medicines as possible in as timely a fashion as possible from the resources available to it. The Minister and his Department have given careful consideration to the recommendations of the report and will work on the recommendations...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (23 Feb 2023)

Joe O'Brien: I thank Deputy O'Sullivan for raising the matter of the provision of Gallium scans in Cork. Gallium scans are a type of nuclear medicine and are used to find cancer, inflammation and infection in the body. Cancer services in Ireland are provided in line with the national cancer strategy 2017-26, which is overseen by the Department of Health and the HSE. Effective prevention, early...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (23 Feb 2023)

Joe O'Brien: I thank the Deputy. I have no additional information in my closing statement but I take his point in regard to the delays. That is certainly something I can feed back, as well as the specific question in regard to an application for one of the scanners. I will follow up on that.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products (23 Feb 2023)

Joe O'Brien: I thank Deputy Colm Burke. I am taking this issue on behalf of the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelley. The State spends substantial sums on medicines yearly with the goal of keeping people in Ireland healthy. This expense has grown to more €2.5 billion per year. Considering the financial consequences of funding medicines, it is important we have the best possible...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Drugs Strategy (23 Feb 2023)

Joe O'Brien: I am aware that some drugs task forces, which do not sit fully in our Department, have vacancies in the community seats. It is vitally important that the community perspective is represented on the drugs task forces. The community side is particularly important because community engagement can play a huge preventative role in stopping people from falling in the wrong direction. It also...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Drugs Strategy (23 Feb 2023)

Joe O'Brien: I encourage community representative involvement in the task forces. I mentioned this earlier but I think it is relevant to what the Deputy is describing now too. The values and principles document is for every level of government too. It is agreed at a national level but it is relevant here too. That is an agreed document for engagement between the statutory, community and voluntary...