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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mental Health Services (13 Jul 2021)

Johnny Mythen: Between parents coming into my office worried sick about the time it is taking to get an ASD assessment and school principals contacting me in desperation about their SNA allocations for the coming year, it is clear that the issue of supports for children is growing more urgent by the week. The response to a parliamentary question I put down last September showed that 294 children had been...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mental Health Services (13 Jul 2021)

Johnny Mythen: 45. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place to deal with the waiting lists for autism spectrum disorder assessments in County Wexford. [28071/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mental Health Services (13 Jul 2021)

Johnny Mythen: I submitted this question originally following a reply to a parliamentary question I received in April which showed that 503 children in County Wexford were waiting for autism spectrum disorder, ASD, assessment. The incredible number of 436 children have been waiting for more than 12 months. This is an increase of 142 children who have been waiting for more than a year since September 2020....

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (13 Jul 2021)

Johnny Mythen: 124. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place to deal with the issues regarding general practitioner services in the New Ross, County Wexford. [28072/21]

Proceeds of Crime (Investment in Disadvantaged Communities) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Jul 2021)

Johnny Mythen: I thank the Ceann Comhairle.

Proceeds of Crime (Investment in Disadvantaged Communities) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Jul 2021)

Johnny Mythen: It feels like it sometimes. Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit. I thank and commend my colleagues Deputies Ward and Ó Murchú on bringing forward this important proposed change in the legislation. If passed, this Bill would ensure that the proceeds of crime would be invested in social capital, primarily in disadvantaged communities, to help them improve services on...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Jul 2021)

Johnny Mythen: I thank Mr. Lupton, Ms Fitzpatrick and Dr. Docquir. My first questions are for Ms Fitzpatrick. Would it be beneficial to include in the Bill a clause setting out a specific date for the immediate appointment of a regulator? She stated that the inclusion of social management liability is undermining the credibility of the Bill. Who then should be liable within the Bill? Dr. Docquir...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Jul 2021)

Johnny Mythen: My first question is for Mr. Lupton. The introduction of the online safety codes is important but Mr. Lupton states that there are no guarantees, since they are voluntary codes, that the company will sign up or that it will stick to the terms. Is this a weakness in the Bill? Does the Bill need to be strengthened? I have another little question. It is a bugbear of mine. One of the...

Ban on Rent Increases Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (6 Jul 2021)

Johnny Mythen: I commend once again my colleague, an Teachta Eoin Ó Broin, on bringing forward this Bill. Should this Bill be passed, it will ban rent increases for all existing renters and new renters for up to three years, with a rent review to be considered by the Minister on an annual basis. This concept is not new and has operated in many countries around the world. The cost of renting has...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Grant Payments (6 Jul 2021)

Johnny Mythen: 128. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of grant funding paid out under the warmer homes scheme in 2020 and to date in 2021 to homeowners in County Wexford; the amount paid for buildings which are not privately owned homes during the same period; the average waiting period for an application under the scheme; the reason for the increase in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (6 Jul 2021)

Johnny Mythen: 154. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to past or present delays in the application of penalty points being put on driving licences; the cause of these delays; the number of these delays there has been in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the procedure and policy for such an instance; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (6 Jul 2021)

Johnny Mythen: 249. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding assigned to Wexford County Council that was returned to the Exchequer in 2019 and 2020, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36408/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Council for Special Education (6 Jul 2021)

Johnny Mythen: 316. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 319 of 29 June 2021, the number of the 1,488 applications for exceptional reviews received by the NCSE in which a site visit to the school was included in the process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36357/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Council for Special Education (6 Jul 2021)

Johnny Mythen: 317. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 319 of 29 June 2021, the number of the 716 unsuccessful exceptional reviews that have been appealed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36358/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Youth Unemployment (6 Jul 2021)

Johnny Mythen: 333. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department is drafting plans to tackle youth unemployment in County Wexford with specific focus on those not in education, employment or training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36404/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (6 Jul 2021)

Johnny Mythen: 393. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide a report on the access to disability services for children in CHO5. [36407/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (6 Jul 2021)

Johnny Mythen: 460. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of speeding fines issued across County Wexford in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the locations of the alleged speeding offences; and the time of day the alleged offences took place in each instance in tabular form. [36405/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (6 Jul 2021)

Johnny Mythen: 480. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for outpatient eye care treatment and inpatient eye care treatment by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29620/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (6 Jul 2021)

Johnny Mythen: 481. To ask the Minister for Health if plans are in place to extend the temporary assistance scheme for nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29621/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (6 Jul 2021)

Johnny Mythen: 517. To ask the Minister for Health the current position on the installation of a permanent public MRI machine in Wexford General Hospital as committed to by the HSE in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29742/21]