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Mental Health (Renewal Orders) Bill 2018: Second Stage (2 Oct 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: Fianna Fáil will support this Bill but with several caveats. Any deprivation of liberty should be the last resort. As it stands, while detention is permitted under section 15 of the Mental Health Act, it is incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights. In what other section of society could a person be treated in such circumstances? That said, there is no point in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Funding (27 Sep 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 17. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to increase the housing adaptation grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38949/18]

Local Government (Restoration of Town Councils) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (26 Sep 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I am glad Deputy Howlin has admitted that the abolition of 80 town councils and 700 town councillors, as a result of the Local Government Reform Act 2014 introduced by the former Minister, Phil Hogan, was a mistake. Many mistakes were made by that Government but at least Deputy Howlin has admitted to this one. Putting People First was, in fact, putting people last. I was a member of Bandon...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Irish Sign Language (26 Sep 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 66. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the action her Department is taking to enhance Irish Sign Language services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38861/18]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Irish Sign Language (26 Sep 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: Yes.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Irish Sign Language (26 Sep 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I thank the Minister for her comments. I welcome what has been done so far. Fianna Fáil has a particular interest in this as it was my colleague, Senator Mark Daly, who initiated the Irish Sign Language Bill 2016, which was passed by the Oireachtas last year. I commend the work he put into it. I will send the rest of my comments on to the Minister because we are caught for time.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Irish Sign Language (26 Sep 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I will pass the Minister's remarks on to the Senator.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: State Pension (Contributory) (26 Sep 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: The Deputy would have heard about that on the news anyway before now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee
General Scheme of the Patient Safety Bill 2018: Department of Health (26 Sep 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I thank the witnesses for giving of their time to come before the committee. If, as Dr Holohan said, with regard to the recent High Court ruling, that the Minister's request was overruled, does he believe the Bill is moot from the outset? Does strengthening the ability to compel open disclosure need to be considered? I note Dr. Holohan's comments on the empathy of professionals with...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (25 Sep 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 321. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of 12 dedicated respite houses nationally announced on 12 December 2017; the specific locations of each; the number of persons that can be accommodated in each; the estimated number of respite nights that each house will provide in a full calendar year; the capital and acquisition costs of each; the estimated annual running costs...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Data (25 Sep 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 322. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting a first assessment from the HSE under the Disability Act 2005 at the end of August 2018 or latest date available by each local health office area in tabular form. [38611/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists (25 Sep 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 323. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the speech and language therapy assessment waiting list; and the number waiting less than four to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively by each local health area in tabular form. [38612/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists (25 Sep 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 324. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the speech and language therapy initial treatment waiting list; and the number waiting less than four, four to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively by each local health area in tabular form. [38613/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists (25 Sep 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 325. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the speech and language therapy further treatment waiting list; and the number waiting less than four, four to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively by each local health area in tabular form. [38614/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists (25 Sep 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 326. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the occupational therapy first time assessment waiting list; the number waiting less than four, four to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively; and the number waiting aged 0 to four, five to 17, 18 to 64 and over 65 years of age, respectively by each category, by local health area in tabular form. [38615/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists (25 Sep 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 327. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the occupational therapy treatment waiting list; the number waiting less than four, four to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively; and the number waiting aged 0 to four, five to 17, 18 to 64 and over 65 years of age, respectively by each category, by each local health office area in tabular form. [38616/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming (25 Sep 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 388. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures which can be put in place to ensure organic farming remains competitive and worthwhile in circumstances in which current prices for organically reared cattle are similar to those for non-organic cattle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38499/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Sign Language and Deaf Services (25 Sep 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 509. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will report on the extension of the hours of a service (details supplied) to evenings and weekends; the number of additional hours provided for both evenings and weekends to date in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38868/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Sign Language and Deaf Services (25 Sep 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 510. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the additional resources provided in 2018 for a charity (details supplied); and the increase in the number of trained sign language and deaf interpreters resulting from such additional resources. [38869/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Sign Language and Deaf Services (25 Sep 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 511. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will report on the provision of a quality assurance and registration scheme for sign language and deaf interpreters. [38870/18]