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Other Questions: Occupational Therapy (29 May 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: The Minister of State is very welcome to the Chamber. I ask him for his views on the concerns being expressed by occupational therapists in respect of the new assessment of need procedure for children with disabilities.

Other Questions: Occupational Therapy (29 May 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: The Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland, AOTI, has outlined concerns about the HSE's standard operating procedure for assessment of need. Specifically, occupational therapists are very concerned about the HSE's implementation from 30 April 2018 of the standard operating procedure for the assessment of need. Among other things, they say that "90 minutes is not a sufficient...

Order of Business (29 May 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: Ba mhaith liom ceist a chur ar an Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna. Under the programme for Government, the Government committed to enhancing the life of a person with a disability. If so, why does no special school in Cork or elsewhere nationally have a career guidance teacher? This sends the wrong message. Does the Government expect the people in question to have no aspirations in life?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Joint Committee on Education and Skills and Joint Committee on Health
Supports for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I commend the Co-Chairman on getting the three committees together. It was a very good idea and it is something with which we should move forward. I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee to share their very personal experiences with us. It is great to see that they are all in a good place and that positivity is radiating out of them. They have all done well. I am the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Joint Committee on Education and Skills and Joint Committee on Health
Supports for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: That is shocking.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Joint Committee on Education and Skills and Joint Committee on Health
Supports for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: It is shocking. I note what Mr. Kearney said about hidden disability. I come across that very often. People see it as a plus and as a minus but it is something around which greater public awareness and training are required regarding how to deal with someone who does not appear to have a disability but does. It is something I am interested in discussing further with the witnesses. How...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Joint Committee on Education and Skills and Joint Committee on Health
Supports for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I commend the Co-Chairman on getting the three committees together. It was a very good idea and it is something with which we should move forward. I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee to share their very personal experiences with us. It is great to see that they are all in a good place and that positivity is radiating out of them. They have all done well. I am the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Joint Committee on Education and Skills and Joint Committee on Health
Supports for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: That is shocking.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Joint Committee on Education and Skills and Joint Committee on Health
Supports for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: It is shocking. I note what Mr. Kearney said about hidden disability. I come across that very often. People see it as a plus and as a minus but it is something around which greater public awareness and training are required regarding how to deal with someone who does not appear to have a disability but does. It is something I am interested in discussing further with the witnesses. How...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (29 May 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 110. To ask the Minister for Health the plans being put in place to address the impact that demographic changes and an ageing society will have on persons with disabilities. [23506/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (24 May 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 28. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the key measures in the Action Plan for Jobs 2018 for persons with disabilities. [22873/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (24 May 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 163. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children's disability network teams he plans to provide in each local health office area; and the number of such teams in place in each local health office area in tabular form. [23037/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (24 May 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 164. To ask the Minister for Health his views regarding the HSE’s implementation of the standard operating procedure for the assessment of need (details supplied). [23038/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (24 May 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 165. To ask the Minister for Health his views on concerns being expressed regarding the HSE’s implementation of the standard operating procedure for the assessment of need, specifically the limited time allocated for the assessment of need, and that this may result in ineffective intervention pathways being imposed on a child. [23039/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (24 May 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 166. To ask the Minister for Health if with regard to the HSE’s implementation of the standard operating procedure for the assessment of need he is of the view that to make a decision on whether a child may require further diagnostic assessment, for example, for ASD, based on one clinic visit without seeing the child in other settings and environments is not in line with good practice...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (24 May 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 167. To ask the Minister for Health if, with regard to the HSE’s implementation of the standard operating procedure for the assessment of need, he is of the view that 90 minutes is not a sufficient period of time to adequately assess the needs of children with disabilities. [23041/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (24 May 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 168. To ask the Minister for Health if, with regard to the HSE’s implementation of the standard operating procedure for the assessment of need, he is of the view that the requirement in the standard operating procedure for occupational therapists to provide all families with strategies to support their child based on a 90 minute preliminary team assessment is not in keeping with...

European Union (Common Fisheries Policy) (Point System) Regulations 2018: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 May 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: On a beautiful day like today, it is a joy to watch fishing trawlers travelling in and out of harbours along the west Cork coastline. However, aside from and as well as this picturesque, ideal vision, it must be remembered that this industry was worth €645 million in exports in 2017. We all agree that regulations need to be in place and that infringements must be addressed....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Data (23 May 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 150. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for a respite placement in disability services in each local health office in tabular form. [22853/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (22 May 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 58. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a recent survey of special needs assistants which indicated that they require and need more training for their roles. [22431/18]