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Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (5 Feb 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 381. To ask the Minister for Health if the public interest director will be part of the Holles Street or St. Vincent's quota of directors to be nominated, in view of the statement that the board of the new national maternity hospital will include a public interest director; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5235/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Staff (5 Feb 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 431. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent posts employed by the Health Service Executive in the child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, in north and south County Tipperary; the number of whole-time equivalent vacancies in County Tipperary CAMHS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5527/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (5 Feb 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 432. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a facility (details supplied); the number of beds in the service; if the HSE plans to close the service; if so, the service which will replace it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5528/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision (5 Feb 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 433. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve and expand CAMHS in County Tipperary in view of the need for service improvement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5529/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Felling Licences (5 Feb 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 514. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a thinning licence was issued and then rescinded due to local opposition and reissued without notice to the opponents for a woodland (details supplied); the reason the licence was granted but the clearing was not overseen to protect an area that was a proposed special area of conservation; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (31 Jan 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children with autism in Cork city and county on waiting lists for secondary school places; and the number of secondary school places allocated for children with autism in Cork city and county. [4718/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (31 Jan 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 179. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the capacity plan the HSE is developing for the CervicalCheck programme; the timeline to have the plan actioned; the extra resources that will be deployed to ensure that the backlog of cases is dealt with; if the turnaround time for the tests will be brought back to the previous waiting time of four to six weeks; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Poverty (31 Jan 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 248. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the new metrics and methodology her Department is developing to measure and reduce child poverty in advance of the promised new plan to reduce same in view of the failure to meet targets for the reduction in child poverty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4892/19]

Juvenile Crime: Motion [Private Members] (30 Jan 2019)

Róisín Shortall: I thank Fianna Fáil for tabling this important motion. We have not discussed juvenile crime in the House for some time. Many of us were waiting for the audit to be completed and the report released. To a large extent we are still talking in a vacuum because we have not got our hands on the final report yet. While it was completed some time ago, all kinds of excuses were used for...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2019)

Róisín Shortall: There is no pay claim.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2019)

Róisín Shortall: The front-line-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2019)

Róisín Shortall: The Taoiseach is quoting the public service stability agreement, PSSA, quite a lot. That agreement allows for additional measures to address problems with recruitment and retention. In fact, clause 4 specifically allows for Government action in respect of those two issues. The Government needs to engage. The General Secretary of congress, Patricia King, has been reported as stating that a...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2019)

Róisín Shortall: We are discussing this particular issue-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2019)

Róisín Shortall: -----not "issues such as this". Will the Taoiseach meet Patricia King?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2019)

Róisín Shortall: It is the Taoiseach's responsibility-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2019)

Róisín Shortall: -----to take action to avert further strikes.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2019)

Róisín Shortall: I want to return to the issue of the nurses' strike. I find it very hard to understand the Taoiseach's thinking. What is his strategy, or does he have any strategy at all for resolving this issue? Sometimes I think it is more about being seen to be tough than playing his part as leader of this country in dealing with a very serious and pressing issue. The question must be asked whether...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Retirements (30 Jan 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 105. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the increase in the compulsory retirement age from 65 to 70 years of age for all pre-2004 public servants and those working in public service bodies is binding across all of the public service with respect to the Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Bill 2018; the directions he has given to public service bodies in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (30 Jan 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new permanent school building for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 9; the reason for the delay in the new building being completed; the target date for completion; if the school can remain in its temporary premises until the new building is completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4502/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Inspector of Prisons (30 Jan 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 148. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he has taken to give effect to the decision by his predecessor to combine the role of the Inspector of Prisons with that of the Office of the Ombudsman; and the timescale concerned. [4677/19]