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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (16 Nov 2023)

Michael Moynihan: This was raised very forcibly by Councillor Ian Doyle in Charleville at Cork County Council level. He has been raising this issue constantly at meetings of both the northern committee and the county council. I understand there is co-operation between TII and the council on this matter. I would be grateful if the Minister of State could ask the Department of Transport and TII to respond to...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (16 Nov 2023)

Michael Moynihan: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to raise the issue. There are three parts to it. Charleville, County Cork, is one of the busiest towns in the Munster region and the N20, the main road between Cork and Limerick, goes through it. The Minister of State is very familiar with it and I thank her for the many times she has visited in a constructive way to help us, particularly...

Science Week: Statements (16 Nov 2023)

Michael Moynihan: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on Science Week. I applaud the great work being done across every sector in advancing science. Recent studies from the European Union showed the number of young people in Ireland who have gone on to third level education and the on to PhDs. They have contributed enormously to the advances but we have more to do. We often think of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Care for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Michael Moynihan: The purpose of today's meeting is the discussion on rights-based care for children with disabilities. On behalf of the committee, I warmly welcome representatives from the HSE: Mr. David Walsh, national director of community operations; Mr. Donan Kelly, assistant national director of child and youth mental health; Dr. Amanda Burke, child and adolescent consultant psychiatrist and national...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Care for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Michael Moynihan: Before we go to members, I note that it is likely we will have the voting block during the meeting, so we will suspend. I hope the Senators keep it going while we are in the Dáil Chamber. However, it is likely that we will suspend for some period. Without further ado, we will go to Deputy Feighan, who is in Senator Seery Kearney’s spot.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Care for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Michael Moynihan: I thank the witnesses very much. I call our Vice Chair, Deputy Tully.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Care for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Michael Moynihan: Maybe we will start with Tusla.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Care for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Michael Moynihan: We have a vote in the Dáil Chamber. I have asked Senator O'Loughlin to chair the meeting in my absence. I think she is due back here immediately but, in order that Deputies can go to the Dáil Chamber, Senator McGreehan might take the Chair until Senator O'Loughlin comes back. We have three Senators present, two of whom have contributions to make. I am not sure whether we are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Care for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Michael Moynihan: Real-life challenges, exactly. We will start with the HSE.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Care for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Michael Moynihan: Yes, please.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Care for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Michael Moynihan: I thank the Deputy. We will start with Tusla and then go to the HSE.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Care for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Michael Moynihan: A vote has been called in the Chamber and we have our last member, so the officials might come back to Deputy Murnane O'Connor on any outstanding points in writing. Before we adjourn the meeting there are a couple of points I want to make. Has the HSE disability managers in each of the CHOs? Some people have said to me the disability manger post in one of CHOs is not filled at the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Care for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Michael Moynihan: -----because they are so frustrated with the culture and the attitude in the HSE and the various schemes on which they work. These therapists want to see three, four or five patients, including kids, and the next thing is, somebody tells them not to show colleagues up. They are only allowed to see three patients a day, whereas in the private sector, they would have seen ten. Can that...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Nov 2023)

Michael Moynihan: The Blackwater River decides that.

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Nov 2023)

Michael Moynihan: It has been there long before any of us. Deputy Healy-Rae has left the House but it is a hotly contested part of the country on either side of the Blackwater and on either side of the Cork-Kerry region. What side people are on is contested not just on Munster final day but throughout the year. The point being made is that it is important that county boundaries are not divided up and pieces...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Nov 2023)

Michael Moynihan: I welcome the Bill and the opportunity to speak on it. It is important that there is debate. This is the first time that we are debating boundary redrawings under the new Electoral Commission. I called for this body to be set up some time ago. It is of great importance that we have an independent body set up to oversee all elections. We must take great pride in the electoral and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vaccination Programme (9 Nov 2023)

Michael Moynihan: With the success of the vaccine and the pandemic thankfully behind us, have the Minister, Department and HSE considered a widespread publicity or information campaign on the benefits of immunisation from a public health point of view, the issues facing society and how we can bring information into the public domain? There is a lot of negative information and negativity regarding...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vaccination Programme (9 Nov 2023)

Michael Moynihan: I accept the campaign by Laura and the excellent work that has been done, which has hugely benefited society. Has the Department developed an understanding of the challenges that exist? We are getting a lot of misinformation regarding vaccines. A lot of people are reading information on them. It is important that the State, aided by science, the Chief Medical Officer and advice of medical...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mental Health Services (9 Nov 2023)

Michael Moynihan: I ask the Minister to provide an update on mental health supports for stroke victims and the national stroke strategy from 2022 to 2027.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mental Health Services (9 Nov 2023)

Michael Moynihan: That is vitally important. One of the most common acquired disabilities in the country is stroke. I am heartened by the reduction in the number of deaths from stroke. I understand it could be the third largest cause of death in Ireland.