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Equal Participation in Schools Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 May 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: The Minister spoke earlier about the need to be fair to children, parents, minority faiths and everybody. From what I can gather, and I had some experience of this as a parent, it is not easy in some instances if one is not a Roman Catholic to be able to have one's child educated in a way that will suit one. This Bill is only about fairness and the elimination of discrimination and I thank...

Topical Issue Debate: School Enrolments (16 May 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: I do not think the Minister has looked at the capacity in Holy Family junior national school in any meaningful way. I ask that he speak to his officials and advise them to liaise directly with the board of management of the school and engage with the parents. I would not ask the Minister to take my word for it. There are 27 children on the waiting list out of 107 who have siblings in the...

Topical Issue Debate: School Enrolments (16 May 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: It is hardly necessary for me to rehearse all of the issues again. We have had this discussion several times already. On 1 March, the Minister advised me that one of the primary schools in Swords was undersubscribed, if not to the extent that it would be able to absorb the excess capacity, although he failed to mention that it was a boys-only school and, therefore, not in a position to deal...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Data (16 May 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 384. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional beds he plans to open in each of the years 2018 to 2022; the estimated capital spend on opening these beds; the number of beds this would result in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22870/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Data (16 May 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 385. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated number of additional hospital beds that will be provided by the capital investment programme; the timeframe and locations of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22871/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Lourdes Hospital Redress Scheme Eligibility (16 May 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 395. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet with persons (details supplied) as per their request; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22920/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Vaccination Programme: Discussion (11 May 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: I apologise in advance because I was jotting down my questions as I went along and they might jump about a bit. My questions are for all the witnesses. I thank them for coming in and for their evidence. The first question is on the low uptake of vaccinations among health professionals. Does anyone have a view on it? It would not exactly fill one with confidence if the person who is...

Dublin Transport: Motion [Private Members] (10 May 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: I wish to use the few moments I have to speak in support of the Sinn Féin amendment, particularly the call to extend metro north to Balbriggan. This is not just to alleviate the hardship of commuters, of whom I am one - the trains are rammed daily and it is difficult, if not impossible, to get some space, never mind a seat, when coming into town - but also to improve the chances of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Blood Donations (10 May 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 181. To ask the Minister for Health the guidelines for persons donating blood or citizens availing of a blood transfusion in relation to Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22181/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme (10 May 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 182. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to assist persons living with chronic Lyme disease to avail of the long-term illness scheme or the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22182/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (9 May 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position in relation to the proposed provision of the walkway between two locations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21851/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (9 May 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for the building of a school (details supplied) in Corduff, Dublin 15; if the funding is in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21852/17]

Maternity Services: Motion [Private Members] (3 May 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: I will begin by acknowledging the cross-party support for this motion, which sends a fairly clear message to women and indeed, to men. Perhaps they get a hard time sometimes but one gets the feeling that they made a lot of the rules that we are trying to undo at the moment. I have to say that for an order that takes a vow of poverty, chastity, obedience and service to the poor, the Sisters...

Maternity Services: Motion [Private Members] (3 May 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: I move:That Dáil Éireann:notes: — that since 2011, maternity services in Ireland have been marked with investigations and, in some cases, alleged cover ups of maternal and child mortality or injury in Portiuncula as well as University Hospital Galway, Portlaoise, Cavan, and Drogheda; — that Ireland has the lowest number of consultant obstetricians per 100,000 women...

Other Questions: Stroke Care (3 May 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: Let me clarify this. We are agreed that the pilots worked, that there are savings for the Exchequer and that there are benefits for the patients. We are ticking all those boxes. Is the plan for the Estimates that it would be a full roll-out next year and not another pilot or a partial roll-out? I am not trying to put words in the Minister's mouth; I am asking a genuine question. It will...

Other Questions: Brexit Issues (3 May 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: When officials from the Department of Health Brexit committee appeared before the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health, I was flabbergasted. When we asked how many people use the cross-border directive to avail of NHS services, they were able to give us an approximate figure, but were not able to tell us how many people go to England. However, what was worse was that when I asked why they...

Other Questions: Stroke Care (3 May 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: When I was a union official we had a particularly difficult employer and we used to say that if something we suggested made sense he would not do it. My question, however, makes eminent sense. Supported discharge programmes have been proven to work so will they now be rolled out nationally? Will they be funded and prioritised?

Other Questions: Stroke Care (3 May 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: The Minister says it will be 2018. If it makes sense now, would it not make sense to prioritise it? Even though pilot ESD programmes have been proven to be effective, only three early supported discharge teams are in existence covering four acute hospitals. If we have all decided we agree on it, it is farcical not to act on it. International studies show that 25% to 40% of all stroke...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Home Help Service (3 May 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 3. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a restriction on not-for-profit home helps providing additional services to clients over and above that allocated by the HSE; the reason these restrictions are in place, especially when those vulnerable persons in receipt of care may not be getting sufficient hours from the HSE; if there is a plan in place to bridge the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Home Help Service (3 May 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: This question is quite simple. In an ideal world, all home help hours should be provided directly by the State. However, since the State is not doing that, the question relates to the not-for-profit service providers and the restriction arbitrarily imposed on them from providing additional hours where demand clearly exists.