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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Consultants Contract: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I apologise for my absence at the start. I was on local radio discussing the topic of seaweed in Bantry Bay. We all have our own worries. I welcome the delegates. It is important to note that most consultants do not act in the way protrayed on the RTÉ programme. There are bad apples in every walk of life, but everyone is not the same and all consultants are not like that. Why...

Neurological Services: Motion [Private Members] (6 Dec 2017)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I thank all Deputies for their contributions and support. I hope the debate will serve to put neurorehabilitation services and the need for them front and centre. I hope Deputies will forgive me - I know that the Minister of State will do so - if I finish on a more local note. It has been estimated that Ireland should have 270 neurorehabilitation inpatient beds for the size of its...

Neurological Services: Motion [Private Members] (6 Dec 2017)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I move: “That Dáil Éireann:notes that:— the World Health Organisation in a 2004 report on neurological conditions described these conditions as the greatest public health challenge facing public health systems in developed countries worldwide; — the United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities calls on countries to ‘strengthen,...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs Staff (6 Dec 2017)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: As a former SNA, I acknowledge the fantastic work SNAs do. They are a huge part of the education system. I welcome the increase in special needs provision in recent years. The transformation of special education over the past 20 years, in which successive Governments have played a part, has been remarkable. We can all be very proud of this. Nonetheless, parents of children with special...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs Staff (6 Dec 2017)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I welcome that into the future everyone will know earlier where they stand with regard to the allocation of hours. The Minister mentioned the review. Have the terms of reference for this review been agreed? Will the emphasis be on short-term financial sustainability or the long-term social and individual good of enabling children to realise their full potential, which is more important?...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs Staff (6 Dec 2017)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 31. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on concerns being expressed that there are more special needs assistants than members of An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52199/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs Staff (6 Dec 2017)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: Does the Minister agree with concerns being expressed that there are more special needs assistants than members of An Garda Síochána, and will he make a statement on the matter?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (6 Dec 2017)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I commend my colleague, Deputy Kelleher, on bringing forward his Bill. I also commend him on his work as Opposition spokesperson on health. I have a few questions. Will medical practitioners have to declare everything? Will there be a lower or upper limit or is everything included? Does Deputy Kelleher envisage that the legislation, when enacted, will have an effect on the ability to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (6 Dec 2017)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: What if they are drawing it to themselves?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (6 Dec 2017)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: Dr. O'Sullivan said the same thing. I thank the Deputy for his replies.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disability Services Programme Review (6 Dec 2017)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 46. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to implement the recommendations of the recent review of the fund for students with disabilities; and the timeframe for same. [51822/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (5 Dec 2017)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 96. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in each Garda station in west Cork as of 1 November 2017; the number of community gardaí in the division; and the number of Garda Reserve and new recruits assigned to the division since recruitment resumed in 2014. [51638/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Disability Strategy Implementation Plan (30 Nov 2017)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 27. To ask the Minister for Finance the role his Department will play in the National Disability Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50712/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (30 Nov 2017)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the extension to a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51331/17]

Social Welfare Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2017)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: We are very organised. I outlined in the House the day after the budget that while the €5 increase in payments across the board is welcome, it does not take into account the expenses incurred by those with disabilities. Disability makes many things more expensive for the person with the disability than for someone who does not have a disability. Survey on Income and Living...

Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Nov 2017)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: What is the status of the student and parent charter Bill? The Bill will provide for a student and parent charter in every school and there are many schools across west Cork which are interested in seeing it implemented.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Primary Care Expansion: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for their contributions. I acknowledge the fantastic work GPs do and the huge pressures and responsibilities under which they operate. I represent the rural constituency of Cork South-West where many GP positions are unfilled, presumably because we are so far from cities and the hospitals and other health care facilities located there. What can be...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: National Disability Strategy Implementation Plan (29 Nov 2017)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 58. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the role her Department will play in the National Disability Inclusion Strategy 2017-21; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50314/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Data (29 Nov 2017)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 306. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that have transferred from congregated settings to community living to date in 2017; and the number of additional homes provided. [50896/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy Staff (29 Nov 2017)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 307. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional whole time equivalent speech and language therapists newly employed by the HSE to date in 2017; and the sectors of the HSE in which they are employed. [50897/17]