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Disability: Statements (25 Feb 2025)

David Cullinane: I want to raise with Minister two cases of two autistic boys from Waterford, one is six years of age and one is five years of age. Tiernan Power Murphy is a six-year-old boy from Waterford who urgently needs dental surgery. Tiernan is autistic, has been experiencing severe pain and needs three teeth removed. Given Tiernan's specific needs, the procedure must be carried out under general...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (25 Feb 2025)

David Cullinane: 135. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will ensure funding for dietetic services for adult disability services in Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6974/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (25 Feb 2025)

David Cullinane: 136. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her plans to address staffing deficits in children’s disability network teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6973/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (25 Feb 2025)

David Cullinane: 953. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of ambulance crews who are ready and mobile to receive another call within 20 minutes of patient handover, for each emergency department and each hospital, for each quarter in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [8017/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (20 Feb 2025)

David Cullinane: 337. To ask the Minister for Health the current number of adult inpatient hospital beds, excluding paediatric and/or day-case beds, in Model 3 and Model 4 Hospitals only, on a population basis in each of the six HSE health regions; and the projected number of adult inpatient hospital beds (excluding paediatric and/or day-case beds) on a population basis in model 3 and model 4 hospitals only...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (20 Feb 2025)

David Cullinane: 338. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultant posts that have been approved by the HSE consultant applications advisory committee (CAAC) for model 3 and model 4 hospitals in each of the six HSE health regions in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of consultant posts that are currently awaiting formal approval by the HSE CAAC, broken down by HSE health region; and the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2025)

David Cullinane: Hear, hear.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2025)

David Cullinane: Hear, hear.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2025)

David Cullinane: Managers not consultants.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (19 Feb 2025)

David Cullinane: 194. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children’s disability network teams which are in place; the number yet to be established; the recommended, approved and actual staffing composition of each team; the number of unfilled or vacant posts per team; and the number of posts for which the employee is on leave, maternity or...

Provision of Special Education: Motion [Private Members] (18 Feb 2025)

David Cullinane: I firstly welcome to the Public Gallery many of the parents from County Waterford who have travelled and who are doing everything possible to ensure their children will get the appropriate education they deserve. The facts are that they should not have to lobby, travel or protest because they have enough to do to look after their children. We met many of them and they talked about the...

Mental Health: Statements (18 Feb 2025)

David Cullinane: I will talk to the Minister of State about dual diagnosis and dual-diagnosis teams. As she will know, this is where a person has a mental health condition and an addiction. As has often been said in this Chamber, A Vision for Change and Sharing the Vision were very good on vision and on setting out what needs to be done. However, the implementation of both plans has unfortunately not been...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (18 Feb 2025)

David Cullinane: 786. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff at the National Ambulance Service suspended with pay, by the year the suspension started, in tabular form; and the number suspended with pay where the length of suspension was longer than six months, one year, and two years. [5987/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (18 Feb 2025)

David Cullinane: 820. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details of the total annual medicines budget for each year from 2020 to 2024. [6304/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (18 Feb 2025)

David Cullinane: 821. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the breakdown of actual spending within the medicines budget from 2020 to 2024, distinguishing between off-patent medicines, including generic and biosimilar medicines and new or originator medicines; and to provide an estimate of the total savings generated for the State by the off-patent medicines industry during the same period, specifically...

Road Safety: Statements (13 Feb 2025)

David Cullinane: Is it three minutes, a Cheann Comhairle?

Road Safety: Statements (13 Feb 2025)

David Cullinane: I thank the Ceann Comhairle. Personal responsibility is important when it comes to road safety but it is important for us as Oireachtas Members to feed back local projects we are being lobbied on by constituents, officials from local authorities and campaign groups who believe that investments are necessary in road safety improvements. I want to pick up on one of the issues mentioned by...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (11 Feb 2025)

David Cullinane: I have to take issue with some of what the Minister of State has said in his response because it is insulting to the parents of those children. He stated, "As schools begin to enrol students and as places become available, the NCSE will advise and support parents to ensure all children have a suitable placement for September." That is not happening and there will not be places for all...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (11 Feb 2025)

David Cullinane: I raise a very serious issue, one I would call a crisis, in regard to special educational needs for primary school children in Waterford city and county. Somewhere between 40 and 50 children are still unsure whether they will have a place come September. I have engaged on this, as has Deputy McGuinness, with dozens of parents of children with disabilities who cannot access a place for their...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 Feb 2025)

David Cullinane: 48. To ask the Taoiseach the progress and current status of the Covid-19 evaluation; and when a point of contact will be established for the public. [3968/25]