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Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy Provision (1 Feb 2017)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 143. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the HSE's one-year target for children's speech and language therapy assessments is sufficiently ambitious; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4664/17]

Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Second Stage (31 Jan 2017)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak on this important and very long awaited Bill. It is a crucial milestone towards creating a more inclusive society. For my part and that of my party, we are committed to creating a more inclusive society and to dismantling barriers in a range of sectors that prevent people with disabilities from fully participating in society. We need to...

Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Jan 2017)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: Will the Taoiseach give a date for when children in receipt of domiciliary allowance will receive their medical cards? This has been going on for a long time and I have parents in my constituency of Cork South-West who are now wondering, as are parents throughout the State, if they should apply for a medical card in the normal way or wait for what was promised in the budget.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Emergency Department Overcrowding: Discussion (25 Jan 2017)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I will be brief as I am conscious that this meeting has run over time. I thank the guests for attending and for their concise presentations. I have a general question on emergency departments. Does Dr. O'Conor know whether all emergency departments operate a triage policy? If they do, does it operate 24 hours a day? Who oversees or runs it? Does she know how many medical staff, on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Emergency Department Overcrowding: Discussion (25 Jan 2017)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I thank Mr. Woods for his presentation and thank all the witnesses for their attendance. I apologise for keeping them waiting. I have some questions on emergency departments in general. Is there a communication system between emergency departments and GPs and community services to pass on recommendations relating to people leaving emergency departments? Is the European directive...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (24 Jan 2017)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 75. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the specific measures he plans to introduce to address the issue of high levels of unemployment being experienced by persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2730/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Maternity Strategy: Discussion (19 Jan 2017)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: In the interest of moving things on, I will be very brief. I thank the witnesses for attending and giving up their precious time to be here with us today. Most of my questions have been asked by my colleagues. Pre-conception care seems to be very much missing in the whole strategy. Would it be a good idea to include it? As Deputy Kelleher was saying, perhaps there should be more advice...

Tillage Farming: Motion [Private Members] (18 Jan 2017)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I am grateful for the opportunity to speak yet again on an issue that has adversely affected the tillage farmers in my constituency of Cork South West. Some of those farmers are in the House today. I welcome them and acknowledge their presence. I am very proud of my party, Fianna Fáil, which has tabled this motion this evening and which always stands by the farmer. I would also...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Residential Institutions Data (18 Jan 2017)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 210. To ask the Minister for Health the number of State-owned residential homes for persons with disabilities by county, in tabular form; and the number of residents in each at the end of 2010, 2013 and 2016. [2197/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (17 Jan 2017)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 817. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the planned national narcolepsy service centre at St James's Hospital and its inclusion in the 2017 HSE plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41066/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (17 Jan 2017)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 1003. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a dialysis machine for Bantry hospital in view of the fact that a large number of persons from west Cork are currently travelling to Cork city for dialysis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41504/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (16 Dec 2016)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 52. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the programme for Government commitments on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities will be honoured; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40314/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: National Disability Authority (16 Dec 2016)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 63. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the review of the role of the National Disability Authority; when the review will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40315/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Provision (16 Dec 2016)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 337. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided to date in 2016 for home respite initiatives for the development of community based home respite initiatives within the disability sector. [40531/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Provision (16 Dec 2016)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 339. To ask the Minister for Health the number of disability service users offered respite breaks with a host family in 2016 [40533/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (16 Dec 2016)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 338. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided to date in 2016 for new therapy posts under the progressing disability services for children and young adults (0-18s programme); the number of posts filled; and if he will provide a breakdown by CHO of the new posts in tabular form. [40532/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (16 Dec 2016)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 340. To ask the Minister for Health the reason CHO 6 and CHO 7 have such a low level of PA service hours compared with other CHOs. [40534/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccine Damage Compensation Scheme (16 Dec 2016)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 352. To ask the Minister for Health the status of putting in place a scheme, on a no fault basis, that will respond to the needs of persons with disability arising from vaccination [40603/16]

Questions on Proposed Legislation (15 Dec 2016)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: The programme for Government has a commitment to protect farm incomes. Tillage farmers in south-west Cork are actually at crisis point due to a period of bad prices and, more particularly, because of the wet September we experienced in west Cork. Will the Tánaiste give a commitment today as to whether these farmers will be compensated or not?

Flood Prevention Measures: Motion [Private Members] (13 Dec 2016)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I will start by taking issue with comments made earlier by my constituency colleague, Deputy Jim Daly. I am disappointed the Deputy reduced this matter to political point scoring. I would point out that it was a Fianna Fáil Minister of State, Mr. Martin Mansergh, who ring-fenced the €9.6 million for the flood relief works in Bandon. I fully support this motion and I thank my...