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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Eligibility (13 Feb 2018)

Tom Neville: 639. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to expand the free travel scheme to recipients of domiciliary care; the estimated cost of this expansion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7054/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Applications (13 Feb 2018)

Tom Neville: 653. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a fuel allowance application by a person (details supplied). [7314/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (13 Feb 2018)

Tom Neville: 654. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 475 of 14 November 2017, the status of the matter. [7319/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (13 Feb 2018)

Tom Neville: 685. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on a matter (details supplied) raised in correspondence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7328/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (8 Feb 2018)

Tom Neville: 95. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the recent announcement to set up a national telephone and text help-line to access mental health services across the country; when he expects this help-line to be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6105/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (8 Feb 2018)

Tom Neville: 250. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6516/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Applications (8 Feb 2018)

Tom Neville: 279. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for free fuel by a person (details supplied). [6555/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Medication and Talk Therapy: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)

Tom Neville: I welcome the witnesses. The witnesses from the Irish College of General Practitioners appeared before us last December so they already answered some questions for me on this issue. I have a number of questions for the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. I am on an education curve in relation to this issue. What are the top three challenges facing the association in terms...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Medication and Talk Therapy: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)

Tom Neville: With the committee's indulgence, I wish to ask two further questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Medication and Talk Therapy: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)

Tom Neville: It concerns social media and is for the GPs. It is important, and we had a long discussion about it this morning at the Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs. Dr. O'Shea mentioned social media and-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Medication and Talk Therapy: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)

Tom Neville: It is only 30 seconds.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Medication and Talk Therapy: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)

Tom Neville: I have to go in 20 minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Medication and Talk Therapy: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)

Tom Neville: The point I raised relates to social media and young people. I would like Dr. O'Shea to elaborate on how it would be beneficial.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Medication and Talk Therapy: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)

Tom Neville: What is tele-medicine and social prescribing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Medication and Talk Therapy: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)

Tom Neville: I can get an answer outside the committee. It concerns therapy relating to the creative arts and music therapy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity for Children and Young Adults: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Tom Neville: I thank the witnesses for their submissions. I was very struck by the submission from Ms Reynolds on mental health. I am a member of the committee on mental health and I do a lot of campaigning and work in this area. A number of years ago, the social media trends which the witnesses are articulating with regard to younger people and teenagers were happening for adults, with regard to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity for Children and Young Adults: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Tom Neville: Is there an element of addiction to social media?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity for Children and Young Adults: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Tom Neville: The witnesses possibly started primary school seven or eight years ago when social media was not as prevalent and was only starting out and they are probably the first generation to have experience of social media during primary and secondary school. My generation did not have social media when we were children and only began using it as adults. Have teachers and education in schools...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity for Children and Young Adults: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Tom Neville: To take the past two to three years as an example because things move so fast in this area, have the online dangers and threats to young people increased in that period or are they being discussed more? Were such dangers present two or three years ago? That might be a difficult question which the witnesses cannot answer. Was the same volume of dangers present, has it increased or are we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity for Children and Young Adults: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Tom Neville: How do young people feel about coming forward with these issues? Are they afraid to come forward when something happens, possibly because of potential consequences? Do they keep things to themselves? People are often afraid to come forward with such issues, which can have mental health implications. What is the culture among the witnesses' peers in that regard?