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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Oct 2019)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: Tá mé buíoch go bhfuil an tAire, an Teachta McHugh, tagtha ar ais chun mo cheist a fhreagairt. The Minister's timing is great. If I may, I will direct my question to him.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Oct 2019)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: In Dunmanway in west Cork, a little girl with severe learning difficulties was accepted to her local national school. That was great. Unfortunately, though, her backup services are not great. Before she started in the school, it had four special needs assistants, SNAs. There are still four even though she needs her own SNA. She must share them with the children who were already in the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Oct 2019)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I thank the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination, and Public Display) Bill 2018: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for coming in. We all know people who have benefitted from organ donation and I will take a moment now to remember donors and their families, who wished for the donation to go ahead. God rest those people who have passed away and well done to the families involved. Mr. McCutcheon is certainly an excellent advertisement and we should nearly put him on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination, and Public Display) Bill 2018: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I thank Professor Egan. Mr. Watt briefly touched on a public awareness programme. What plans are in place to educate and inform people?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination, and Public Display) Bill 2018: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: That explains the joint effort.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination, and Public Display) Bill 2018: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: Is there ever a case where someone may wish to donate some organs and not others? Usually, if someone wants to donate, is he or she giving carte blanche?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination, and Public Display) Bill 2018: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: Will that be the case in the proposed system?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination, and Public Display) Bill 2018: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: Mr. Murphy wants to come in. Can I ask him as well? The soft opt-out seems to be a win-win situation. Can Mr. Murphy further explain his objections?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination, and Public Display) Bill 2018: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: Is it that it comes down to the family?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination, and Public Display) Bill 2018: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: If people had not discussed with their family their wish to donate, would the register make it easier for the families?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination, and Public Display) Bill 2018: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I have one more question. It was stated that 80% are shown to support organ donation yet only one third of them carry the card. Is it that they do not get around to doing it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination, and Public Display) Bill 2018: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: Have the chat.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination, and Public Display) Bill 2018: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: To make them aware, with which I agree.

Parent's Leave and Benefit Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Second Stage (15 Oct 2019)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: As my colleagues have indicated, Fianna Fáil supports the provisions of the Bill. However, it needs to be more inclusive in order to ensure that all parents, no matter their sexual orientation, have equal access to this benefit. Parents, no matter their sexual orientation, love their children, whether birth children or adopted children. Those first few weeks of a baby's life are to be...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: Mar Theachta Dála don dáilcheantar Corchaí Thiar Theas, iarraim ar an Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna an scéal maidir le Gaelscoil Chionn tSáile a leagan amach. A permanent structure was approved in 2015 and to date nothing has happened bar a site investigation. There was supposed to be a commencement debate in 2018. It is now nearly 2020 and nothing is happening....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (15 Oct 2019)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an SNA will be made available for a pupil with severe intellectual disabilities in circumstances in circumstances in which the pupil has been accepted to a national school in the pupil's home town but the allocation of SNAs in the school has not increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42127/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Funding (15 Oct 2019)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 405. To ask the Minister for Health the funding that will be provided in 2020 to build capacity and respond to the evolving needs of respite service users and their families overnight, in home, day or sessional; and the full-year cost of same. [41923/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (15 Oct 2019)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 406. To ask the Minister for Health the number of therapists that will be recruited in total on foot of the announcement in budget 2020 of extra community health staff to be provided; and the total number that will be in place in 2020. [41924/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (15 Oct 2019)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 407. To ask the Minister for Health the additional residential and other services for persons with disabilities in response to their priority needs that are to be provided in 2020 on foot of the announcement on emergency protocols in budget 2020; the cost of this in 2020; and the full-year cost of same. [41925/19]