Results 1,901-1,920 of 4,787 for speaker:Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (21 Apr 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 1924. To ask the Minister for Health if he will re-draft the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill and if his Department will support the amendment of the Children and Family Relationships Act as recommended by the Special Rapporteur for Children (details supplied) in order that children born through AHR have rights and best interests legally protected in Irish law. [19301/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (21 Apr 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 1916. To ask the Minister for Health if CHO7 vaccinated the staff in schools (details supplied). [19293/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (21 Apr 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 1917. To ask the Minister for Health if CHO6 vaccinated the staff in schools (details supplied). [19294/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (21 Apr 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 1918. To ask the Minister for Health if community health organisations have facilitated the vaccination of school staff; and if special school staff were officially registered through the HSE portal for essential frontline workers. [19295/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (21 Apr 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 1919. To ask the Minister for Health if any criteria has been used to differentiate between different schools to facilitate vaccinations for staff in special schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19296/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Data (21 Apr 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 2001. To ask the Minister for Health the number of clinicians in CHO 9 who have been redeployed from early intervention and school age disability teams into assessment of needs posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19546/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Data (21 Apr 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 2002. To ask the Minister for Health when the children's disability network teams will be set up in CHO 9; the location of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19547/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Data (21 Apr 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 2004. To ask the Minister for Health the number of school age disability teams in CHO 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19549/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Data (21 Apr 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 2005. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting times for children to commence accessing services in speech and language therapy, primary care occupational therapy, school age disability teams and psychological therapy in CHO 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19550/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Data (21 Apr 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 2006. To ask the Minister for Health the average age of children on the waiting lists to commence accessing services in each of speech and language therapy, primary care occupational therapy, school age disability teams and psychological therapy in CHO 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19551/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Data (21 Apr 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 2003. To ask the Minister for Health the number of speech and language therapists, occupational therapists and psychologists working with children directly employed by the HSE and by section 38 organisations in CHO 9 in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19548/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (21 Apr 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 2007. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists for Jigsaw; the average waiting time in CHO 9 in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19552/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (21 Apr 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 2008. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists for CAMHS; the average waiting time in CHO9 in each of the years 2017 to 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19553/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (21 Apr 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 2283. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a number of persons who were due to receive a vaccine (details supplied) in a location on 15 April 2021 who were over 60 years of age received texts cancelling their vaccination appointments despite having been reassured verbally by the helpline that the vaccination would go ahead; the number of persons over...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Provision of Special Needs Education: Discussion (20 Apr 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I confirm I am in Leinster House. We always learn more from these interactions which makes them so worthwhile. Even concerning some of the language used, I have learned so much from the contributors with whom I have had interactions in the past. The kind of language used, such as the "D" in ASD unit standing for disorder, needs to be challenged. We speak about training for teachers. It...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Provision of Special Needs Education: Discussion (20 Apr 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Anyone who wants to dodge it should be allowed to dodge it. Anyone who wants to take it should be allowed to take it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Provision of Special Needs Education: Discussion (20 Apr 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I saw Dr. Muldoon indicate and I would be interested to hear his perspective.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Special Needs Education: Discussion (13 Apr 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The witnesses are all very welcome. My main question is on access to school places. I was horrified to learn what families are expected to do in order to access a place for their child if their child has an autism diagnosis. The process seems to be that a special education needs organiser will hand the parent a list of schools and wish them the best of luck. The parent will go to as many...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Special Needs Education: Discussion (13 Apr 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: This is in theory but in practice, it is something very different. Many parents just give up. The person I spoke to yesterday, whose case I have outlined today, has been seeking a secondary school placement for her child for four years. Ms McGrath mentioned pinch points. My constituency may be a pinch point, but there does not seem to be a policy determination from the Department that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Special Needs Education: Discussion (13 Apr 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: With respect, that is not the experience of parents with whom I deal. The experience of parents I deal with is that they talk to the SENO, who gives them a list of schools. Parents then interact with the schools which have all the expertise, language and education vocabulary. Parents are absolutely at a disadvantage. Schools can find many reasons why they cannot facilitate the child and...