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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (17 Jan 2024)

Seán Sherlock: 1428. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what restrictions are currently in place in respect of employees of the Child and Family Agency running in local elections; and the rationale for any such restrictions. [1776/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (17 Jan 2024)

Seán Sherlock: 1506. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria for a medicine reimbursement application to be considered by the HSE’s products committee for reimbursement; the criteria for a medicine to be considered by the HSE’s Drugs Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56569/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (17 Jan 2024)

Seán Sherlock: 1507. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria for which reimbursement applications may be eligible for a rapid review assessment only; and the criteria for referring medicines to carry out a full health technology assessment. [56570/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (17 Jan 2024)

Seán Sherlock: 1508. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure equality of access to medicines between public patients and private insurance payers for oncology medicines, in view of the fact that private insurers have declared they will make medicines available post-licencing by the European Medicines Agency on an individual patient-basis, and public patients do not avail of these...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (17 Jan 2024)

Seán Sherlock: 1510. To ask the Minister for Health the amount that was paid by the HSE to recruitment companies in each month in 2023; the specific areas for which these companies were recruiting in the health service; and the number of staff that were successfully recruited each month for the same period, in tabular form. [56583/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Parliamentary Questions (17 Jan 2024)

Seán Sherlock: 1676. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Parliamentary Questions yet to be answered by the HSE. [1275/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (17 Jan 2024)

Seán Sherlock: 1855. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a student (details supplied) will be afforded the reduction in fees given to other students. [1274/24]

An Bille up an Daicheadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Cúram), 2023: An Dara Céim - Fortieth Amendment of the Constitution (Care) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Dec 2023)

Seán Sherlock: Hear, hear.

An Bille up an Daicheadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Cúram), 2023: An Dara Céim - Fortieth Amendment of the Constitution (Care) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Dec 2023)

Seán Sherlock: I thank the Deputy. I will now go to the Government side. I understand the Minister of State, Deputy Browne, is sharing the slot.

An Bille up an Daicheadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Cúram), 2023: An Dara Céim - Fortieth Amendment of the Constitution (Care) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Dec 2023)

Seán Sherlock: I thank the Minister of State. I will now move to People Before Profit-Solidarity and call Deputy Bríd Smith.

An Bille up an Daicheadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Cúram), 2023: An Dara Céim - Fortieth Amendment of the Constitution (Care) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Dec 2023)

Seán Sherlock: -----but her words have serious meaning. The kernel of what I am saying is that we want more time. We, as a Parliament, deserve the respect of being given more time on this issue. We set up the pre-legislative scrutiny structure. It is the appropriate mechanism, through the committee, to examine these issues further. We have been disrespected in that regard as a result of the desire to...

An Bille up an Daicheadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Cúram), 2023: An Dara Céim - Fortieth Amendment of the Constitution (Care) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Dec 2023)

Seán Sherlock: I thank the Ceann Comhairle. I shall make the point nonetheless and hope the Minister will reply. The word "teaghlach", which is incorporated within the amendment to which we are speaking, means "household" as well as "family". If it is interpreted as "household", these terms may be read quite differently by the courts compared with the English terms that are before us. That point is...

An Bille up an Daicheadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Cúram), 2023: An Dara Céim - Fortieth Amendment of the Constitution (Care) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Dec 2023)

Seán Sherlock: Deputy Bacik has spoken extensively on the two amendments before us. I do not wish to repeat many of those points. However, there are some points regarding process that I would like to place on the record. There was a citizens' assembly and the convening of a special committee which did Trojan work here in the Dáil and came up with a set of recommendations and we now fastforward to...

An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An Teaghlach), 2023: An Dara Céim - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Dec 2023)

Seán Sherlock: I apologise to Deputy Barry.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Measures (14 Dec 2023)

Seán Sherlock: 77. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans under the child care (amendment) Bill 2023 to establish a committee on childcare, which will include representation from other Departments to oversee and facilitate inter-agency collaboration (details supplied). [55773/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mental Health Services (14 Dec 2023)

Seán Sherlock: 84. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children referred back to primary care by their CDNT, by CDNT, in 2023 to date, in tabular form. [55777/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mental Health Services (14 Dec 2023)

Seán Sherlock: 86. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of CAMHS referrals from CDNTs, by CDNT and CHO, to date in 2023, in tabular form. [55776/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Schemes (14 Dec 2023)

Seán Sherlock: 91. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will undertake to bring forward the second increase in the foster carer's allowance under budget 2024 in line with other payments ahead of November 2025. [55774/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (14 Dec 2023)

Seán Sherlock: 106. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will fund research by an organisation (details supplied) in relation to barriers to foster care in order to build fostering back up as a key pillar in society as how we treat and care for the most vulnerable. [55775/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (14 Dec 2023)

Seán Sherlock: 153. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures that have been undertaken by local authorities in terms of CCTV monitoring of illegal dumping, including dog fouling and antisocial behaviour, since the enactment of the Circular Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022, in tabular form. [55904/23]