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Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy Data (22 Oct 2019)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 303. To ask the Minister for Health the number of referrals for a first assessment for occupational therapy in CHO9 to date in 2019. [43069/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy Data (22 Oct 2019)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 305. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists in whole-time equivalent terms employed in each CHO area in tabular form; and the equivalent number for the same date in 2018. [43073/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services Funding (22 Oct 2019)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 308. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to enable persons with disabilities avail of assistive technologies; the funding provided in 2018 and 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43083/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Data (22 Oct 2019)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 371. To ask the Minister for Health the number of the 100 whole-time equivalent therapists promised for disability services in the 2019 HSE service plan employed as of 15 October 2019. [43350/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (22 Oct 2019)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 412. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the roll-out of personalised budgeting for persons with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43503/19]

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...