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Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (2 May 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: ...Health the measures he is taking to address the difficulties experienced by the HSE community dental service in recruiting staff; the measures that are being taken to reduce the long wait times for children awaiting orthodontic treatment in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19914/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (2 May 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 37. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in CHO4 that are waiting for a medical appliance, for example, wheelchair, orthotics and shower chair, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19420/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Eating Disorders (2 May 2024)

Martin Browne: 60. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the approach that parents of children with ARFID can take to secure the services needed to address the condition; how parents of children with ARFID are advised to secure the services needed in the absence of the condition not being included in the NICE guidelines for Eating Disorders (2017 or 2020 update); if he plans to identify and develop...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (2 May 2024)

Pauline Tully: 62. To ask the Minister for Health the actions he has taken to decrease waiting times for children and adolescents to access CAMHS in CHO1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19868/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Eating Disorders (2 May 2024)

Martin Browne: 65. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the difficulties of families of children with ARFID including a person (details supplied) to access a dietician and other relevant staff in areas where community teams lack such staff; the impact this and overall staff shortages has on the management of children with eating and feeding disorders; the difficulties that the families of such...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (2 May 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...priority client to go into this newly acquired building. A master-planning exercise for the building was under way shortly after its purchase when the building was allocated to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) as part of the emergency response to the increased demand for accommodation for those seeking protection in Ireland. The Office...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates (2 May 2024)

Michael McGrath: ...fit-for-purpose vehicle adaptation scheme in line with international best practice that would replace the DDS. The Working Group was chaired by Minister Anne Rabbitte and led by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY). As access to transport for people with disabilities is a multifaceted issue that involves work carried out by multiple...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (2 May 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this government. It is also a key priority for my department and for the National Council for Special Education (NCSE). The vast majority of children with special educational needs are supported to attend mainstream classes with their peers. Where children with more complex needs require additional...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (2 May 2024)

Norma Foley: The project for the school referred to by the Deputy when complete will provide a new 1,000 pupil post-primary school building and accommodation, including 4 classrooms, for children with special educational needs on the permanent site for the school. The decision to grant planning permission for the permanent school was received from An Bord Pleanála on 25th October 2023. Projects...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (2 May 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Michael Lowry: ...of a school in Tipperary (details supplied); the measures being taken to address the concerns of these parents, who rely on the Bus Éireann school bus as an affordable transport option for their children, and who have expressed dissatisfaction with the proposed changes to the school transport scheme set to be implemented by 2030; what can be done to ensure these students have an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (2 May 2024)

Norma Foley: ...to the increased requirement for special education provision. The project for the school referred to by the Deputy will deliver a new 8 classroom primary school and accommodation, including 2 classrooms, for children with special educational needs. This project currently has planning permission and will, along with a number of other projects with planning permission, be brought to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (2 May 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this government. It is also a key priority for my department and for the National Council for Special Education (NCSE). The vast majority of children with special educational needs are supported to attend mainstream classes with their peers. Where children with more complex needs require additional...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (2 May 2024)

Catherine Martin: ...involves a one-off Business Support Grant payment and applications for this grant were accepted between the 4 March and 12 April 2024. Fáilte Ireland is currently assessing those applications. The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) has been engaged across government concerning temporary accommodation for those in need of shelter and is...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (2 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: The Pledge a Spare Room Scheme is managed by the Irish Red Cross (IRC) on behalf of the Department of Children, Equability, Disability, Integration, and Youth (DCEDIY) which is the lead Department in the provision of accommodation and associated supports for Beneficiaries of International Protection (BoTPs) from Ukraine. Social housing is a long-term support intended to support households...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Policies (2 May 2024)

Heather Humphreys: This is not a matter for my Department. The matter is likely to be appropriate to one of my colleagues either the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth or the Minister for Transport.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (2 May 2024)

Heather Humphreys: Working Family Payment (WFP) is an income-tested weekly payment which provides additional financial support to employees on low earnings with children. WFP provides financial support for employees who have low earnings/income relative to their family size. The WFP rate payable is 60% of the difference between the average weekly family income and the relevant prescribed income limit. To...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sentencing Policy (2 May 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Denise Mitchell: 215. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are plans on the part of the Department to review minimum sentencing laws for sex crimes, especially those involving children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20058/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Law Cases (2 May 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...out in the first Family Justice Strategy, which I published in November 2022. I set out an ambitious vision for a family justice system of the future - a system that will focus on the needs and rights of children and which will assist their parents in making decisions that affect all of the family. The Plan outlines the steps needed to create a more efficient and user-friendly family...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (2 May 2024)

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (2 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 230. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the pathway for a person (details supplied) to access independent living supports where a need for such supports has been established, but funding is not being made available from the HSE to facilitate supported living packages of care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19929/24]