Questions asked 20 total

• Health 6 questions

  • 2019-06-25 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the reason there has been a delay in appointing a new sonographer in St. Michael’s Hospital, Dún Laoghaire, that has led to the development of another waiting list after the scheduled retirement of the previous sonographer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26632/19]
  • 2019-06-26 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if there is a one-stop shop for persons experiencing mental health difficulties or crises in which they can obtain information regarding services available and the way in which to access them; if not, if consideration will be given to establishing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26983/19]
  • 2019-06-26 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the number of persons presenting to accident and emergency departments with a dual diagnosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26984/19]
  • 2019-06-26 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the post-care and community care services available to patients discharged from a mental health bed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26990/19]
  • 2019-06-26 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the number of mental health beds available in each CHO; the number of persons waiting for beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26991/19]
  • 2019-06-26 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the mental health services available to persons via the HSE; the emergency services available to persons experiencing mental health crisis; the way in which to access services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27022/19]
• Taoiseach 4 questions

  • 2019-06-25 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent engagements with the National Economic and Social Council. [26621/19]
  • 2019-06-25 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee B, social policy and public services, last met. [26622/19]
  • 2019-06-26 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach his views on the report on A Programme for a Partnership Government published in May 2019. [25213/19]
  • 2019-06-26 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the parliamentary liaison unit of his Department. [25591/19]
• Education 4 questions

  • 2019-06-25 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills the detail of the plans for a permanent site for Dún Laoghaire Educate Together; the timeframe for the site; the rationale for developing a temporary site for three years when a permanent site is due to be announced in Autumn 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26628/19]
  • 2019-06-25 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a special school (details supplied) can expect to have a permanent site; his views on whether it is appropriate for a school that provides for children on the autism spectrum will be beside a building site for the whole of autumn 2019 and its outdoor space will be inaccessible due to the lack of a permanent site for both the school and Dún Laoghaire Educate Together. [26629/19]
  • 2019-06-25 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools nationally in temporary buildings or on temporary sites; the length of time they are in these temporary situations; if permanent sites have been identified; the length of time it is expected that each of these schools will be waiting for the permanent build; the patronage of each of these schools by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26633/19]
  • 2019-06-25 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills if planning permission has been submitted for the Dún Laoghaire Educate Together and a school (details supplied) regarding temporary accommodation; the timeline for the temporary accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26634/19]
• Employment 2 questions

  • 2019-06-25 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the reason disability allowance has been suspended for a person (details supplied) will be investigated; when a decision will be made on reinstating the payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26449/19]
  • 2019-06-27 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to ensure that single-use plastics are not used as containers for the hot school meals scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27218/19]
• Communications 1 question

  • 2019-06-25 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a person has the right to have a smart meter on his or her property removed after it has been installed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26762/19]
• Defence 1 question

  • 2019-06-27 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the breakdown of costs to his Department of the visit of the President of the United States of America, Mr. Donald Trump; the cost of dispatching the LÉ Niamh to Doughmore Bay and the LÉ Aoife to the Shannon Estuary; the transportation and other associated costs involved in sending members of the Defence Forces to County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27379/19]
• Foreign 1 question

  • 2019-06-27 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the breakdown of costs for his Department associated with the visit of the President of the United States of America, Mr. Donald Trump; the number of personnel dispatched; the number of overtime hours worked by staff; the transportation and other associated costs involved in sending Departmental staff to County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27377/19]
• Justice 1 question

  • 2019-06-27 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the breakdown of costs to his Department for the visit of the President of the United States of America, Mr. Donald Trump; the number of gardaí dispatched; the number of overtime hours worked; the transportation and other associated costs involved in sending gardaí to County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27378/19]