Dublin South-West — week of Mon, 19 Apr

What your Dublin South-West TDs did this week

Mon, 19 Apr – 25 Apr 2021 · 5 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 117 questions · 2 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2021-04-21 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 41–3

Voted for 2 Francis Noel Duffy · Paul Murphy

Did not vote 4 Ciarán Ahern · Colm Brophy · John Lahart · Seán Crowe

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Order for Second Stage

2021-04-21 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 19–2

Voted for 1 Paul Murphy

Did not vote 4 Ciarán Ahern · Colm Brophy · John Lahart · Seán Crowe

Ciarán Ahern — Labour Party 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Colm Brophy — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

John Lahart — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 78 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 78 total

Health 73 questions
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health when CAR T-cell therapy will be available in Ireland in view of the €8.18 million spend on same abroad by the HSE between 2019 and 2020; if he is considering expediting approval for the therapy in order that immunocompromised patients will not be required to go abroad in order to receive lifesaving treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18631/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the status of the reimbursement of CAR T-cell therapy by the HSE; the reason for the delay regarding a decision on the reimbursement of same; if he is considering plans for the development of facilities to allow for the availability of CAR T-cell therapy in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18632/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the annual budget for his Department in each of the years 2016 to 2019; and the proportion of that budget that was allocated to the HSE or other non-Departmental bodies or organisations in the health area. [19620/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the proportion of his Department's budget that was expended annually on Departmental salaries and pensions from 2016 to 2019. [19621/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health his plans to improve Ireland’s performance on access to new medicines relative to other western European countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19792/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health his position in relation to the national cancer strategy and placing Ireland in the top quartile in Europe for cancer survival; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19793/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the recommendations made in a report by a company (details supplied) in respect of the HSE's systems, structures, processes and governance for reimbursing medicines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19794/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health his plans to place tailored processes for the reimbursement in Ireland of licensed cell and gene therapies given the transformational impact of these treatments on patients and given that the State is already paying for them under the treatment abroad scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19795/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if he plans to publish a national biosimilars policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19796/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the medicines and indications added to the reimbursement list in 2020 and to date in 2021; when they were added during the period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19797/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive orthodontic treatment in the dental hospital. [20153/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if he plans to seek an extension in relation to those provisions of Part 3 of the Health Act 2020 that are due to expire in June 2021; the factors that will be considered in relation to such an extension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20588/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the status of the CervicalCheck Tribunal; if there has been further engagement with a group (details supplied); the actions taken to address the concerns of the group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20589/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a podiatry appointment in primary care as of 1 April 2021 or the latest date available; and the number waiting zero to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [20592/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for an ophthalmology appointment in primary care as of 1 April 2021 or the latest date available; and the number waiting zero to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [20593/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for an audiology appointment in primary care as of 1 April 2021 or the latest date available; and the number waiting zero to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [20594/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a dietetics appointment in primary care as of 1 April 2021 or the latest date available; and the number waiting zero to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [20595/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a psychology appointment in primary care as of 1 April 2021 or the latest date available; and the number waiting zero to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [20596/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a counselling appointment in primary care as of 1 April 2021 or the latest date available; and the number waiting zero to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [20597/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a child and adolescent mental health services appointment in primary care as of 1 April 2021 or the latest date available; and the number waiting zero to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [20598/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to adult mental health units to date in 2021. [20599/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of home support hours currently being provided in each LHO area as of 1 April 2021 or the latest date available; the way in which this compares to target in each LHO for the same time period; the number of persons currently on the waiting list for home support hours in each LHO area; and the number waiting zero to three, three to six, six to 12 and 12 months plus, respectively in tabular form. [20600/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme as of 1 April 2021 or latest date available; the average waiting time; the number of persons currently awaiting placement under the scheme in each local health area in tabular form; and the length of time waiting. [20601/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of public patients that have been removed from outpatient lists in 2021 as a result of a validation exercise and not as a result of having an appointment with a consultant for each public and voluntary hospital in tabular form. [20602/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of medical cards as of 1 April 2021; the number of general practitioner cards on the same date; and the number for each type of card issued on a discretionary basis on that date. [20603/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of delayed discharges in each public and voluntary hospital at the end of March 2021; and the number to date in 2021, in tabular form. [20604/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of bed days lost in each public and voluntary hospital owing to delayed discharges to date in 2021. [20605/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of patients aged 75 or over that experienced an emergency department wait time more than 24 hours during March 2021; the number to date in 2021; and the hospitals in which the wait occurred. [20606/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulance attendances at each emergency department nationwide in March 2021; the number of such ambulances that waited longer than of 20 minutes to hand over patients, get their trolleys back and return to responding to calls; and the number that waited longer than 40, 60, 90, 120 and more than 180 minutes for same in tabular form. [20607/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of spinal fusion patients in Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin and Temple Street Children’s University Hospital at the end of March 2021 or the latest date available currently waiting less than four, four to eight and more than eight months, respectively; and if he will provide the same information for other spinal patients in tabular form. [20608/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 April 2021 or the nearest available date for a MRI scan in the RCSI hospital group for less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. [20609/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 April 2021 or the nearest available date for a CT scan in the RCSI hospital group for less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. [20610/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 April 2021 or the nearest available date for a MRI scan in the Dublin Midlands hospital group for less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. [20611/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 April 2021 or the nearest available date for a CT scan in the Dublin Midlands hospital group for less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. [20612/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 April 2021 or the nearest available date for a bone scan in the Dublin Midlands hospital group for less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. [20613/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 April 2021 or the nearest available date for an angiogram in the Dublin Midlands hospital group for less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. [20614/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 April 2021 or the nearest available date for an electroencephalogram in the Dublin Midlands hospital group for less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. [20615/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 April 2021 or the nearest available date for cholangiopancreatography in the Dublin Midlands hospital group for less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. [20616/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 April 2021 or the nearest available date for an ultrasound scan in the Dublin Midlands hospital group for less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. [20617/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 April 2021 or the nearest available date for a MRI scan in the South/South West hospital group for less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. [20618/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 April 2021 or the nearest available date for a CT scan in the South/South West hospital group for less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. [20619/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 April 2021 or the nearest available date for a bone scan in the South/South West hospital group for less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. [20620/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 April 2021 or the nearest available date for an angiogram in the South/South West hospital group for less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. [20621/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 April 2021 or the nearest available date for an electroencephalogram in the South/South West hospital group for less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. [20622/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 April 2021 or the nearest available date for cholangiopancreatography in the South/South West hospital group for less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. [20623/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 April 2021 or the nearest available date for an ultrasound scan in the South/South West hospital group for less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. [20624/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 April 2021 or the nearest available date for a MRI scan in the Saolta hospital group for less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. [20625/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 April 2021 or the nearest available date for a CT scan in the Saolta hospital group for less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. [20626/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 April 2021 or the nearest available date for a bone scan in the Saolta hospital group for less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. [20627/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 April 2021 or the nearest available date for an angiogram in the Saolta hospital group for less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. [20628/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 April 2021 or the nearest available date for an electroencephalogram in the Saolta hospital group for less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. [20629/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 April 2021 or the nearest available date for cholangiopancreatography in the Saolta hospital group for less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. [20630/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 April 2021 or the nearest available date for an ultrasound scan in the Saolta hospital group for less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. [20631/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 April 2021 or the nearest available date for a MRI scan in the University of Limerick hospital group for less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. [20632/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 April 2021 or the nearest available date for a CT scan in the University of Limerick hospital group for less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. [20633/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 April 2021 or the nearest available date for a bone scan in the University of Limerick hospital group for less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. [20634/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 April 2021 or the nearest available date for an angiogram in the University of Limerick hospital group for less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. [20635/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 April 2021 or the nearest available date for an electroencephalogram in the University of Limerick hospital group for less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. [20636/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 April 2021 or the nearest available date for cholangiopancreatography in the University of Limerick hospital group for less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. [20637/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 April 2021 or the nearest available date for an ultrasound scan in the University of Limerick hospital group for less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. [20638/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 April 2021 or the nearest available date for a bone scan in the RCSI hospital group for less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. [20639/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 April 2021 or the nearest available date for an angiogram in the RCSI hospital group for less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. [20640/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 April 2021 or the nearest available date for an electroencephalogram in the RCSI hospital group for less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. [20641/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 April 2021 or the nearest available date for cholangiopancreatography in the RCSI hospital group for less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. [20642/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 April 2021 or the nearest available date for an ultrasound scan in the RCSI hospital group for less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. [20643/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 April 2021 or the nearest available date for a MRI scan in the Ireland East hospital group for less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. [20644/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 April 2021 or the nearest available date for a CT scan in the Ireland East hospital group for less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. [20645/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 April 2021 or the nearest available date for a bone scan in the Ireland East hospital group for less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. [20646/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 April 2021 or the nearest available date for an angiogram in the Ireland East hospital group for less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. [20647/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 April 2021 or the nearest available date for an electroencephalogram in the Ireland East hospital group for less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. [20648/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 April 2021 or the nearest available date for cholangiopancreatography in the Ireland East hospital group for less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. [20649/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 April 2021 or the nearest available date for an ultrasound scan in the Ireland East hospital group for less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. [20650/21]
- 2021-04-22 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of children as of 1 April 2021 or the latest date available that were awaiting a first assessment from the HSE under the Disability Act 2005 in each local health office area in Dublin in tabular form. [21022/21]
Public 2 questions
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress being made on equality budgeting by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20391/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of public servants recruited before 1 April 2004 currently availing of the increase in the compulsory retirement age from 65 to 70 years of age for public servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20392/21]
Education 1 question
- 2021-04-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to a school (details supplied) that has not been awarded sufficient special education teaching hours; if she will review the number of hours allocated to this school with a view to increasing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19291/21]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2021-04-22 Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to review redundancy legislation in relation to correspondence (details supplied). [21025/21]
Tourism 1 question
- 2021-04-22 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she is working on a roadmap for either the return or phased return of the various of strands of the light entertainment industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20960/21]

New lobbying 1 return

Tralee Chamber Alliance Public Expenditure and Reform
- Financial Supports for Businesses and local economies

Paul Murphy — People Before Profit-Solidarity 2 votes · 28 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 28 total

Education 7 questions
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will consider raising the compulsory retirement age of drivers who are in possession of a full PSV licence, a full driver licence and are certified as medically fit to drive, who have been working for contractors on contracts with Bus Éireann but are currently required to retire at 70 years of age as in the case of a person (details supplied). [18241/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education the reason the decision was taken not to conduct a re-profiling exercise of special education teacher allocation in 2021, in view of the previous commitment to do so. [19137/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education the reason schools which were recognised as being under-resourced in terms of special education teacher allocation in 2019 had a cap of 20% on any upward adjustment applied, meaning that they continued to be under-resourced, even as determined by her Department’s own re-profiling exercise. [19138/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if a school (details supplied) will be allocated the additional special education teacher hours more than 50 that her Department previously recognised as required in 2019, in view of the fact that the number of pupils attending the school has increased since then. [19139/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No.170 of 21 January 2021, if she will provide a copy of the notices for this ex-gratia scheme published in the press and other mass media; the number of applications to this scheme to date; the number of applicants who were previously the subject of litigation; the number of cases still open; the cost of this ex-gratia scheme to the State to date, including that for a person (details supplied); the way in which survivors that were previously unaware of this ex-gratia scheme may now make enquiries regarding same or make applications to it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19217/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will urgently put in place a protocol to ensure that an investigation is promptly carried out involving her Department and any other relevant bodies of the State, the school and the parents concerned, when there is a breakdown of a school placement for a child with an autistic spectrum disorder to rectify such a breakdown and to ensure that such a breakdown does not happen again. [19218/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will consider raising the compulsory retirement age of drivers who are in possession of a full PSV licence, a full driver licence and are certified as medically fit to drive who have been working for contractors on contracts with Bus Éireann but are currently required to retire at 70 years of age such as a person (details supplied). [20129/21]
Housing 6 questions
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount he has allocated in additional funds to carry out increased cleaning and litter collection in parks and other public places; if he has allocated additional funds to local authorities to provide public toilets in parks and other public places; if so, the amount in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19848/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will build on the current successful pilot projects of all-year-round daily seawater quality monitoring in bathing areas and improve health and safety for swimmers by mandating all of coastal county councils to promptly commence such monitoring; if he will provide these councils with the resources to carry out all-year-round daily seawater quality monitoring in bathing areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19849/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will maintain the current restrictions on the way in which the locations and when hares can be captured for the purpose of coursing in the context of continued widespread infection of the RHD2 virus among hares in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19850/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to correspondence received by Minister of State with responsibility for Local Government and Planning dated 12 March 2021 in relation to the CPO of lands (details supplied); the action his Department has taken in relation to the new information contained in this correspondence; and if he has brought this new information to the attention of the Taoiseach, the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications and the Minister for Transport. [20311/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a meeting took place on 29 September 2014 between a senior Department official and three persons to discuss the unauthorised removal from the Minister’s office of a file pertaining to the CPO of lands (details supplied) and to receive a replacement file; if a security file within his Department was created in connection with the security search for the missing file; and if the unauthorised taking of the file from the Minister’s office between the dates of its first delivery on 1 September 2014 to the date of the replacement file of 29 September 2014 was reported to An Garda Síochána. [20312/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he considers the 12 March 2012 Report of the Independent Review of the management by the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government of an application by Wicklow County Council for loan approval in respect of the compulsory purchase of land at Charlesland, County Wicklow and the 9 February 2013 Report of the Independent Review of the Compulsory Acquisition of Land at Charlesland, County Wicklow by Wicklow County Council to be reliable given the new evidence provided to his Department. [20313/21]
Health 5 questions
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the way he and the Chief Clinical Officer of the HSE plan to facilitate the commencement and completion of clinical placements by unpaid first, second and third year student nurses who are unvaccinated or decline to be vaccinated and who are due to commence HSE clinical placements from 1 April 2021; the way the HSE will facilitate a person (details supplied) who has a documented medical contraindication to vaccination to commence and complete their clinical placement in a context in which Waterford Institute of Technology has recently informed them that they cannot commence their HSE clinical placement as planned.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18186/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the provisions in place or that are about to be put in place for pregnant women in the context of the current and changing Covid-19 restrictions in order that can they have the full range of maternity services provided to them before, during and after childbirth and in order that they will be able to have the presence and support of a friend, a partner or birth-partner at these times given the ad-hoc and sometimes traumatic situations that happened in the maternity services in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18270/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in September 2020 the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics refused reimbursement for the life-changing gene therapy luxturna unless cost effectiveness can be improved relative to existing treatments; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that there are no existing treatments for inherited retinal disease (details supplied); if he will request that the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics review its decision and include the drug in the list of drug treatments approved for reimbursement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19135/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will commence a review of healthcare for transgender and non-binary persons with a view to changing the system in order that it corresponds to the recommendations of an association (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19220/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if restrictions on non-essential travel will remain in place for travel beyond the new limits in the context of persons now being allowed to travel within their county of residence or up to 20km if travelling across a county boundary. [19740/21]
Social 3 questions
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person in receipt of either the disability allowance, an invalidity pension or other disability payment from her Department is permitted to take up a Ph.D. scholarship or bursary without the loss of his or her disability allowance, invalidity pension or other disability payment, or any part thereof. [18364/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on progress regarding the legal recognition of non-binary persons. [19221/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will amend the recently announced benefit payment for 65 year olds in order that each person, irrespective of their record of PRSI contributions is eligible for this payment from the date at which they are 65; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19852/21]
Public 2 questions
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of civil servants and the number of public sector workers who are currently working from home; the way in which this compares to the first lockdown in March 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20177/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the processes in place to ensure that civil servants and public servants are working from home where possible. [20178/21]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the practice by the Science Foundation of Ireland Centre for Research Training at the University of Limerick of requiring PhD students to undertake unpaid work placement as interns for 12 weeks of up to 45 hours per week as part of their PhD scheme (details supplied); if this practise at the university is also carried out by other universities here; if he will request the University of Limerick and any other universities to review these practises, including a requirement that PhD student interns are paid the same as other interns for the work they carry out and are allowed to freely choose which companies they work for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18540/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will request the University of Limerick and or the Science Foundation of Ireland Centre for Research Training at the University of Limerick to comply with GDPR requirements; if they will be requested to provide their PhD students with all or any information collected in relation to those students that was used in any PhD student internship allocation process by companies involved in such PhD student internship allocation processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18541/21]
Finance 1 question
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if as a major shareholder in a bank (details supplied), he will instruct the bank to withdraw its proposal to impose non-overdraft account fees on non-business account holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18858/21]
Defence 1 question
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide a report on the plans of his Department to provide permanent stable accommodation as against hostel accommodation for retired veterans of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19851/21]
Rural 1 question
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has allocated additional funds to local authorities in the context of the major increase in outdoor recreational activity which is likely to continue into the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19848/21]

Seán Crowe — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 4 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 4 total

Health 3 questions
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the reason for the current closure of St. Michael's unit, a ten-bed facility in Beaumont Hospital; and if his attention has been drawn to the impact this is having on rehabilitation services and waiting lists for those seeking supports. [19745/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the reason for the current closure of Keltoi rehabilitation and residential unit in the Phoenix Park and the closure of St. Michael’s unit in Beaumont Hospital in 2020; if his attention has been drawn to the effect this is causing on other services and providers throughout the city and those in the CHO7 area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19746/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the specific schemes or supports that will be put in place for those who suffer complications or side effects, such as vaccine induced prothrombotic immune thrombocytopenia after receiving a Covid-19 vaccine; and his views on whether it is important that persons who suffer such complications are not left to bear the consequences without Government support given the State indemnified the companies that manufacture the vaccines. [19804/21]
Education 1 question
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education her views on whether it is reasonable for her Department to deny a school (details supplied) additional special education hours given the school has demonstrated a need for an additional 50 hours to keep up with the needs of students; her further views on whether it appropriate that her Department in spite of the refusal of additional hours is requesting that the school open a class for students with ASD; and if she will consider revising this refusal in order that students such as a person will not go without the educational support they need to fully access education on a par with their peers. [19747/21]