Waterford — week of Mon, 28 Feb

What your Waterford TDs did this week

Mon, 28 Feb – 6 Mar 2022 · 4 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 65 questions · 6 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Social Welfare (Payment Order) (Amendment) Bill 2021

2022-03-02 · 1 vote · Sinn Féin PMB

A bill to provide for the extension of the powers of the Liable Relatives Unit of the Department of Social Protection, to make a Determination Order in respect of Jobseekers Tra…

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A bill to provide for the extension of the powers of the Liable Relatives Unit of the Department of Social Protection, to make a Determination Order in respect of Jobseekers Transitional Payment to one parent families, to include any necessary application to the District Court for a Payment Order, thus enabling the State to recoup, from a “liable relative”, a contribution towards the cost of providing said payment and related matters.

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 80–46

Voted for 3 Marc Ó Cathasaigh · Mary Butler · Matt Shanahan

Voted against 1 David Cullinane

Did not vote 2 Conor D McGuinness · John Cummins

Healthcare Waiting Lists

2022-03-02 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 75–57

Voted for 2 Marc Ó Cathasaigh · Mary Butler

Voted against 2 David Cullinane · Matt Shanahan

Did not vote 2 Conor D McGuinness · John Cummins

The motion · motion passed 76–57

Voted for 2 Marc Ó Cathasaigh · Mary Butler

Voted against 2 David Cullinane · Matt Shanahan

Did not vote 2 Conor D McGuinness · John Cummins

Conor D McGuinness — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

David Cullinane — Sinn Féin 3 votes · 51 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 51 total

Health 47 questions
- 2022-03-01 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he will provide information on the commission on care; the terms of reference, expected membership and expected timelines; and if the commission will not delay the findings and implementation of recommendations by the Cross Departmental Strategic Workforce Advisory Group. [11588/22]
- 2022-03-01 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on assessment of needs waiting lists, by children's disability network team, including length of wait; the number of persons on subsequent diagnostic assessment, for example ASD assessment lists, by children's disability network team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11129/22]
- 2022-03-01 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on ASD diagnosis waiting lists, by age and length of wait time. [11130/22]
- 2022-03-01 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons, by age and length of wait time, on speech and language therapy waiting lists for an assessment and treatment, by CHO. [11131/22]
- 2022-03-01 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons, by age and length of wait time, on physiotherapy waiting lists for an assessment and treatment, by CHO. [11132/22]
- 2022-03-01 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons, by age and length of wait time, on occupational therapy waiting lists for an assessment and treatment, by CHO [11133/22]
- 2022-03-01 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons, by age and length of wait time, on child psychology waiting lists for an assessment and treatment, by CHO. [11134/22]
- 2022-03-01 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of children who have been recommended for further diagnostic assessment following the completion of an assessment of need, by community disability network team and by the length of wait for further assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11148/22]
- 2022-03-01 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of family forums established under each Children’s Disability Network or under each Children’s Disability Services Governance Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11165/22]
- 2022-03-01 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of children's network disability teams which have been established; the staffing component of each, that is, vacancies and filled posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11166/22]
- 2022-03-01 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of plans to expand services at Monasterevin daycare centre; the status of physical infrastructure expansion plans in the capital planning process; when funding will be released for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11180/22]
- 2022-03-01 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the €19 million package announced for paediatric orthopaedic services; if he will provide the specific new measures and relevant cost for each location they apply to (details supplied); the amount of funding which is recurring revenue or capital; the amount of funding which is one-off revenue or capital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11191/22]
- 2022-03-01 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total patient throughput across HSE acute services for outpatient, diagnostics, and inpatient appointments in each of the years 2018 to 2021, in tabular form. [11192/22]
- 2022-03-01 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of public patients who were treated privately outside a public hospital for outpatient, diagnostics and inpatient appointments in each of the years 2018 to 2021, in tabular form, relative to public hospital patient throughput; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11193/22]
- 2022-03-01 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if additional staff in the HSE will be made available to meet demand and deal with the current backlog of birth registrations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11223/22]
- 2022-03-01 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the overall national radiology waiting lists by hospital and scan type, that is, ultrasounds, CT scans and MRIs; the breakdown to the level of waiting lists for brain scans, pelvic ultrasounds and so on by hospital in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11326/22]
- 2022-03-01 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the percentage of patients triaged as urgent who are offered an appointment within ten working days of the date of receipt of a letter of referral in the cancer office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11327/22]
- 2022-03-01 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the percentage of patients triaged as non-urgent who are offered an appointment within 12 weeks of the date of receipt of a letter of referral in the cancer office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11328/22]
- 2022-03-01 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to review service statements compiled following assessments of need conducted pre-2021 following the Court of Appeal decision in C.M. v HSE [2021] IECA 283 (details supplied) to ensure that these service statements have adequately addressed the educational need of the child in view of findings that this section of service statements completed before this decision is unlikely to have been completed in line with the legislation and statutory entitlements of the child considering the position of the HSE prior to this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11555/22]
- 2022-03-01 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the last instance on which he was furnished with a report pursuant to section 13 of the Disability Act 2005; if any report has been compiled since 2009; if so, if these reports will be published as required under the Act; if he intends to ensure resumption of reporting under section 13 by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11557/22]
- 2022-03-01 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the average length of time it took to complete an assessment of need before January 2020; and the way this has changed since the introduction of the standard operating procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11583/22]
- 2022-03-01 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to act on the decision and findings of (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11584/22]
- 2022-03-01 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of assessment of need service statements which were reviewed after 12 months but within 24 months of being issued for each year since and including 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11585/22]
- 2022-03-01 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he will detail each list to which a child may be referred or transferred following the completion of an assessment of need and the issuing of a service statement for further assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11586/22]
- 2022-03-01 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of children who received an assessment of need in 2020 or 2021 who were referred for further assessment and subsequently diagnosed with ASD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11587/22]
- 2022-03-01 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the way the 2023 HSE home support tender will impact the statutory home support scheme; and if the 2023 HSE home support tender will include a provision to accommodate the implementation of the statutory home support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11590/22]
- 2022-03-02 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on physiotherapy waiting lists by CHO at the end of 2021 and at the latest available data point broken down age and by the length of waiting time by age in tabular form. [11867/22]
- 2022-03-02 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on occupational therapy waiting lists by CHO at the end of 2021 and at the latest available data point broken down age and by the length of waiting time by age in tabular form. [11868/22]
- 2022-03-02 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on speech and language therapy waiting lists by CHO at the end of 2021 and at the latest available data point broken down age and by the length of waiting time by age in tabular form. [11869/22]
- 2022-03-02 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on podiatry waiting lists by CHO at the end of 2021 and at the latest available data point broken down age and by the length of waiting time by age in tabular form. [11870/22]
- 2022-03-02 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on ophthalmology waiting lists by CHO at the end of 2021 and at the latest available data point broken down age and by the length of waiting time by age in tabular form. [11871/22]
- 2022-03-02 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on audiology waiting lists by CHO at the end of 2021 and at the latest available data point broken down age and by the length of waiting time by age in tabular form. [11872/22]
- 2022-03-02 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on dietetics waiting lists by CHO at the end of 2021 and at the latest available data point broken down age and by the length of waiting time by age in tabular form. [11873/22]
- 2022-03-02 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on psychology waiting lists by CHO at the end of 2021 and at the latest available data point broken down age and by the length of waiting time by age in tabular form. [11874/22]
- 2022-03-02 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on CAMHS waiting lists by CHO at the end of 2021 and at the latest available data point broken down age and by the length of waiting time by age in tabular form. [11875/22]
- 2022-03-02 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on counselling in primary care waiting lists by CHO at the end of 2021 and at the latest available data point broken down age and by the length of waiting time by age in tabular form. [11876/22]
- 2022-03-02 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on nursing homes support scheme waiting lists by CHO at the end of 2021 and at the latest available data point broken down age and by the length of waiting time by age in tabular form. [11877/22]
- 2022-03-02 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on home support for funding and for service provision waiting lists by CHO at the end of 2021 and at the latest available data point broken down age and by the length of waiting time by age in tabular form. [11878/22]
- 2022-03-02 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on dentistry waiting lists by CHO at the end of 2021 and at the latest available data point broken down age and by the length of waiting time by age in tabular form. [11879/22]
- 2022-03-02 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on orthodontics waiting lists by CHO at the end of 2021 and at the latest available data point broken down age and by the length of waiting time by age in tabular form. [11880/22]
- 2022-03-02 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on assessment of need waiting lists by CHO at the end of 2021 and at the latest available data point broken down age and by the length of waiting time by age in tabular form. [11881/22]
- 2022-03-02 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on further diagnostic assessment waiting lists by CHO at the end of 2021 and at the latest available data point broken down age and by the length of waiting time by age in tabular form. [11882/22]
- 2022-03-02 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on diagnostic waiting lists by CHO at the end of 2021 and at the latest available data point broken down age and by the length of waiting time by age in tabular form. [11883/22]
- 2022-03-03 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase specialist training places for primary care; if this will include endometriosis screening for general practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12187/22]
- 2022-03-03 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to improve access to gynaecology services; his plans to recruit additional endometriosis specialists; if the ambulatory clinics will offer same; the location of those clinics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12188/22]
- 2022-03-03 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to fund the endometriosis centres at Tallaght University Hospital and Cork University Maternity Hospital; if this will include infrastructure, staff, training; the funding for same in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12189/22]
- 2022-03-03 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he has engaged with the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in relation to safeguards necessary to protect pregnant workers and high-risk staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12190/22]
Education 3 questions
- 2022-03-01 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education the current staffing composition of the National Council for Special Education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11550/22]
- 2022-03-01 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education her plans to increase staffing of the National Council for Special Education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11551/22]
- 2022-03-01 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education her plans for increasing the resources of the National Council for Special Education following the Court of Appeal decision in C.M v the HSE [2021] IECA 283 (details supplied);; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11552/22]
Transport 1 question
- 2022-03-01 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport if he will advise on a matter raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10863/22]

New lobbying 1 return

Social Justice Ireland Environment
- Dissemination of Measuring Progress: Sustainable Progress Index 2022 which compares Ireland's progress towards the SDGs with our EU14 peers and makes proposals on how this progress can be accellerated to achieve our 2030 goals.

John Cummins — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

New lobbying 2 returns

Social Justice Ireland Environment
- Dissemination of Measuring Progress: Sustainable Progress Index 2022 which compares Ireland's progress towards the SDGs with our EU14 peers and makes proposals on how this progress can be accellerated to achieve our 2030 goals.
Tralee Chamber Alliance Development and Zoning
- Meeting about Vacancy Business premises in Tralee

Mary Butler — Fianna Fáil 3 votes · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

Social Justice Ireland Environment
- Dissemination of Measuring Progress: Sustainable Progress Index 2022 which compares Ireland's progress towards the SDGs with our EU14 peers and makes proposals on how this progress can be accellerated to achieve our 2030 goals.