Mon, 28 Jul – 3 Aug 2025 · 5 TDs · 0 bills voted on · 79 questions · 1 new lobbying filings
Kevin Boxer Moran — Independent
0 votes ·
0 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.
Micheál Carrigy — Fine Gael
0 votes ·
5 questions ·
1 new lobbying return
Questions asked5 total
Health3 questions
2025-07-29Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) is currently on the primary care waiting list for ASD-related supports in County Longford; if so, the position on the list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41429/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the application for a primary medical certificate for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42282/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health the status and projected timelines for the development of the four primary care centres in County Longford, specifically in Edgeworthstown, Granard, Ballymahon, and Longford Town; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42483/25]
Taoiseach1 question
2025-07-29Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Taoiseach if his Department, or any agency under its aegis, has procured services from a company (details supplied), including but not limited to internet connectivity, satellite communications, or associated technologies. [40740/25]
Children1 question
2025-07-29Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will urgently review the case of a person (details supplied) who has been waiting over 15 months for an appointment with a psychologist under the CDNT team following a referral to CAMHS; if she will ensure that the person is prioritised for assessment before the new school year begins; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42640/25]
New lobbying1 return
One FamilyCommunications
Co-signed letter outlining engagement issues civil society orgs are experiencing with Oireachtas Committees
Peter Burke — Fine Gael
0 votes ·
0 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.
Robert Troy — Fianna Fáil
0 votes ·
24 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked24 total
Health7 questions
2025-07-29Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the definitive timeline for disposal of the vacant HSE building in Derrygreenagh Park, Rochfortbridge, County Westmeath (details supplied). [41654/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason the new mandibular device used to treat sleep apnoea is not approved under the drugs payment scheme (details supplied); and whether the new device will be included under the scheme as soon as possible. [41715/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [42144/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will expedite an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied). [42332/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will outline the travel assistance schemes a person with a diagnosis of autism and Asperger's can qualify for. [42393/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if it can be ensured that necessary healthcare equipment is provided to a person (details supplied). [43056/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a period of respite care will be approved for a person (details supplied). [43615/25]
Education6 questions
2025-07-29Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if school bus tickets can be awarded to persons (details supplied). [43019/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ensure school bus tickets are awarded to a family (details supplied). [43070/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if it will be ensured that school transport tickets are issued to persons (details supplied). [43642/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Youth in view of the review of the school transport scheme in 2024, and the opportunity provided to bring forward pilot routes, if she will prioritise a pilot route from Delvin to Mullingar, given the substantial demand for this route. [43944/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide updates on school building projects (details supplied). [44171/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on a school building project (details supplied). [44279/25]
Housing4 questions
2025-07-29Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will clarify that houses located in Enfield, County Meath, and properties with an address of Enfield, County Westmeath, can qualify for the pyrite remediation scheme; and if new applications are still being accepted for this scheme. [41674/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider an addition to the housing aid for elderly-housing adaption for those with a disability scheme for 2026 to allow those with medical need to apply for assistance with the provision of a mobility scooter. [41725/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in relation to the new regulations on short-let rentals (details supplied), if an exemption will be put in place for existing short-let properties which were never previously available for long-term let. [44001/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider the possibility of making more funding available to local authorities to administer the housing adaption and housing aid for the elderly schemes in all future years. [44058/25]
Social3 questions
2025-07-29Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if the supplementary welfare grant system can be used to apply for assistance with the provision, or upgrade of, a mobility scooter where there is a clear medical need for same. [41724/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application for a carer’s benefit will be approved for a person (details supplied). [43618/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application for disability allowance can be approved for a person (details supplied). [43792/25]
Transport1 question
2025-07-29Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the planned Mullingar town bus service. [43017/25]
Culture1 question
2025-07-29Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide a timeframe for the opening of the next round of sports capital grants applications. [43975/25]
Children1 question
2025-07-29Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will outline any proposed funding opportunities for community childcare buildings to improve their facilities given current funding seems to only allow for extensions rather than improvements. [43915/25]
Further and Higher Education1 question
2025-07-29Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there is an opportunity, or any avenue, whereby a third level student can receive fee support to repeat a year, where the student suffered a severe mental health episode during the initial term and had to drop out; and if his Department can support a student in these circumstances where the issue is clearly medically certified. [43922/25]
Sorca Clarke — Sinn Féin
0 votes ·
50 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked50 total
Health38 questions
2025-07-29Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost of fully staffing and resourcing all perinatal mental health teams across the six RHAs. [41755/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of perinatal mental health teams in Ireland. [41756/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of expenditure on perinatal mental health services in each RHA in the past five years and to date in 2025. [41757/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the projected capital and staffing cost for the development of a dedicated mother and baby unit. [41758/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she will outline any costings conducted by her Department regarding the establishment of walk-in youth mental health hubs such as Jigsaw in each regional health area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41771/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of having a clinical psychologist in each primary care network or GP practice. [41772/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of psychologists currently working in primary care teams; the ratio of psychologists to patients, by regional health area; and the wait times for non-urgent referrals to primary care psychology. [41773/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the date by which she expects all 20 new specialist eating disorder beds to be fully operational and accepting patients. [41864/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the specific locations of each of the 20 eating disorder beds; and the means by which these locations were determined. [41865/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if any of the new specialist eating disorder beds will be designated for children and young people; and if so, the number. [41866/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of delivering the 20 new eating disorder beds. [41867/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health how the impact and effectiveness of the new eating disorder beds will be monitored and reported publicly. [41868/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if frontline social workers in the public system have access to ongoing mental health supports; her plans to strengthen psychological support for staff experiencing vicarious trauma or burnout; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42390/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the progress of the working group on the national hearing care plan; if she has received the report from the working group that was planned to be completed by end of quarter 2 as per the terms of reference; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42671/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she has a long-term plan to increase capacity in the Health Service Executive community audiology to address the long waiting lists in some regions, which are reaching up to three years for some children, with permanent hearing loss to be seen and many children waiting for hearing aid reviews; if she will lift the recruitment freeze; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42757/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of women who have tested positive for HPV following cervical screening under the CervicalCheck programme in the last five years; and the number of those cases in which abnormal cell changes subsequently progressed to a cervical cancer diagnosis. [43240/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the cost of running each existing community café providing free out-of-hours adult mental health services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43736/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the pilot Solace cafés under the HSE's crisis resolution services model of care; the timeframe and criteria, including milestones, by which the pilot phase is expected to conclude and sites transition to permanent (non-pilot) Solace café status; whether any decisions have been made to extend, scale back or expand the pilot network beyond its original scope; to describe the funding commitments at present and beyond the pilot period to support the continuation of these cafés; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43749/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the cost of running a community café to provide free out-of-hours adult mental health service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43774/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to fully implement the national clinical programme for ADHD in adults; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43809/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to fully implement the national clinical programme for self-harm and suicide-related ideation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43810/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to fully implement the national clinical programme for early intervention psychosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43811/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of fully funding the national clinical programme for eating disorders and deliver the remaining eating disorder teams by 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43812/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to fully implement the national clinical programme for specialist perinatal mental health; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43813/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to increase funding for recovery education by 10%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43841/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of fully funding a single crisis resolution team; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43842/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the full multidisciplinary staffing model for a crisis resolution team, including grades, salary bands, headcount per team; and the estimated associated annual cost per team for staffing, administration, and on-call or out of hours service provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43843/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of funding trainee counselling and educational psychology posts on the same basis as trainee clinical psychologists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43917/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of counselling and educational psychology trainees currently enrolled on postgraduate programmes annually; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43918/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of trainee clinical psychologists currently funded through the HSE; the number of training places made available in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43919/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of fully funding a single CAMHS bed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44008/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of fully funding a CAMHS team; and the number of fully operational CAMHS teams currently in place nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44009/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of expanding Jigsaw youth mental health services to provide full national coverage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44096/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost of establishing and operating one full Jigsaw youth mental health service in each of the six RHAs; to include staffing, premises and service delivery costs per site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44123/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the total annual cost to the Health Service Executive and her Department of providing online mental health services; a breakdown of these costs by platform or service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44124/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of fully staffing and operating all child and adult mental health services teams, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44167/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide the estimated annual cost of delivering integrated multi-disciplinary primary care mental health services based on the Jigsaw model; the current number of such services funded nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44177/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost of operating one integrated multi-disciplinary primary care mental health service based on the Jigsaw model; and if this cost varies depending on location or catchment size; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44178/25]
Justice5 questions
2025-07-29Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the last time the visa exemption list was updated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41285/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the criteria and considerations used in determining which countries are granted visa free access to Ireland for short stays; and the rationale behind the current inclusion of certain states on the visa-exempt list. [41317/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of prisoners currently receiving treatment for a mental health condition; and what those conditions are. [42283/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of prisoners who were transferred from prison to the National Forensic Mental Health Service Hospital or other psychiatric facilities in the past five years; and the average waiting time for such a transfer. [42284/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide details on any protocols or procedures in place for the assessment and treatment of mental illness at the point of prison committal. [42286/25]
Education4 questions
2025-07-29Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of mental health professionals currently working directly in post-primary schools; if her Department has costed the expansion of in school counselling and therapeutic supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41785/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current budget allocation for school-based mental health initiatives, including the Junior Cycle wellbeing programme, SPHE, and so on. [41786/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will urgently intervene to resolve the situation at school (details supplied), where an approved ASD class has been supressed; the steps her Department is taking to ensure that these children receive the appropriate support and placement in line with their assessed needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42856/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will urgently intervene to resolve the situation at a school (details supplied) where an approved ASD class has been supressed, resulting in four local children being denied access to an autism classroom for the coming school year; the steps her Department is taking to ensure that these children receive the appropriate support and placement in line with their assessed needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42975/25]
Social3 questions
2025-07-29Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a social enterprise seeking to support survivors of SGBV would not be eligible for BTWEA/STEA; if he has plans to review the eligibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44355/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the current average processing time for disability allowance claims. [42005/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps he is taking to reduce the waiting times for disability allowance payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42006/25]