Parliamentary questions

Departmental Communications

Kathleen Funchion

1679. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason the HSE and other Government bodies are using telephone numbers which are not free phone or low call that is 0818 or 1890 numbers for public queries; the reason they are not instead supplying local call numbers for the public; his views on whether it is unfair to place these high phone call costs on members of the public who could already be under financial strain; and the companies employed by these Government bodies to administer these calls. [25268/16]

Early Childhood Care and Education Expenditure

Kathleen Funchion

1913. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of making reforms (details supplied) to the ECCE scheme. [24529/16]

Early Years Strategy Implementation

Kathleen Funchion

16. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans for early years in detail and timeline for the implementation of the early years strategy on a yearly basis. [23035/16]

Child Care Services

Kathleen Funchion

23. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans for the reinstatement of the child minding advisory service. [23036/16]

General Medical Services Scheme

Kathleen Funchion

183. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health the action the Health Service Executive took in respect of a centre (details supplied) where patients covered by the medical card scheme are still being charged €10 for routine blood tests, given that the Minister of State at his Department previously stated that it was not acceptable for such patients and patients covered under the general practitioner-visit card scheme to be charged for procedures associated with routine diagnosis and treatment. [21438/16]

Child Care Services Regulation

Kathleen Funchion

267. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has considered reinstating the child minding advisory service and developing a national approach; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19935/16]

Employment Rights

Kathleen Funchion

644. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to introduce guidelines to protect child care workers in sporadic employment. [14842/16]

Company Closures

Kathleen Funchion

645. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is aware that the rehabilitation facility in County Kilkenny is to close on 30 June 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15984/16]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Kathleen Funchion

646. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is aware of the community child care facilities in County Clare that closed without notice in February 2016; the compensation measures she has put in place to assist children who have now missed out on their early childhood care and education scheme year as a result; and the status in this regard. [15985/16]

Community Childcare Subvention Programme

Kathleen Funchion

35. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the strategy in place to extend the community childcare subvention programme to those who are most in need of it; her plans to expand the numbers who can avail of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14843/16]

Departmental Agencies Board Appointments

Kathleen Funchion

242. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to fill the two vacant positions on the Board of Tusla, the Child and Family Agency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15193/16]

Traveller Community

Kathleen Funchion

29. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health his plans to support the extension of the Traveller primary health care teams. [13724/16]

Mental Health Awareness

Kathleen Funchion

44. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health his plans to roll out a programme of mental health awareness training for general practitioners and other general health workers so that they are better equipped to assist persons in mental distress who are seeking referral or advice on their care. [13725/16]

State Pensions Reform

Kathleen Funchion

196. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection to consider re-instating the supplementary State transition pension payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14039/16]

Road Safety

Kathleen Funchion

191. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality how many companies have expressed an interest in the new speed camera contract; the amount the new contract is worth; and the number of hours per worker, per month, required in the new contract. [12817/16]

Courts Service

Kathleen Funchion

192. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the mileage a company (details supplied) is claiming from the State for its workers attending court; and the rate of pay it is claiming for workers going to court. [12818/16]

Mental Health Services Funding

Kathleen Funchion

631. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing a full child and adult mental health services programme and team for each county. [12954/16]

School Closures

Kathleen Funchion

686. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that a school (details supplied) in County Carlow is set to close; that the school was recently renovated two years ago; that it has an extremely important autism spectrum disorder unit; that parents and members of the community were not consulted on the closure; and if she will meet the parent's association to discuss this urgent issue. [6559/16]