Pádraig Rice

202. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeline for the implementation of the working age payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8437/25]

245. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of people on a waiting list for home support services provided by HSE disability services, by age, CHO and LHO, in tabular form. [8438/25]

246. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current hourly direct cost and indirect cost of home support services for people living with a disability; and the total cost of direct and indirect delivery of this type of home care in each of the years from 2020 to 2024. [8439/25]

247. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the percentage split of home support services for people living with a disability between direct and indirect delivery. [8440/25]

295. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if a drug (details supplied) will be made available to patients with biliary tract cancers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8436/25]

312. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will commit to including children in the regulations for home support services as part of the Health (Amendment) (Licensing of Professional Home Support Providers) Bill; the timeline for publishing this legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8467/25]

313. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of children on a waiting list for paediatric home care packages by CHO and LHO, in tabular form. [8468/25]

314. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the current hourly direct cost and indirect cost of paediatric home care packages; and the total cost of direct and indirect delivery of this type of home care in each of the years 2020 to 2024. [8469/25]

315. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the percentage split of paediatric home care service provision between direct and indirect delivery. [8470/25]

316. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she intends to conduct a review of the implementation of the recommendations of the strategic workforce advisory group on home carers and nursing home healthcare assistants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8471/25]

317. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE home support hours delivered in each month of 2024, by CHO and LHO, in tabular form. [8476/25]

318. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of hours on the waiting list for home support in CHO4 by LHO, in tabular form. [8477/25]

319. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting for home support in CHO4 for longer than one month, longer than three months, longer than six months and longer than twelve months, in tabular form. [8478/25]

320. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the CHOs which underwent cost containment for home support services in 2024 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8479/25]

321. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to increase the number of interRAI assessments for home support (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8480/25]

322. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the total amount of funding spent by each CHO on home support in each month of 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [8481/25]

323. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health for an update on the new ICT system for HSE home support including the amount spent to date on its development; to estimate the total costs of procuring and implementing the ICT system; to estimate when the ICT system will be operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8482/25]

324. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to repeated breaches of section 19 of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 during sports broadcasting (details supplied); if she will ensure that the legislation is enforced ahead of upcoming sports events; if she will commit to engaging with those who are running and broadcasting these events to ensure that the legislation is adhered to; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8507/25]

325. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health her views on whether section 15 of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 is being breached by alcohol companies; if not, if she will commit to changing the definition of “advertising” in the 2018 Act to specifically include zero alcohol drinks using the same branding, logos, colours and name as their parent company; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8508/25]

326. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if a new Healthy Ireland Framework will be published this year; the timeline for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8509/25]

327. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the timeline she is working towards in publishing a new national drug strategy; if she intends to hold a public consultation to inform development of the strategy (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8510/25]

330. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health her views on a memo issued by the chief executive of the HSE to regional executive officers on 14 February 2025 regarding extended hours/days of work; her views on whether this instruction is in breach of the HSE’s responsibility to engage with staff and their union representatives through the framework agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8546/25]

331. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will publish the data provided to her regarding urgent and emergency care in February 2025 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8547/25]

814. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount expended on carrying out assessments of need, by month in 2024 and 2023; the total amount paid to agencies to carry out these assessments; the company names of the top beneficiaries of payments and amounts paid to each of these agencies in both years. [8116/25]

815. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the HSE has contracted the services of agencies to complete assessments of need; if a tender process was conducted before contracts were awarded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8117/25]