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- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Oct 2024)
Pa Daly: I was contacted this morning by a family in mid-Kerry who are desperately seeking help for their child to fulfil its potential, but the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ADHD, clinic has been closed. In the past fortnight, I have been contacted by therapists and families from all over the county, families using the child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, whose hurt...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Oct 2024)
Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputy for his questions. I will answer on the ADHD piece. The Deputy stated that the clinic is closed. My understanding is that it is not closed but it is not taking any additional referrals at the moment. I have written to the mental health unit there because I do not agree with that approach. Approximately 40% of all children referred to CAMHS will be diagnosed with ADHD....
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Oct 2024)
Pa Daly: It is closed to that family.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Oct 2024)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Sharon is 66 and has just retired. Her husband John is 66 and will retire in December. They have worked all their lives and paid their taxes and they are both homeless. They were evicted because the Government lifted the eviction ban and were made homeless in August. They are relying on a day-to-day basis on the emergency telephone number and on couchsurfing with different relatives...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Oct 2024)
Paschal Donohoe: I am sorry to hear about the plight they are facing at this stage of their lives, not having a home, not knowing whether they will have a roof over their heads. I can only imagine the difficulty they are facing at the moment. Please allow me to reiterate what we are doing. We are doing two things. First, this is why so much effort is being put into building public and social housing...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Oct 2024)
Richard Boyd Barrett: It is a freefone number.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Oct 2024)
Paschal Donohoe: ----- to try to support people who are at risk of becoming homeless. It is also why the housing assistance payment, HAP, is available-----
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Oct 2024)
Richard Boyd Barrett: It is not available to people whose income is above the threshold.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Oct 2024)
Paschal Donohoe: -----to provide support. The Deputy is against the HAP anyway. That is my understanding.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Oct 2024)
Richard Boyd Barrett: No, I am not against the HAP. I am against it as a substitute for social housing.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Oct 2024)
Paschal Donohoe: On one hand, Deputy Boyd Barrett-----
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Oct 2024)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Give them the HAP.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Oct 2024)
Paschal Donohoe: I have been present in the Dáil on several occasions when the Deputy has spoken against the HAP.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Oct 2024)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I am against it as a substitute for housing.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Oct 2024)
Paschal Donohoe: In any event, it is not my desire to politicise the plight of the two people Deputy Boyd Barrett referred to.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Oct 2024)
Richard Boyd Barrett: You just did.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Oct 2024)
Paschal Donohoe: It is not my desire because they want to be helped and supported and I am sure if he has any information about them, they are already getting support from their local authority. I hope they are. Housing executive bodies are in place to try to prevent people becoming homeless.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Oct 2024)
Richard Boyd Barrett: They are using the freefone number.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Oct 2024)
Paschal Donohoe: I hope the housing executive body is aware of the issue and is trying to help.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Oct 2024)
Pádraig O'Sullivan: I wish to raise the issue of home care. As the Minister of State is aware, the Cork-Kerry region has approximately 1,300 people on its home care waiting list, accounting for nearly one quarter of the national list of 6,000. I acknowledge the work the Minister of State has done in recent years and she has received additional funding in the most recent budget, but it has not trickled down...