Ms He Ting Ru asked ask the Minister for Health (a) in each of the last five years, how many persons with caring responsibilities approached the Agency for Integrated Care (AIC) for help; (b) how many of these carers required assistance for (i) between three to six months (ii) six to 12 months and (iii) more thanContinue reading “NUMBER OF PERSONS WITH CARING RESPONSIBILITIES APPROACHING AGENCY FOR INTEGRATED CARE FOR ASSISTANCE AND TYPES OF HELP PROVIDED IN LAST FIVE YEARS”
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AVAILABLE PLACES IN SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOLS FOR STUDENTS WITH AUTISM AND OTHER DISABILITIES AND AVERAGE WAITING TIME FOR ENROLMENT
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Education (a) how many places are available in Special Education (SPED) schools for students with autism in (i) schools that serve children with other disabilities and (ii) schools that only serve children with autism; and (b) what is the average waiting time for enrolment in these schools. Mr ChanContinue reading “AVAILABLE PLACES IN SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOLS FOR STUDENTS WITH AUTISM AND OTHER DISABILITIES AND AVERAGE WAITING TIME FOR ENROLMENT”
SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Social and Family Development whether the Ministry will strengthen its support for (i) parents and caregivers of children with special needs and (ii) ageing parents who are caring for their grown-up children with special needs. Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Education (a) how many students are thereContinue reading “SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS”
SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS FOR AGRI-FOOD CLUSTER TRANSFORMATION FUND AND TOTAL AMOUNT OF GRANTS GIVEN OUT
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment with regard to the Agri-food Cluster Transformation Fund (a) since its launch how many applications (i) have been received and (ii) were successful; (b) what was the range of grants in total amounts, given out to each farm; and (c) what is the breakdown byContinue reading “SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS FOR AGRI-FOOD CLUSTER TRANSFORMATION FUND AND TOTAL AMOUNT OF GRANTS GIVEN OUT”
FOOD FARMS AND COASTAL FISH FARMS CURRENTLY LICENSED IN SINGAPORE
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) how many food farms are currently licensed in Singapore; and (b) how many coastal fish farms are licensed in Singapore, and of these, how many have leases of (i) less than five years and (ii) between five to 10 years remaining. Ms Grace FuContinue reading “FOOD FARMS AND COASTAL FISH FARMS CURRENTLY LICENSED IN SINGAPORE”
NUMBER OF SINGAPOREANS WHO HAVE GIVEN UP SMOKING IN PAST TWO YEARS AND PROPOSAL TO CONSIDER TOTAL BAN ON SALE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Health (a) whether the Ministry intends to introduce a generational tobacco purchasing ban similar to that implemented by New Zealand; and (b) whether other measures are being studied to reduce rates of smoking in the general population. The Senior Minister of State for Health (Dr Koh Poh Koon) (forContinue reading “NUMBER OF SINGAPOREANS WHO HAVE GIVEN UP SMOKING IN PAST TWO YEARS AND PROPOSAL TO CONSIDER TOTAL BAN ON SALE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS”
SPECIALISED MENTAL HEALTH AND WHISTLE-BLOWING SUPPORT FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Health (a) what avenues of specialised mental health support are available to healthcare workers; (b) for each year from 2019 to 2021, how many healthcare workers have sought mental health support through these channels; and (c) what avenues do healthcare workers have for whistle-blowing or to raise their concernsContinue reading “SPECIALISED MENTAL HEALTH AND WHISTLE-BLOWING SUPPORT FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS”
DATA ON CHILDREN AGED 12 AND ABOVE WHO REMAIN UNVACCINATED FROM COVID-19
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Health (a) how many children in Singapore aged 12 and above remain unvaccinated from COVID-19, broken down by (i) age group (ii) race (iii) whether citizen, permanent resident or foreigner and (iv) employment status; and (b) of those who are still unvaccinated, how many are medically ineligible for vaccination,Continue reading “DATA ON CHILDREN AGED 12 AND ABOVE WHO REMAIN UNVACCINATED FROM COVID-19”
BREAKDOWN OF EMPLOYEES UNVACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19 BY AGE GROUP AND JOB TYPE
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Manpower with regard to the estimated 52,000 employees in Singapore who are still unvaccinated against COVID-19 (a) what is the breakdown by (i) age group and (ii) job type; and (b) whether there is any estimate on how many of these employees are pregnant women. Dr Tan See Leng: AsContinue reading “BREAKDOWN OF EMPLOYEES UNVACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19 BY AGE GROUP AND JOB TYPE”
UPDATE ON COVID-19 TREATMENTS, VACCINATION EFFICACY AND ROLL-OUT FOR CHILDREN AND BOOSTER JABS
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Health (a) how many Singaporeans and Permanent Residents (PRs) respectively are deemed to be medically ineligible for COVID-19 vaccination; and (b) excluding these persons, how many Singaporeans and PRs respectively remain unvaccinated as of December 2021. Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Health in view of the emergence ofContinue reading “UPDATE ON COVID-19 TREATMENTS, VACCINATION EFFICACY AND ROLL-OUT FOR CHILDREN AND BOOSTER JABS”
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