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Thu, 16 Feb 2023
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Brendan Howlin
373. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health if he will set out the waiting times and the number on the waiting list in each public hospital to be seen by a consultant dermatologist; the list of hospitals that use outsourced private dermatology services for both diagnosis and treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7807/23]
Tue, 14 Feb 2023
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Health Services
Brendan Howlin
544. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health if he will arrange to have a mammogram provided for a person (details supplied) who was first called for a mammogram in November 2019, and due to Covid delays, has still not received this test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6494/23]
Tue, 14 Feb 2023
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Medicinal Products
Brendan Howlin
613. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 302 of 7 July 2022, if he will provide an update on the results of the deliberation of the HSE of the medicines management programme assessment for the use of the medication, following the reply received from the HSE in relation to the provision of affordable cariban medication for women suffering from hyperemesis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6644/23]
Thu, 2 Feb 2023
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Defence Forces
Brendan Howlin
2. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his plans to address recent reports that two further ships are to be taken out of service due to the lack of sailors to man the vessels; the progress made to date on measures to retain members in the Permanent Defence Force; the overall strength of the PDF in each of the past six months; when he expects the authorised strength level to be achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5149/23]
Thu, 2 Feb 2023
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Defence Forces
Brendan Howlin
25. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he has met or is intending to meet with a group (details supplied) since assuming office as Minister. [5153/23]
Thu, 2 Feb 2023
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Defence Forces
Brendan Howlin
42. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the specific additional equipment for the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps that he expects to acquire during 2023; the capital allocated to these acquisitions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5152/23]
Thu, 2 Feb 2023
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Defence Forces
Brendan Howlin
59. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the up-to-date position on the appointment of an independent chair for the oversight committee for the implementation of the Report of the Commission on Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5151/23]
Thu, 2 Feb 2023
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Defence Forces
Brendan Howlin
65. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the progress to date in the implementation of the Working Time Directive in the Defence Forces; if he intends to apply the Directive to the Defence Forces in the same way as it is applied to An Garda Síochána, the Prison Service and other public sector organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5154/23]
Thu, 2 Feb 2023
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Departmental Properties
Brendan Howlin
72. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his plans to work with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to bring the derelict houses in the Curragh Camp, County Kildare, back into the State housing stock and make them available once again for service members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5150/23]
Wed, 1 Feb 2023
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International Protection
Brendan Howlin
119. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department has been contacted by other Departments to assist in the housing or placement of refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5165/23]
Tue, 31 Jan 2023
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Middle East
Brendan Howlin
118. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the action he has taken to date to sanction the Iranian authorities responsible for the brutal suppression of peaceful protest; his views on whether the Iran Revolutionary Guard should be listed as a terrorist entity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4001/23]
Tue, 31 Jan 2023
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Human Rights
Brendan Howlin
123. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the current situation in relation to an Irish citizen (details supplied) detained in Iran since October 2022; his efforts to secure their release including his contact with the Iranian Foreign Minister and the Ambassador of Iran in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4002/23]
Tue, 31 Jan 2023
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Brexit Issues
Brendan Howlin
127. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the current state of negotiation between the EU and the UK on finding an agreed settlement on the Northern Ireland protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4004/23]
Tue, 31 Jan 2023
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Disaster Response
Brendan Howlin
141. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the support by way of money, food, medical supplies and other humanitarian relief that Ireland has sent to Somalia and other drought-impacted nations in the Horn of Africa enduring mass starvation; the plans the European Union and other international organisations have to bring relief to the millions of persons affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4003/23]
Tue, 31 Jan 2023
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Nursing Homes
Brendan Howlin
601. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health if he will set out the level of consultation with private nursing homes to determine the ratio, in relation to statements made by his Department concerning dependency levels within private nursing homes; if he will set out the average cost per resident in HSE-operated nursing homes for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3993/23]
Tue, 31 Jan 2023
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Nursing Homes
Brendan Howlin
602. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to concerns raised by private nursing home operators at the recruitment by the HSE of trained staff from their sector who have been recruited by private nursing homes from abroad and have had their visas and travel arrangements processed at a considerable cost to the private nursing homes concerned; the steps he has taken to ensure that attractive terms and conditions are available for nurses and care workers in both the private and public sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3994/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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School Textbooks
Brendan Howlin
365. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education the progress made to date on the roll-out of her Department’s programme for free primary school books; the engagement she has had to date with the education partners and other stake holders regarding this scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3233/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Public Sector Pay
Brendan Howlin
381. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Social Protection the current status of the pay claim submitted on behalf of community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3228/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Disability Services
Brendan Howlin
611. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health if he will set out the full authorised staffing numbers and positions for County Wexford’s children’s disability network team; the staff positions currently vacant; the efforts being made to fill these positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3237/23]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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Work Permits
Brendan Howlin
14. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current status of a work permit application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63349/22]