Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Hospital Services

Cathal Crowe

1339. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital beds currently available in each public/voluntary hospital, in tabular form; the number available in each public/voluntary hospital in December 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36610/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Michael McNamara

1340. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive an appointment at UHL or Croom Orthopaedic Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36640/23]

Hospital Services

Seán Sherlock

1341. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health when a facility (details supplied) will open; and how many staff have been allocated to same. [36647/23]

State Bodies

Fergus O'Dowd

1342. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 210 of 5 July 2023, if the returns (details supplied) include pension contributions paid to all the other CEOs by the State; if not, the details of same; if, in respect of the VHI return, he will provide further details on how the interim CEO is getting both an acting-up allowance and a performance-related payment; if he will provide details of the €72,000 and €62,000 payment-bonuses in respect of the VHI returns; if he will provide details of the exit payment; if there will be a similar exit payment for the new CEO of VHI BIK medical; the actual amount paid; the policy with VHI; if not, with whom; if with VHI, if discounts are applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36655/23]

General Practitioner Services

Colm Burke

1343. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to outline what action he, his Department and the HSE intend on taking with a view to retaining an out-of-hours GP service in the Fermoy, Mitchelstown area, in particular from 10pm and 8am, given the service which was in place has been withdrawn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36666/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Michael Healy-Rae

1344. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36669/23]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Róisín Shortall

1345. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health when it is proposed to have a single dedicated HSE safeguarding service number available at all times in order that a person who wishes to report any form of abuse or wishes to gain immediate access to a safeguarding service can do so (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36672/23]

Health Services

Róisín Shortall

1346. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he has responded to correspondence (details supplied); if he will arrange a meeting with this organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36675/23]

Departmental Communications

Brendan Smith

1347. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health if his Department, and all agencies under the remit of his Department, have their telephone contact details on their websites and on other media platforms; if all stationery and headed notepaper used in correspondence with the public contain relevant phone contact details, taking into account that everybody is not in a position to correspond by e-mail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36698/23]

Care of the Elderly

John Brady

1348. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of people awaiting homecare support in Wicklow; the total number of hours allocated in Wicklow in 2022 and to date in 2023; the average number of hours granted to each successful applicant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36720/23]

Home Care Packages

John Brady

1349. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health to confirm the number of people who have been granted home care support in 2022 and to date in 2023 who are still awaiting their care packages to be fulfilled by a carer/home support agency, broken down by county and waiting timeframe, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36721/23]

Health Services

John Brady

1350. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of applications received for a physical care needs assessment in 2022 and to date in 2023, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36723/23]

Health Services

John Brady

1351. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of people awaiting a physical care needs assessment in 2022 and to date in 2023, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36724/23]

Dental Services

John Brady

1352. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of independent dental practices currently signed up to the dental treatment services scheme in Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36726/23]

Dental Services

John Brady

1353. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of children and adults on the dental appointment waiting list in Wicklow; the average waiting times for appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36727/23]

Dental Services

John Brady

1354. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of children and adults on the orthodontic waiting lists in Wicklow; the average waiting times for appointments, broken down by 1, 3, 6 month, and 12 months+; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36728/23]

Disability Services

John Brady

1355. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health how many adult physiotherapists are in CHO6 and CHO 7 in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36729/23]

Disability Services

John Brady

1356. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health how many child physiotherapists are in CHO6 and CHO 7 in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36730/23]

Disability Services

John Brady

1357. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of child psychologists in CHO 6 and CHO 7 in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36731/23]

Disability Services

John Brady

1358. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of adult psychologists in CHO 6 and CHO 7 in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36732/23]

Disability Services

John Brady

1359. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number currently on the waiting list for adult physiotherapy in CHO 6 and CHO 7, Wicklow, broken down by length of time, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36733/23]

Disability Services

John Brady

1360. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number currently on the waiting list for child physiotherapy in CHO 6 and CHO 7, Wicklow, broken down by length of time, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36734/23]

Disability Services

John Brady

1361. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of people currently on the waiting list for child psychology in CHO 6 and CHO 7, Wicklow, broken down by lengths of time of 3, 6, 12+ months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36735/23]

Disability Services

John Brady

1362. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of adults awaiting occupational therapy in CHO6 in County Wicklow and CHO7 in County Wicklow, broken down by lengths of time of 3, 6, 12+ months and in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36736/23]

Disability Services

John Brady

1363. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting occupational therapy in CHO6 in County Wicklow and CHO7 County Wicklow, broken down by lengths of time of 3, 6, 12+ months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36737/23]

Mental Health Services

John Brady

1364. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting on the CAMHS waiting list in County Wicklow; the average waiting time, broken down by lengths of time of 3, 6, 12+ months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36738/23]

Health Services

John Brady

1365. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals made to the long-Covid clinic, by county; the average waiting timeframe, broken down by length of time of 3, 6, 12+ months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36739/23]

Vaccination Programme

John Brady

1366. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to providing the chicken pox varicella vaccine to all children through the infant and children’s immunisation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36740/23]

State Properties

John Brady

1367. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on a vacant building (details supplied); to confirm what the plans are for this building; if there has been interest expressed in this building by another State body or if it has been deemed to be surplus to requirements and sold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36741/23]

Health Services

John Brady

1368. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the national newborn bloodspot screening programme; the progress that has been made by the National Screening Advisory Committee to expand the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36742/23]

Suicide Prevention

Cormac Devlin

1369. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health for an update on the implementation and success of the Suicide Prevention Action Plan 2018-2020 "Connecting for Life Dublin South"; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36801/23]

Health Services

Ivana Bacik

1370. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health when the process considering implementation of the Expert Review Body on Nursing and Midwifery recommendation forty-six will be completed. [36826/23]

Medical Cards

Seán Sherlock

1371. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the options available to an individual (details supplied) for medical support; and if an application for medical card is on file. [36833/23]

Health Service Executive

Ged Nash

1372. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the reason a HSE employee (details supplied) who has met the criteria to qualify for the pandemic recognition payment has not received the payment to which they are entitled; when the application will be processed and paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36863/23]

Departmental Records

Catherine Connolly

1373. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 759 of 27 June 2023, for a status update on the Strategic Assessment Report/Preliminary Business Case for the new Emergency Department, Women and Children's Block at University Hospital Galway; the timeline for the completion of the SAR/PBC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36873/23]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Catherine Connolly

1374. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 36 of 1 June 2023, for an update on the development of the new elective hospital in Merlin Park; the status of the development of the project brief, procurement strategy and detailed business case; if the HSE is on track to complete these documents by October 2023; if discussions with local planning authorities have commenced to-date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36874/23]

Primary Care Centres

Catherine Connolly

1375. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No.55 of 1 June, 2023, the status of the development of a primary care centre on Inisbofin; the status of the land transfer process; the expected timeline for the completion of the land transfer and acquisition of the site; the progress to-date on the appointment of a design team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36875/23]

Primary Care Services

Catherine Connolly

1376. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1570 of 18 April 2023, the status of the proposed primary care centre for Galway City west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36876/23]

Vaccination Programme

Catherine Connolly

1377. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 111 of 26 May 2022, his plans to introduce a vaccine compensation scheme, as recommended in a report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36877/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Catherine Connolly

1378. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36878/23]

Health Services

Ivana Bacik

1379. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of extending the free contraception scheme to all people regardless of age; if the scheme will be extended to those aged 26 to 30 years from 1 September 2023; the estimated cost of extending the scheme to 30 to 45-year-olds; the estimated additional cost of extending the scheme to include non-hormonal contraception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36908/23]

Abortion Services

Ivana Bacik

1380. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health if his Department or the HSE will provide a subsidy for college health centres to provide abortion services; the projected cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36909/23]

HIV Incidence

Ivana Bacik

1381. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the projected cost of expanding the free HIV rapid testing and PrEP to college health centres, in order that students can access services on-campus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36910/23]

Student Unions

Ivana Bacik

1382. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health if his Department or the HSE have previously provided funding to an organisation (details supplied) to support sexual health and awareness packs to students in higher education institutions; if he intends to do so in future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36913/23]

Medical Cards

Richard Boyd Barrett

1383. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of changing the income limits for over-70s medical cards from €550 to €800 (single) and €1,050 to €1,600 (couple), and applying these income limits for everyone over 65 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36963/23]

Nursing Homes

Jennifer Whitmore

1384. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that the temporary inflation payment scheme that is designed to address cost increases relating to heating and electricity to small privately owned nursing homes is of no benefit to nursing homes whose contract ends and have no choice but to sign up with a more expensive energy provider; if she is aware if this is an issue with other nursing homes; if there is a workaround being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36967/23]

Hospital Services

Jennifer Whitmore

1385. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he will deliver on the promise in the Programme for Government to support clinical genetic services at CHI, Crumlin, by appointing six genomic resource associate roles to reduce the currently unacceptable two-year waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36968/23]

Health Service Executive

Jennifer Whitmore

1386. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the current status of HSE properties (detail supplied) in County Wicklow; to identify those properties which are intended for redevelopment or refurbishment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36971/23]

Health Service Executive

Jennifer Whitmore

1387. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health for an update on any of the vacant HSE buildings in Wicklow that have been deemed surplus to requirement (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36972/23]

Nursing Homes

Robert Troy

1388. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when an application for nursing home subvention in the name of a person (details supplied) will be finalised. [36980/23]

Healthcare Policy

Brendan Smith

1389. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health when measures will be introduced to ban the sale of vaping products to children, both in store and through online shopping platforms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36994/23]

Hospital Procedures

Róisín Shortall

1390. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of vaginal mesh removals carried out in each of the years 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; the number of retropubic implants (TVT) fully removed; the number of transobturator implants (TVTO) fully removed; the number of pelvic prolapse meshes (POP) fully removed; the number of other meshes fully removed with a description of the type of mesh (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37043/23]

Assisted Human Reproduction

Catherine Connolly

1391. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the status of the roll-out of publicly funded IVF in CH02; the timeline for when publicly funded IVF will be available in CH02; to clarify the eligibility criteria whereby persons can avail of publicly funded IVF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37046/23]

Assisted Human Reproduction

Catherine Connolly

1392. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the status of the roll-out, by CHO area, of the Model of Care for Fertility; the timeline for when the model will be completely rolled-out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37047/23]

Health Services

Matt Carthy

1393. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not received OT support since January 2023; if he will ensure that this situation is rectified as a matter of urgency, considering the impact that the removal of services has had on the person and their family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37060/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Ivana Bacik

1394. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the number of people who are waiting more than sixty days for an urgent referral for cancer diagnosis. [37070/23]

Mental Health Services

Ivana Bacik

1395. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the number of minors who have been placed on adult psychiatric wards. [37071/23]

Health Services Staff

Duncan Smith

1396. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the projected cost of providing additional funding to Section 39 organisations to provide pay increases in line with the current public service pay deal; to provide a breakdown by organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37082/23]

Health Services Staff

Duncan Smith

1397. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on agency staff in 2022 and to date in 2023 across the health service, broken down by staffing type and to whom the payments were made; if he will provide a breakdown for the amount spent on nursing agency staff in 2022 and to date in 2023; his plans to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37083/23]

Departmental Schemes

Duncan Smith

1398. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reducing the drugs payment scheme threshold to €50; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37084/23]

Health Strategies

Duncan Smith

1399. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the projected full-year cost of expanding the free contraception scheme to all women; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37085/23]

Health Strategies

Duncan Smith

1400. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost in 2024 of reducing prescription charges to €1 per item with a cap of €10 for all, or to 50 cent per item with a cap of €5 for all; the overall cost of abolishing the charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37086/23]

Emergency Departments

Duncan Smith

1401. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost in 2024 of reducing emergency hospital charges to either €50 or abolishing it; the cost of removing the €75 charge for an injury unit, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37087/23]

Medical Cards

Duncan Smith

1402. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing in 2024 medical cards to all those diagnosed with cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37088/23]

Medical Cards

Duncan Smith

1403. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing medical card income limits by 5%, 10% or 20%, and in each case, the projected additional number of cards that would be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37089/23]

Home Help Service

Duncan Smith

1404. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the funding provided for the home support service in 2023; the number of home care packages funded; the projected additional cost of providing a home care package to every identified case in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37090/23]

Home Help Service

Duncan Smith

1405. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of home care and home help hours funded in 2022, and 2023, respectively; the amount not utilised due to staffing shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37091/23]

Vaccination Programme

Duncan Smith

1406. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the cost of the flu vaccine programme in 2022 and 2023, respectively; how many doses are expected to be provided in 2023 and 2024; how many doses the State ordered; the estimated cost to provide the flu vaccine free to all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37093/23]

General Practitioner Services

Duncan Smith

1407. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing free GP care to all children under 18 years on the basis of the fees provided for the expansion of the current scheme to six- and seven-year-olds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37094/23]

Vaccination Programme

Duncan Smith

1408. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing the HPV vaccine for free to adults who have not received it but want to access it through their GP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37095/23]

Vaccination Programme

Duncan Smith

1409. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the projected cost of providing two doses of the chicken pox varicella vaccine free to all children through the primary or school child immunisation programme; the estimated annual cost of providing this in 2024; the estimated five-year cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37096/23]

Hospital Facilities

Duncan Smith

1410. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the current number of ICU beds in place; how many are currently funded; how many additional ICU beds will be provided in 2023 and are planned for 2024; the all-in cost for a new ICU bed, support services and staffing; the projected cost for 50 additional ICU beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37097/23]

Departmental Schemes

Duncan Smith

1411. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of adding asthma to the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37098/23]

Mental Health Services

Duncan Smith

1412. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health to outline the additional funding provided for mental health in each of the past two budgets; to provide a detailed breakdown of the status of each of the measures announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37099/23]

Health Services Staff

Duncan Smith

1413. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the projected costs of fully funding the safe staffing framework; the projected costs of growing the nursing and midwifery workforce by 2,000 WTEs annually for the next three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37100/23]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

1414. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health to provide, in tabular form for each hospital, the number of unfilled nurses and midwives positions, respectively that currently remain unfilled; to provide the current staffing levels in each; the additional recruitment into each in 2022 and 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37101/23]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

1415. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form for each hospital the number of unfilled consultant positions respectively that currently remain unfilled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37102/23]

Health Services Staff

Duncan Smith

1416. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the projected costs of settling the medical laboratory scientists' pay claim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37103/23]

Hospital Facilities

Duncan Smith

1417. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health how many additional hospital beds have been delivered in each of 2022 and 2023 to date, by type; what the end-of-year delivery is expected to be; his plans for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37104/23]

Hospital Facilities

Duncan Smith

1418. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the projected cost of delivering 1,500 additional acute beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37105/23]

Health Services

Cormac Devlin

1419. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of an issue (details supplied); if he will ask his officials to review the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37125/23]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Ruairí Ó Murchú

1420. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the current state of play with the MCAP scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37161/23]

Healthcare Policy

Ruairí Ó Murchú

1421. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health what plans his Department has to respond to the WHO classification of aspartame as a possible cancer cause; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37162/23]

Health Promotion

Ruairí Ó Murchú

1422. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health when the review of the impact of the sugar tax will be conducted and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37163/23]

Health Service Executive

Réada Cronin

652. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the actions his Department is taking to address and urgently the HSE spend of €458 million of external consultants in 2022; whether he will publish his investigations and analysis into that spend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35227/23]

Home Care Packages

Seán Crowe

653. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of older persons on a waiting list for home care packages in the CHO 7 area; and how many of those have been waiting more than six months. [35443/23]

Eating Disorders

Mark Ward

654. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of adults who presented to the HSE seeking treatment for eating disorders who received inpatient treatment in non-dedicated eating disorder services in each of the years 2018 to 2022 and to date in 2023, by CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34786/23]

Mental Health Services

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

655. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of persons employed in July 2020, 2021 and 2022, in community psychiatry, community psychology and community CAMHS areas in County Cork, by area; and the positions recruited since January 2023, in County Cork in these sectors. [34793/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

656. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the current waiting list for CAMHS services in County Cork, by area; the average waiting time; and his plans to address this. [34794/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

657. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of young people on the CAMHS waiting list in Cork city for less than three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12, 12 to 18, 18 to 24 and for over 24 months, in tabular form. [34795/23]

Community Employment Drug Rehabilitation Projects

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

658. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if there is a restriction on drugs rehabilitation CE schemes advertising vacant T-coded CE participant places on platforms such as publicjobs.ie; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34802/23]

Departmental Funding

Johnny Guirke

659. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health in relation to an application by Meath County Council in February 2023, for capital funding for the new addiction centre project in Navan, County Meath (details supplied), the current status of this application; the schedule for a decision on this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34817/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Paul Kehoe

660. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health the status of pandemic recognition payments for agency frontline staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34838/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Kathleen Funchion

661. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health if employees in an organisation (details supplied) are entitled to the pandemic payment; if this was changed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34840/23]

Local Drugs Task Forces

Maurice Quinlivan

662. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the funding provided to local drugs and alcohol forums in each of the years 2008 to 2022 and in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34854/23]

Local Drugs Task Forces

Maurice Quinlivan

663. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to increasing the funding for drug and alcohol taskforces to assist these organisations to address the increased use of cocaine in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34855/23]

Local Drugs Task Forces

Maurice Quinlivan

664. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to increasing the funding for drug and alcohol taskforces to assist these organisations to address the worrying increased use of crack cocaine in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34856/23]

Departmental Appointments

Michael Ring

665. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health the number of personnel in his Department at Principal Officer level or above who, on retiring from that position, were subsequently appointed to a State or semi-State board over the past ten years. [34925/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

666. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a consultant will be allocated and a date for surgery be given for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal who urgently requires scoliosis surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34938/23]

Departmental Policies

Carol Nolan

667. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health to clarify the policy position of his Department with respect to the allegedly carcinogenic impact of red meat consumption; if he agrees that the messaging and promotion of such research needs to be heavily qualified and balanced by stressing the clear health benefits of meat consumption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34245/23]