Thursday, 24 Feb 2022

Written Answers Nos. 430-444

Disabilities Assessments

Questions (434)

Pauline Tully

Question:

434. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the training provided to clinicians to undertake an assessment of need; the percentage of therapy staff employed in children’s disability network teams who have undergone this training and are qualified to undertake an assessment of need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10798/22]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Health

As the Deputy's question relates to an operational issue, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Disabilities Assessments

Questions (435)

Pauline Tully

Question:

435. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the cover that is in place for sick leave, maternity leave and paternity leave for therapy staff who carry out an assessment of need as part of a children’s disability network teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10799/22]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Health

As the Deputy's question relates to an operational issue, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Disability Services

Questions (436)

Pauline Tully

Question:

436. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the number of administrative support staff employed within each of the children’s disability network teams; his plans to increase the level of administrative support staff employed within children’s disability network teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10800/22]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Health

As the Deputy's question relates to an operational issue, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Disability Services

Questions (437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447)

Pauline Tully

Question:

437. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the staff turnover of speech and language therapists within children’s disability services in each of the years from 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10801/22]

Pauline Tully

Question:

438. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the staff turnover of physiotherapists within children’s disability services in each of the years from 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10802/22]

Pauline Tully

Question:

439. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the staff turnover of psychologists within children’s disability services in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10803/22]

Pauline Tully

Question:

440. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the staff turnover of occupational therapists within children’s disability services in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10804/22]

Pauline Tully

Question:

441. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the staff turnover of social workers within children’s disability services in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10805/22]

Pauline Tully

Question:

442. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the staff turnover of nurses specialising in intellectual disability within children’s disability services in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10806/22]

Pauline Tully

Question:

443. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the staff turnover of psychiatrists within Children’s Disability Services in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10807/22]

Pauline Tully

Question:

444. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the staff turnover of orthotists and prosthetists within Children’s Disability Services in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10808/22]

Pauline Tully

Question:

445. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the staff turnover of clinical nutritionists within children’s disability services in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10809/22]

Pauline Tully

Question:

446. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the staff turnover of public health nurses within children’s disability services in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10810/22]

Pauline Tully

Question:

447. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the staff turnover of community resource workers within children’s disability services in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10811/22]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Health

I propose to take Questions Nos. 437 to 447, inclusive, together.

As the Deputy's questions relate to operational issues, they have been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Question No. 438 answered with Question No. 437.

Question No. 439 answered with Question No. 437.

Question No. 440 answered with Question No. 437.

Question No. 441 answered with Question No. 437.

Question No. 442 answered with Question No. 437.

Question No. 443 answered with Question No. 437.

Question No. 444 answered with Question No. 437.