Parliamentary questions

Departmental Data

Róisín Shortall

1389. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the alternate care expenditure for 2020, 2021 and 2022 as per, the total alternate care expenditure for each year; the private-for-profit costs or expenditure for each year detailing the costs for private-for-profit foster care provision and private-for-profit residential care provision for each year; the direct Tusla residential child care costs for each year; the NGO residential child care costs for each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37772/23]

Departmental Projects

Róisín Shortall

1452. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current situation with the personalised disability budgets pilot project; the number of people currently receiving this service; the number of staff members currently employed on this project; if there is a plan to increase the number of individuals who can avail of personalised budgets within the current pilot scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38626/23]

Departmental Correspondence

Róisín Shortall

1491. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to respond to matters raised in correspondence from an organisation (details supplied); if he will meet with the organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39231/23]

Hospital Staff

Róisín Shortall

1544. Deputy Róisín Shortall 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. [37377/23]

Hospital Services

Róisín Shortall

1687. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of people who have attended genetic counselling services in St. James's Hospital for each of the years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38042/23]

Hospital Services

Róisín Shortall

1688. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of people who have attended genetic counselling services in Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin for each of the years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38043/23]

Hospital Services

Róisín Shortall

1689. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of people who have undergone genetic testing in St. James's Hospital for each of the years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38044/23]

Hospital Services

Róisín Shortall

1690. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of people who have undergone genetic testing in Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin for each of the years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38045/23]

Healthcare Policy

Róisín Shortall

1691. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the current approach for notifying those with the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation when they are due an annual MRI scan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38046/23]

Healthcare Policy

Róisín Shortall

1692. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health what designated hospital resources are assigned for surveillance testing for those with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38047/23]

Dental Services

Róisín Shortall

1810. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the position regarding dental services for an elderly man (details supplied) in Dublin 11; if a clear response can be provided addressing the concerns outlined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38713/23]

Hospital Facilities

Róisín Shortall

1923. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the reason for the closure of the 16-bed sub-acute unit at St. James’s Hospital psychiatric unit in August; if this decision was taken as a result of difficulties recruiting and retaining psychiatric nursing staff; the steps he is taking to address this shortfall in beds and ensure an adequate provision of services in CHO 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39233/23]

Care Services

Róisín Shortall

1924. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the implementation of all 16 recommendations from the report of the strategic workforce advisory group on home carers and nursing home healthcare assistants; the timeline that he is working towards for implementation of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39234/23]

Home Care Packages

Róisín Shortall

1925. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for home care packages, by CHO and LHO, in tabular form; and the number of persons experiencing delayed discharge from hospital due to a delay in accessing homecare. [39236/23]

Site Acquisitions

Róisín Shortall

1926. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the status of the site identification process for the elective hospital in Dublin; the timeline he is working towards for completing this process and seeking Cabinet approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39237/23]

Health Strategies

Róisín Shortall

1934. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the status of the Digital Health and Social Care Strategic Framework 2023-2030; the timeline he is working towards for publication; if an implementation plan will be published alongside the framework; if this framework will replace the current eHealth strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39245/23]

Hospital Charges

Róisín Shortall

1935. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he will honour the programme for Government commitment to introduce a cap on car parking charges at all public hospitals and introduce flexible passes; the timeline he is working towards; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39246/23]

Health Strategies

Róisín Shortall

1936. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he intends to provide €20 million in annual development funding for the National Cancer Strategy to ensure that it is implemented by its expiration in 2026; the steps he is taking to ensure its full implementation by 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39247/23]

Healthcare Policy

Róisín Shortall

1937. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health his views on matters raised by doctors practising aesthetic medicine (details supplied); the steps he is taking to establish a more robust regulatory environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39248/23]

Vaccination Programme

Róisín Shortall

1938. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if the National Immunisation Advisory Committee is considering the inclusion of the shingles vaccine in the national immunisation programme; his views on the prohibitive cost of this vaccine; if his attention has been brought to the approach in the UK to the shingles vaccine, where eligibility for a free vaccine has been expanding to include those aged 65 since 1 September; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39249/23]

Dental Services

Róisín Shortall

1939. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health his view on correspondence from an organisation (details supplied); his views on the legislative amendments proposed by the association which would allow dental hygienists to work independently of a dentist; if he will meet with the association; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39250/23]

Medical Qualifications

Róisín Shortall

1940. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of eligible applicants to the GP training programme in the years 2021, 2022 and 2023; the number accepted into the programme in each of those years; the number who completed the programme in each of those years; the number of trainees in each year of the current programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39251/23]

Mental Health Services

Róisín Shortall

1941. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of people on a CAMHS social care worker staffing panel in each CHO; the number of job offers from these panels in each of the years since 2020, by CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39252/23]

Health Strategies

Róisín Shortall

1942. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the reason the recommendations of the Report on Addressing Vitamin D Deficiency as a Public Health Measure in Ireland by the Joint Oireachtas Committee in April 2021 have not been implemented, including a public awareness campaign on the importance of vitamin D supplementation; to respond to concerns raised by researchers in human nutrition and dietetics (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39253/23]

Healthcare Policy

Róisín Shortall

1943. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on plans to introduce a statutory right to home care, as outlined in the programme for Government; the current status of this overdue legislation; if he will introduce the legislation before Christmas 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39254/23]

Public Transport

Róisín Shortall

238. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport the steps being taken to improve the TFI Live app now that the Dublin Bus app has been removed, in view of the considerable issues with real time information on the new app; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36482/23]

Insurance Coverage

Róisín Shortall

313. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to concerns such as those raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the acquisition of insurance cover; whether there exists standardised guidelines for insurance companies in terms of dealing with customers who do not have email addresses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36170/23]

Tax Yield

Róisín Shortall

314. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance the estimated amount of additional revenue that would be raised in 2023 through a third rate of income tax of 41% on incomes above €100,000, as well as 42%, 43%, 44% and 45%, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36187/23]

Tax Yield

Róisín Shortall

315. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance the estimated amount of additional revenue that would be raised in 2023 through a third rate of income tax of 41% on incomes above €100,000, as well as 42%, 43%, 44% and 45%, assuming tax band indexation of 4%, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36188/23]

Tax Credits

Róisín Shortall

317. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance the rate at which the refundable portion of the research and development tax credit is taxed; the amount of taxation generated by the tax since 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36230/23]

Sports Funding

Róisín Shortall

548. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will increase funding for disability football teams; if her attention has been brought to two cases (details supplied); the steps she is taking to put these teams on a sustainable financial footing to compete; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36481/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Róisín Shortall

712. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 142 of 21 June 2023, if she has considered her Department's response to the European Commission's recommendation to recognise Covid-19 as an occupational illness and the responses received from other Departments and Ministers; the date at which she expects to make a decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36474/23]

Children in Care

Róisín Shortall

999. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in relation to the residential care provision for children and young people undertaken by private for profit providers, the number of residential care centres provided by each such provider in 2022; the location of each centre; the costs of this provision per centre for 2022; the bed placement capacity for each centre; the average occupancy level for each centre in 2022; the total number of children and young people that were placed in each centre in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36032/23]

Children in Care

Róisín Shortall

1000. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in relation to the residential care provision for children and young people undertaken by voluntary NGO providers, the number of residential care centres provided by each NGO provider in 2022; the location of each centre; the costs of this provision per centre for 2022; the bed placement capacity of each centre in 2022; the average occupancy level for each centre in 2022; the total number of children and young people placed in each centre in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36033/23]

Child and Family Agency

Róisín Shortall

1001. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in relation to the residential care provision for children and young people undertaken directly by Tusla, the number and type of residential care centre provided by Tusla in 2022; the location of each centre; the cost of this provision per centre for 2022; the bed placement capacity of each centre for 2022; the average occupancy level per centre for 2022; the total number of children placed in each centre in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36034/23]

Child Detention Centres

Róisín Shortall

1002. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of bed placement capacity in Oberstown Children's Detention Campus in 2022; the average occupancy level in the centre in 2022; the total number of children placed in the centre in 2022; the costs of this provision in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36035/23]

Asylum Seekers

Róisín Shortall

1003. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of asylum seeking children placed in care in 2022; the ages of the these children; the number of asylum seeking children placed in residential care; the number of children placed with private-for-profit providers; the number of children placed with Tusla; the number placed with NGO providers; the costs of this provision for each care provider; the number of asylum seeking children placed in foster care in 2022; the ages of these children; the numbers placed in private-for-profit foster care and the numbers placed in Tusla foster care; the cost of this provision for the private-for-profit provider and Tusla foster care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36036/23]

Ukraine War

Róisín Shortall

1004. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of Ukrainian children placed in care in 2022 under the temporary protection directive; the ages of the these children; the number of Ukrainian children placed in residential care; the number of Ukrainian children placed with private-for-profit providers; the number of children placed with Tusla; the number placed with NGO providers; the costs of this provision for each care provider; the number of Ukrainian children placed in foster care in 2022; the ages of these children; the numbers placed in private-for-profit foster care and the numbers placed in Tusla foster care; the costs of this provision for the private-for-profit provider and Tusla foster care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36037/23]

Child and Family Agency

Róisín Shortall

1005. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in relation to the unregistered unsuitable placements of children in 2022 and in the first six months of 2023, the number of children and young people placed in unregistered placements in 2022 and the first six months of 2023; the type of placements that were provided; the age and gender profile of this cohort of children and young people; the number of children and young people assessed as having complex needs who have no suitable alternate care placement in 2022 and the first six months of 2023; the age and gender profile of this cohort of children and young people; the plans and provision that Tusla has in place to address the care needs of children assessed as having complex needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36038/23]

Substance Misuse

Róisín Shortall

1248. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health to provide the breakdown between alcohol and drugs treatment beds in each alcohol and drug treatment centre provided by NGOs, for-profit providers and directly by the State, in tabular form. [36282/23]

Health Services

Róisín Shortall

1250. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if, as part of the external review of the HSE Safeguarding Policy, it is the intention to look in particular at the expansion of a safeguarding service being provided by the safeguarding and protection teams outside of hours 9-5, Monday to Friday; if it is the intention to provide a dedicated information and support service to the public in relation to adult safeguarding issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36293/23]

Health Services

Róisín Shortall

1251. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the response time for a direct service to a caller to HSE Live outside the hours of 9-5, Monday to Friday; the response time figures for the past three months; if a log is kept of the different types of concerns raised; if a log is kept as to whom the concerns have been forwarded for action; if the data collated by HSE live is included in the Annual Report of the National Safeguarding Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36294/23]

Health Services

Róisín Shortall

1290. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to improve access to vaginal mesh removal procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36476/23]

Health Services

Róisín Shortall

1291. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he is considering implementing the Scottish NHS model in relation to vaginal mesh removal surgery (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36477/23]

Healthcare Policy

Róisín Shortall

1292. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the reason many victims of medical negligence and their families were not asked to contribute to the Interdepartmental Working Group established to examine the rising cost of health-related claims and consider mechanisms to reduce costs; if any efforts were made to reach people who successfully took cases following HSE medical negligence; if a publicity or information campaign was carried out; if so, the details of this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36478/23]

Healthcare Policy

Róisín Shortall

1293. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the reason he did not establish a statutory inquiry into historical licensing and prescribing of sodium valproate; when he expects the chair of the non-statutory inquiry to be appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36479/23]

Cancer Services

Róisín Shortall

1294. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he will meet with an organisation, further to correspondence on 7 July 2023 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36480/23]

Healthcare Policy

Róisín Shortall

1295. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health to respond to a media report (details supplied); the steps he is taking to resolve this dispute and ensure that there are no further delays to this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36483/23]

Care Services

Róisín Shortall

1296. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the establishment of the commission on care; when he expects the scope of the commission to be determined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36484/23]

Health Service Executive

Róisín Shortall

1297. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the implementation of each of the 18 common actions and 13 high-service impact actions identified by the Service and Profession-Led Expert Implementation Groups as part of the HSE Resourcing Strategy, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36485/23]