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Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Healthcare Policy
Róisín Shortall
1117. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he will respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); the status of the review of this policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27191/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Health Services
Róisín Shortall
1161. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been brought to a campaign (details supplied); the steps being taken to improve access to male infertility services and address stigma surrounding the condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27561/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Pharmacy Services
Róisín Shortall
1330. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to review the nature of services that community pharmacies perform on behalf of the State, under the terms of the Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017; if he will meet with an organisation (details supplied) to discuss this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28602/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Home Care Packages
Róisín Shortall
4. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the new home care tender, following an offer of €31 being issued to providers on 25 May 2023; if this offer is based on the current living wage of €13.85 per hour; the details of the other elements of this offer; how this figure was arrived at; the means by which travel expenses will be paid; the rationale for continuing with the fastest-finger-first commissioning model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26967/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Citizenship Applications
Róisín Shortall
266. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice if she will amend section 9 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997 in the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022, which is currently before the Houses of the Oireachtas to provide for a criminal offence of coercive control similar to but more expanded to that provided in section 39 of the Domestic Violence Act 2018 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27021/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
Róisín Shortall
341. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the sites being considered for the new surgical hub in north Dublin; the timeline he is working towards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26856/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
Róisín Shortall
342. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the expected delivery date for each of the six surgical hubs, announced on 26 May 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26857/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Healthcare Policy
Róisín Shortall
370. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the status of the Health (Adult Safeguarding) Bill 2017; the rational for this Bill not being developed by his Department, given that adult safeguarding is much broader than the health sector; his views on a cross-departmental and inter-agency approach, as well as a whole of society approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27019/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Health Services
Róisín Shortall
371. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the services available to assist where persons are concerned with another person’s serious self-neglect which may be a danger to themselves or others and where the HSE safeguarding and protect teams confirm that they do not have a role in safeguarding if there is no third-party causing harm to the person in question (details supplied); who has responsibility for providing such a service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27022/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Emergency Services
Róisín Shortall
372. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the contact arrangements that are in place, outside of the hours 9.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday, for emergency safeguarding services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27023/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Medicinal Products
Róisín Shortall
373. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the status of a review (details supplied) which examined the governance arrangements around the HSEs drug pricing and reimbursement process; if the implementation group has been established; the timeline this group is working towards to progress the implementation of the recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27026/23]
Wed, 31 May 2023
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Road Safety
Róisín Shortall
40. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport further to correspondence from a person (details supplied), the steps he is taking to address the ongoing issue of the dangerous use of scrambler bikes in communities; the current level of progress on this issue in respect of the passage of the Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021 through the Oireachtas; when he expects this legislation to be signed enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26562/23]
Wed, 31 May 2023
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Disability Services
Róisín Shortall
129. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the services and therapies in place for a child (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26556/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Disability Diagnoses
Róisín Shortall
597. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children and young persons on waiting lists for an assessment of need by CHO, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [25823/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Health Services Waiting Lists
Róisín Shortall
683. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for speech and language therapy by CHO, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [25820/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Health Services Waiting Lists
Róisín Shortall
684. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for physiotherapy by CHO, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [25821/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Health Services Waiting Lists
Róisín Shortall
685. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for occupational therapy by CHO, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [25822/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Health Services Waiting Lists
Róisín Shortall
686. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for ophthalmology by CHO, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [25824/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Health Services Waiting Lists
Róisín Shortall
687. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for audiology by CHO, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [25825/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Health Services Waiting Lists
Róisín Shortall
688. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for podiatry by CHO, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [25826/23]