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Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Health Services Staff
Colm Burke
1650. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will specify the staffing resources including staff posts, staff time, and so on, and hospital and community resources which will be assigned to each of the cancer services priority areas for action outlined on pages 73 and 74 of the HSE Service Plan 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39679/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Health Services
Colm Burke
1651. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will specify the plan in place, including but not limited to service level agreements and duration of agreement, fee agreements, costs, and so on to purchase additional capacity in the private sector as mentioned in the HSE Service Plan 2022 under cancer services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39680/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Health Services
Colm Burke
1652. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the specific details of the way that capacity in the public system will be enhanced to meet projected demands for cancer care, including but not limited to, staffing, infrastructure and access to diagnostics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39681/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Health Services
Colm Burke
1653. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the supports and resources that are specifically dedicated to the National Plan for Radiation Oncology Phase 2 expansions and radiotherapy services enhancement, as mentioned in the HSE Service Plan 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39682/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Health Services
Colm Burke
1654. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the estimated timeline for the delivery of the national cancer genetics and molecular diagnostics services; the specific metrics and targets against which the progress of the development of these services will be monitored; the dedicated resources towards realising these services including budget, infrastructure development and staffing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39683/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Medicinal Products
Colm Burke
1655. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the way that the Government will support hospitals in meeting drugs costs and in implementing quality initiatives in delivery, as per the HSE Service Plan 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39684/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Hospital Staff
Colm Burke
1677. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the reason that only five of the sixteen promised specialist nursing posts for adult neurology services have been funded to date in 2022 despite a statement from the HSE to RTÉ News on 30 March 2022 that sixteen additional neurology nursing posts would be established, a press release issued by his Department on 14 April 2022 confirming additional nurse specialists in 2022 as part of the roll-out of a national headache pathway given that there is a shortage of nurse specialists across adult neurology services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39818/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Tobacco Control Measures
Colm Burke
1771. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if Ireland will follow the example of the United States and cap the levels of nicotine contained in tobacco-inhaling products including e-cigarettes and other vaping devices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40368/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Tobacco Control Measures
Colm Burke
1772. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if Ireland will push for implementation of a cap on the levels of nicotine in tobacco-inhaling products including e-cigarettes and other vaping devices in the forthcoming European Commission review of the tobacco products directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40369/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Tobacco Control Measures
Colm Burke
1773. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the extent to which his Department and the HSE monitor juvenile consumption of tobacco-inhaling products, including e-cigarettes and other vaping products; if statistical analysis of juvenile use of such products has been carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40370/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Health Services
Colm Burke
1774. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to plans by tobacco companies to become involved in healthcare provision in Ireland; and if he plans to monitor closely any possible plans by tobacco companies to enter the healthcare sector in Ireland. [40371/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Health Services Staff
Colm Burke
1889. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm the action that is being taken to appoint an HSE chiropodist in the Bantry area in Cork; the likely time within which one will be in place to ensure those with mobility problems have this level of care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41035/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Health Services Staff
Colm Burke
1890. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm the action that is being taken to appoint an HSE chiropodist in Tallaght; the likely time within which one will be in place to ensure those with mobility problems have this level of care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41036/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Health Services
Colm Burke
1891. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm the action that is being taken to support those who require the services of an HSE chiropodist but do not have one in their immediate area; the avenues that are available to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41037/22]
Thu, 14 Jul 2022
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Forestry Sector
Colm Burke
19. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of afforestation licences issued per week from 1 January to 30 June 2022; the number of afforestation licences issued in the same timeframe in 2021; if these figures are on target as per the Forestry Licencing Plan 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37345/22]
Thu, 14 Jul 2022
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Forestry Sector
Colm Burke
56. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of ash dieback reconstitution and underplanting scheme applications received up to 30 June 2022; the number of applications awaiting a decision; the number of applications approved up to 30 June 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37344/22]
Thu, 14 Jul 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
Colm Burke
83. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection when the extension of parent's benefit from five to seven weeks will take effect; the number of parents who have availed of parent's benefit to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34987/22]
Thu, 14 Jul 2022
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Registration of Deaths
Colm Burke
92. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps that she is proposing to simplify the process of registering a death to make it easier for bereaved families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34988/22]
Wed, 13 Jul 2022
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Medicinal Products
Colm Burke
68. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has engaged with the Department of the Taoiseach in relation to formulating a position on the European Union Pharmaceutical Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38307/22]
Wed, 13 Jul 2022
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Medicinal Products
Colm Burke
69. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has engaged with the Department of Health in relation to formulating a position on the European Union Pharmaceutical Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38308/22]