Parliamentary questions

Medicinal Products

Róisín Shortall

180. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 296 of 1 May 2024, if an implementation group (details supplied) has completed its work; if the group has submitted its report to the Minister; the membership of that group; the stakeholders engaged during targeted engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24199/24]

Pension Provisions

Róisín Shortall

136. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport if he will respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the CIÉ 1951 superannuation scheme; if his Department will take into account the court judgment mentioned; whether those employed under this scheme, who are currently entitled to a pension, will receive their pension increase in a timely manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23604/24]

Local Authorities

Róisín Shortall

268. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will respond to the contents of a news article (details supplied) regarding Dublin City Council tenants having to live with extensive mould and damp in their homes for long periods of time; the steps his Department is taking to ensure that local councils can better address these issues for their tenants; if he has engaged with Dublin City Council in recent times in relation to this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23591/24]

Schools Building Projects

Róisín Shortall

186. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education to provide a definitive timeline for the completion of the permanent buildings for a school (details supplied); the stage at which the development is currently; the reasons for the slow progress of the development of the buildings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23362/24]

Special Educational Needs

Róisín Shortall

198. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education the number of special needs schools in each of the years since 2019, by patronage, in tabular form. [23476/24]

Special Educational Needs

Róisín Shortall

199. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education the number of pupils attending special needs primary schools in each of the years since 2019, in tabular form. [23477/24]

Special Educational Needs

Róisín Shortall

200. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education the number of pupils attending special needs post-primary schools in each of the years since 2019, in tabular [23478/24]

Special Educational Needs

Róisín Shortall

201. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education the teacher/student ratio for special needs schools in each of the years since 2019, by school, in tabular form. [23479/24]

State Bodies

Róisín Shortall

211. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what is required of officials working for An Bord Pleanála in respect of disclosing any connections they, either through themselves or through family members, may have to organisations or companies involved in planning or housing construction; the measures currently in place to ensure that members of An Bord Pleanála disclose any potential conflicts of interest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23471/24]

Special Educational Needs

Róisín Shortall

84. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education the location of each of the 400 new special classes sanctioned for September 2024 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23131/24]

Approved Housing Bodies

Róisín Shortall

351. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if it is acceptable for an approved housing body (details supplied) to ask one of its tenants to cover the cost of an attic conversion in a situation in which there is additional housing need due to overcrowding; if this is Department policy; whether it applies to all approved housing bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22556/24]

Health Services Staff

Róisín Shortall

593. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if a report has been published (details supplied); if not, if he will provide a copy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22599/24]

Health Services

Róisín Shortall

617. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he has received the advice from the Office of the Attorney General in relation to the extension of the free contraception scheme to 16-year-olds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22831/24]

Abortion Services

Róisín Shortall

618. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the status of the options paper developed by his Department in response to the report of the Oireachtas Health Committee on the Independent Review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22832/24]

Cancer Services

Róisín Shortall

619. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the total number of BowelScreen invitations issued, by county, in each of the years from 2021 to 2024, in tabular form; the corresponding number of people, per county, who returned a completed FIT test in these same years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22834/24]

Cancer Services

Róisín Shortall

620. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health to confirm the total number of eligible men and women who are not on the existing BowelScreen register or list which is informed by information supplied by the Department of Social Protection; to outline efforts to target this group with a view to encouraging greater uptake in the screening programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22835/24]

Cancer Services

Róisín Shortall

621. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the overall numbers of people aged 59 to 69 who are eligible for participation in the BowelScreen programme and who, as of the end of April 2024, have not been issued with a FIT test in the last two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22836/24]

Maternity Leave

Róisín Shortall

100. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will honour his commitment to legislate to ensure women going through a cancer diagnosis or other serious illness during maternity leave can defer that leave while they recover; the timeline he is working towards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22063/24]

Statutory Instruments

Róisín Shortall

246. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance if he has responded to a letter from an organisation (details supplied); if in respect of SI 308 of 2023, the European Union (Anti-Money Laundering: Beneficial Ownership of Corporate Entities) (Amendment) Regulations 2023, he will meet this organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21803/24]

Gender Recognition

Róisín Shortall

422. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason Irish nationals who are not ordinarily resident in the State and who do not hold any of the documents specified in section 9(1)(a) of the Gender Recognition Act 2015 are precluded from applying for a gender recognition certificate (details supplied); the rationale for their exclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21755/24]

Departmental Inquiries

Róisín Shortall

544. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he will respond to a letter delivered to his office from an organisation on 23 April 2024 requesting a commission of investigation into baby deaths, maternal deaths and catastrophic birth injuries (details supplied); and if he intends to act on this request. [21804/24]

Legislative Programme

Róisín Shortall

645. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in commencing the Patient Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Act 2023, which was signed into law on 2 May 2023; the timeline he is working towards for commencement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21805/24]

Health Service Executive

Róisín Shortall

646. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the person or body responsible for the oversight and accuracy of deaths reported in the HSE monthly maternity patient statements; if all maternity hospitals are recording baby deaths; if not, the repercussions for not doing so; if discrepancies between CSO and HSE data in respect of baby deaths has been reviewed; if so, the reason these sets of data do not correlate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21806/24]

Health Services

Róisín Shortall

647. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the reason the annual total numbers of reported serious incidents on the national incident management system is not reported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21807/24]

Departmental Data

Róisín Shortall

648. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the total number of baby deaths, maternal deaths and catastrophic birth injuries reported on the national incident management system in each of the years since 2013, by category, in tabular form; the number of cases where the open disclosure field within NIMS was populated; the number that led to an inquiry; the number of where open disclosure occurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21808/24]

Health Services

Róisín Shortall

649. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the source of his advice in relation to 21 baby deaths (details supplied); if he or his source of advice had sight of the names of the 21 babies before a radio interview; if he is aware that this list has grown to 45 babies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21809/24]

Health Services

Róisín Shortall

650. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that staffing levels and facilities are adequate in all maternity units, labour wards and neonatal units; the impact of the HSE recruitment freeze on maternity care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21810/24]

Hospital Services

Róisín Shortall

651. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health to respond to concerns raised by doctors in Temple Street (details supplied); the steps he is taking to address these concerns; if a review will be conducted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21811/24]

Hospital Procedures

Róisín Shortall

652. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the mortality rate for babies sent to Temple Street and Crumlin Children's Hospital for surgical procedures and subsequently returned to a maternity hospital. [21812/24]

Health Service Executive

Róisín Shortall

653. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the involvement of bereaved families in HSE internal reviews into baby deaths, maternal deaths and catastrophic birth injuries; the steps taken to ensure that these cases are dealt with in a timely manner in safety incident management team reviews; if there is any available data in respect of these time frames; the person or body responsible for oversight of these reviews; the repercussions for non-adherence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21813/24]

Third Level Staff

Róisín Shortall

662. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for the necessary clinical tutor posts to honour a previous commitment to provide five additional places on the radiation therapy programme in Trinity College Dublin; if not, the reason this commitment will not be fulfilled for the 2024-25 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21884/24]

Health Services

Róisín Shortall

664. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if training in respect of sepsis management is provided to healthcare workers; if so, the categories of healthcare workers who receive such training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21906/24]

Health Services

Róisín Shortall

665. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if there are mandatory protocols in respect of sepsis management in all healthcare facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21907/24]

Third Level Staff

Róisín Shortall

685. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if funding will be provided for the necessary clinical tutor posts to honour a previous commitment to provide five additional places on the radiation therapy programme in Trinity College Dublin; if not, the reason this commitment will not be fulfilled for the 2024/25 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21885/24]

Departmental Data

Róisín Shortall

273. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the total number of full and partial lower limb amputations that were carried out in 2021, 2022 and 2023; the number of these patients, by county, who had diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20959/24]

Departmental Data

Róisín Shortall

274. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of patients, by county, treated for foot ulcerations, which do not require a full or partial limb amputation in 2021, 2022 and 2023; the number of those patients who had diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20960/24]

Departmental Data

Róisín Shortall

275. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of patients under the age of 65 years, by county, treated for foot ulcerations, which did not require a full or partial limb amputation, in 2021, 2022 and 2023; the number of those patients who had diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20961/24]

Departmental Data

Róisín Shortall

276. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of full and partial lower limb amputations that were carried out in 2022 and 2023, by county, on persons under 65 years of age; the number of these patients who had diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20962/24]

Departmental Data

Róisín Shortall

277. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of bed days required by patients treated for foot ulcerations, which do not require a full or partial limb amputation, in the years 2021, 2022 and 2023; the number of those patients who had diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20963/24]

Departmental Data

Róisín Shortall

278. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital bed days required by patients, by county, treated for foot ulcerations, which do not require a full or partial limb amputation, in the years 2021, 2022 and 2023; the number of those patients who had diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20964/24]

Departmental Data

Róisín Shortall

279. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital bed days required by patients undergoing full and partial lower limb amputations procedures in the years 2021, 2022 and 2023, by county, on persons under 65 years of age; the number of these patients who had diabetes, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20965/24]

Departmental Data

Róisín Shortall

280. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital bed days required by patients, by county, on persons under 65 years of age, treated for foot ulcerations, which do not require a full or partial limb amputation, in the years 2021, 2022 and 2023; the number of those patients who had diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20966/24]

Departmental Data

Róisín Shortall

281. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE senior podiatrists and WTE basic grade podiatrists employed by the Health Service Executive in the years 2021, 2022 and 2023; the number of those employed by CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20967/24]

Departmental Data

Róisín Shortall

282. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of outpatient podiatry appointments delivered, by hospital group, in the years 2021, 2022 and 2023; the number of outpatient podiatry appointments delivered, by hospital group, to people with diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20968/24]

Departmental Data

Róisín Shortall

283. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of podiatry appointments delivered, by CHO area, in the years 2021, 2022 and 2023; the number of podiatry appointments delivered, by CHO area, to people with diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20969/24]

Departmental Data

Róisín Shortall

284. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health how many WTE clinical podiatry specialists, WTE senior podiatrists and WTE staff grade podiatrists have been recruited to date to staff the HSE ECC specialist ambulatory care hubs; how many of each of these grade have physically taken up post; how many of each grade are currently going through the HSE recruitment process; how many posts remained unfilled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20970/24]

Departmental Data

Róisín Shortall

285. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health how many of the planned WTE clinical podiatry specialists and WTE senior podiatrists post for HSE acute hospital diabetes services have physically taken up posts; how many of each grade are currently going through the HSE recruitment process; where these posts are based; how many of these planned posts remain unfilled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20971/24]

Departmental Data

Róisín Shortall

286. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health how many WTE diabetes clinical nursing posts and WTE dietitians have been recruited to date to staff the HSE ECC specialist ambulatory care hubs diabetes service; how many of each of these grades have physically taken up post; how many of each grade are currently going through the HSE recruitment process; how many posts remained unfilled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20972/24]

Departmental Data

Róisín Shortall

287. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health how many people living with Type 2 diabetes have been treated in HSE ECC specialist ambulatory care hubs to date, by individual hub; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20973/24]

Departmental Data

Róisín Shortall

288. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health how many HSE ECC specialist ambulatory care hub diabetes services are actively seeing people with Type 2 diabetes; if further hubs will open this year; how many more are planned to open in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20974/24]