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Thu, 7 Dec 2023
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State Pensions
Joan Collins
104. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection to confirm that benchmarking of the State pension will be included in Budget 2025 as per the Roadmap for Social Inclusion 2020-2025 (details supplied). [53990/23]
Thu, 7 Dec 2023
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Social Welfare Benefits
Joan Collins
110. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection if a ‘cost-of-disability’ payment will be introduced in Budget 2025 (details supplied). [53989/23]
Thu, 7 Dec 2023
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Social Welfare Rates
Joan Collins
134. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection to confirm that core social welfare rates will be raised to at least the rate of inflation since 2013 when once-off cost-of-living payments end, so that core social welfare rates have not been cut in real terms since 2013 (details supplied). [53993/23]
Wed, 6 Dec 2023
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Departmental Data
Joan Collins
146. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how many speech and language therapists are currently working in each health district of Dublin city and county; how many positions are currently vacant; and how current numbers compare to each of the past ten years. [53980/23]
Wed, 6 Dec 2023
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Disabilities Assessments
Joan Collins
147. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how many children are currently waiting for a speech and language assessment in each health district of Dublin city and county; and how long are they waiting. [53981/23]
Wed, 6 Dec 2023
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Disabilities Assessments
Joan Collins
148. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how long after an assessment does a child in each health district of Dublin city and county have to wait until they start the recommended speech and language therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53982/23]
Wed, 6 Dec 2023
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Third Level Education
Joan Collins
199. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of speech and language therapy courses and places that are currently in the third-level educational system; and what plans are in place to increase the number. [53983/23]
Tue, 21 Nov 2023
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Health Services
Joan Collins
516. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have an occupational therapist visit her home. [50698/23]
Tue, 14 Nov 2023
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Health Service Executive
Joan Collins
502. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health what the HSE intends to use a site for (details supplied). [49435/23]
Tue, 14 Nov 2023
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Hospital Staff
Joan Collins
567. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE radiographers by grade working in both CHI Temple Street and CHI Crumlin in the years 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [49811/23]
Tue, 14 Nov 2023
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Hospital Procedures
Joan Collins
568. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the number of maxillofacial surgeries carried out at St. James's Hospital in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [49812/23]
Tue, 14 Nov 2023
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Hospital Staff
Joan Collins
569. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant general paediatrician with a special interest in paediatric neurodevelopment and neurodisability at CHI Temple Street in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [49814/23]
Tue, 14 Nov 2023
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Hospital Procedures
Joan Collins
570. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the number of lung transplant procedures carried out in the years 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [49815/23]
Tue, 14 Nov 2023
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Health Services Staff
Joan Collins
571. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE stop smoking advisors employed by the HSE working in CHO7 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and the locations where these Stop Smoking Advisors are based. [49817/23]
Tue, 14 Nov 2023
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Hospital Staff
Joan Collins
572. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE secretaries working in the neurology department in Beaumont Hospital in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [49818/23]
Tue, 14 Nov 2023
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Health Services Staff
Joan Collins
573. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant WTE speech and language therapist posts within CHO7; and when these vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [49819/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Rights of the Child
Joan Collins
837. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 143, 144 and 145 of 5 July 2023, where she replied that "the criminal law (sexual offences and human trafficking) Bill 2023, which will be published this month, will remove the final obstacles to ratification of the protocol", and that, if enacted, the State should be in a position to ratify the second optional protocol to the UNCRC on the Sale of and Child Pornography; and if she will explain the discrepancies in the above statements. [48257/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Rights of the Child
Joan Collins
838. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Justice to clarify if Ireland will be able to ratify the 2nd optional protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography once the Criminal Law (sexual offences and human trafficking) Bill 2023 is enacted. [48259/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Rights of the Child
Joan Collins
839. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No.167 of 5 July 2023, if she will clarify what she meant by certain outstanding aspects of the protocol (details supplied). [48260/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Child Protection
Joan Collins
1053. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there will be no further reason not to proceed to ratification of the UNCRC second optional protocol, on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, once Ireland is in compliance with certain outstanding aspects. [48261/23]