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Wed, 22 Sep 2021
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Hospital Services
Róisín Shortall
247. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital bed days required by patients on persons under 65 years of age treated for foot ulcerations which did not require a full or partial limb amputation in 2018, 2019 and 2020, by county; the number of those patients who had diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45559/21]
Wed, 22 Sep 2021
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Health Services Staff
Róisín Shortall
248. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent senior podiatrists and whole-time equivalent basic grade podiatrists employed by the Health Service Executive in 2018, 2019 and 2020, by CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45560/21]
Wed, 22 Sep 2021
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Hospital Procedures
Róisín Shortall
249. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of outpatient podiatry appointments delivered by hospital group in 2018, 2019 and 2020; the number of outpatient podiatry appointments delivered by hospital group to persons with diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45561/21]
Wed, 22 Sep 2021
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Hospital Services
Róisín Shortall
250. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of podiatry appointments delivered by CHO area in 2018, 2019 and 2020; the number of podiatry appointments delivered by CHO area to persons with diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45562/21]
Wed, 22 Sep 2021
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Civil Registration Service
Róisín Shortall
257. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he will give urgent attention to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the Dublin civil registration office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45636/21]
Tue, 21 Sep 2021
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Electric Vehicles
Róisín Shortall
148. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport the status of legislation to regulate electric scooters using public footpaths given the danger to pedestrians in particular elderly pedestrians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44848/21]
Tue, 21 Sep 2021
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Passport Services
Róisín Shortall
314. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding a passport application for a child (details supplied) in Dublin 9; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45019/21]
Tue, 21 Sep 2021
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After-School Support Services
Róisín Shortall
420. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); the steps he is taking to ensure access to after-school projects for all children in DEIS areas; the way he plans to support after-school projects negatively impacted by changes to the national childcare scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44542/21]
Tue, 21 Sep 2021
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Nursing Homes
Róisín Shortall
601. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health his plans and the detail of measures to ease restrictions on visits for nursing home residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44760/21]
Thu, 16 Sep 2021
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Driver Test
Róisín Shortall
191. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding a driving test date for a health professional (details supplied) in Dublin 11; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44418/21]
Thu, 16 Sep 2021
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Róisín Shortall
254. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will engage with the ECCE scheme service providers regarding the need to ensure that children who are not toilet trained will be allowed attend their crèches; if he will ensure that crèches have sufficient funding and resources to ensure that staff have time to take children out of the room to change nappies and also to install nappy changing facilities in crèches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44420/21]
Thu, 16 Sep 2021
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National Maternity Hospital
Róisín Shortall
309. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to media reports (details supplied) that the HSE's audit and risk committee will not sign off on the corporate structure outlined in the Mulvey proposal for the move of the National Maternity Hospital to St. Vincent’s at Elm Park due to the fact that it would not adequately protect the public interest and would give effective control to St. Vincent’s Healthcare Group; the steps he will take to address this matter; if he will give consideration to an alternative site to progress this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44417/21]
Wed, 15 Sep 2021
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Airport Policy
Róisín Shortall
229. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport if a response will issue to correspondence from this Deputy on 3 August 2021 (details supplied) regarding the outsourcing of jobs at Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43279/21]
Wed, 15 Sep 2021
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Social Welfare Code
Róisín Shortall
464. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Social Protection the position for mature students returning to full-time education who wish to also keep claiming for social welfare credits towards their pension as in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43278/21]
Wed, 15 Sep 2021
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Social Welfare Appeals
Róisín Shortall
474. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Social Protection when the Social Welfare Appeals Office will recommence in-person oral hearings with appropriate Covid-19 safety measures in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43535/21]
Wed, 15 Sep 2021
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Rights of People with Disabilities
Róisín Shortall
498. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has considered matters raised by an organisation (details supplied) in its report; the steps being taken to respond to the report in order to help ensure that Ireland honours its commitments under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and given that Ireland has the lowest rate of employment and one of the highest poverty rates for persons with disabilities in the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43277/21]
Thu, 9 Sep 2021
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Business Regulation
Róisín Shortall
29. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the licensing and regulatory framework in place for the barbering trade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42638/21]
Thu, 9 Sep 2021
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Aviation Industry
Róisín Shortall
99. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport if legal provisions have been made to ensure aisle chairs are provided onboard every flight for wheelchair users; the steps he is taking in relation to this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41869/21]
Thu, 9 Sep 2021
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State Assets
Róisín Shortall
199. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the sale of a company (details supplied); the implications of the sale for the State's investment through the Irish Strategic Investment Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42512/21]
Thu, 9 Sep 2021
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State Assets
Róisín Shortall
200. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance if financial safeguards were put in place to protect the State's investment in a company (details supplied); the estimated loss to the State on its investment to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42513/21]