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Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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Youth Services
Willie O'Dea
159. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide increased funding to ensure youth workers are covered by the WRC recommendations on section 39, section 10 and section 56 workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18419/24]
Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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Departmental Contracts
Carol Nolan
160. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department has at any time engaged the services of a company (details supplied) or allocated the company funding or support in any capacity; if he or his officials have engaged with personnel from the company; if so, the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18438/24]
Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Robert Troy
161. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the resources available to people suffering from long-Covid. [18159/24]
Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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Disability Services
Michael Healy-Rae
162. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of speech and language therapy for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18172/24]
Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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Public Sector Pay
Duncan Smith
163. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that retired medical scientists are excluded from the benefit of the pay parity award that was implemented on 1 January 2024 (details supplied); if there is a plan to ensure that these retired workers receive pay parity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18176/24]
Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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Dental Services
Brendan Griffin
164. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the new dental contract for medical card patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18186/24]
Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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Health Services
Carol Nolan
165. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the steps his Department is taking to ensure the expansion of newborn screening of babies for diseases; his views on whether the current screening levels means that Ireland screens less than 75% of European countries, making Ireland a significant negative outlier; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18205/24]
Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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Hospital Transfers
Patricia Ryan
166. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 237 of 22 November 2023, if he will provide an update on the current situation; the number of residents who have been moved already, those who have yet to be moved, and any whom have sadly passed away in the interim (details supplied). [18214/24]
Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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Hospital Transfers
Patricia Ryan
167. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health with regard to Cherry Orchard nursing home and the planned removal and relocation of elderly and vulnerable nursing home residents, the status of any engagement he and/or his Department have had with the affected persons and their families, advocates or representatives since the situation arose in late 2023, and in the intervening time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18215/24]
Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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Medical Cards
Patricia Ryan
168. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health the protocols for reimbursement of fees for blood tests for medical card holders; and if the procedure can be simplified. [18216/24]
Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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Health Services
Patricia Ryan
169. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health the number of hours for each public health nurse in CHO7; and if these hours will be increased in light of the population increase, in tabular form. [18217/24]
Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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Health Services
Patricia Ryan
170. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health the current number of applications for dementia care nurses in the CHO7 area, and in particular County Kildare, in tabular form. [18218/24]
Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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Hospital Staff
Paul Donnelly
171. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant maxillofacial surgeons attached to the Mater Hospital in 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form. [18222/24]
Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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Hospital Staff
Paul Donnelly
172. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant obstetricians and gynaecologists based at the Coombe Maternity Hospital in 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form. [18227/24]
Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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Hospital Staff
Paul Donnelly
173. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE emergency medicine registrars based at CHI Blanchardstown in 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form. [18228/24]
Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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Hospital Staff
Paul Donnelly
174. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE neo-natal nurses working in the National Maternity Hospital in 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form; and if this number will be further increased later this year. [18229/24]
Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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Health Services
Róisín Shortall
175. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he intends to further expand the medical conditions screened for under the National Newborn Bloodspot Screening Programme; the conditions currently being considered by the National Screening Advisory Committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18225/24]
Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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Health Strategies
Róisín Shortall
176. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he plans to add familial hypercholesterolemia to the National Newborn Bloodspot Screening Programme; if this is being considered by the National Screening Advisory Committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18226/24]
Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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Health Strategies
Róisín Shortall
177. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health when testing for severe combined immunodeficiency and spinal muscular atrophy will commence under the National Newborn Bloodspot Screening Programme, following the announcement of additional funding to expand the programme in February; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18223/24]
Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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Hospital Procedures
Duncan Smith
178. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the reason an operation for a person (details supplied) has not taken place; when this operation is expected to take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18238/24]