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Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Nursing Homes
Jim O'Callaghan
752. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme as of 1 December 2023, or latest date available; the average waiting time; the number of persons currently awaiting placement under the scheme; and the length of time waiting for each LHO area, in tabular form. [54522/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Mental Health Services
Jim O'Callaghan
753. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to adult mental health units to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54525/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Health Services Waiting Lists
Jim O'Callaghan
754. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of public patients that have been removed from outpatient lists in 2023 as a result of a validation exercise and not as a result of having an appointment with a consultant for each public and voluntary hospital, in tabular form. [54526/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Medical Cards
Jim O'Callaghan
755. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of medical cards as of 1 December 2023; the number of general practitioner cards on the same date; and the number for each type of card issued on a discretionary basis on that date. [54527/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Hospital Admissions
Jim O'Callaghan
756. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of delayed discharges in each at the end of November 2023 for each public/voluntary hospital; and the total number to date in 2023, in tabular form. [54528/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Hospital Admissions
Jim O'Callaghan
757. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of bed days lost in each owing to delayed discharges to date in 2023 for each public/voluntary hospital, in tabular form. [54529/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Emergency Departments
Jim O'Callaghan
758. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of patients aged 75 years or over that experienced an emergency department wait time more than 24 hours during Q3 2023; the total number to date in 2023; and the hospitals where the wait occurred. [54530/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Emergency Departments
Jim O'Callaghan
759. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulance attendances at each emergency department nationwide in Q3 2023; the number of such ambulances that waited longer than of 20 minutes to hand over patients, get their trolleys back and return to responding to calls; the number that waited longer than 40, 60, 90 more than 120 and more than 180 minutes for same, in tabular from. [54531/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Addiction Treatment Services
Jim O'Callaghan
829. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the actions, funding and resources provided by the Government to tackle substance addiction; if he will detail in tabular form, for each local health office area, funding provided for each; the number of residential detox beds available in each; and the number of people on waiting lists for detox beds. [55282/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Mental Health Services
Jim O'Callaghan
830. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the main initiatives he has taken to develop and expand mental health services since 27 June 2020; the additional funding provided in successive budgets; his plans for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55290/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Care of the Elderly
Jim O'Callaghan
831. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the main initiatives he has taken to develop and expand health services for older people since 27 June 2020; the additional funding provided in successive budgets; his plans for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55291/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Primary Care Services
Jim O'Callaghan
832. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the main initiatives he has taken to develop and expand primary care services since 27 June 2020; the additional funding provided in successive budgets; his plans for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55292/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Jim O'Callaghan
833. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the main initiatives he has taken to develop and expand general practitioner services since 27 June 2020; the additional funding provided in successive budgets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55293/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Hospital Services
Jim O'Callaghan
834. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the main initiatives he has taken to develop and expand acute hospital services since 27 June 2020; the additional funding provided in successive budgets; his plans for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55294/23]
Thu, 7 Dec 2023
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Planning Issues
Jim O'Callaghan
6. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his proposals for improved consistency and alignment throughout all tiers of planning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53916/23]
Thu, 7 Dec 2023
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State Bodies
Jim O'Callaghan
29. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans for the restructuring and resourcing of An Bord Pleanála; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53917/23]
Thu, 7 Dec 2023
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Departmental Strategies
Jim O'Callaghan
188. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the actions taken to boost jobs and businesses since 27 June 2020. [54389/23]
Thu, 7 Dec 2023
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School Enrolments
Jim O'Callaghan
195. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if she will detail, in tabular form, on a county-by-county basis, as of 30 November 2023, the number of Ukrainian pupils enrolled in Irish schools at primary and post-primary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54297/23]
Thu, 7 Dec 2023
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Departmental Data
Jim O'Callaghan
247. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the breakdown of the number of families in each county receiving the double child benefit payment; and the number of children in each county in respect of whom a payment was made, in tabular form. [54379/23]
Thu, 7 Dec 2023
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Departmental Data
Jim O'Callaghan
248. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of social welfare recipients in each receiving the Christmas bonus double payment, by county, in tabular from. [54380/23]