Parliamentary questions

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]

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]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Róisín Shortall

62. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Taoiseach for an update on the Covid evaluation; and the timeline he is working towards. [20698/24]

Data Centres

Róisín Shortall

98. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the location and number of data centres, broken down by local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20878/24]

Childcare Services

Róisín Shortall

424. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if he will consider allowing for childcare assistants who are undergoing training to be included in staff-children ratios, provided they are under the supervision of fully qualified childcare staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20188/24]

Health Services

Róisín Shortall

507. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the reporting arrangements in place for the HSE public-only consultant contract; the persons responsible for oversight and reporting; the most recent reporting in this regard; to whom these reports are made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20220/24]

Care of the Elderly

Róisín Shortall

601. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health to provide on update on the work of the commission on care for older people; the number of meetings held since the appointment of the chairman and other members; the timeline for completion of each module, and the date at which he expects the report to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20699/24]

Health Services Staff

Róisín Shortall

602. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses in each CHO, in tabular form; the number of vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20700/24]

Health Services Staff

Róisín Shortall

603. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses in each health centre in CHO 7, in tabular form; and the number of vacancies. [20701/24]

Health Services Staff

Róisín Shortall

604. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the ongoing shortage of public health nurses in Dublin mid-west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20702/24]

Health Services Staff

Róisín Shortall

605. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the salary paid to student public health nurses; to provide details of the rates paid to student nurses from comparable postgraduate courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20703/24]

Health Services Staff

Róisín Shortall

606. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he had engaged with the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to increase the number of postgraduate college places in public health nursing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20705/24]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Róisín Shortall

609. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health to provide further details in relation to the planned elective hospitals for Blanchardstown and Crumlin; the timeline he is working towards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20719/24]

Dental Services

Róisín Shortall

610. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of people on a waiting list for dental and orthodontic treatment, by age, CHO and wait time, in tabular form. [20720/24]

Dental Services

Róisín Shortall

611. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of people on a waiting list for dental and orthodontic treatment at the end of February in each of the years between 2018-2023, by age, CHO and wait time, in tabular form. [20721/24]

Dental Services

Róisín Shortall

612. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health to outline the rates for each treatment under the dental treatment service scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20722/24]

Dental Services

Róisín Shortall

613. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists participating in the dental treatment service scheme, by LHO and CHO, in tabular form. [20723/24]

Departmental Data

Róisín Shortall

657. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of places in each postgraduate public health nursing course, in each of the years since 2019, in tabular form; the number of applicants; the number of admissions; and the number of graduates. [20704/24]

Legislative Measures

Róisín Shortall

73. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update on reform of the ethics in public office legislation, given that the review of the statutory framework was completed in December 2022; the reason for the delay in publishing the heads of Bill; if he expects this Bill to be introduced this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20037/24]

Legislative Process

Róisín Shortall

251. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the timeline he is working towards in commencing Report Stage of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19911/24]

Health Services Staff

Róisín Shortall

284. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the status of the 14 vacant neurology nursing posts which funding was provided for in Budget 2022; if he intends to order a derogation from the HSE recruitment freeze to fill these posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20005/24]