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Health Services Staff Training
Louise O'Reilly
775. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if the State provides training for therapeutic management of violence within psychiatric care; if not, the name of the company; the name of the institutions in which it provides training, in tabular form; if a private company provides this training, the service level agreement for this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36906/17]
Mon, 11 Sep 2017
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Ambulance Service Staff
Louise O'Reilly
857. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the efforts being made to recruit ambulance personnel from overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37107/17]
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Ambulance Service Data
Louise O'Reilly
858. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons applying from abroad, trained here, for paramedic positions in each of the years from 2014 to 2016; the number of successful applicants, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37109/17]
Mon, 11 Sep 2017
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Health Services Staff Data
Louise O'Reilly
869. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the names of all persons who have held a paid position at the grade of national director level at any time, including those who have departed, with the public health services since the beginning of 2011, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37130/17]
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Health Services Staff Data
Louise O'Reilly
870. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons employed at the grade of national director by the public health services at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37131/17]
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Health Services Staff Data
Louise O'Reilly
871. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons paid at national director level by the health services at present, including the voluntary hospitals and all publicly funded health providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37132/17]
Mon, 11 Sep 2017
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Public Relations Contracts Data
Louise O'Reilly
873. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on external communications and public relations by publicly funded hospitals and individual community health care organisations in 2016, in tabular form. [37134/17]
Mon, 11 Sep 2017
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Public Relations Contracts Data
Louise O'Reilly
874. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on external communications and public relations by publicly funded hospitals and individual community health care organisations in each of the years from 2010 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [37135/17]
Mon, 11 Sep 2017
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Public Relations Contracts Data
Louise O'Reilly
875. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the amount paid by each individual hospital, each hospital group and each CHO to named public relations and communications companies in 2016. [37136/17]
Mon, 11 Sep 2017
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Public Relations Contracts Data
Louise O'Reilly
876. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the amount paid by each individual hospital, each hospital group and each CHO to named public relations and communications companies in each of the years from 2010 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [37137/17]
Mon, 11 Sep 2017
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Medicinal Products
Louise O'Reilly
877. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the detail of the usage of biosimilars as against biologics in publicly funded hospitals; his plans to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37138/17]
Mon, 11 Sep 2017
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Newborn Screening Cards
Louise O'Reilly
899. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 769 and 770 of 26 July 2017, the position regarding the policy paper on newborn screening cards; the timeframe for the completion and publication of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37191/17]
Mon, 11 Sep 2017
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Newborn Screening Cards
Louise O'Reilly
900. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 769 and 770 of 26 July 2017, if the policy paper on newborn screening cards will only address the prospective future retention, storage and potential secondary uses of the cards; the policy options being prepared for those cards that are already held; the retrospective options that exist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37192/17]
Mon, 11 Sep 2017
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Health Reports
Louise O'Reilly
901. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 772 to 774, inclusive, of 26 July 2017, when the report on the validation of the FDI sugar and fat reduction work will be completed and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37193/17]
Mon, 11 Sep 2017
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Health Strategies
Louise O'Reilly
902. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the details of Ireland's food improvement plan as required by the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37194/17]
Mon, 11 Sep 2017
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Health Strategies
Louise O'Reilly
903. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health when his Department's new voluntary code of practice for food marketing, promotion and sponsorship will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37195/17]
Mon, 11 Sep 2017
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Health Care Policy
Louise O'Reilly
904. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the status of recommendation 5.16 of the National Cardiovascular Health Policy 2010 to 2019; the status of the service needs review for GUCH patients; the status of the service development plan; the way in which it is progressing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37196/17]
Mon, 11 Sep 2017
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Health Care Policy
Louise O'Reilly
905. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the status of recommendations 4.2 and 4.3 of the National Cardiovascular Health Policy 2010 to 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37197/17]
Mon, 11 Sep 2017
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Health Care Policy
Louise O'Reilly
906. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the status of recommendations 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.17 and 5.18, respectively, of the National Cardiovascular Health Policy 2010 to 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37198/17]
Mon, 11 Sep 2017
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Health Care Policy
Louise O'Reilly
907. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the status of recommendations 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3, respectively, of the National Cardiovascular Health Policy 2010 to 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37199/17]