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Wed, 8 May 2024
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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]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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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]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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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]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Medical Cards
Catherine Connolly
614. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health to outline, in tabular form, the benefits provided by a medical card and an enhanced medical card (as available to some persons pursuant to the mother and baby institutions payment scheme); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20724/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Hospital Appointments Status
Barry Cowen
615. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Health for an update on a case (details supplied); when the person concerned can expect an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20726/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Departmental Policies
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
616. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Health for clarification on the method undertaken to create the endometriosis framework; when we can anticipate a release date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20735/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Care Services
Sorca Clarke
617. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the case of a child (details supplied) who was allocated an additional four hours of care in 2022, funded by the HSE, and is still waiting to have these hours fulfilled two years later; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20759/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Care Services
Sorca Clarke
618. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health where a person (details supplied) is on the waiting list for additional hours of care. [20760/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Medicinal Products
Pádraig O'Sullivan
619. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reimbursement status of the drug ravulizumab for paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria and atypical haemolytic uremic syndrome; when he expects this drug to be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20786/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Health Services
Duncan Smith
620. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 166 of 31 January 2024, how the needs of the National Gender Service’s patients are increasingly complex; what statistics can be shared around the change in the proportion of clinical time spent on follow-up compared to previous years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20789/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Health Services
Duncan Smith
621. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 166 of 31 January 2024, if psychiatrists are a bottleneck for assessments, as indicated in the National Gender Service's July 2023 clinical governance committee minutes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20790/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Health Services
Duncan Smith
622. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 167 of 31 January 2024, if the National Gender Service will provide a recent example of the sort of situation where it was necessary to meet with non-clinical groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20791/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Health Services
Duncan Smith
623. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 167 of 31 January 2024, how meeting no such organisations in 2023 is in line with the National Gender Service model of care's commitment that "patient support and advocacy organisations will be involved in governance and service development”; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20792/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Health Services
Duncan Smith
624. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 168 of 31 January 2024, if the National Gender Service considers the care it provides to be gender affirming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20793/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Health Services
Duncan Smith
625. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 168 of 31 January 2024, if the National Gender Service will clarify which definition of gender affirming it meant with "promoting a gender affirming model of care" in a newspaper article in September 2023 (details supplied);; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20794/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Bereavement Counselling
Cian O'Callaghan
626. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the State-funded bereavement services that exist for children and adults; if he will consider allocating additional funding to these services for the provision of supports for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20802/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Primary Care Centres
Réada Cronin
627. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health to outline any future plans for Maynooth Health Centre in Leinster Street; what plans are in place for a primary care/health centre unit in Maynooth suitable for the needs and expectations of the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20808/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Primary Care Services
Réada Cronin
628. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to amalgamate the Maynooth and Leixlip health services; and if so, if these services will be located in Leixlip; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20809/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Health Services Staff
David Cullinane
629. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the awards made following a tender process to external non-medical consultants, by firm, by the Health Service Executive, in 2016 to 2023 and to date in 2024, inclusive, in tabular form; the purpose and a brief description of the awards; the value of the awards and the total amounts paid; the timeline or timeframe of the contracts; and the desired or completed output. [20817/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Health Services Staff
David Cullinane
630. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the awards made without a tender process to external non-medical consultants, by firm, by the Health Service Executive, in 2016 to 2023 and to date in 2024, inclusive, in tabular form; the purpose and a brief description of the awards; the value of the awards and the total amounts paid; the timeline or timeframe of the contracts; and the desired or completed output. [20818/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Health Services Staff
David Cullinane
631. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the awards made following a tender process to external non-medical consultants, by firm, by his Department in 2016 to 2023 and to date in 2024, inclusive, in tabular form; the purpose and a brief description of the awards; the value of the awards and the total amounts paid; the timeline or timeframe of the contracts; and the desired or completed output. [20819/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Departmental Contracts
David Cullinane
632. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the awards made without a tender process to external non-medical consultants, by firm, by his Department in 2016 to 2023 and to date in 2024, inclusive, in tabular form; the purpose and a brief description of the awards; the value of the awards and the total amounts paid; the timeline or timeframe of the contracts; and the desired or completed output. [20820/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Health Service Executive
David Cullinane
633. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to outline, in tabular form, all HSE expenditure on outside firms, including outsourcing of care, assessments, recruitment, diagnostics, legal, professional and consultancy fees and any other service delivered for the HSE by a non-HSE organisation (not including Section 38 organisations) for the years 2016 to 2023 and to date in 2024. [20821/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Health Services
David Cullinane
634. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to outline, in tabular form, all expenditure by each Section 38 organisation on outside firms, including outsourcing of care, assessments, recruitment, diagnostics, legal, professional and consultancy fees and any other service delivered for that organisation by a non-public organisation for the years 2016 to 2023 and to date in 2024. [20822/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Community Care
Alan Kelly
635. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if a private supplier has been sourced to manage the new CNU in Nenagh as a stepdown facility for UHL. [20825/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Mental Health Services
Robert Troy
636. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will be called for an ADHD assessment through CAMHS in the primary care centre, Mullingar. [20845/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Health Service Executive
Paul Kehoe
637. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health to provide data in respect of all HSE regions in Ireland (details supplied);; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20846/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Health Services
Fergus O'Dowd
638. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if, given the significant number of people diagnosed with chronic rheumatoid arthritis, there are any plans to include it on the long-term illness scheme, considering that the medication required to treat this condition is a considerable expense to those who suffer from it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20870/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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School Meals Programme
Joe McHugh
639. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health what nutritional guidelines are in place for the school meals programme; the measures in place to ensure these guidelines are being complied with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20876/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Hospital Services
Ivana Bacik
640. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health when provisions of the Public Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Act 2023 will be commenced to bring private hospitals into the remit of HIQA for the purpose of investigation of adverse patient events. [20877/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Dental Services
Imelda Munster
641. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health for an update on the situation around the dental treatment services scheme, including a list in tabular form, of the number of dentists working under the scheme in each county in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20879/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Dental Services
Imelda Munster
642. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently awaiting dental treatment, including waiting times, in counties Louth and Meath, under the primary school dental checks scheme, including details of the number of children who have not received checks when they were due and how long overdue these checks are; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20880/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Health Services
Charles Flanagan
643. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 863 of 31 March 2021, to outline when children’s eye clinic services will resume in Portlaoise, having been relocated to Athlone during Covid-19 due to the unavailability of facilities (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20895/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Mental Health Services
Jennifer Whitmore
644. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of long waiting list times for an initial assessment with National Counselling Services; what he is doing to reduce these waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20922/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Mental Health Policy
Thomas Pringle
645. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health to report on the cost of reforming and passing the Bill to reform the Mental Health Act 2001; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20936/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Energy Conservation
Darren O'Rourke
646. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the 2023 and 2024 budget allocation for near zero energy building training centres of excellence; and the amount of that budget that has been spent. [20162/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Further and Higher Education
Darren O'Rourke
647. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department has received the 2023 Annual Report and 2023 Audited Financial Statement from SOLAS; and if not, when his Department expects to receive same. [20163/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Education and Training Boards
Seán Canney
648. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an indication of the composition of the operational guidelines working group operating under the auspices of Education and Training Boards Ireland; if there is sectorial input from staff currently working within ETB Youthreach designated centres and community training centres that provide the Youthreach programme; how the input data are being gathered; if those data are being gathered through the extended Education and Training Boards Ireland-issued follow-up sectoral response survey last month to the 16 ETBs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20197/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Public Sector Pay
Alan Kelly
649. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason the pay increase of 2.25% backdated to 1 January 2024 was not paid to employees of University College Cork in the end of April payroll, despite the assurance that he gave in Parliamentary Question No. 265 of 11 April 2024 that his officials had instructed HEIs on 4 April 2024 to apply the revised rates of salary and allowances. [20221/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Departmental Staff
Carol Nolan
650. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of employees within his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department who are currently suspended on full pay pending disciplinary investigations; to outline, in tabular form, the length of time these employees have been under suspension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20316/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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European Union
Matt Carthy
651. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the EU programmes or funds outside of the multiannual financial framework that Ireland has paid into from the year 2014 to date; any receipts from same, by programme or fund, by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20357/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Departmental Inquiries
Louise O'Reilly
652. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when he was first made aware that Ireland's national supercomputer, Kay, was due to reach its effective end of life in November 2023; why the State is now without a national supercomputer; and when a new national supercomputer will be in place and ready to use. [20603/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Departmental Inquiries
Louise O'Reilly
653. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the impact of the lack of a national supercomputer and how this impacts the State's ability to attract the next-generation knowledge-intensive FDI. [20604/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Departmental Inquiries
Louise O'Reilly
654. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has concerns that the lack of a national supercomputer, which means Government Departments, State agencies, industry and academia instead have to use Luxembourg's supercomputer, will create delays and backlogs, and instead make organisations dependent on using private big tech, or else miss out on the latest wave of innovation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20605/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Departmental Meetings
Paul Donnelly
655. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has visited DCU since his appointment as Minister. [20637/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Departmental Policies
Bernard Durkan
656. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if changes can be made to ensure that eligibility for a higher education grant is not based on parental income, with particular reference to students who were working but decided to return to education as mature students given that many students in these circumstances cannot afford to live independently but appear to be refused access to higher education funding due to their living with their parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20696/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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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]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Departmental Programmes
Paul Kehoe
658. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to confirm the total number of Youthreach centres that have work experience/placements as a component part of their programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20752/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Departmental Legal Services
Paul Kehoe
659. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the legal requirement for centres for education in relation to Garda vetting of workplaces where Youthreach students are placed for work experience, and adherence to the child first legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20753/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Departmental Programmes
Marian Harkin
660. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science how Youthreach providers can offer summer programmes, with opportunities for extracurricular activities when there is a staff reduction (outside of the 166 days when teaching staff depart at the start of June annually) – in some centres the minimum figure of Resource Person : Teacher Grade is 49% nationally rising upwards to almost 90% in some individual centres. [20754/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Departmental Programmes
Marian Harkin
661. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the value of summer programmes has been identified in inspection reports of Youthreach undertaken by the Inspectorate in the Department of Education; and if his Department has also noted the potential health and safety issues that arise with a reduced staff providing this programme. [20755/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Research and Development
Mairéad Farrell
662. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to outline the criteria or considerations that the Government evaluates when deciding on membership in European Research Infrastructure Consortia, such as EATRIS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20757/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Research and Development
Mairéad Farrell
663. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will set up an interdepartmental working group to consider the benefits of Ireland joining EATRIS, the ERIC for translational research, given that research falls under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20758/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Community Development Projects
Bernard Durkan
664. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to indicate the potential funding available for a group (details supplied); the appropriate scheme, if any, in respect of which this group should apply for to secure funding for this valuable community service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20190/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Departmental Staff
Carol Nolan
665. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of employees within her Department and bodies under the aegis of her Department who are currently suspended on full pay pending disciplinary investigations; to outline, in tabular form, the length of time these employees have been under suspension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20321/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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European Union
Matt Carthy
666. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the EU programmes or funds outside of the multiannual financial framework that Ireland has paid into from the year 2014 to date; any receipts from same, by programme or fund, by year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20362/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Rural Schemes
Robert Troy
667. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an updated timeline on the new Leader fund; and when information on the various funding streams and criteria will be issued to local authorities and development companies. [20562/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Community Development Projects
Niall Collins
668. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason an application (details supplied) was unsuccessful; if any similar proposals were successful in this round or in previous rounds; if this group can reapply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20594/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Community Development Projects
Niamh Smyth
669. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on the community recognition fund 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20623/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Departmental Data
Paul Donnelly
670. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of full-time qualified barristers employed by the Charities Regulator in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and the civil service grade this post is normally filled by. [20636/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Community Development Projects
Mairéad Farrell
671. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the Cappahoosh mountain trail in Connemara, which received funding through the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme; the status of the project; when it is expected to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20658/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Nursing Homes
Éamon Ó Cuív
13. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the progress to date with the provision of a new community nursing unit in Clifden to replace both St. Annes Nursing Home and Clifden Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19743/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Primary Care Centres
Alan Farrell
14. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on progress being made to deliver a primary care centre in Swords, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19788/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Eating Disorders
Darren O'Rourke
15. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if he will report on treatment for adults with eating disorders; how it was envisaged that 20 new beds would be provided with no new additional funding; if he is aware of the issues raised in a documentary (details supplied) that aired on 25 April 2024; how many children are on a waiting list for treatment for an eating disorder in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024 in tabular form; how he plans to address these issues; how he plans to increase treatment services for children and adults with eating disorders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19725/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Hospital Services
Niamh Smyth
16. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the details of the investment and enhancement in services at a hospital (details supplied) since becoming Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19494/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Health Services
Pádraig O'Sullivan
17. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 578 of 23 April 2024, if funding will be allocated via the estimates process this year considering that the implementation model was approved in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19419/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Primary Care Services
Holly Cairns
18. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on South Doc services in Skibbereen, Clonakilty and Bandon. [19963/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Departmental Funding
Ruairí Ó Murchú
19. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if he will consider funding an organisation (details supplied) for patient services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19293/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Health Services Staff
Danny Healy-Rae
20. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if the embargo on recruiting HSE staff has been completely lifted; if nurses are being hired for hospitals; the number of nursing jobs that are currently advertised by the HSE in the Cork, Kerry and Limerick areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18956/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Bernard Durkan
21. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the degree to which he and his Department continue to concentrate on waiting lists in respect of health procedures in general throughout the country; the extent to which adequate success is being achieved in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19769/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Hospital Staff
Robert Troy
23. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the HSE will approve the appointment of staff to operate the MRI scanner at the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar. [19837/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Health Services
Brendan Griffin
24. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health what progress has been made on outcomes for people who suffer stroke over the past 15 years; if he will provide a detailed breakdown of data, by region or county where available; what measures are being taken to reduce instances of stroke, intervene early for patients suffering stroke and what after care is available to rehabilitate people after stroke; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19819/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Medical Aids and Appliances
Aindrias Moynihan
25. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health how many children from April 2024 with type 1 diabetes to date are awaiting access to technology such a glucose monitors and insulin pumps in the South/South West Hospital region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19915/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Official Engagements
Peadar Tóibín
26. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will list the hospitals he has visited since he took office. [18647/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Hospital Staff
Cathal Crowe
27. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an overview of what teaching roles, in terms of nurse and doctor training, the hospitals in the University Hospital Limerick Group currently have; if he will consider a broadened role in this regard for Ennis General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19780/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Legislative Measures
Paul Donnelly
28. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health when legislation will be brought forward to curtail the selling of "fast gas" nitrous oxide canisters to young people for personal consumption and making them only available to medical and catering industries. [12316/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Ambulance Service
James O'Connor
29. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Health to outline his Department’s considerations for a new ambulance base in Youghal, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19881/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Departmental Reports
Gino Kenny
30. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) has said the latest Department of Health/HSE-commissioned IGEES report into the public hospital system is about saving money rather than patient safety and investing in services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19870/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Dental Services
Aindrias Moynihan
31. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to address the difficulties experienced by the HSE community dental service in recruiting staff; the measures that are being taken to reduce the long wait times for children awaiting orthodontic treatment in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19914/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Health Service Executive
Duncan Smith
32. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the appointment of a social worker for the Swords area, which is being hindered by the ongoing recruitment freeze in the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19400/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Hospital Closures
Catherine Connolly
33. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the details of his engagement to-date in 2024 with HSE West regarding the ongoing closure of Clifden District Hospital; the steps he has taken to ensure that the hospital reopens on a permanent basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19534/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Cancer Services
Duncan Smith
34. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will commit to funding the National Cancer strategy in full in Budget 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19397/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Health Strategies
Robert Troy
35. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the National Palliative Care Strategy will be published. [19838/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Pauline Tully
36. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health to detail the specific health supports that are available to people with long-Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19867/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Medical Aids and Appliances
Pádraig O'Sullivan
37. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of children in CHO4 that are waiting for a medical appliance, for example, wheelchair, orthotics and shower chair, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19420/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
Catherine Connolly
38. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 51 of 29 February 2024, for an update on the development of the SAR/PBC by the project team and the Galway University Hospitals Capital Programme Oversight Board for the new emergency department, women and children's block in UHG; the expected timeline for it to move to pre-tender stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19533/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Departmental Reviews
Paul Murphy
39. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the recommendations he will make to the Cabinet Committee on Health in respect of the legislative changes needed to implement the abortion review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19877/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Hospital Staff
Brendan Griffin
40. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the up-to-date breakdown of all staffing types at West Kerry Community Hospital; the net recruitment progress that has been made in each category in each year since 2019; the current bed complement; the breakdown of bed types; how many people are currently waiting for a bed in the hospital; what recruitment efforts are being made for each category of staff, including healthcare assistants and nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19820/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Health Services Staff
Frankie Feighan
41. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Health when a medical officer will be appointed to the Plunkett Home, Boyle, County Roscommon, given this position was advertised and approved at the end of 2023. [11712/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Departmental Policies
Paul Donnelly
42. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health when the regulation in respect of selling vape products to minors will be fully enacted; and the repercussions for retailers if found to be in breach. [12315/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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General Practitioner Services
Darren O'Rourke
43. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs currently practicing in Meath; the number of new GPs who have taken up work in each of the years 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; if he plans to increase this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19726/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Hospital Staff
Pearse Doherty
44. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if funding will be made available to provide for a dedicated consultant neurologist at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19818/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Departmental Funding
Duncan Smith
45. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will increase statutory funding for an organisation (details supplied) due to data that shows that stroke incidence in Ireland could increase by 60% by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19399/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Peadar Tóibín
46. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the longest length of time any child has been waiting for scoliosis or spinal surgery in Temple Street or Crumlin Children’s Hospitals. [18648/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Health Services
Thomas Gould
47. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the reason funding has not been provided to reopen a service (details supplied). [19710/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Health Services
Richard Bruton
48. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health if he has considered broadening the scope of screening programmes to address more effectively the undetected treatable conditions, which if caught earlier would enhance health lives and reduce health costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19862/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Hospital Services
Danny Healy-Rae
49. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health for an update on services in a local hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13599/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Departmental Staff
Duncan Smith
50. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the reason a chief pharmaceutical officer has yet to be appointed; if he will support such an appointment considering the consistent shortage in various medicines worldwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19398/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Primary Care Services
Éamon Ó Cuív
51. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the plans to provide suitable primary care units in west and north Connemara; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19744/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Emergency Departments
Duncan Smith
52. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health to detail his plan to solve the ongoing accident and emergency crisis in UHL; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19401/24]