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Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Child Protection
Joan Collins
1061. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 122 of 29 March 2023, to outline his plans for Ireland meeting its obligation on Article 9 of the UNCRC, in particular when Ireland ratifies the second optional protocol to the UNCRC (OPSC). [48344/23]
Wed, 25 Oct 2023
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International Agreements
Joan Collins
67. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance if Ireland will be supporting the adoption of a United Nations tax convention under the proposal set out by the UN Secretary General (details supplied). [46844/23]
Wed, 25 Oct 2023
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Employment Rights
Joan Collins
80. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline what the Workplace Relations Commission’s response was to a request concerning legislation (details supplied); the reason the directive, guaranteed at the time by the then Minister, was never implemented; and the position of the Government on this vitally important issue. [46846/23]
Wed, 25 Oct 2023
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Disability Services
Joan Collins
160. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to clarify if all children in a school (details supplied) will have access to services; and what the plans are to broaden these hours and services in the school. [46819/23]
Wed, 25 Oct 2023
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Hospital Services
Joan Collins
182. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the reason laboratory services are unable to cope with important routine blood testing; and if phlebotomy services are temporarily closing in other hospitals (details supplied). [46823/23]
Wed, 25 Oct 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Joan Collins
183. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the reason there is a change to the GMS payment for family practices (details supplied); if a new arrangement has been negotiated with the HSE and Revenue; and if the HSE has considered the ramifications. [46824/23]
Wed, 25 Oct 2023
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Vaccination Programme
Joan Collins
185. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no scheme in place to reimburse the cost of the shingles vaccine (details supplied); and if he will administer a blanket vaccine, as with the over-60s flu and Covid vaccine, or bring in a form of reimbursement. [46826/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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Employment Support Services
Joan Collins
380. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the local employability service in south Dublin which has been supporting community since 2004 has been advised that services are to go to public tendering (details supplied). [46707/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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Hospital Services
Joan Collins
623. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the reason patients waiting for gynaecology outpatients are being advised that “due to the increased demand for gynaecology services at the Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital, waiting time routine appointments may exceed 52 weeks”; and what plans the HSE and the hospital have to resolve these waiting lists (details supplied). [46704/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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Departmental Data
Joan Collins
624. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health if he is concerned that children’s health may be compromised due to the lack of staff in Limekiln Lane Health Centre, the Old County Road health centre and Curlew Road health centre, Dublin 12 (details supplied); the staff level rates and vacancy rates in these three centres; how many staff have been recruited since May 2023; and how many staff have left, in tabular form. [46716/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Employment Rights
Joan Collins
203. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the intention of the overtime element of the new ERO legislation was to see security workers paid time and a half for every hour worked over 48 hours (details supplied); and if not, his plans to close this loophole that employers are now taking advantage of to avoid paying their workers time and a half rates. [44995/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Control of Dogs
Joan Collins
425. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any of the recommendations from the interdepartmental working group which has been examining issues under the Control of Dogs Act (details supplied) have been implemented and if he will provide details on the recommendation on signage of the by-laws on dogs in parks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44934/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Control of Dogs
Joan Collins
646. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if any of the recommendations from the interdepartmental working group which has been examining issues under the Control of Dogs Act (details supplied) have been implemented and if she will provide details on the recommendation on signage of the by-laws on dogs in parks. [44935/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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State Pensions
Joan Collins
323. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection if a benchmarking report (details supplied) has been submitted to Government; and if so, when the report will be published. [43655/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Hospital Staff
Joan Collins
490. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant rheumatologists at St. James's Hospital in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [43589/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Health Services
Joan Collins
491. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the way the €2.1 million allocated in 2023 for the full resumption of dementia specific day care services will be spent, in tabular form. [43590/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Hospital Procedures
Joan Collins
492. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the number of craniosynostosis surgeries performed at CHI Temple Street in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [43591/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Health Strategies
Joan Collins
493. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the way the €2.7 million allocated for the implementation of the national strategy for accelerating genomic medicine in Ireland will be spent in 2023, in tabular form. [43592/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Health Services
Joan Collins
495. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the counselling services offered within the adolescent addiction services; and the number of staff within these services. [43606/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Care Services
Joan Collins
496. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the number of respite centres in CHO7 in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [43605/23]