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Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Medical Cards
Seán Sherlock
627. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if a person in receipt of a medical card should be paying for Vitamin B12 injections in their local GP service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17685/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Health Services
Patrick Costello
628. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if he will introduce a new comprehensive newborn screening programme that is adequately resourced and ensures that babies born in Ireland are screened for the European average of 18 conditions at a minimum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17692/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Health Strategies
Mairéad Farrell
629. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he has any plans to set up a diabetes taskforce of relevant stakeholders to develop a national diabetes strategy that will ensure the provision of optimum care to every person with diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17695/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Hospital Services
Mairéad Farrell
630. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health when he plans to provide the recommended staffing levels of multidisciplinary diabetes team members (consultant endocrinologists, advanced nurse practitioners, diabetes nurse specialists, dietitians, psychologists) per 100 patients for a paediatric diabetes clinic and an adult diabetes clinic; to provide details of the number of hospital-based diabetes clinics that meet these standards; the hospital-based diabetes clinics that meet these standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17696/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Health Strategies
Éamon Ó Cuív
631. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health if a “Diabetes Taskforce” of relevant stakeholders will be set up to develop a National Diabetes Strategy that will ensure the provision of optimum care to every person with diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17731/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Hospital Services
Éamon Ó Cuív
632. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when multidisciplinary diabetes team members consisting of consultant endocrinologists, advanced nurse practitioners, diabetes nurse specialists, dietitians, psychologists for both a paediatric diabetes clinic, and an adult diabetes clinic will be set up in each region as recommended; the number of hospital-based diabetes clinics that meet these standards at present and their location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17732/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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National Treatment Purchase Fund
Pearse Doherty
633. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person in County Donegal (details supplied) will get sanctioned for funding from the National Treatment Purchase Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17739/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Hospital Appointments Status
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
634. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for vestibular physiotherapy at Tallaght University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17741/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Health Services
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
635. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the process for a disabled person to apply for a personal assistant through the HSE; if it is the same process in all CHO areas; what is the process for allocating hours to a person once a decision is made that a person qualifies for a personal assistant; if he will provide, in tabular form, a guide to the number of hours that can be allocated to a person based on their needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17742/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Primary Care Services
Seán Canney
636. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the status of the audiology clinic in Tuam primary care centre, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17758/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Hospital Services
Thomas Pringle
637. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if he will agree to a request via email dated 15 April 2024 for a meeting from the Donegal branch of an organisation (details supplied) to discuss diabetes care at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17809/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Meals-on-Wheels Services
Joan Collins
638. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the funding provided by HSE to meals on wheels service providers in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [17816/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Health Services Staff
Joan Collins
639. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time and part-time healthcare assistants employed by the HSE working in each health centre and primary care centre within CHO7 in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [17818/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Meals-on-Wheels Services
Joan Collins
640. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the number of requests made to the HSE for a meals on wheels service for individuals via the public health nurse in 2023; and the percentage of those requests that were approved, in tabular form. [17819/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Hospital Services
Joan Collins
641. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant gastroenterologists and WTE gastroenterologist registrars based in St. James's Hospital in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [17820/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Human Trafficking
Joan Collins
642. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE staff that have training in relation to human trafficking awareness or human trafficking indicators; the level to which this training has been provided; and if this training is provided on a regular basis. [17821/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Mental Health Services
Joan Collins
643. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE child and adolescent psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, social workers and nurses employed by CAMHS mental health intellectual disability within CHO7 in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [17822/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Care Services
Joan Collins
644. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the capacity of each HSE-funded day care centre within CHO 7 as of 10 April 2024, in tabular form. [17823/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Care Services
Joan Collins
645. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the capacity of each HSE-funded respite centre within CHO7 as of 10 April 2024, in tabular form. [17824/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Hospital Admissions
Joan Collins
646. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the number of patients that have been admitted to CHI Crumlin and have been in the hospital for 28 or more continuous days in 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form. [17825/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Childcare Services
Michael Healy-Rae
647. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on a matter (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17856/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Local Elections
Bríd Smith
648. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health if a HSE worker who is currently employed at the grade of general dental surgeon: 1597, is eligible to run for local election; if there is a list of specific grades which are ‘designated by order of the Minister for Health and Children’; if so, to outline what they are; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17857/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Law Reform Commission
Fergus O'Dowd
649. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will respond to the recommendations made in the recent report by the Law Reform Commission on the need for the Government to establish a regulatory framework for adult safeguarding and to introduce the recommended necessary legislation and other fundamental changes necessary to protect vulnerable adults; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17865/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Health Services Staff
Danny Healy-Rae
650. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if there are plans in place to have a specialist nurse in Kerry for the many people who have Parkinson's disease and at the very least need to have access to a nurse in their own county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17871/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Health Services Staff
Thomas Gould
651. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the reason subsistence payments to nursing students working under the Cope Foundation have not been paid. [17878/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Health Services Staff
Paul Murphy
652. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1408 of 20 March 2024, if the staff census is using all the CHO numbers, HSE employees only or non-HSE employees (details supplied). [17884/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Health Services Staff
Paul Murphy
653. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1408 of 20 March 2024, with the new breakdown, if he will instruct the HSE to clarify the reason the numbers are still not matching up; what parameters the staff census uses, i.e. CDNT exclusive or if they include hospitals and-or complex needs schools as well; if so, if the HSE will provide percentages for which portion is for CDNTs, and which portion is dedicated to each additional area (details supplied). [17885/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Health Services Staff
Paul Murphy
654. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1408 of 20 March 2024, the methodology the HSE used to come up with the figures they arrived at in the staff census for the different categories (details supplied). [17886/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Primary Care Centres
Michael Ring
655. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health when the HSE became aware that construction work on the development of Ballyhaunis primary care centre was to come to a halt in 2021; the reasons cited for stopping works at that time; who communicated that information; how that information was relayed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17889/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Primary Care Centres
Michael Ring
656. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health the various completion dates for Ballyhaunis primary care centre that have been cited or provided to the HSE over the course of its development; when those dates were provided; who communicated that information; how that information was communicated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17890/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Primary Care Centres
Michael Ring
657. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health what contractors the HSE has been in contact with or engaged with concerning the development of Ballyhaunis primary care centre; the details of those contacts and engagements; the dates of those contacts and engagements; the nature of those contacts and engagements; the details covered in those contacts and engagements; if the information could be provided, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17891/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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National Treatment Purchase Fund
Richard Boyd Barrett
658. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the services purchased by St. Michael’s Hospital, Dún Laoghaire, under the national treatment purchase plan for the years 2021-2024; the breakdown of services purchased; the cost of these services, broken down by year and month, in tabular form. [17892/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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National Treatment Purchase Fund
Richard Boyd Barrett
659. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the services purchased by St. Columcille's Hospital, Loughlinstown, under the national treatment purchase plan for the years 2021-2024; the breakdown of services purchased, the cost of these services, broken down by year and month, in tabular form. [17893/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Public Sector Pay
Danny Healy-Rae
660. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if he will give urgent attention to a serious issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17895/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Health Services
James Lawless
661. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health to examine an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17903/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Hospital Staff
Danny Healy-Rae
662. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17919/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Hospital Appointments Status
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
663. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health when a hospital procedure will be scheduled for a person (details supplied) who has been waiting for a number of years for same.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17929/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Substance Misuse
Pat Buckley
664. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 270 of 22 February 2024, if hexahydrocannabinol is defined as a psychoactive drug under existing legislation and relating schedules; if not, the steps he has taken to regulate the sale of the drug for human consumption, especially in circumstances where it may be purchased by minors or without any information regarding potential risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17930/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Medical Aids and Appliances
Michael Healy-Rae
665. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if a battery pack for a wheelchair will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17934/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Regulatory Bodies
Steven Matthews
666. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Health , further to Parliamentary Question No. 282 of 18 April 2024, if his attention has been drawn to delays in the establishment of a register of counsellors and psychotherapists by a group (details supplied); the actions he will take to ensure this process is expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17937/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Departmental Data
Peadar Tóibín
667. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the incidence rate of shingles for those aged under 50 and over 50 years, respectively, for each of the past five years to date. [17942/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Meals-on-Wheels Services
John McGuinness
668. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the status of the meals-on-wheels service operated by the HSE in Kilmoganny, County Kilkenny; if each recipient of the service has been consulted on the changes being considered; if alternative arrangements are being made to accommodate those that need the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17945/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Health Services
Réada Cronin
669. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that, currently, Ireland screens newborn babies for fewer diseases than 75% of EU countries; if he is also aware that since the establishment of the Newborn Screening Advisory Committee in 2019, only one new test has been delivered in the intervening years; if he will agree to a comprehensive newborn screening programme that is adequately resourced and ensures that babies born here are screened for the EU average of 18 conditions at a minimum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17952/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Medicinal Products
David Cullinane
670. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the reason reimbursement support for Ozempic® (Semaglutide) is only available to those with eligibility under the general medical services scheme or the long-term illness scheme, and is not available on the drugs payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17966/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Joe McHugh
671. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health the reason dermatology services at Letterkenny University Hospital and Sligo University Hospital have not been included as priority areas of focus in the national waiting list action plan, given the high proportion of patients waiting over 18 months, per the National Treatment Purchase Fund, for dermatology services in both hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17967/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Hospital Services
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
672. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with type 1 diabetes attending the adult diabetes service in Letterkenny University Hospital; the number waiting fewer than 12, between 12 and 24 and waiting more than 24 months for an endocrinology appointment; and the longest waiting time for an appointment. [17970/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Medicinal Products
Robert Troy
673. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite the approval of fenfluramine for the treatment of dravet syndrome (details supplied). [17972/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Bernard Durkan
674. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health whether any interim payment is available in the case of a person (details supplied) who is a HSE worker who contracted Covid on the frontline during the pandemic but has suffered with ill health ever since and currently has no income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17974/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Health Services
Róisín Shortall
675. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a campaign by an organisation (details supplied) regarding the lack of community rehabilitation and support services for stroke and heart failure patients; his plans to address the deficit in services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17978/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Medical Register
Róisín Shortall
676. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of radiation therapists registered by CORU in each of the years since 2017, in tabular form. [17979/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Medical Register
Róisín Shortall
677. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of people who applied to CORU for registration as a radiation therapist in each of the years since 2017, in tabular form; and the number whose applications were refused. [17980/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Medical Register
Róisín Shortall
678. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of applications for registration as a radiation therapist currently with CORU; and the average wait time for a decision on applications. [17981/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Hospital Services
Thomas Pringle
679. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with type 2 diabetes who attend the adult diabetes service in Letterkenny University Hospital; the number of those who are waiting less than 12 months for an appointment; waiting between 12 and 24 months for an appointment; waiting more than 24 months for an appointment; the longest waiting time for an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17983/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Medicinal Products
Robert Troy
680. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will approve the funding of a fenfluramine for a child (details supplied) on compassionate grounds. [17985/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Health Services
Neasa Hourigan
681. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the work of the myalgic encephalomyelitis working group established by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18001/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Patient Transport
Thomas Pringle
682. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of cuts to a vital service which is affecting patients with ongoing sight issues (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18003/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Care of the Elderly
Pauline Tully
683. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 610 of 29 November 2022, to provide an update regarding the boarding out scheme; and if his Department has considered this model of care in the context of its overall commitment to enhancing opportunities for older people to stay in their homes and communities for longer. [18005/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Nursing Homes
Alan Kelly
684. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when and how did the HSE contact HIQA to inform them they were not going to be applying for registration of the new Nenagh community nursing home in 2024. [18016/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Health Promotion
Cathal Crowe
685. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details on the reason there is currently no funding plan for a Healthy Food Made Easy programme in County Clare; the reason no facilitator is in place for the delivery of this programme in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18029/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Health Promotion
Cathal Crowe
686. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if a social prescribers programme is operating in Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18030/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Hospital Staff
Aindrias Moynihan
687. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health if he can provide details of the current levels of staffing for Cork University Hospital's paediatric epilepsy services; the number of positions which are currently vacant; the number of recruitment processes which are underway (if any) to fill these vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18031/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Dental Services
Cathal Crowe
688. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will outline plans his Department has to recruit dentists into the HSE dental service so that the huge backlog of children awaiting dental treatment in CHO3 can be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18032/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Health Service Executive
Robert Troy
689. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to arrange for a proper boundary wall to be erected between Lakepoint housing estate and the HSE building in Lakepoint, Mullingar, as there is currently a timber fence at this location but a proper wall needs to be built to discourage people climbing over the timber fence. [18047/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Health Services
Joe McHugh
690. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he will meet with representatives of a group (details supplied) in Donegal to address the current crisis in the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18075/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Medical Internships
Duncan Smith
691. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the current anomaly whereby Irish medical students who studied in Northern Ireland are classed as a tier-two applicant for the internship programme in the HSE; if he will commit to reviewing the current process for internship placement allocation so this is no longer the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18089/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Hospital Facilities
Ciarán Cannon
692. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Health for an update on the planned disposal of the St. Brigid’s Hospital Campus in Ballinasloe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18117/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Hospital Staff
Ciarán Cannon
693. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Health for details of the staffing required for the new 50-bed ward block at Portiuncula University Hospital; whether such requirements will be met when the new ward block is complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18118/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Period Poverty
Duncan Smith
694. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will increase the €200 thousand share of funding for Naughton + Smyth framework for the provision of period products to higher-education institutions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18090/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Third Level Education
Patrick Costello
695. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on Trinity College’s policy (details supplied) which prevents any external tour guides from using the campus and/or Book of Kells for guiding purposes. [17314/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Third Level Education
Patrick Costello
696. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on Trinity College’s policy (details supplied) which prevents any external tour guides from using the campus and/or Book of Kells for guiding purposes. [17315/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Third Level Education
Mairéad Farrell
697. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the international education mark will be rolled out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17391/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Third Level Education
Mairéad Farrell
698. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the additional resources that will be allocated to ensure that education providers are compliant with the international education mark. [17392/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Departmental Expenditure
Sorca Clarke
699. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his Department's capital underspend, if any, in 2023; and his Department's projected spend in 2024. [17422/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Research Funding
Ivana Bacik
700. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to allocate increased funding across all career stages for researchers; and his views on the importance of basic or frontier research and the need for parity of esteem across disciplines. [17530/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Grant Payments
Louise O'Reilly
701. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the SUSI grant will be rolled out for part-time courses from September 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17562/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Third Level Education
Louise O'Reilly
702. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware of the closure of a college (details supplied) and the impact it is having on students and their families; and if he will engage with students on the Bachelor of Education in Montessori (early years) Education course to find alternative options to complete their degrees. [17581/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Grant Payments
Patrick Costello
703. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the grants or scholarships available to Irish students studying for masters degrees in UK institutions. [17591/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Period Poverty
Francis Noel Duffy
704. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if, following the success of his pilot scheme of free period products in further education/training centres, his Department has engaged with the Minister for Health on the rollout of free period products in universities and the wider third level sector. [17628/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Research and Development
Brian Leddin
705. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to list the members of the Steering Group, Implementation Forum and Advisory Forum of Impact 2030: Ireland’s Research and Innovation Strategy; and whether minutes of the meeting of each body are published online. [17636/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Medical Research and Training
Mairéad Farrell
706. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the plans or actions he has taken to attain membership of the European Infrastructure for Translational Medicine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17664/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Third Level Education
Mark Ward
707. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science what options are available to an Irish student (details supplied) whose studies were impacted by Covid lockdowns; what avenues are available to her to complete her course; if the Department will intervene on her behalf to allow her to continue her studies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17673/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Third Level Education
Mairéad Farrell
708. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a list of all universities identifying whether each has run a surplus or deficit for the financial year 2023, the value of this surplus or deficit and the change from the financial year 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17676/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Further and Higher Education
Peadar Tóibín
709. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the action he is taking to retain current and future personnel in the construction sector, and from being recruited internationally; the number of graduates and those employed in the construction sector who have emigrated in each of the past five years, by general trade and specialist category in the industry; the number of the same cohort who returned to Ireland in that time period, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17868/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Third Level Education
Neasa Hourigan
710. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on the work of his Department to secure places for students from this jurisdiction in medical schools in Northern Ireland; whether he has ensured that these students would then be eligible to apply to work in the HSE on graduation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17898/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Third Level Admissions
James Lawless
711. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to examine an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17944/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Community Development Projects
Holly Cairns
712. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding and grants available to communities that wish to establish community arts centres; and if she would consider the establishment of an arts centre in Bandon, County Cork. [17352/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Departmental Funding
Johnny Mythen
713. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding provided to the community and voluntary pillar in each of the years 2014 to 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17586/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Departmental Schemes
Johnny Mythen
714. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the percentage of youth work organisations who made successful applications to the community centre investment fund under categories 1, 2 and 3, since the inception of the fund, per year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17587/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Departmental Schemes
Johnny Mythen
715. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide a breakdown of funding, by organisation, for the community centres investment fund new builds measure; and whether any youth work organisations were successful in applying. [17588/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Control of Dogs
Cian O'Callaghan
716. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 1726 of 9 April 2024, if she will confirm a number of details about a group (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18048/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Departmental Schemes
Frankie Feighan
717. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will outline, in tabular form, each individual project awarded funding in County Westmeath since January 2020 under the rural regeneration and development fund, the town and village renewal scheme, the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme, CLÁR, the community centre investment fund, LEADER, and the connected hubs fund; if she will include the amount of funding allocated to each project and the purpose of the grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18096/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Departmental Schemes
Frankie Feighan
718. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will outline, in tabular form, each individual project awarded funding in County Meath since January 2020 under the rural regeneration and development fund, the town and village renewal scheme, the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme, CLÁR, the community centre investment fund, LEADER, and the connected hubs fund; if she will include the amount of funding allocated to each project and the purpose of the grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18097/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Departmental Schemes
Frankie Feighan
719. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will outline, in tabular form, each individual project awarded funding in County Carlow since January 2020 under the rural regeneration and development fund, the town and village renewal scheme, the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme, CLÁR, the community centre investment fund, LEADER, and the connected hubs fund; if she will include the amount of funding allocated to each project and the purpose of the grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18098/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Departmental Schemes
Frankie Feighan
720. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will outline, in tabular form, each individual project awarded funding in County Wexford since January 2020 under the rural regeneration and development fund, the town and village renewal scheme, the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme, CLÁR, the community centre investment fund, LEADER, and the connected hubs fund; if she will include the amount of funding allocated to each project and the purpose of the grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18099/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Departmental Schemes
Frankie Feighan
721. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will outline, in tabular form, each individual project awarded funding in County Kildare since January 2020 under the rural regeneration and development fund, the town and village renewal scheme, the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme, CLÁR, the community centre investment fund, LEADER, and the connected hubs fund; if she will include the amount of funding allocated to each project and the purpose of the grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18100/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Departmental Schemes
Frankie Feighan
722. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will outline, in tabular form, each individual project awarded funding in County Louth since January 2020 under the rural regeneration and development fund, the town and village renewal scheme, the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme, CLÁR, the community centre investment fund, LEADER, and the connected hubs fund; if she will include the amount of funding allocated to each project and the purpose of the grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18101/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Departmental Schemes
Frankie Feighan
723. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will outline, in tabular form, each individual project awarded funding in County Longford since January 2020 under the rural regeneration and development fund, the town and village renewal scheme, the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme, CLÁR, the community centre investment fund, LEADER, and the connected hubs fund; if she will include the amount of funding allocated to each project and the purpose of the grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18102/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Departmental Schemes
Frankie Feighan
724. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will outline, in tabular form, each individual project awarded funding in County Cork since January 2020 under the rural regeneration and development fund, the town and village renewal scheme, the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme, CLÁR, the community centre investment fund, LEADER, and the connected hubs fund; if she will include the amount of funding allocated to each project and the purpose of the grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18103/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Departmental Schemes
Frankie Feighan
725. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will outline, in tabular form, each individual project awarded funding in County Kerry since January 2020 under the rural regeneration and development fund, the town and village renewal scheme, the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme, CLÁR, the community centre investment fund, LEADER, and the connected hubs fund; if she will include the amount of funding allocated to each project and the purpose of the grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18104/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Departmental Schemes
Frankie Feighan
726. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will outline, in tabular form, each individual project awarded funding in County Clare since January 2020 under the rural regeneration and development fund, the town and village renewal scheme, the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme, CLÁR, the community centre investment fund, LEADER, and the connected hubs fund; if she will include the amount of funding allocated to each project and the purpose of the grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18105/24]