Health Services

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 4 October 2023

Wednesday, 4 October 2023

Ceisteanna (217, 218, 219, 230, 231)

Róisín Shortall

Ceist:

217. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health for a progress report on the spending of funding allocated in budget 2023 for the development of a national paediatric diabetes audit, in conjunction with NOCA, following the publication of a detailed feasibility study; the status of the recruitment of a programme manager and data analytics staff; if recruitment has been paused in view of the recruitment freeze; if so, if he will request the HSE to immediately begin recruiting these new posts; if unused funding from Budget 2023 will carry over to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43072/23]

Róisín Shortall

Ceist:

218. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health to report on the spending of the €110,000 which was allocated in budget 2023 for the development of a diabetes register; if unused funding from budget 2023 will carry over to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43073/23]

Róisín Shortall

Ceist:

219. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he will request that the HSE immediately begin recruiting the project manager post for the diabetes register; to provide a timeline as to when the HSE recruitment freeze will end; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43086/23]

Violet-Anne Wynne

Ceist:

230. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the progress on the spending of a sum of money (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43157/23]

Violet-Anne Wynne

Ceist:

231. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the progress of a national paediatric diabetes audit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43158/23]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Health

I propose to take Questions Nos. 217, 218, 219, 230 and 231 together.

Budget 2023 provided funding for a number of initiatives aimed at improving diabetes care, including commencing the development of a National Diabetes Registry and the commencement of a National Paediatric Audit of Type 1 Diabetes.

Any decisions with regard to future funding for Diabetes care in Budget 2024 will be subject to the annual Estimates process and will require Government approval.

As the advertisement, interview and recruitment process for posts related to these projects is an operational matter under the responsibility of the HSE, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputies directly in relation to the status of these recruitments and expenditure to date, as soon as possible.

Question No. 218 answered with Question No. 217.

Question No. 219 answered with Question No. 217.