Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Housing Policy

Duncan Smith

104. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ensure that persons such as pensioners who are eligible to purchase their dwellings under the tenant purchase scheme, are allowed to avail of SDA-type loans, especially where they have additional fixed income along with their pensions, which augments their repayment capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23119/24]

Building Regulations

Richard Bruton

105. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are any regulations which require that a multi-unit residential building should have adaptations made to make access more convenient for a resident with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23240/24]

National Parks

Brendan Griffin

106. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the roadside fence at the new Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara Ciarraí in Inch (details supplied) will be replaced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23288/24]

Public Services Card

Duncan Smith

107. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are any restrictions on a service (details supplied) that would result in public service card users only being allowed to book seats in a limited manner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23128/24]

Social Welfare Benefits

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

108. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection who will be responsible for the review into payments for migrants both from Ukraine and elsewhere; the Departments or State bodies that will be represented at the meetings; the format it will take; the number of meetings that will be held; if the conclusions will be published; if it will consider international comparators as well as adequacy of payments; and if it will engage with any external bodies. [23035/24]

Social Welfare Appeals

Seán Haughey

109. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is aware of the backlog of cases at the social welfare appeals office where appellants are being told that this office is currently working through submissions received from mid-February 2024; if she will take appropriate measures including staff changes to alleviate this backlog; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23088/24]

Social Welfare Benefits

Patricia Ryan

110. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a carer’s allowance application by a person (details supplied) was refused; the reason this has taken nine months for the person to be notified of the refusal. [23155/24]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Robert Troy

111. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will clarify the entitlement to illness benefit for those who are self employed. [23163/24]

Departmental Contracts

Paul Donnelly

112. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the details of each time her Department enlisted the services of consultants in 2023 and to-date in 2024; and the purpose and value of each contract, in tabular form. [23250/24]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Richard O'Donoghue

113. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Social Protection if the household benefit package can be made available to all persons once they reach State pension age of 66 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23258/24]

State Pensions

Richard Bruton

114. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection if he plans changes to the pension provision for people who because of the nature of their work have earlier retirement dates, in order that they do not have large fall in living standards when they step down from those roles. [23259/24]

Departmental Policies

Noel Grealish

115. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Justice if she plans to raise the age for purchasing alcohol, similar to her plans to raise the age for smoking, noting that according to the Healthy Ireland survey 2023, 36% of all 15 to 24 year olds, including 48% of men of that age, engage in binge drinking compared to 22% of that age group engaging in smoking. [23038/24]

Work Permits

Brendan Griffin

116. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice if a decision has been made on an application for an employment permit by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23222/24]

Immigration Policy

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

117. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice for justice the current Government policy regarding the status of those who have fled war in Ukraine following the lapse of the temporary protection directive in March 2023. [23036/24]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

118. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the timeframe for the Irish motor insurance database application to be rolled out to all Garda members on their mobility devices to include access to information on fleet and motor trader vehicles with real time information on the vehicles to Gardaí; the reason for the delay to include information on fleet and motor trader vehicles to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23048/24]

An Garda Síochána

Peadar Tóibín

119. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of operations conducted under Operation Sonnet from 2023 to date; the number people sent back across the Border; the number of personnel working in the GNIB that have been involved in these operations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23126/24]

Departmental Policies

Michael Healy-Rae

120. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice the reason forensic psychologists are not hired instead of clinical psychologists (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23129/24]

Crime Prevention

Patrick Costello

121. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update in relation to the operation of the neighbourhood watch schemes, particularly in DMR south, south central and west; the current status of each neighbourhood watch scheme in the aforementioned divisions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23137/24]

Youth Services

Patrick Costello

122. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update in relation to the operation of Dublin city south and DÁN Garda youth diversion projects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23140/24]

Legislative Process

Patrick Costello

123. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the proposed timeline for the passing of the sale of alcohol and intoxicating liquor Bills; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23141/24]

Prison Service

Patrick Costello

124. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 442 of 14 May 2024, the number of prisoners eligible for these programmes for each year previously provided. [23145/24]

Departmental Funding

Sean Fleming

125. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Justice to provide a response in relation to the provision of funding for a therapy worker who was specifically named as a priority by the funder at a service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23181/24]

Closed-Circuit Television Systems

David Stanton

126. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice the funding, if any, her Department has provided to Cork County Council to fund community-based CCTV security systems; if so, the amount provided for each respective location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23203/24]

Departmental Programmes

Michael Ring

127. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Justice the reason an application (details supplied) was withdrawn; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23206/24]

Legislative Process

Mary Lou McDonald

128. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide an update on the commencement of S27-47 (Part 5) of the Criminal Justice Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023; the reason for the delay in commencing Part 5 of the Act; and when Part 5 of the Act providing for much needed civil orders against stalking will be commenced. [23232/24]

An Garda Síochána

Paul Donnelly

129. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of houses, caravans and jet skis that have been seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau and are still under their remit as of 15 May 2024. [23251/24]

An Garda Síochána

Paul Donnelly

130. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the Garda roads policing units that currently have a sheltered motorcycle shed; and if so, the capacity of each shed for each RPU, in tabular form. [23252/24]

An Garda Síochána

Paul Donnelly

131. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice when front-line gardaí will start to receive their new ballistic vests; and the number of companies that applied for the contract to supply those new ballistic vests. [23253/24]

Live Exports

Neasa Hourigan

132. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to ban the live export of livestock for slaughter to non-EU countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23032/24]

Animal Welfare

Cathal Crowe

133. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he can clarify whether all animal organisations are treated equally in terms of information being sought from them (details supplied). [23034/24]

Grant Payments

Michael Healy-Rae

134. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update with regard to a lime spreading grant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23120/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Denis Naughten

135. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) was not included in the Shannon Callows scheme even though they are within the Shannon SPA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23215/24]

Coillte Teoranta

Brendan Griffin

136. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if she has engaged with Coillte on the issue of gravel cycling events on their lands; the reason Coillte is not allowing gravel cycling events take place on their lands; if she is aware that this decision is affecting ten events across Ireland and approximately 10,000 cyclists who cannot take part in the sport because of it; if she recognises that gravel cycling and gravel events are actively promoted in Northern Ireland and all across the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23230/24]

Disability Services

Richard Bruton

137. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline the plans to develop new residential places for persons with a severe disability; and if, in particular, new developments will occur in a body (details supplied). [23265/24]

Disability Services

Alan Farrell

138. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children on the waiting list for the CDNT services in CHO9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23029/24]

Disability Services

Alan Farrell

139. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of professional vacancies for the CDNT services in CHO9, broken down by each speciality, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23030/24]

International Protection

Joe Flaherty

140. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the planned IP accommodation provision in Longford town (details supplied). [23050/24]

Departmental Budgets

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

141. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 435 of 8 May 2024, to provide a breakdown of the capital and current budget allocations for each programme under subhead E4 of the revised estimates for 2023 and 2024 respectively, in tabular form. [23065/24]

Departmental Budgets

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

142. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 436 of 8 May 2024, to provide a breakdown of the capital and current budget allocations for each programme under subhead E5 of the revised estimates for 2023 and 2024 respectively, in tabular form. [23066/24]

Departmental Budgets

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

143. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 435 of 8 May 2024, to provide a detailed breakdown of subhead E4 by programme categories, as was provided for the E5 subhead programme breakdown in Parliamentary Question No. 436 of 8 May 2024 [23067/24]

Departmental Budgets

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

144. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 435 of 8 May 2024, to detail the outputs in 2023 under subhead E4 based on the revised estimates allocation and the final allocation for subhead E4 in 2023, including the number of IPAS beds funded and a breakdown of the same across State-owned accommodation and commercial accommodation. [23068/24]

Departmental Budgets

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

145. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 436 of 8 May 2024, to detail the outputs in 2023 under subhead E5 based on the financial allocation under the revised estimates and the final allocation for subhead E5 in 2023, including the number of temporary protection accommodation beds funded and the breakdown of the same across State-owned accommodation and commercial accommodation. [23069/24]

International Protection

Michael McNamara

146. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the legal basis for the expenditure of Exchequer funds on the provision of international protection applicants who were not successful in gaining leave to remain or status and persons in respect of whom a Deportation Order has been signed, respectively, by IPAS. [23213/24]

International Protection

Michael McNamara

147. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the sum expended on the provision of international protection applicants who were not successful in gaining leave to remain or status and persons in respect of whom a Deportation Order has been signed, respectively, by IPAS in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, respectively. [23214/24]

International Protection

Carol Nolan

148. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will list the non-governmental organisations or charities supported by his Department that provide emergency humanitarian assistance, including food, medical care, tented accommodation, to IPAS applicants who arrive at the International Protection Office in Lower Mount Street, Dublin; the funding provided to each from 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23219/24]

Departmental Contracts

Paul Donnelly

149. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of each time his Department enlisted the services of consultants in 2023 and to-date in 2024; and the purpose and value of each contract, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23241/24]

Irish Sign Language

Neasa Hourigan

150. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline the response of his Department to a legal case where a deaf person was effectively refused access to a public service with the assistance of an Irish sign language interpreter (details supplied); his plans to ensure all public bodies comply with their statutory duty to provide users with free Irish sign language interpretation when accessing statutory entitlements and services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23291/24]

Mental Health Services

Holly Cairns

151. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the current staffing provision, per grade, of psychologists for the north Lee, south Lee, north Cork and west Cork primary care child/adolescent psychology services; and the population size each area serves, in tabular form. [23255/24]

Mental Health Services

Danny Healy-Rae

152. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health for an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23014/24]

Eating Disorders

Alan Farrell

153. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the work his Department is undertaking to improve inpatient access for patients diagnosed with an eating disorder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23026/24]

Eating Disorders

Alan Farrell

154. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if specialist mental health services for eating disorder patients will be extended to all paediatric hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23027/24]

Eating Disorders

Alan Farrell

155. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if the catchment areas for Linn Dara will be extended to accommodate patients with an eating disorder diagnosis across Dublin and nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23028/24]

Tobacco Control Measures

Noel Grealish

156. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health if the general scheme of proposed new legislation on raising the legal age for smoking will be published for public consultation and considered by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health.
[23039/24]

Primary Care Services

Paul Kehoe

157. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health the reason the chiropody service at Shamrock Plaza Carlow has been withdrawn; if he is aware of the negative impact of same especially on diabetics in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23043/24]

Medicinal Products

Pádraig O'Sullivan

158. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide specific information on the current status of the pricing and reimbursement application for dostarlimab (jemperli) indicated as monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with recurrent or advanced endometrial cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23054/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Robert Troy

159. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) at Galway University Hospital.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23108/24]

Dental Services

Duncan Smith

160. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to address the scarcity of dentists who accept the medical card scheme which is particularly distressing and detrimental for people with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23117/24]

Dental Services

Duncan Smith

161. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will consider introducing a refund of dental fees to medical card holders which would allow people to avail of emergency appointments locally, shorten waiting times and support better dental health for people with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23118/24]

Health Services

James Lawless

162. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health to examine an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23127/24]

Hospital Inspections

Jim O'Callaghan

163. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 300 of 9 May 2024, the findings of the HIQA inspections carried out at St. James’s Hospital, Tallaght Hospital and St. Vincent’s Hospital on 30 August 2022, 27 October 2022, 14 February 2024 and 29 March 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23135/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Maurice Quinlivan

164. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) can be rescheduled to a local clinic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23149/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Maurice Quinlivan

165. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied) who has been referred for a cardiac examination at University Hospital Kerry but has yet to receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23150/24]

Health Services

Patricia Ryan

166. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health can the Minister urgently enquire into the matter of a person (details supplied). [23154/24]

Medical Cards

Patricia Ryan

167. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 168 of 24 April 2024, to provide clarification on the matter (details supplied). [23156/24]

Nursing Homes

Patricia Ryan

168. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 169 of 10 April 2024, how private nursing homes are expected to fund access to private occupational therapy services for residents where the National Treatment Purchase Fund and fair deal scheme funding does not cover such expenses, leaving residents of very limited means and their families struggling to cover costs often thousands of euro of occupational therapy, special chairs appliances, and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23157/24]

Health Service Executive

Patricia Ryan

169. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health the plans for the future purpose or use for the HSE building in Monasterevin, which currently houses the public health nurse services, when that service is amalgamated with the new day care centre in Monasterevin. [23158/24]

Home Help Service

Patricia Ryan

170. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health the protocol in place for paying approved home care providers when home care visits are cancelled by the client; if consideration has been made to pay providers if a call is cancelled at short notice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23159/24]

Health Services Staff

Patricia Ryan

171. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health the progress made in advancing recommendation ten of the Cross-Departmental Strategic Workforce Advisory Group, to develop a competency framework that recognises home care workers with additional training and specialist qualifications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23160/24]

Home Help Service

Patricia Ryan

172. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time in CHO7 for those approved for home support and waiting for services to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23161/24]

Home Help Service

Patricia Ryan

173. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health the number of people in CHO7 currently waiting for home support for longer than three months; the number of people waiting for longer than six months; the number of people waiting longer than 12 months; the number of people waiting longer than 24 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23162/24]

Dental Services

Jennifer Whitmore

174. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of dentists in Wicklow declining to see patients on medical cards (details supplied); what the obligation is to provide dental practices when it comes to medical card patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23165/24]

Hospital Charges

Duncan Smith

175. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the amount generated through parking charges at public car parks within Beaumont Hospital in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [23182/24]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

176. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the staffing budget allocation to Mercy University Hospital in the years of 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [23183/24]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

177. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE radiographers, by grade, working in Mullingar Regional Hospital in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [23184/24]

Primary Care Services

Duncan Smith

178. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant WTE physiotherapist roles currently within children's primary care services in CHO5. [23185/24]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

179. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant orthopaedic surgeons and orthopaedic registrars based at Roscommon University Hospital in the years of 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [23186/24]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

180. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the staffing budget allocation to Louth County Hospital in the years of 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [23187/24]

Departmental Data

Duncan Smith

181. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of violations of the Public Health (Sunbeds) Act 2014 in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [23188/24]

Hospital Facilities

Duncan Smith

182. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the nature of refurbishment works that were carried out at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [23189/24]

Emergency Departments

Duncan Smith

183. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of major treatment bays and resuscitation bays within the accident and emergency department of Portlaoise Regional Hospital in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [23190/24]

Hospital Facilities

Duncan Smith

184. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of funded ICU beds at Galway University Hospital in the years of 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [23191/24]

Primary Care Centres

Duncan Smith

185. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the primary care centres within CHO6 that currently have an audiology clinic based within PCC; the number of WTE audiologists based in each primary care centre within CHO6 in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [23192/24]

Disability Services

Duncan Smith

186. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if the CHO2 adult ADHD clinic is fully staffed; the number of vacancies, if any, that exist in CHO2 adult ADHD services; and the current caseload of the team serving the CHO2 ADHD clinic. [23193/24]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

187. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants in foetal medicine at the Rotunda maternity hospital in the years of 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [23194/24]

Home Help Service

Duncan Smith

188. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the amount paid to each external agency within CHO9 to provide home help services on behalf of the HSE in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [23195/24]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

189. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant ophthalmologists based at South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital in the years of 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [23196/24]

Emergency Services

Duncan Smith

190. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE rapid response vehicles based in Limerick on a 24-7 basis in the years of 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024. [23197/24]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

191. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric interventional radiologists based at CHI Temple Street in the years of 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [23198/24]

Hospital Facilities

Duncan Smith

192. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of funded and staffed critical care beds at University Hospital Waterford in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [23199/24]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

193. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant anaesthetists based in Naas General Hospital in the years of 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [23200/24]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

194. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE advanced nurse practitioners in movement disorder at Beaumont Hospital in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [23201/24]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

195. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant orthopaedic surgeons with a special interest in ankle surgery at Letterkenny University Hospital in the years of 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form [23202/24]

Health Services Staff

Marian Harkin

196. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health when the HSE recruitment embargo will be lifted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23207/24]

Disease Management

Seán Canney

197. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health what procedures and expert advice are available and in place to a person whose child has been diagnosed with sprix (details supplied); what effects the condition will have on the child in the long term; the symptoms to be watchful for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23208/24]

Patient Transport

Michael Healy-Rae

198. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if a bus pick-up will be arranged for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23231/24]

Mental Health Services

Paul Donnelly

199. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE psychiatrists based in each primary care centre within CHO7 in 2023 and to-date, in 2024, in tabular form. [23246/24]

Hospital Staff

Paul Donnelly

200. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant ophthalmic surgeons attached to each hospital part of the RCSI Hospital Group in the years of 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form. [23247/24]

Primary Care Services

Paul Donnelly

201. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the primary care centres within CHO9 that currently provide phlebotomy services, in tabular form. [23248/24]

Departmental Programmes

Paul Donnelly

202. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the locations currently where the Pathfinder Programme is currently available; and the plans to increase this number of locations where the Pathfinder Programme will be available, in tabular form. [23249/24]

Mental Health Services

Holly Cairns

203. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals to the north Lee, south Lee, north Cork and west Cork primary care child/adolescent psychology services between 1 May 2023 and 1 May 2024. [23256/24]