Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Disability Services

Claire Kerrane

226. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what the new restructuring for regional health areas will mean for children’s disability network teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19680/24]

Disability Services

Alan Kelly

227. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of people leaving rehabilitative training and school who were profiled for an adult day service in 2023; and the number of adult day services places provided in 2023, in tabular form. [19792/24]

Home Help Service

Alan Kelly

228. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the full-year costs of providing an additional 100 intensive home support packages. [19793/24]

Disabilities Assessments

Patricia Ryan

229. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason a child (details supplied) is still waiting on an assessment of need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19846/24]

International Protection

Patricia Ryan

230. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to clarify if he is aware that the owner of a property (details supplied), currently being used to house people seeking temporary international protection, is being paid the sum of €75 per person per night; to clarify if that is not the sum, if he will clarify the correct sum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19852/24]

International Protection

Catherine Murphy

231. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will clarify the rationale for his Department relying on the advice of a planning consultant engaged by the service provider that a proposed change of use of a property (details supplied) to IPAS accommodation was compliant with planning requirements in view of the fact that his officials had their attention drawn prior to entering into the related contract, that the statutory planning authority, Kildare County Council, had already determined to the contrary and had initiated enforcement proceedings against the provider under the Planning and Development Acts. [19857/24]

International Protection

Catherine Murphy

232. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will clarify his Department's description that as a fundamental requirement for all providers of IPA accommodation to demonstrate that such accommodation is fully compliant with fire safety requirements, the Department entered into a contract in relation to a premises (details supplied) at a time when proceedings under the Fire Services Act, that ultimately led to the issue of a Closure Notice, that had already been initiated against the provider by the Kildare County Council's Chief Fire Officer. [19858/24]

International Protection

Catherine Murphy

233. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 345 of 1 February 2024, if he will clarify the current status of this contract since publication in the meantime of his Department's 'rate card' for such accommodation now means that there are no longer any commercially sensitive aspects to the contract that may need to be withheld in the public interest [19859/24]

International Protection

Catherine Murphy

234. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will clarify his Department's description that as a fundamental requirement for all providers of IPA accommodation to demonstrate that such accommodation is fully compliant with fire safety requirements, the Department entered into a contract in relation to a premises (details supplied) at a time when proceedings under the Fire Services Act, that ultimately led to the issue of a Closure Notice, that had already been initiated against the provider by the Kildare County Council's Chief Fire Officer. [19884/24]

International Protection

Fergus O'Dowd

235. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reasons Ukrainian refugees (details supplied) who were moved from a previously contracted residence under the BOTP and were subsequently moved to Drumcar and informed that they would be moved into any available residencies in Drogheda at the earliest opportunity; the reasons they remain in Drumcar despite the undertaking by his Department almost a year ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19899/24]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Rose Conway-Walsh

236. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the average fees being paid by parents (exclusive of State-provided ECCE funding) prior to reductions and savings from the national childcare subsidy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19901/24]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Rose Conway-Walsh

237. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the cost to the Exchequer of a 1 cent increase in the national childcare subsidy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19902/24]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Rose Conway-Walsh

238. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost of a 1 cent increase in wages in the childcare sector if the State were to directly subsidise the increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19903/24]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Rose Conway-Walsh

239. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide the total capacity of the childcare sector for each age cohort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19904/24]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

240. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if the CAMHS redress scheme established in south Kerry following the Maskey Review will be widened to north Kerry families; if he will provide an update on the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19541/24]

Hospital Facilities

Catherine Connolly

241. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 162 of 28 February 2024, for an update on the development of the new elective hospital in Merlin Park; if the architect led design team has been appointed to-date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19544/24]

Primary Care Centres

Catherine Connolly

242. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 164 of 28 February 2024, the status of the proposed primary care centre for Galway city; the expected timeline for the delivery of the centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19545/24]

Primary Care Centres

Catherine Connolly

243. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 165 of 28 February 2024, the status of the development of a primary care centre on Inisbofin; the status of the land transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19546/24]

Disability Services

Catherine Connolly

244. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of all respite beds in County Galway; the locations of same; the number of same that are currently operational and currently closed, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19547/24]

Health Services

Brendan Griffin

245. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the up-to-date situation regarding physiotherapy services in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19552/24]

Hospital Staff

Cathal Crowe

246. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if all clinical staff in the emergency department of UHL have received training in the National Clinical Guidelines No. 6 (Sepsis Management); and if not, the reason therefor. [19562/24]

Mental Health Services

Duncan Smith

247. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health to provide a timeline for the appointment of an occupational therapist in CAMHS at Nenagh health centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19585/24]

Hospital Facilities

Verona Murphy

248. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the timeline for the installation of a public MRI scanner at Wexford General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19587/24]

Hospital Facilities

Verona Murphy

249. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health to provide details on the funding allocation for the 97 bed block extension at Wexford General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19588/24]

Gender Recognition

Paul Murphy

250. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health to commit to ensuring that all international evidence and guidelines are reviewed in the development of evidence-based guidelines and a model of care for transgender services for young people and adults in Ireland, and that this will also include published criticisms of the Cass review. [19592/24]

Gender Recognition

Paul Murphy

251. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) is co-developing a new model of care for transgender healthcare, as per a recent article. [19593/24]

Gender Recognition

Paul Murphy

252. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the National Gender Service believes emergence of gender issues “very suddenly and dramatically”, as mentioned in a recent radio interview by its staff (details supplied), is due to rapid onset gender dysphoria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19595/24]

Gender Recognition

Paul Murphy

253. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health to provide the evidence backing a statement by National Gender Service staff in a recent radio interview (details supplied) that neurodivergent people’s neurobiological development is delayed by a decade. [19596/24]

Gender Recognition

Paul Murphy

254. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1290 of 9 April 2024, that given the response stated there is no clear evidence, if he will commit to a correction being issued for the statements made on the radio which had indicated otherwise. [19597/24]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Alan Kelly

255. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the extent of the current backlog in the BreastCheck programme following the Covid-19 pandemic; when the programme will be back on schedule; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19600/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Brendan Griffin

256. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health when a person in County Kerry (details supplied) will get a date for an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19615/24]

Hospital Complaints Procedures

Joe Flaherty

257. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Health the reason or reasons for the unacceptable failure in care of a person (details supplied) at Beaumont Hospital which led to the misreading and misreporting of a smear test in January 2007.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19627/24]

Mental Health Services

Alan Kelly

258. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant general adult psychiatrists with a special interest in substance misuse in the CHO1 mental health services in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [19630/24]

Mental Health Services

Alan Kelly

259. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant general adult psychiatrists with a special interest in substance misuse in the CHO2 mental health services in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [19631/24]

Mental Health Services

Alan Kelly

260. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant general adult psychiatrists with a special interest in substance misuse in the CHO3 mental health services in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [19632/24]

Mental Health Services

Alan Kelly

261. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant general adult psychiatrists with a special interest in substance misuse in the CHO4 mental health services in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [19633/24]

Mental Health Services

Alan Kelly

262. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant general adult psychiatrists with a special interest in substance misuse in the CHO6 mental health services in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form [19634/24]

Mental Health Services

Alan Kelly

263. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant general adult psychiatrists with a special interest in substance misuse in the CHO7 mental health services in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form [19635/24]

Mental Health Services

Alan Kelly

264. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant general adult psychiatrists with a special interest in substance misuse in the CHO8 mental health services in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form [19636/24]

Mental Health Services

Alan Kelly

265. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant general adult psychiatrists with a special interest in substance misuse in the CHO9 mental health services in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form [19637/24]

Hospital Charges

Duncan Smith

266. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the amount collected in public car parking charges at University Hospital Limerick in 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form. [19638/24]

Hospital Facilities

Duncan Smith

267. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the bed occupancy rate at Sligo University Hospital for each week in 2023 and to-date in 2024; and the number of beds available during this period, in tabular form.
[19639/24]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

268. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE speech and language therapists working in Louth County Hospital in 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form. [19640/24]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

269. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE paediatric ophthalmologist registrars at CHI Tallaght in 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form. [19641/24]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

270. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE clinical nurse managers 1 based in Monaghan General Hospital in 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form. [19642/24]

Suicide Prevention

Duncan Smith

271. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of safe talk programmes that were delivered in County Mayo in 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form. [19644/24]

Health Services

Duncan Smith

272. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number and location of palliative care beds in County Westmeath; and if palliative care services will be further improved during the remainder of 2024.
[19645/24]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

273. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE medical social workers based at St. Luke's Hospital Kilkenny in 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form. [19646/24]

Primary Care Centres

Duncan Smith

274. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will provide with regarding to all the planned primary healthcare centres within County Clare; and to outline the various stages of their developments. [19647/24]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

275. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeons at Naas General Hospital in 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form. [19648/24]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

276. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE paediatric neurology registrars based at Galway University Hospital in 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form [19649/24]

Mental Health Services

Duncan Smith

277. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the roll-out of CAMHS-ID teams nationwide; and the estimated costs of fully resourcing three CAMHS-ID teams. [19650/24]

Hospital Facilities

Duncan Smith

278. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of long-term beds which are opened in each of the community hospitals in Waterford for each of the years 2021 to 2024, in tabular form. [19651/24]

Health Service Executive

Duncan Smith

279. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of infrastructure improvements that are included in the 2024 HSE Capital Plan for Our Lady's Hospital, Navan. [19652/24]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

280. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE suicide crisis assessment nurses in each hospital part of the South/SouthWest Hospital Group in 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form.
[19653/24]

Health Service Executive

Duncan Smith

281. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health how many people are employed through HSE in cognitive behaviour therapy in County Wicklow. [19654/24]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

282. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE Radiographers by grade working in Roscommon University Hospital in 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form. [19655/24]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

283. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants in paediatric infectious disease and immunology at Cork University Hospital in 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form. [19656/24]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

284. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE emergency medicine registrar at Letterkenny University Hospital in 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form. [19657/24]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

285. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE accident and emergency department nurse vacancies at Cavan General Hospital; and the expected timeframe for which these vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [19658/24]

Gender Recognition

Leo Varadkar

286. Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Health If the Government has any policy or guidelines on surgery carried out on intersex infants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19667/24]

Health Services

Leo Varadkar

287. Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Health how many people are currently availing on the free PrEP pre-exposure profilaxis programme to prevent HIV; if he is satisfied that at risk men can access the programme without any barriers; if there is a waiting list for the programme and how long the wait is for a first assessment; and if he plans to extend the service to GPs. [19668/24]

Mental Health Services

Pa Daly

288. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health his views on the CAMHS redress scheme, the north Kerry lookback review; whether a redress scheme will be considered for that area, to include those who have already received apologies from the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19676/24]

General Practitioner Services

Holly Cairns

289. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of patients seen by the SouthDoc service in Clonakilty, by week, from 1 November 2023 to date, in tabular form. [19677/24]

General Practitioner Services

Holly Cairns

290. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the weekday and weekend opening hours for the SouthDoc service in Clonakilty, by month, from November 2023 to date. [19678/24]

Health Services Staff

Alan Kelly

291. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when a replacement clinical psychiatrist will be appointed to the Nenagh area in CHO area 3. [19679/24]

Health Service Executive

Mairéad Farrell

292. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if, in relation to a matter, he will outline the reason the HSE used a recruitment firm (details supplied) for the recruitment of administrative staff; the number of staff recruited between the period January 2022 and June 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19684/24]

Dental Services

Catherine Murphy

293. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists, per CHO area nationally, as of 25 April 2024; and the number of persons under the age of 18 years waiting to be examined by a dentist in the public dentistry waiting list, by CHO region. [19686/24]

Dental Services

Catherine Murphy

294. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the person to dentist ratio, per CHO region, as of 25 April 2024. [19687/24]

Dental Services

Catherine Murphy

295. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons under the age of 13 years who have been referred from the school dental programme for children to a dentist for further examination and or procedures in 2023 and to date in 2024, by CHO region; the number in the waiting list, by CHO region; and the average time in each CHO to be seen by a dentist. [19688/24]

Medicinal Products

Róisín Shortall

296. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on implementation of each of the recommendations from the review of governance arrangements to support the HSE drug reimbursement process, prepared by a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19698/24]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Róisín Shortall

297. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the reason the Midwest Cancer Centre does not have access to a device (details supplied); if a device will be provided to this centre; if this device is available in any of the other designated cancer centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19699/24]

Disease Management

Cathal Crowe

298. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will outline any updates on the possibility of consultation, with the relevant Departments, to introduce a scheme to partially reimburse those with a formal coeliac disease diagnosis for the purchase of gluten-free foods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19700/24]

General Practitioner Services

Jennifer Whitmore

299. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the translation supports, if any, that are available to GP practices that do not qualify for assistance from HSE primary care or HSE social inclusion but provide service to a large cohort of Ukrainian patients. [19701/24]

Primary Care Services

Seán Sherlock

300. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of adults who are being treated for stage 1 and stage 2 hypertension within the primary care system; the cost of management of hypertension on an annual basis for 2022,2023 and to date in 2024 to the GMS scheme; and the public health programmes underway to highlight the need to raise awareness of hypertension. [19740/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Michael Healy-Rae

301. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health when a hospital appointment will be offered to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19745/24]

Eating Disorders

Mark Ward

302. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of adults who presented to the HSE looking for treatment for eating disorders that were referred to non-eating disorder inpatient public acute mental health facilities from 2018 to date, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19757/24]

Eating Disorders

Mark Ward

303. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of adults that presented to the HSE looking for treatment for eating disorders that received specialist inpatient treatment in a dedicated eating disorder service from 2018 to date, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19758/24]

Health Service Executive

Thomas Gould

304. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the reason nursing staff, sponsored by the HSE, did not receive a subsistence payment. [19759/24]

Departmental Priorities

Michael Healy-Rae

305. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if his Department should be looking at highlighting and promoting proper dental hygiene to the public (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19762/24]

Eating Disorders

Mark Ward

306. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of children who presented to the HSE looking for treatment for eating disorders who were referred to non-eating disorder inpatient public acute mental health facilities from 2018 to date, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19763/24]

Eating Disorders

Mark Ward

307. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of children that presented to the HSE looking for treatment for eating disorders that received specialist inpatient treatment in a dedicated eating disorder service from 2018 to date, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19764/24]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Alan Kelly

308. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting to see a consultant paediatric neurosurgeon at Cork University Hospital. [19799/24]

Health Service Executive

Alan Kelly

309. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of chiropody cards for persons aged over 65 that were issued by the HSE in CHO3 and CHO5 in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [19800/24]

Hospital Facilities

Alan Kelly

310. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of surgical hubs that have been established; the cost; the staffing requirements; and the capacity of surgical hubs that have already been established. [19801/24]

Hospital Staff

Alan Kelly

311. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE senior house officers in vascular surgery based at University Hospital Limerick in the years of 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [19802/24]

Hospital Procedures

Alan Kelly

312. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of lung and heart transplant procedures carried out in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [19803/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Michael Healy-Rae

313. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health The status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19827/24]

Health Services

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

314. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if any assistance can be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19831/24]

Health Strategies

Cathal Crowe

315. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health to confirm whether an action plan to implement the recommendations arising from a report (details supplied) was developed; and if it was, if he will provide the family with a copy of the plan. [19832/24]

Health Strategies

Cathal Crowe

316. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will provide confirmation, together with evidence, that the relevant recommendations in a report (details supplied) were communicated nationally. [19833/24]

Health Strategies

Cathal Crowe

317. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm if all clinical staff in the emergency department of UHL have received training in the National Clinical Guidelines No 6 Sepsis Management; and if not, the reason therefor. [19834/24]

Health Services Staff

Jim O'Callaghan

318. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the total number of staff at assistant national director level in the HSE and various Section 38 organisations in the health service on 1 March 2020, 1 March 2021, 1 March 2022, 1 March 2023 and 1 March 2024. [19835/24]

Health Services Staff

Jim O'Callaghan

319. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the total number of staff at National Director level in the HSE on 1 March 2024 and at same month over the previous five years. [19836/24]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Patricia Ryan

320. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health to provide, in tabular form, the current waiting times for home support in County Kildare; and the numbers of people waiting. [19847/24]

Hospital Procedures

Patricia Ryan

321. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health the number of shoulder surgeries carried out in St. James's Hospital in 2023. [19848/24]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Patricia Ryan

322. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health the number of people currently waiting on gastric surgery in CHO7, in tabular form. [19849/24]

Eating Disorders

Patricia Ryan

323. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health the reasons there are only three adult beds for people with eating disorders in Ireland at the present; and the reason there was no funding provided for any of the past six years. [19850/24]

Mental Health Services

Patricia Ryan

324. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health to provide details on the current waiting time to receive mental health treatment in Lakeview Facility in Naas, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19851/24]

Hospital Staff

Aindrias Moynihan

325. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to address the severe staff shortages in all hospitals in the South/South West hospital group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19925/24]