Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Hospital Services

David Cullinane

1299. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people with skin cancer who started radiation therapy within the recommended timeframe, on a monthly basis, between 1 January 2019 to date, in tabular form. [12826/23]

Hospital Services

David Cullinane

1300. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people with breast cancer who started radiation therapy within the recommended timeframe to start radiation therapy, on a monthly basis, between 1 January 2019 to date, in tabular form. [12827/23]

Hospital Services

David Cullinane

1301. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people with prostate cancer who started radiation therapy within the recommended timeframe to start radiation therapy, on a monthly basis, between 1 January 2019 to date, in tabular form. [12828/23]

Hospital Services

David Cullinane

1302. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people with cervical cancer who started radiation therapy within the recommended timeframe to start radiation therapy, on a monthly basis, between 1 January 2019 to date, in tabular form. [12829/23]

Hospital Services

David Cullinane

1303. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people with head and neck cancer who started radiation therapy within the recommended timeframe to start radiation therapy, on a monthly basis, between 1 January 2019 to date, in tabular form. [12830/23]

Disability Services

David Cullinane

1337. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the process by which Resource Allocation Group applications in CHO5 are received, assessed and decided by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13008/23]

Disability Services

David Cullinane

1338. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the process by which applications for funding for assistive technology for people with disabilities are assessed; which State body is responsible for assessing applications; the makeup of persons within the appointed body that make decisions; the current waiting times for decisions on assessments to be reached; what appeal options may be available following refusal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13009/23]

Mental Health Services

David Cullinane

1399. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be given an appropriate place for their care in the State; if not, if their care will be outsourced; if they will be transferred out of the State; and the estimated cost of outsourcing or transferring their care abroad. [13267/23]

Broadband Infrastructure

David Cullinane

59. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when fibre broadband will be extended to a property (details supplied). [11753/23]

Driver Test

David Cullinane

74. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport the current waiting time for driving tests for County Waterford; the number waiting; the reason for the delay; the steps he is taking to address the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11752/23]

School Accommodation

David Cullinane

133. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education the steps she is taking to ensure a school (details supplied) has sufficient classroom space to accommodate existing and future demand; if she is aware that a new teacher is due to start at the school in September this year and that there is currently no additional classroom available to accommodate this teacher and their class; if she will do all in her power to expedite the acquisition of land and approval of funding that will allow for a solution to be out in place in time for September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11731/23]

Hospital Services

David Cullinane

634. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the extent of the backlog in urgent and routine cancer test processing at University Hospital Waterford; the number of tests outstanding; the average length of time it is taking the laboratory to process such tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11258/23]

Hospital Services

David Cullinane

635. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if there has been a request for additional resources to tackle a backlog of cancer screening tests at University Hospital Waterford; the number of additional staff required, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11259/23]

Hospital Admissions

David Cullinane

632. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the reason for the removal of walk-in services from Children’s Health Ireland urgent care services; if these services will be returned; the resources required to return these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10039/23]

Ambulance Service

David Cullinane

657. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total number of paramedics trained by the National Ambulance Service in 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022, in tabular form; the planned number which will be trained in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10143/23]

Ambulance Service

David Cullinane

658. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the whole-time equivalent staffing composition of the National Ambulance Service at 1 January 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023, in tabular form; the level of staff turnover and new entrants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10144/23]

Emergency Departments

David Cullinane

638. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 339 and 340 of 19 January 2023, the average length of time a patient waited before leaving an emergency department, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8456/23]

Disability Services

David Cullinane

83. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he will put in place a redress scheme for residents of long-term residential disability services who were wrongfully charged for their care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7552/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

David Cullinane

85. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he will publish a multi-annual capacity and wait time reduction plan to tackle overcrowding, cancellations, extreme patient experience times in emergency departments and hospital waiting lists; if he will include measures to expand primary and community care in such a plan to aid admission avoidance and rapid discharge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7553/23]

Disability Services

David Cullinane

94. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health when he will publish an implementation plan for the disability capacity review; when he intends to transfer functions for specialist disability services to the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7557/23]

Medicinal Products

David Cullinane

123. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he will advance an inquiry into sodium valproate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7556/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic

David Cullinane

130. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he will advance an inquiry into nursing homes during the pandemic to address significant and particular shortcomings across that sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7555/23]

Healthcare Policy

David Cullinane

141. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he will appoint chief executive officers for regional health area authorities in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7558/23]

Healthcare Policy

David Cullinane

149. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he will develop a specific population-based health capacity plan for the mid-west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7559/23]

Departmental Schemes

David Cullinane

102. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Taoiseach the number and details of compensation or redress schemes put in place by his Department since 1998, in tabular form; the number of claims made; and the total cost of the scheme. [6470/23]

Departmental Schemes

David Cullinane

103. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number and details of compensation or redress schemes put in place by his Department since 1998, in tabular form; the number of claims made; the total cost of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6459/23]

Departmental Schemes

David Cullinane

111. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number and details of compensation or redress schemes put in place by his Department since 1998, in tabular form; the number of claims made; the total cost of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6460/23]

Departmental Schemes

David Cullinane

140. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport the number and details of compensation or redress schemes put in place by his Department since 1998, in tabular form; the number of claims made; the total cost of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6472/23]

Departmental Schemes

David Cullinane

180. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Finance the number and details of compensation or redress schemes put in place by his Department since 1998, in tabular form; the number of claims made; the total cost of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6461/23]

Departmental Schemes

David Cullinane

202. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number and details of compensation or redress schemes put in place by his Department since 1998, in tabular form; the number of claims made; the total cost of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6467/23]

Departmental Schemes

David Cullinane

217. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number and details of compensation or redress schemes put in place by her Department since 1998, in tabular form; the number of claims made; the total cost of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6471/23]

Departmental Schemes

David Cullinane

228. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number and details of compensation or redress schemes put in place by his Department since 1998, in tabular form; the number of claims made; the total cost of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6465/23]

Departmental Schemes

David Cullinane

286. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number and details of compensation or redress schemes put in place by his Department since 1998, in tabular form; the number of claims made; the total cost of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6462/23]

Departmental Schemes

David Cullinane

296. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number and details of compensation or redress schemes put in place by his Department since 1998, in tabular form; the number of claims made; the total cost of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6457/23]

Departmental Schemes

David Cullinane

308. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education the number and details of compensation or redress schemes put in place by her Department since 1998, in tabular form; the number of claims made; the total cost of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6458/23]

Departmental Schemes

David Cullinane

383. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Social Protection the number and details of compensation or redress schemes put in place by her Department since 1998, in tabular form; the number of claims made; the total cost of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6469/23]

Departmental Data

David Cullinane

420. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number and details of compensation or redress schemes put in place by his Department since 1998, in tabular form; the number of claims made; the total cost of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6456/23]

Departmental Schemes

David Cullinane

447. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number and details of compensation or redress schemes put in place by his Department since 1998, in tabular form; the number of claims made; the total cost of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6463/23]

Departmental Schemes

David Cullinane

488. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Justice the number and details of compensation or redress schemes put in place by his Department since 1998, in tabular form; the number of claims made; the total cost of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6466/23]

Departmental Schemes

David Cullinane

534. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number and details of compensation or redress schemes put in place by his Department since 1998, in tabular form; the number of claims made; the total cost of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6464/23]

Nursing Homes

David Cullinane

673. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of meetings which have taken place between Ministers of his Department and the Attorney General relating to long-stay charges litigation since 1 January 2000. [6824/23]

Nursing Homes

David Cullinane

674. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of meetings which have taken place between officials at his Department at principal officer grade and above and the Office of the Attorney General or the Office of the Chief State Solicitor relating to long-stay charges litigation since 1 January 2000. [6825/23]

Hospital Staff

David Cullinane

706. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the spend by Beaumont Hospital on agency staffing and private recruitment firms in each of the years 2018 to 2022, by firm, in tabular form. [7031/23]

Health Services Staff

David Cullinane

707. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the spend by Children’s Health Ireland, at each location, on agency staffing and private recruitment firms in each of the years 2018 to 2022, by firm, in tabular form. [7032/23]

Hospital Staff

David Cullinane

708. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the spend by the Mater Misericordiae Hospital on agency staffing and private recruitment firms in each of the years 2018 to 2022, by firm, in tabular form. [7033/23]

Hospital Staff

David Cullinane

709. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the spend by the Mercy University Hospital, Cork on agency staffing and private recruitment firms in each of the years 2018 to 2022, by firm, in tabular form. [7034/23]

Hospital Staff

David Cullinane

710. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the spend by the South Infirmary-Victoria University Hospital on agency staffing and private recruitment firms in each of the years 2018 to 2022, by firm, in tabular form. [7035/23]

Hospital Staff

David Cullinane

711. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the spend by St. James’s Hospital on agency staffing and private recruitment firms in each of the years 2018 to 2022, by firm, in tabular form. [7036/23]

Hospital Staff

David Cullinane

712. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the spend by St. Vincent’s University Hospital on agency staffing and private recruitment firms in each of the years 2018 to 2022, by firm, in tabular form. [7037/23]

Hospital Staff

David Cullinane

713. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the spend by Tallaght University Hospital on agency staffing and private recruitment firms in each of the years 2018 to 2022, by firm, in tabular form. [7038/23]