Ní féidir ach ceisteanna agus freagraí a foilsíodh tar éis Iúil 2012 a amharc anseo. Is féidir amharc de réir téarma nó dátaí ar leith ó Mhárta 2016 ar aghaidh do Ranna Rialtais. Foilsítear freagraí scríofa de réir mar a fhaightear iad ó Ranna. Chun ceisteanna parlaiminte a foilsíodh roimh Iúil 2012 a fheiceáil, cuardaigh Díospóireachtaí na Dála.
Ceisteanna agus freagraí le haghaidh Téarma Dála nó Seanaid
Leathanach 4 de 27
Céad, 17 Ean 2024
written
Hospital Staff
Duncan Smith
1776. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE vacancies, by job title at the minor injuries unit at Monaghan General Hospital. [1823/24]
Céad, 17 Ean 2024
written
Hospital Staff
Duncan Smith
1777. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE occupational therapist and dietitians working in Letterkenny University Hospital in 2022 and 2023, in tabular form [1824/24]
Céad, 17 Ean 2024
written
Hospital Staff
Duncan Smith
1778. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant WTE accident and emergency department nurses in Portlaoise Regional Hospital as of 10 January 2024, in tabular form. [1825/24]
Céad, 17 Ean 2024
written
Hospital Staff
Duncan Smith
1779. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE audiologist by grade employed by the HSE working in County Longford in 2023, in tabular form. [1826/24]
Céad, 17 Ean 2024
written
Hospital Staff
Duncan Smith
1780. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the amount collected in public car parking charges at St. Vincent's University Hospital in 2023, in tabular form. [1827/24]
Céad, 17 Ean 2024
written
Hospital Staff
Duncan Smith
1781. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of MRI scanners and CT scanners in use at St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny. [1829/24]
Céad, 17 Ean 2024
written
Hospital Staff
Duncan Smith
1782. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE senior medical scientists in molecular microbiology at University Hospital, Waterford in 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [1830/24]
Céad, 17 Ean 2024
written
Hospital Staff
Duncan Smith
1783. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of treatment bays in the accident and emergency department at Wexford General Hospital. [1831/24]
Céad, 17 Ean 2024
written
Hospital Staff
Duncan Smith
1784. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant orthopaedic and trauma surgeons based at Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown in 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [1832/24]
Déar, 14 Noll 2023
written
School Enrolments
Duncan Smith
271. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of the shortage of primary and secondary school places in the Fingal area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55883/23]
Déar, 14 Noll 2023
written
School Enrolments
Duncan Smith
272. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education the steps parents who have children on multiple waiting lists for schools in the Fingal area should take in light of the significant lack of school places available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55884/23]
Déar, 14 Noll 2023
written
School Enrolments
Duncan Smith
273. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education if her Department plans to rapidly move to build and staff more schools in the Fingal area, in light of the increasing population of the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55885/23]
Déar, 14 Noll 2023
written
School Enrolments
Duncan Smith
274. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education how her Department determines the need for more schools in an area; if this need is calculated by the current population of an area; if not, if it is calculated by the prospective population of an area, considering the increasing number of new builds underway in the Fingal area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55886/23]
Déar, 14 Noll 2023
written
Social Welfare Schemes
Duncan Smith
356. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a disability allowance application review (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55943/23]
Céad, 13 Noll 2023
written
Middle East
Duncan Smith
8. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for an update on the case of an Irish citizen (details supplied) trapped in Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55590/23]
Céad, 13 Noll 2023
written
Departmental Policies
Duncan Smith
186. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps his Department can take to address the recent EuroStar evaluation changes affecting suckler farmers which has led to many withdrawing from the SCEP scheme and a significant drop in animal values for breeders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55594/23]
Céad, 13 Noll 2023
written
Disability Services
Duncan Smith
232. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health to explain the delays in releasing approved funding to a gym (details supplied) created to provide a safe space for people with disabilities, which has now been forced to cease operations due to financial strains; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55619/23]
Céad, 13 Noll 2023
written
Nursing Education
Duncan Smith
233. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans for a review of the English language qualification criteria set by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) for overseas nurses, particularly those with nursing qualifications from countries like India and the Philippines, to more closely align the qualification criteria to those of the United Kingdom’s Nursing Authority for foreign nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55653/23]
Céad, 13 Noll 2023
written
Departmental Properties
Duncan Smith
235. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health why an organisation (details supplied) has not been able to advance plans to lease the old children’s buildings No.’s 50 and 51 on the grounds of St. Ita’s hospital despite willingness from the HSE to supply these buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55659/23]
Máirt, 12 Noll 2023
written
Climate Change Negotiations
Duncan Smith
105. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for an update on the loss and damage fund following COP28; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55066/23]
Máirt, 12 Noll 2023
written
School Admissions
Duncan Smith
324. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education to outline what schools have school places available in the Lusk area to facilitate a school place for child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55068/23]
Máirt, 12 Noll 2023
written
Referendum Campaigns
Duncan Smith
438. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the Government commitment to stage a referendum on water ownership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55067/23]
Máirt, 12 Noll 2023
written
Passport Services
Duncan Smith
586. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice the process for a child born in Ireland in July 2005 (details supplied) to Ukrainian parents to obtain an Irish passport given that the child is unable to travel to Ukraine to apply for a passport and whose parents wish to apply for Irish citizenship for them but are unable to do so as the child does not have a passport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55402/23]
Máirt, 12 Noll 2023
written
Medicinal Products
Duncan Smith
769. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to having nitrous oxide categorised as an illegal drug and unlawful to possess, given the recent warning from a leading neurologist regarding the dangers associated with the use of nitrous oxide among young people, with up to ten patients a month presenting to one Dublin hospital with some patients requiring inpatient rehabilitation due to the injuries sustained from inhaling this drug with many streets and public open spaces littered with these canisters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54578/23]
Máirt, 12 Noll 2023
written
Cancer Services
Duncan Smith
774. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if, similar to the UK, the breast cancer treatment anastrozole will be licensed as an option for preventing the disease in high-risk women in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54619/23]
Déar, 7 Noll 2023
written
Special Educational Needs
Duncan Smith
202. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education if autism units/classes will be provided for 2024 in school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54320/23]
Déar, 7 Noll 2023
written
School Enrolments
Duncan Smith
203. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education if there is a plan to establish a new Irish-speaking secondary school in the Swords area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54332/23]
Déar, 7 Noll 2023
written
Health Strategies
Duncan Smith
321. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the timeline on the recruitment of a coordinator for the Cabra Finglas Drugs and Alcohol Task Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54330/23]
Déar, 7 Noll 2023
written
Health Strategies
Duncan Smith
322. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in the recruitment of a new coordinator for the Cabra Finglas Drugs and Alcohol Task Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54331/23]
Céad, 6 Noll 2023
written
Grant Payments
Duncan Smith
99. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will increase the threshold for the housing aid for older persons grant, given the current maximum grant under this scheme is €8000, with the cost of labour, materials and living increases making it inaccessible and unaffordable for many older people to bridge the gap between the awarded grant and the actual cost of the project (details supplied), and with many older people needing to refit their bathrooms on health and safety grounds to the HSE-required standard to include accessible showers, toilets and grab rails as part of their long term needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54096/23]
Máirt, 5 Noll 2023
written
Public Sector Pensions
Duncan Smith
205. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he is aware of the issue surrounding the retirement of prison officers and Garda officers who are on a post-April 1995 pension, who are required to sign up for job seekers benefit for nine months following retirement from their respective services to receive their supplementary pension; if he plans to amends this so these workers receive their supplementary pension immediately when they retire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53407/23]
Máirt, 5 Noll 2023
written
Vaccination Programme
Duncan Smith
534. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will initiate a health technology assessment for an RSV vaccine for older adults following the recent publication of a NIAC recommendation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53393/23]
Máirt, 5 Noll 2023
written
Vaccination Programme
Duncan Smith
535. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will expand the regulation to permit pharmacists to administer RSV vaccines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53394/23]
Máirt, 5 Noll 2023
written
Vaccination Programme
Duncan Smith
536. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will increase the number of vaccines against infectious diseases available to adults as part of a strategy to mitigate against antimicrobial resistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53395/23]
Máirt, 5 Noll 2023
written
Vaccination Programme
Duncan Smith
537. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will introduce a free shingles vaccination scheme for older adults; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53396/23]
Máirt, 5 Noll 2023
written
Vaccination Programme
Duncan Smith
538. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will introduce a free RSV vaccination scheme for older adults; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53397/23]
Máirt, 5 Noll 2023
written
Vaccination Programme
Duncan Smith
539. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will fund any new vaccines in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53398/23]
Máirt, 5 Noll 2023
written
Hospital Staff
Duncan Smith
547. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants in reproductive medicine in the regional fertility hub based at University Maternity Hospital Galway to date in 2023. [53526/23]
Máirt, 5 Noll 2023
written
Ambulance Service
Duncan Smith
548. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the additional resources that will be provided by the National Ambulance Service to the Kerry area. [53527/23]
Máirt, 5 Noll 2023
written
Health Services Staff
Duncan Smith
549. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant optometry and ophthalmology roles in primary care services in CHO9. [53528/23]
Máirt, 5 Noll 2023
written
Health Services
Duncan Smith
550. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of day centres for older persons in County Wexford that are funded by the HSE in 2022 and to-date in 2023; and the capacity of each of these day centres, in tabular form. [53529/23]
Máirt, 5 Noll 2023
written
Health Services
Duncan Smith
551. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will consider rolling out minor injuries clinic in County Leitrim. [53530/23]
Máirt, 5 Noll 2023
written
Health Service Executive
Duncan Smith
552. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the level of additional core expenditure for new developments, excluding funding for carryover and otherwise maintaining existing levels of services, which have been allocated to Ennis Hospital.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53531/23]
Máirt, 5 Noll 2023
written
Health Services
Duncan Smith
553. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of family planning centres in Cork city that are contracted to provide State-funded services only in the years 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [53532/23]
Máirt, 5 Noll 2023
written
Health Services Staff
Duncan Smith
554. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of health-related recruitment fairs held in the UK where staff from the Mater Hospital were present seeking to recruit additional nurses, physiotherapist and so on in 2022 and to-date in 2023; the number of job offers per recruitment fairs; and the number of job offers accepted per recruitment fair, in tabular form. [53533/23]
Máirt, 5 Noll 2023
written
Medicinal Products
Duncan Smith
555. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health for an update on the hepatitis C Home testing kits; and the number of kits that have been dispatched in CHO3. [53534/23]
Máirt, 5 Noll 2023
written
Hospital Staff
Duncan Smith
556. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant anaesthetists working in Mallow General Hospital in 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [53535/23]
Máirt, 5 Noll 2023
written
Hospital Staff
Duncan Smith
557. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the current vacancies that exist in Portlaoise Regional Hospital; and the length of time each post has been vacant for. [53536/23]
Máirt, 5 Noll 2023
written
Hospital Staff
Duncan Smith
558. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE ophthalmic registrars at the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital in 2021, 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [53537/23]
Máirt, 5 Noll 2023
written
Health Services Staff
Duncan Smith
559. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the current staffing number in the community psychology team in Carrick-on-Shannon primary care centre. [53538/23]
Máirt, 5 Noll 2023
written
Hospital Procedures
Duncan Smith
560. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of foot surgeries performed at Mullingar Regional Hospital to date in 2023, in tabular form. [53539/23]
Máirt, 5 Noll 2023
written
Health Services Staff
Duncan Smith
561. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of current vacancies in community health posts serving the Donaghmede area including occupational therapist, speech and language therapist and so on. [53540/23]
Máirt, 5 Noll 2023
written
Hospital Services
Duncan Smith
562. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the level of additional core expenditure for new developments, excluding funding for carryover and otherwise maintaining existing levels of services, which has been allocated to Kerry University Hospital for 2024; and what these new developments will entail. [53541/23]
Máirt, 5 Noll 2023
written
General Practitioner Services
Duncan Smith
563. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will outline how each individual CHO funds interpreting services in GPs; and if he plans to improve access to interpreters in GPs by establishing a central service for use across all CHOs. [53542/23]
Máirt, 5 Noll 2023
written
Health Services Staff
Duncan Smith
564. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant HSE podiatry services positions in County Clare, by location, in tabular form; and the plans to fill any such vacancies. [53543/23]
Máirt, 5 Noll 2023
written
Mental Health Services
Duncan Smith
565. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he has any plans to increase accommodation for CAMHS in County Donegal. [53544/23]
Máirt, 5 Noll 2023
written
Hospital Staff
Duncan Smith
566. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant orthopaedic surgeons at Mercy University Hospital in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [53545/23]
Máirt, 5 Noll 2023
written
General Practitioner Services
Duncan Smith
567. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs operating in Louth each year since 2020, in tabular form. [53546/23]
Máirt, 5 Noll 2023
written
Health Services Staff
Duncan Smith
568. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE psychologists in each primary care psychology service in Galway by grade, in tabular form. [53547/23]
Máirt, 5 Noll 2023
written
Hospital Staff
Duncan Smith
569. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to recruit three additional WTE senior dietitians for Our Lady's Hospital, Navan. [53548/23]
Máirt, 5 Noll 2023
written
Hospital Staff
Duncan Smith
570. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant WTE midwives currently at the Rotunda Maternity Hospital, in tabular form. [53549/23]
Máirt, 5 Noll 2023
written
Ambulance Service
Duncan Smith
571. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost in 2024 to purchase an additional HSE critical care ambulance, to be stationed in both Galway and Cork. [53550/23]
Máirt, 5 Noll 2023
written
Health Services Staff
Duncan Smith
572. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of chiropodists in Waterford who have contracts with the HSE and are accepting new medical card patients. [53551/23]
Máirt, 5 Noll 2023
written
Emergency Departments
Duncan Smith
573. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who presented to the emergency department at Naas General Hospital to date in 2023. [53552/23]
Máirt, 5 Noll 2023
written
Hospital Staff
Duncan Smith
574. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the numbers of WTE consultants in respiratory medicine at St. Vincent's University Hospital in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [53553/23]
Máirt, 5 Noll 2023
written
Hospital Admissions
Duncan Smith
575. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the numbers of patients who have attended the adult cochlear outpatient clinic at Beaumont Hospital in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [53554/23]
Déar, 30 Samh 2023
written
Greenways Provision
Duncan Smith
284. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport for an update on progress of the Maglin greenway in Cork; when it is expected to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52959/23]
Déar, 30 Samh 2023
written
Hospital Staff
Duncan Smith
471. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if there is currently a neurologist in Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin; if not how long has this been the case; if there is a plan to hire a neurologist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52902/23]
Máirt, 28 Samh 2023
written
Energy Conservation
Duncan Smith
118. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason it is taking so long for a BER assessment to take place for persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52139/23]
Máirt, 28 Samh 2023
written
Health Services Staff
Duncan Smith
600. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if the HSE recruitment freeze exemptions will also cover CDNT managers; if not, why not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52103/23]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2023
written
Disability Services
Duncan Smith
423. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons within CHO4 awaiting respite service. [50600/23]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2023
written
Health Services
Duncan Smith
463. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if there are future plans to roll out dialectical behavioural therapy in County Sligo. [50598/23]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2023
written
Hospital Staff
Duncan Smith
464. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE vacant staff by job title in the accident and emergency department at Beaumont Hospital as of 13 November 2023, in tabular form. [50599/23]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2023
written
Hospital Admissions
Duncan Smith
465. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of private insurance patient forms that were completed on admission to Portiuncula University Hospital in each of the years 2021 to date in 2023; and the number of claims that were processed in respect of these forms to health insurance companies in each of the years in question. [50601/23]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2023
written
Dental Services
Duncan Smith
466. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE dental surgeons employed by the HSE working in primary care centres within CHO6 in 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [50602/23]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2023
written
Health Services
Duncan Smith
467. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide a specialist lymphedema clinic to be opened in Drogheda, County Louth. [50603/23]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2023
written
Hospice Services
Duncan Smith
468. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of hospice care/ palliative care beds in CHO1; and the location of each. [50604/23]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2023
written
Hospital Staff
Duncan Smith
469. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant urologists at Mayo University Hospital in 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [50605/23]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2023
written
Hospital Facilities
Duncan Smith
470. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the last date an external in-person fire safety audit was carried out on behalf of the HSE at Mercy University Hospital; the frequency with which these audits are carried out; and if these audits are published online. [50606/23]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2023
written
Hospital Staff
Duncan Smith
471. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE radiographers working in South Tipperary University Hospital in 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [50607/23]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2023
written
Health Services
Duncan Smith
472. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the current eye care services available to children aged eight years of age and over in CHO1. [50608/23]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2023
written
Hospital Staff
Duncan Smith
473. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant breast surgeons based at each hospital part of the Saolta Hospital Group in 2021, 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [50609/23]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2023
written
Hospital Staff
Duncan Smith
474. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE vacant consultant posts, by speciality currently at University Hospital Waterford; and when these vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [50610/23]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2023
written
Emergency Departments
Duncan Smith
475. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of treatment bays in the accident and emergency department at Cavan General Hospital. [50611/23]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2023
written
Mental Health Services
Duncan Smith
476. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the early intervention psychosis services that are currently available in CHO3. [50612/23]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2023
written
Hospital Staff
Duncan Smith
477. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants in emergency medicine based at Tallaght University Hospital in 2021, 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [50613/23]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2023
written
Hospital Services
Duncan Smith
478. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the total number of beds available in South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital in each of the years 2020 to date in 2023, by Department. [50614/23]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2023
written
Hospital Staff
Duncan Smith
479. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE vacancies, by job title in the cardiac catheterisation laboratory at Beaumont Hospital. [50615/23]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2023
written
Medical Aids and Appliances
Duncan Smith
480. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of ceiling hosts delivered to families in CHO4 in 2022 and to-date in 2023. [50616/23]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2023
written
Hospital Services
Duncan Smith
481. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of theatre slots for ophthalmology surgery allocated each week to date in 2023 in the Mater Hospital. [50617/23]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2023
written
Hospital Waiting Lists
Duncan Smith
482. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the current average waiting times for urgent maxillofacial surgery appointments in each of the seven hospital groups. [50618/23]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2023
written
Hospital Staff
Duncan Smith
483. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant rheumatologist and rheumatologist registrars working in Kerry University Hospital in 2021, 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [50619/23]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2023
written
Hospital Staff
Duncan Smith
484. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE nurses working in St. Joseph's Hospital, Raheny, Dublin 5 in 2021, 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [50620/23]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2023
written
Hospital Facilities
Duncan Smith
485. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the capital works projects that are scheduled to be carried out at South John's Hospital, Limerick in 2024; and the nature of these works, in tabular form. [50621/23]
Déar, 16 Samh 2023
written
School Transport
Duncan Smith
141. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education for an update regarding the provision of a bus from Swords to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50318/23]
Déar, 16 Samh 2023
written
Pharmacy Services
Duncan Smith
225. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if the recent announcement to allow pharmacists to extend the validity of prescriptions from six months to twelve months, effective from 1 March 2024, includes medical card prescriptions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50305/23]
Céad, 15 Samh 2023
written
Pension Provisions
Duncan Smith
60. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he is aware of the issue of Government employment contracts for Garda, fire services, and prison officers, that mandate retirement at 60 years, with no supplementary pension, despite these professions previously receiving a supplementary old age pension until reaching the State pension age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50218/23]
Céad, 15 Samh 2023
written
School Funding
Duncan Smith
89. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education to confirm if there are any proposals currently to provide a bilingual French/English primary school in North Dublin; if there would be any funding available to support such an initiative; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50287/23]
Céad, 8 Samh 2023
written
Departmental Policies
Duncan Smith
83. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice to outline what threshold, if any, is applicable for the increasing of maintenance fees and fees for sinking funds for apartment owners; what protections, if any, are available to apartment owners to ensure exorbitant fee increases are capped, especially as many owners are struggling to pay these increases; if parking spaces can be revoked if payment is not received by a certain date (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48878/23]
Máirt, 7 Samh 2023
written
Road Traffic Accidents
Duncan Smith
254. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if, in light of the importance of road safety, he will provide clarification as to the reason his Department does not currently publish road collision data on a monthly basis; whether there are any plans to implement a more frequent reporting schedule in the interest of enhancing road safety awareness and prevention measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48198/23]