Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Cancer Services

Róisín Shortall

213. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health when the National Cancer Strategy 2017-2026 Key Performance Indicators Report for 2022 will be published and made publicly available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30068/23]

Cancer Services

Róisín Shortall

214. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number and proportion of people who were diagnosed with breast cancer at each stage, that is, stage 1, 2, 3, 4 and unknown, in each quarter in each of the years 2012 to 2023, in tabular form. [30069/23]

Cancer Services

Róisín Shortall

215. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number and proportion of people who were diagnosed with colorectal cancer at each stage, that is, stage 1, 2, 3, 4 and unknown, in each quarter in each of the years 2012 to 2023, in tabular form. [30070/23]

Cancer Services

Róisín Shortall

216. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number and proportion of people who were diagnosed with lung cancer at each stage, that is, stage 1, 2, 3, 4 and unknown, in each quarter in each of the years 2012 to 2023, in tabular form. [30071/23]

Cancer Services

Róisín Shortall

217. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the percentage of cancers diagnosed in emergency departments in each of the years 2012 to 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30072/23]

Cancer Services

Róisín Shortall

218. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number and proportion of people who attended BreastCheck in each quarter in each of the years 2017 to 2023, in tabular form. [30073/23]

Cancer Services

Róisín Shortall

219. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number and proportion of people who attended CervicalCheck in each quarter in each of the years 2017 to 2023, in tabular form. [30074/23]

Cancer Services

Róisín Shortall

220. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number and proportion of people who attended BowelScreen in each quarter in each of the years 2017 to 2023, in tabular form. [30075/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Róisín Shortall

223. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 198 of 24 May 2023, if his officials have concluded their review of options in relation to the special scheme of paid leave for healthcare workers suffering from long Covid; if he intends to extend or replace this scheme before it is due to end on 30 June 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30189/23]

Departmental Funding

Róisín Shortall

201. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport the grant funding provided to each of the four Dublin local authorities for road maintenance in each of the past ten years to date; how this compares with the funding requested; the measures in place to ensure the funding is drawn down and spent by the local authorities on road maintenance works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29144/23]

Financial Services

Róisín Shortall

253. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance if he will respond to matters raised in correspondence regarding mortgage protection (details supplied); if the person applying for mortgage protection in this case may be facing discrimination on health grounds; if his Department will issue any additional guidance in relation to the rights of the person in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29692/23]

Departmental Strategies

Róisín Shortall

353. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the date on which the National Housing Strategy for Disabled People Implementation Plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29657/23]

Departmental Data

Róisín Shortall

421. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in publishing the Review of the Reasonable Accommodation Fund; the timeline he is working towards for publication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29661/23]

Disability Services

Róisín Shortall

528. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of assessment of need applications received by CHO in each of the last five years, in tabular form. [29491/23]

Disability Services

Róisín Shortall

529. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if children referred to children's disability network teams by a GP, public health nurse or other health official are automatically added to the assessments of need waiting list as covered by the Disability Act 2005; if not, if they are added to a separate list that is not covered by the Act; where a separate list that is not covered by the Disability Act 2005 is maintained, how a child can be added to the assessments of need waiting list covered by the Act; if this requires an application via an assessment of needs officer; the number of children on a separate list that is not covered by the Act, by CHO; their duration on this list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29493/23]

Disability Services

Róisín Shortall

539. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the date at which the Disability Capacity Review Action Plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29656/23]

Disability Services

Róisín Shortall

540. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the timeline he is working towards for publication of the Roadmap for Progressing Disability Services which was said to be in development in June 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29658/23]

Disability Services

Róisín Shortall

541. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the timeline he is working towards for publication of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) Implementation Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29659/23]

Disability Services

Róisín Shortall

542. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the timeline he is working towards for publication of the Cost of Disability Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29660/23]

Disabilities Assessments

Róisín Shortall

685. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of assessments of need performed by each CHO in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [29492/23]

Health Strategies

Róisín Shortall

717. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been brought to a campaign by an organisation (details supplied) calling for a national strategy for haemochromatosis to be developed in Ireland; his views on same; if he will commit to developing a national strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29690/23]

Qualifications Recognition

Róisín Shortall

193. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will issue a circular to nursing homes clarifying that health care assistants with Indian nursing qualifications approved by QQI NARIC Ireland do not need to complete a level 5 health care assistant course to renew their general employment permits (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28935/23]

Health Services

Róisín Shortall

296. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health his response to a media report (details supplied); when this deficit in the Service Plan was identified by this Department; the action he proposes to take to address the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29024/23]

Disability Services

Róisín Shortall

1066. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if exit interviews or questionnaires are conducted when staff leave Children’s Disability Network Teams; if so, to provide analysis of the responses given; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27845/23]

Legislative Process

Róisín Shortall

1102. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health his views on the development of the Health (Adult Safeguarding) Bill 2017 which is currently being led by his Department; and the reason this is not being developed by the Department, given that adult safeguarding is much broader than health and requires a cross-departmental and inter-agency approach, as well as a whole of society approach. [27053/23]

Healthcare Policy

Róisín Shortall

1103. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if the Health (Adult Safeguarding) Bill 2017 will provide for the establishment of an independent national adult safeguarding authority with an interagency structure, overarching responsibility for safeguarding and clearly defined statutory powers. [27054/23]

Healthcare Policy

Róisín Shortall

1117. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he will respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); the status of the review of this policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27191/23]

Health Services

Róisín Shortall

1161. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been brought to a campaign (details supplied); the steps being taken to improve access to male infertility services and address stigma surrounding the condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27561/23]

Pharmacy Services

Róisín Shortall

1330. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to review the nature of services that community pharmacies perform on behalf of the State, under the terms of the Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017; if he will meet with an organisation (details supplied) to discuss this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28602/23]

Home Care Packages

Róisín Shortall

4. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the new home care tender, following an offer of €31 being issued to providers on 25 May 2023; if this offer is based on the current living wage of €13.85 per hour; the details of the other elements of this offer; how this figure was arrived at; the means by which travel expenses will be paid; the rationale for continuing with the fastest-finger-first commissioning model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26967/23]

Citizenship Applications

Róisín Shortall

266. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice if she will amend section 9 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997 in the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022, which is currently before the Houses of the Oireachtas to provide for a criminal offence of coercive control similar to but more expanded to that provided in section 39 of the Domestic Violence Act 2018 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27021/23]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Róisín Shortall

341. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the sites being considered for the new surgical hub in north Dublin; the timeline he is working towards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26856/23]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Róisín Shortall

342. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the expected delivery date for each of the six surgical hubs, announced on 26 May 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26857/23]

Healthcare Policy

Róisín Shortall

370. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the status of the Health (Adult Safeguarding) Bill 2017; the rational for this Bill not being developed by his Department, given that adult safeguarding is much broader than the health sector; his views on a cross-departmental and inter-agency approach, as well as a whole of society approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27019/23]

Health Services

Róisín Shortall

371. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the services available to assist where persons are concerned with another person’s serious self-neglect which may be a danger to themselves or others and where the HSE safeguarding and protect teams confirm that they do not have a role in safeguarding if there is no third-party causing harm to the person in question (details supplied); who has responsibility for providing such a service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27022/23]

Emergency Services

Róisín Shortall

372. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the contact arrangements that are in place, outside of the hours 9.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday, for emergency safeguarding services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27023/23]

Medicinal Products

Róisín Shortall

373. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the status of a review (details supplied) which examined the governance arrangements around the HSEs drug pricing and reimbursement process; if the implementation group has been established; the timeline this group is working towards to progress the implementation of the recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27026/23]

Road Safety

Róisín Shortall

40. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport further to correspondence from a person (details supplied), the steps he is taking to address the ongoing issue of the dangerous use of scrambler bikes in communities; the current level of progress on this issue in respect of the passage of the Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021 through the Oireachtas; when he expects this legislation to be signed enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26562/23]

Disability Services

Róisín Shortall

129. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the services and therapies in place for a child (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26556/23]

Disability Diagnoses

Róisín Shortall

597. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children and young persons on waiting lists for an assessment of need by CHO, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [25823/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Róisín Shortall

683. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for speech and language therapy by CHO, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [25820/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Róisín Shortall

684. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for physiotherapy by CHO, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [25821/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Róisín Shortall

685. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for occupational therapy by CHO, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [25822/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Róisín Shortall

686. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for ophthalmology by CHO, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [25824/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Róisín Shortall

687. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for audiology by CHO, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [25825/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Róisín Shortall

688. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for podiatry by CHO, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [25826/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Róisín Shortall

689. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for community psychology services by CHO, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [25827/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Róisín Shortall

690. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for counselling services by CHO, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [25828/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Róisín Shortall

691. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for CAMHS by CHO, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [25829/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Róisín Shortall

692. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for dietetics by CHO, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [25830/23]

Home Care Packages

Róisín Shortall

693. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for homecare packages; the number of persons experiencing delayed discharge from hospital due to a delay in accessing homecare; and the waiting lists for homecare packages, by CHO and LHO, in tabular form. [25831/23]

General Practitioner Services

Róisín Shortall

694. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the status of the strategic review of general practice; the date at which he expects the review group to submit its findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25832/23]

General Practitioner Services

Róisín Shortall

703. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a proposal from an organisation (details supplied) for a new model of GP service for disadvantaged urban areas which are currently poorly served with GP services; if he is aware that this model operates successfully out of Summerhill primary care centre; if he will give positive consideration to supporting a proposal for a similar model in the Finglas west and south area, a large area which currently has no GP service; if he will undertake to meet with the principals of this organisation in order to progress the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25875/23]

Medicinal Products

Róisín Shortall

752. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the cost of medication for inflammatory bowel disease, which is not covered by the long-term illness scheme, given that it can be an issue for some patients who do not qualify for a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26147/23]

Medicinal Products

Róisín Shortall

753. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied); if the HSE is considering using this medication to treat long Covid in appropriate circumstances; the reason this treatment is not used in long Covid clinics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26148/23]

Health Services Staff

Róisín Shortall

754. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he will respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); his views on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26149/23]

Tax Code

Róisín Shortall

128. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance his views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if he was aware of this issue with professional services withholding tax faced by GPs working in such organisations; if he intends to take steps to address this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25410/23]

Rail Network

Róisín Shortall

63. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport in respect of the Luas Finglas, the reason there is a five-year delay between the Enforceable Railway Order in 2024 and the enabling works starting in 2029; the proposed funding schedule for this project; if he intends to accelerate this schedule in light of the significant budget surplus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25032/23]

Tax Yield

Róisín Shortall

73. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an outline of the process by which decisions will be made on how the projected windfall revenues from corporation tax will be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25033/23]

Tax Yield

Róisín Shortall

74. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance if there are any plans for broad consultation with different civil and political stakeholders on how the projected windfall revenues from corporation tax will be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25034/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Róisín Shortall

142. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Social Protection if she intends to recognise Covid-19 as an occupational illness for healthcare workers; if so, the timeline she is working towards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25093/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Róisín Shortall

186. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of the appeal of the decision to exclude certain workers in an organisation (details supplied) from the Covid recognition payment; if officials from his Department or the HSE are dealing with this appeal; his views on the exclusion of these workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25184/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Róisín Shortall

198. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he intends to extend the special scheme of paid leave for healthcare workers suffering from long Covid given that it is due to end on 30 June 2023; the timeline his Department is working towards in concluding its examination of options in that regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25094/23]

Health Services Staff

Róisín Shortall

199. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 610 of 16 May 2022, the date on which the sign-off form and further information will be available to healthcare assistants working in Ireland under the general employment permit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25095/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Róisín Shortall

211. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the appeal of the decision to exclude certain workers in an organisation (details supplied) from the Covid recognition payment; if officials from his Department or the HSE are dealing with this appeal; his views on the exclusion of these workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25183/23]

Medical Cards

Róisín Shortall

242. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1586 of 18 April 2023, if he can provide any further information as to the date on which he expects to expand eligibility for GP-visit cards to people who earn the median household income or less; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25320/23]

Budget Process

Róisín Shortall

226. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance the expected net effect of carryover measures for Budget 2024 as a result of Budget 2023 measures; the way in which it is accounted for in the budgetary stance projections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24112/23]

Tax Yield

Róisín Shortall

227. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance the expected revenue yield from an increase in excise on diesel of five cents per litre; the expected cost of using the diesel rebate scheme to offset such an increase for commercial transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24113/23]

Road Safety Authority

Róisín Shortall

202. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport if the RSA issues guidelines to driving schools in order for driving instructors to be respectful and mindful of residents living in the area in which driving lessons are taking place; if the RSA has an established procedure for dealing with complaints from residents relating to the conduct of driving instructors in an area; if such a procedure exists, if he will outline this procedure and its complaint mechanisms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23805/23]

Mother and Baby Homes

Róisín Shortall

420. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the timeline he is working towards for providing enhanced medical cards to mother-and-baby-home survivors; if this will be commenced immediately after the legislation is signed into law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23803/23]

Departmental Correspondence

Róisín Shortall

424. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to correspondence (details supplied); the action he is taking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23968/23]

General Practitioner Services

Róisín Shortall

455. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he will address matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if he was aware of this issue with professional services witholding tax faced by GPs working for an organisation; the steps he is taking to rectify the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23804/23]

Primary Care Centres

Róisín Shortall

469. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the primary care centre for Finglas, Dublin 11; the status of stage one preliminary design; if the legal process to transfer the land has been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23936/23]

Departmental Data

Róisín Shortall

44. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance in respect of a recent media report (details supplied), if he accepts that the 22 reports referred to, which the administrators gave to the court, should be publicly available; if these documents are in the possession of his Department; if so will he make them available; if they are not, if he will take steps to require the court to make copies publicly available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23615/23]

Educational Disadvantage

Róisín Shortall

77. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education if she is giving consideration to DEIS proposals (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23326/23]

Courts Service

Róisín Shortall

170. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice in respect of a recent media report (details supplied), if he accepts that the 22 reports referred to, which the administrators gave to the court, should be publicly available; if these documents are in the possession of his Department; if so will he make them available; if they are not, if he will take steps to require the court to make copies publicly available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23617/23]

Hospital Facilities

Róisín Shortall

250. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if the Mater Misericordia University Hospital, Dublin 7, has or intends to close any old buildings on site; if so, the total loss of beds which this would entail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23621/23]

Home Care Packages

Róisín Shortall

251. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health his views on whether the rate of €28.50 per hour that has reportedly been offered for homecare services under a prospective new authorisation scheme is sufficient to implement all of the recommendations of the cross-departmental Strategic Workforce Advisory Group; if the HSE had sought a higher hourly rate from his Department; if so, the reason this was not accepted by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23623/23]

Social Welfare Payments

Róisín Shortall

470. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a disability payment for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23166/23]

Parental Leave

Róisín Shortall

554. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his intention in relation to extending parental leave up to the age of 16 years for children, for all parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22429/23]

Qualifications Recognition

Róisín Shortall

610. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 179 of 26 April 2023, if nursing degrees obtained in India will meet the criteria for renewal of the general employment permit for healthcare assistants, given that the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland accepts these degrees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22430/23]

Qualifications Recognition

Róisín Shortall

611. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1769 of 18 April 2023, the date on which the nursing and midwifery policy unit will meet with an organisation (details supplied) to discuss concerns regarding the overseas aptitude test for general nursing; if he will attend this meeting or meet with the organisation separately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22431/23]

Hospital Facilities

Róisín Shortall

663. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of beds to population in each hospital, by bed type, in tabular form. [22753/23]

General Practitioner Services

Róisín Shortall

664. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the current position regarding the drafting of legislation for the GP card for children under seven years, as provided for in budget 2023; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22754/23]

General Practitioner Services

Róisín Shortall

665. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he agrees that there is a need to introduce salaried GPs in view of the interest in medical graduates in working in this way and as a means of urgently addressing the serious shortage of GPs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22755/23]

Health Services Staff

Róisín Shortall

736. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 288 of 30 March 2023, if discussions between his Department and the HSE regarding funding for trainee counselling psychologists have concluded; the timeline he is working towards for announcing the details for the 2023/2024 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23257/23]

Home Care Packages

Róisín Shortall

4. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the engagements he has had with the Department of Health and the HSE in relation to funding proposals for the new HSE home support tender 2023; if additional funding has been requested from his Department to implement the recommendations of the Report of the Strategic Workforce Advisory Group on Home Carers and Nursing Home Health Care Assistants; if additional funding will be provided to the Department of Health to implement a new home care tender ahead of the current arrangement ending in June 2023, following another extension of the existing tender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22301/23]

Cost of Living Issues

Róisín Shortall

129. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the specific measures his Department is taking to ensure better value for money on public expenditure; the steps he is taking to ensure that his Department is not contributing to inflation and the cost-of-living crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22302/23]

Home Care Packages

Róisín Shortall

267. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the role of a firm (details supplied) in the new home care tender process and the services provided, in view of the fact that this is not a competitive process; the purpose of this firm's detailed examination of some service providers accounts; how that examination influenced the offer made to the sector on 19 April 2023; if the firm provided the Department with a suggested offer per hour for home care services; if the services of this firm are still be utilised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22212/23]

Home Care Packages

Róisín Shortall

268. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the reason an offer (details supplied) to home care providers as part of the new home care tender process was withdrawn; the reason this offer was so far below the price per hour required to implement the recommendations of the Report of the Strategic Workforce Advisory Group on Home Carers and Nursing Home Health Care Assistants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22213/23]

Grant Payments

Róisín Shortall

93. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education if she will give urgent attention to the case of a pre-school for autistic children which is facing severe difficulties as a result of ongoing delays in receiving payments from her Department (details supplied); the steps she is taking to address this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22140/23]

Departmental Data

Róisín Shortall

180. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the total number of full and partial lower limb amputations that were carried out in 2020, 2021 and 2022; the number of these patients, by county, who had diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21951/23]

Departmental Data

Róisín Shortall

181. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of patients, by county, treated for foot ulcerations which did not require a full or partial limb amputation in 2020, 2021 and 2022; the number of those patients who had diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21952/23]

Departmental Data

Róisín Shortall

182. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of patients under the age of 65 years by county treated for foot ulcerations which did not require a full or partial limb amputation in 2020, 2021 and 2022; the number of those patients who had diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21953/23]

Departmental Data

Róisín Shortall

183. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of full and partial lower limb amputations that were carried out in 2021 and 2022, by county, on persons under 65 years of age; the number of these patients who had diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21954/23]

Hospital Services

Róisín Shortall

184. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of bed days required by patients treated for foot ulcerations which did not require a full or partial limb amputation in the years 2020, 2021 and 2022; the number of those patients who had diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21955/23]

Hospital Services

Róisín Shortall

185. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital bed days required by patients, by county, treated for foot ulcerations which did not require a full or partial limb amputation in the years 2020, 2021 and 2022; the number of those patients who had diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21956/23]

Hospital Services

Róisín Shortall

186. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital bed days required by patients undergoing full and partial lower limb amputations procedures, by county, on persons under 65 years of age in the years 2020, 2021 and 2022; the number of these patients who had diabetes, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21957/23]

Hospital Services

Róisín Shortall

187. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital bed days required by patients, by county, on persons under 65 years of age; treated for foot ulcerations which did not require a full or partial limb amputation in the years 2020, 2021 and 2022; the number of those patients who had diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21958/23]

Health Services Staff

Róisín Shortall

188. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE senior podiatrists and WTE basic grade podiatrists employed by the Health Service Executive in the years 2020, 2021 and 2022; the number of those employed by CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21959/23]