Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

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]

Hospital Services

Róisín Shortall

189. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of outpatient podiatry appointments delivered, by hospital group, in the years 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022; the number of outpatient podiatry appointments delivered, by hospital group, to people with diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21960/23]

Health Services

Róisín Shortall

190. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of podiatry appointments delivered, by CHO area, in the years 2020, 2021 and 2022; the number of podiatry appointments delivered, by CHO area, to people with diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21961/23]

Health Services Staff

Róisín Shortall

191. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE clinical podiatry specialists, WTE senior podiatrists, and WTE staff grade podiatrists that have been recruited to date to staff the HSE ECC specialist ambulatory care hubs across the 9 HSE CHOs; the number of each of these grade that have physically taken up posts; the number of each grade that are currently going through the HSE recruitment process; the number of posts that remained unfilled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21962/23]

Hospital Staff

Róisín Shortall

192. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of the planned WTE clinical podiatry specialists and WTE senior podiatrists posts for HSE acute hospital diabetes services that have physically taken up posts; the number of each grade that are currently going through the HSE recruitment process; where these posts are based; the number of these planned posts that remain unfilled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21963/23]

Health Services Staff

Róisín Shortall

193. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE diabetes clinical nursing posts, and WTE dietitians that have been recruited to date to staff the HSE ECC specialist ambulatory care hubs diabetes service across the 9 HSE CHOs; the number of each of these grades that have physically taken up post; the number of each grade that are currently going through the HSE recruitment process; the number of posts that remained unfilled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21964/23]

Health Services

Róisín Shortall

194. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if a person living with type 2 diabetes who does not have a GMS card or a GP-visit card will be seen free of charge when referred by a GP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21965/23]

Rights of People with Disabilities

Róisín Shortall

526. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the date he intends to ratify the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, as committed to in the programme for Government; the reason for the delay in doing so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21081/23]

Youth Services

Róisín Shortall

527. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider providing funding to reinstate the employability support worker for the Finglas Targeted Youth Employability Support Initiative; if not, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21082/23]

Health Strategies

Róisín Shortall

653. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 473 of 3 May 2023, the timeline he is working towards for finalisation and publication of the RHA Implantation Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21749/23]

Health Strategies

Róisín Shortall

654. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken in his Department and the HSE to ensure that senior leaders have been freed up from some of their ‘business as usual’ responsibilities to devote time to Regional Health Areas implementation; if external experts and resources have been sought to assist with RHA implementation; and if so, to provide details; if he has established an implementation infrastructure as recommended in a letter from the RHA Advisory Group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21750/23]

Health Strategies

Róisín Shortall

655. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if the Regional Health Areas Implementation Plan will outline the proposed governance and accountability arrangements for RHAs; if consideration is being given to legislative changes required for implementation, including accountability relationships between and among RHAs, HSE Centre and his Department, as recommended in a letter from the RHA Advisory Group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21751/23]

Health Strategies

Róisín Shortall

656. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on each of the ten key next steps in Regional Health Areas implementation, in tabular form (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21752/23]

Hospital Staff

Róisín Shortall

716. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he will provide further details regarding the recently announced €25 million in funding for 854 additional nursing posts to fully implement the Framework for Safe Nurse Staffing and Skillmix in all acute hospitals; the timeline he is working towards for filling these posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21863/23]

Home Care Packages

Róisín Shortall

282. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the reasons for the further delay to the HSE Home Support Tender 2023; the steps he is taking to ensure that the tender is not delayed any further; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21034/23]

Home Care Packages

Róisín Shortall

283. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the funding proposals he has considered for the HSE Home Support Tender 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21035/23]

Medicinal Products

Róisín Shortall

284. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health his plans to make orally inhaled levodopa (details supplied) available under the long-term illness scheme to treat Parkinson’s symptoms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21038/23]

Disability Services

Róisín Shortall

346. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the pay budget amount for each children’s disability network team, in tabular form. [20408/23]

Disabilities Assessments

Róisín Shortall

347. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 200 of 22 March 2023, in relation to the €11 million that has been allocated to address waiting lists for clinical assessments identified through the assessment-of-need process, if it is possible to apply to receive funding for a private assessment under this allocation for a child on a waiting list; if so, the process by which one can do this; if not, if it is the case that the HSE will identify a private provider and refer children to them without a request from the child's parent or guardian; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20409/23]

Health Service Executive

Róisín Shortall

472. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the timeline he is working towards for recruitment of chief executives for the new regional health areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20707/23]

Health Service Executive

Róisín Shortall

473. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he intends to publish a plan in relation to the role of the HSE centre following implementation of regional health areas; the timeline he is working towards for publication; if this plan will include provisions for voluntary redundancy or other exit routes, in view of recent comments from the CEO of the Health Service Executive (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20708/23]

Alcohol Sales

Róisín Shortall

474. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of complaints made to the HSE in relation to breaches of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2008, and to which sections of the Act they refer to, in tabular form. [20709/23]

Alcohol Sales

Róisín Shortall

475. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he plans to increase the budget for the HSE Environmental Health Service for monitoring and enforcement of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20710/23]

Qualifications Recognition

Róisín Shortall

476. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1768 of 18 April 2023, if a healthcare award at level 6,7, or 8 instead of the QQI healthcare support level 5 award will be accepted for employment permit purposes for healthcare assistants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20711/23]

Health Services Staff

Róisín Shortall

481. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 403 and 404 of 8 February 2023, how certain titles came to be used in two CHOs (details supplied); the means by which these titles were conferred and by whom, given they are not recognised as being currently in use by the HSE's national HR office; if these individuals should refrain from using these titles, given they imply a wider remit or higher level of authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20774/23]

Education and Training Provision

Róisín Shortall

263. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 64 of 19 April 2023, if additional student funding supports, separate to those already announced for trainee educational psychologists, will be considered as part of the interim recommendations of the working group; the exact timeline she is working towards; the estimated date for completion of the final report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20063/23]

Nursing Homes

Róisín Shortall

178. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide additional capacity in public nursing homes; the number of additional public nursing home beds that have been provided in each of the past five years; if there are plans to develop new public nursing homes; if so, the location of these; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19877/23]

Hospital Staff

Róisín Shortall

179. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1768 of 18 April 2023, the engagements he has had with employers in relation to the 'sign-off' process for healthcare assistants working under the General Employment Permit who have not completed the relevant QQI level-5 course but their existing qualifications and experience meet or exceed level-5; the steps he is taking to communicate this process with these workers and their employers; the date at which the standard form and further information will be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19878/23]

Family Reunification

Róisín Shortall

428. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice if consideration is being given to reducing the minimum salary for family reunification concerning non-EEA healthcare assistants under the general employment permit, in view of changes to the scheme in 2021 that set the annual minimum salary at €27,000 for healthcare assistants under the general employment permit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19534/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Róisín Shortall

570. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the position regarding an appeal against the refusal to pay out the pandemic special recognition payment for a group of front-line healthcare workers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19278/23]

Departmental Reviews

Róisín Shortall

614. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he will publish the review of Ireland's terminations of pregnancy law; the timeline he is working towards; if he will present the review to the Oireachtas Committee on Health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19489/23]

Home Help Service

Róisín Shortall

48. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if the new home care tender will be in place by 1 May 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18119/23]

Hospital Staff

Róisín Shortall

63. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education if she will provide details of the funding that will be provided to incoming first-year trainee educational psychologists; if this funding will be provided to all first-year trainee educational psychologists from September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18573/23]

Hospital Staff

Róisín Shortall

64. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education if she intends to provide funding for current trainee educational psychologists, separate to the one-off bursary for trainees in their third year of professional training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18574/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Róisín Shortall

169. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who have been treated in long-Covid and post-acute clinics since they were established, by clinic, in tabular form. [18517/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Róisín Shortall

170. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of people on a waiting list for long-Covid and post-acute clinics, by clinic and wait time, in tabular form. [18518/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Róisín Shortall

171. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the existing staffing levels in each of the long-Covid and post-acute clinics, by role, in tabular form; the number of vacant posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18519/23]

Legislative Programme

Róisín Shortall

172. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the date at which he intends to commence the Health (Amendment) Act 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18520/23]

Irish Prisoners Abroad

Róisín Shortall

125. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the case of an Irish citizen (details supplied) who is being detained abroad; if his Department has engaged with authorities in the country in which the Irish citizen is detained in relation to this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17180/23]

Passport Services

Róisín Shortall

129. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs when a passport will issue for a child (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17531/23]

Energy Prices

Róisín Shortall

194. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has liaised with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities on the issue of energy companies reducing electricity and gas prices for their customers, given the significant fall in European wholesale gas prices over recent months; when it is expected such reductions will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17203/23]

Qualifications Recognition

Róisín Shortall

478. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if non-Irish healthcare assistants with level 7 or level 8 relevant equivalent qualifications will only be permitted to renew their employment permits if they complete the NFQ level 5 apprenticeship for the occupation of healthcare assistant, once this has been established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16592/23]

Family Reunification

Róisín Shortall

494. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if consideration is being given to reducing the minimum salary for family re-unification concerning non-EEA healthcare assistants, under the general employment permit, in view of changes to the scheme in 2021 which set the annual minimum salary at €27,000 for such healthcare assistants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18225/23]

Health Services Staff

Róisín Shortall

495. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of healthcare assistants who have been granted a general employment permit since changes to the scheme in 2021, which set the minimum salary at €27,000; the number of these workers who have the relevant level 5 qualifications required under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18226/23]

Departmental Data

Róisín Shortall

810. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the latest available data on the number of vacant properties by county, in tabular form. [17403/23]

Energy Policy

Róisín Shortall

821. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will respond to concerns regarding the energy efficiency retrofit programme being carried out by a local authority (details supplied); if he will liaise with the local authority to explore ways in which individual homes that are in urgent need of insulation works can be prioritised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17590/23]

Departmental Schemes

Róisín Shortall

829. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans for a centralised platform or website to advertise all the various cost-rental schemes open for applicants nationally; the reason the Government decided that daft.ie was the appropriate platform to advertise cost-rental schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17715/23]