PQ Responses - May 23rd 2023

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PQ 24014-23 - Alan Dillon

To ask the Minister for Health when respite services at a hospital (St. John's Ward, Sacred Heart Hospital, Castlebar) will be fully opened; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24015-23 - Alan Dillon

To ask the Minister for Health the future plans in place to increase bed capacity and resources for respite services in Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24016-23 - Alan Dillon front page preview

To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place to open respite beds (respite beds at the Sacred Heart Hospital to alleviate pressure at Mayo University Hospital.); and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24020-23 - Eoin Ó Broin

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the tender for the home care sector; and if there is a timeframe available as to when the process will be completed.

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PQ 24131-23 - Maurice Quinlivan

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the case of a group of workers (Noonans Cleaners employees who worked at the outpatient clinic, University Hospital Limerick during the Pandemic period) who, although eligible for the pandemic bonus payment, have yet to receive their payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24179-23 - Richard Boyd Barrett

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of providing and staffing ten additional acute beds in a public hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24180-23 - Richard Boyd Barrett

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of providing and staffing ten additional ICU beds in a public hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24186-23 - Richard Boyd Barrett

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of abolishing all parking charges at public hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24189-23 - Richard Boyd Barrett

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth the estimated full-year cost of ensuring that the timelines for assessment of needs, outlined in the Disability Act 2005, are adhered to for every child that is in need of such an assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 24197-23 - Sorca Clarke

To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of hospitals not accepting referrals for patients who availed of the cross border initiative for treatment, despite HSE guidelines which assure patients that should complications arise they have the right "to access the Irish health care system to put it right"; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24208-23 - Michael McNamara

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the proposed delivery of a primary healthcare centre in Sixmilebridge, County Clare; the services that will be delivered at the facility; the staffing resources that will be dedicated to the operation of these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24216-23 - Noel Grealish

To ask the Minister for Health the number of people on waiting lists for home support carers and funding in each month of 2022 and to date in 2023 for each LHO and CHO, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24219-23 - Noel Grealish

To ask the Minister for Health the number of allocated home support hours that cannot be filled, by LHO and CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24220-23 - Noel Grealish

To ask the Minister for Health the number of people who are currently experiencing a delay in discharge from hospital due to lack of, or delay in providing, home care or nursing home care; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24221-23 - Noel Grealish

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the cost and hours of home support delivered by non-Health Service Executive (HSE) providers paid by the HSE for 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24223-23 - Noel Grealish

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the number of home support hours delivered nationally in 2022 and to date in 2023; the number of these delivered to new home support clients; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24226-23 - Noel Grealish

To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE health care support assistants nationally, by LHO and CHO; the number of such vacant posts, by LHO and CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24253-23 - Brid Smith

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the promised return of nursing staff to Curlew Road health centre; if he will clarify whether staffing levels have increased; when the health centre will have a full complement of staff back to deliver much-needed health services to the population of Drimnagh; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24264-23 - Holly Cairns

To ask the Minister for Health if his Department and public bodies/agencies that operate under his remit have policies in place to install artificial structures that provide shelter and habitat space for wild species, such as, but not limited to, insect hotels, bat boxes, nesting towers, and beehives; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24278-23 - Sean Sherlock

To ask the Minister for Health the number of radiographers in each hospital that have left their positions to transfer to the NHS from 1 September 2022 to 16 May 2023, in tabular form; and the number that have indicated they plan to transfer.

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PQ 24287-23 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a timeline for the rolling out of post cataract care by the HSE to its primary eye care clinics; if these clinics have the required resources in place for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24288-23 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm whether privately owned community optical practices will be included in the rollout of post-cataract care by the HSE to its primary eye care clinics; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24289-23 - Violent Anne Wynne

To ask the Minister for Health the dentists in Clare registered to provide services under the dental treatment services scheme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24290-23 - Violet Anne Wynne

To ask the Minister for Health the treatments covered under the dental treatment services scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24291-23 - Violet Anne Wynne

To ask the Minister for Health the financial breakdown of monies paid to dentists in Clare under the dental treatment services scheme in the past two years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24292-23 - Violet Anne Wynne

To ask the Minister for Health the cross-border treatment options that are available with respect to dental services between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24317-23 - Mattie McGrath

To ask the Minister for Health the number of sudden deaths reported in 2021, 2022 and quarter 1 2023; the number of strokes and heart attacks reported in the same periods; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24335-23 - Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made to date regarding the provision of an ambulance base in Carlow; the date on which the National Ambulance Service requested HSE estates to refurbish the existing building there as an ambulance base; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24336-23 - Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

To ask the Minister for Health if there are any plans to have an injury clinic in Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24337-23 - Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made to date regarding the provision of a new fit-for-purpose building for Holy Angels Day Care Service for Children with Special Needs in Carlow; the date on which his Department expects HSE estates to begin works at the Kelvin Grove site; if he will provide a list of proposed tenants to the Kelvin Grove building under the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24348-23 - Holly Cairns

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the home support Tender 2023 process; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24350-23 - Holly Cairns

To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that all employees of an organisation (Irish Wheelchair Association) who worked on the frontline during the pandemic will receive the pandemic special recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24351-23 - Holly Cairns

To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to improve the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24352-23 - Neasa Hourigan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of charities or individuals in the direct employment of charities registered in Ireland that are subject to tax withholding arrangements by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24365-23 - Mattie McGrath

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth if he will outline the budget for children's residential services for CHO5 for the past five years; if he will outline the new children's residential units provided over the past five years; the budget available to CHO5 for new residential services; if the opening of new residential services will impact on the respite services budget for CHO5; the number of new residential services required to meet current demand in CHO5, in Tipperary in particular; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24368-23 - Eoin Ó Broin

To ask the Minister for Health the current timeframe for turnaround of reimbursement applications under the Cross Border Directive; if there is a reason for the delays experienced by some applicants; if action is being taken to ensure reimbursement is provided to applicants at the earliest opportunity; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24372-23 - Mattie McGrath

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth if he will provide details of the new ASD diagnostic team being developed in south Tipperary; the details of the team; if the team is operational; the referral path; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24384-23 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications for managed access protocols medicines that have been approved or rejected in the past 24 months; how Ireland compares with other EU member states regarding the rates of approval for medicines covered by MAPs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24385-23 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health the governance process for deciding on a managed access protocol for a new medicine; the criteria used to inform a managed access protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24386-23 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health the access criteria for managed access protocols across all medicines; if he has considered whether there is sufficient transparency of the MAP process for patients and clinicians, particularly with regards to the rejection of applications; if MAPs should be amended if they are found not to be accommodating to clinicians and patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24395-23 - Aengus O'Snodaigh

To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the issue of nursing staff being removed from a health centre (Curlew Road Health Centre); and to provide clarity as to whether nurses will be practicing from the centre or the Armagh Road Primary Care Centre.

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PQ 24496-23 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide information on the financial supports being made annually to support breastfeeding in hospitals; if he will provide information on the financial supports being made annually to support breastfeeding in the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24531-23 - Neasa Hourigan

To ask the Minister for Health if he will set out in tabular form the number of full-time posts and the number of part-time posts currently funded and staffed for non-clinical data management across genetic and rare disease services in the HSE.

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PQ 24560-23 - Jim O'Callaghan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of homecare support hours for older people provided in each LHO area in 2020, 2021 and 2022; the allocation in each LHO for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24591-23 - Francis Noel Duffy

To ask the Minister for Health the names of all residential drug rehabilitation centres to which the HSE awards core funding; and the amount of funds they receive, in tabular form.

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PQ 24592-23 - Francis Noel Duffy

To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds each HSE-funded residential drug rehabilitation centre has, in tabular form.

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PQ 24723-23 - Claire Kerrane

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide figures on HSE spending on private companies providing home care services in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24748-23 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm when all those who have not yet received the pandemic recognition payment but are entitled to it will receive the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24754-23 - Fergus O'Dowd

To ask the Minister for Health if a national strategy for haemochromatosis is currently under consideration, where everyone has equal access to testing, diagnosis, treatment and quality of care, regardless of where they live in ireland or their financial circumstances; if consideration has been given to the development of a population screening programme for haemochromatosis in primary and hospital care settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24777-23 - Duncan Smith

To ask the Minister for Health how many people between 20-65 years of age living in nursing homes in Ireland are in the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24797-23 - Holly Cairns

To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that an out-of-hours GP service is open after 9pm (South Doc Clonakility); and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24803-23 - Mick Barry

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing 20 additional dedicated children's beds for psychiatric care to stop the practice of using beds in adult psychiatric services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24809-23 - Denis Naughten

To ask the Minister for Health his plans to establish a clinical lead for haemochromatosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24818-23 - Thomas Pringle

To ask the Minister for Health if ophthalmic care can be established in Letterkenny University Hospital to cater for patients in North and West Donegal who currently have to travel by car to Sligo University hospital for treatment and routine appointments which is up to two hours' drive; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24819-23 - Thomas Pringle

To ask the Minister for Health the current status with getting a GP to take over the practice in Lettermacaward Health Centre, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24828-23 - Joan Collins

To ask the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form the full complement of therapists, public health nurses and so on that made up the complement of health staff in Curlew Road Health centre before 1 April 2023; how many health staff from all grades were transferred over to Armagh Road; how many health workers have been recruited since the beginning of the year; and how many of those have been allocated to Curlew Road and Armagh Road.

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PQ 24842-23 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the counselling services available for individuals with inherited predispositions to cancer; the counselling services there are for individuals who test positive for cancer associated BRCA variants; the counselling services available for individuals who test negative for cancer associated BRCA variants; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24848-23 - Paul Kehoe

To ask the Minister for Health if a resident in a nursing home is entitled to receive a pressure reducing mattress via HSE funding rather than paying out of their own pocket; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24851-23 - Jim O'Callaghan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to adult mental health units to date in 2023.

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PQ 24853-23 - Jim O'Callaghan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards as of 1 May 2023; the number of general practitioner cards on the same date; and the number for each type of card issued on a discretionary basis on that date.

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PQ 24854-23 - Jim O'Callaghan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of delayed discharges for each public/voluntary hospital at the end of April 2023, in tabular form.

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PQ 24855-23 - Jim O'Callaghan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of bed days lost in each owing to delayed discharges for each public/voluntary hospital to date in 2023, in tabular form.

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PQ 24856-23 - Jim O'Callaghan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients aged 75 years or over who experienced an emergency department wait time of more than 24 hours between the beginning of January and end of April 2023; and the hospitals where the wait occurred.

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PQ 24916-23 - John Lahart

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth when he expects the neurological rehabilitation team in CHO7 to be in place to deliver services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24917-23 - John Lahart

To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the reason that the current governance model used in other CHO areas cannot be used in CHO7; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24918-23 - John Lahart

To ask the Minister for Health his plans to develop a specialist service for Huntington's disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24919-23 - Michael Moynihan

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth the number of residential places for people with a disability currently being provided as of 1 May 2023 or the latest date available; and if he would provide a tabular breakdown by CHO area of same.

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PQ 24921-23 - Michael Moynihan

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth the number of staff in community neuro-rehabilitation teams in each community healthcare organisation, in tabular form; the specific medical or healthcare posts in each team in each CHO; and the estimated full-year cost of providing a full neuro-rehabilitation team in each CHO.

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PQ 24922-23 - Michael Moynihan

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth the number of people with disabilities in receipt of home support hours in each LHO area as of 1 May 2023 or the latest date available, in tabular form; the number of people currently on the waiting list for same in each LHO area; the number waiting 0-3 months; the number waiting 3-6 months; the number waiting 6-12 months; and the number waiting 12 months plus.

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PQ 24923-23 - Michael Moynihan

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth the number of people with disabilities in receipt of personal assistance hours in each LHO area as of 1 May 2023 or the latest date available, in tabular form; the number of people currently on the waiting list for same in each LHO area; the number waiting 0-3 months; the number waiting 3-6 months; the number waiting 6-12 months; and the number waiting 12 months plus.

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PQ 24925-23 - Michael Moynihan

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth the number of children as of 1 May 2023 or the latest date available that were awaiting a first assessment from the HSE under the 2005 Disability Act, for each LHO area, in tabular form.

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PQ 24926-23 - Michael Moynihan

To ask the Minister for Health if he would detail in tabular form for each LHO area as of 1 May 2023 or the latest date available the number of people on the physiotherapy waiting list and within that the numbers waiting less than 4 months; the number waiting 4-12 months; the number waiting more than 12 months; and for each category the numbers waiting aged 0-4 years, 5-17 years, 18-64 years and aged 65 plus.

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PQ 24927-23 - Michael Moynihan

To ask the Minister for Health if he would detail in tabular form for each LHO area as of 1 May 2023 or the latest date available the number of people on the speech and language therapy assessment waiting list and within that the numbers waiting less than 4 months; the number waiting 4-12 months; the number waiting more than 12 months; and for each category the numbers waiting aged 0-17 years and those aged 18 and above.

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PQ 24928-23 - Michael Moynihan

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details on speech and language therapy ( if he would detail in tabular form for each LHO area as of 1 May 2023 or the latest date available the number of people on the speech and language therapy initial treatment waiting list and within that the numbers waiting less than 4 months; the number waiting 4-12 months; and the number waiting more than 12 months; and if he would indicate also for each category the numbers waiting aged 0-17 years and those aged 18 and above.).

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PQ 24929-23 - Michael Moynihan

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details on the speech and language therapy further treatment list (if he would detail in tabular format for each LHO area as of 1st May 2023 or latest date available the number of people on the speech and language therapy further treatment waiting list and within that the numbers waiting less than 4 months; the number waiting 4-12 months; and the number waiting more than 12 months; and if he would indicate also for each category the numbers waiting aged 0-17 years and those aged 18 and above.).

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PQ 24930-23 - Michael Moynihan

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details on the occupational therapy first-time assessment waiting list (if he would detail in tabular format for each LHO area as of 1st May 2023 or latest date available the number of people on the occupational therapy first time assessment waiting list and within that the numbers waiting less than 4 months; the number waiting 4-12 months; and the number waiting more than 12 months; and if he would indicate also for each category the numbers waiting aged 0-4 years, 5-17 years, 18-64 years and aged 65 plus.).

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PQ 24931-23 - Michael Moynihan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of people in each LHO area waiting for a podiatry appointment in primary care as of 1 May 2023 or the latest date available; the numbers waiting 0 to 12 weeks; the numbers waiting 12 to 26 weeks; the numbers waiting 26 to 52 weeks; and the numbers waiting more than 52 weeks.