PQ Responses - October 11th 2023

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PQ 44241-23 - Verona Murphy front page preview

PQ 44241-23 - Verona Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the provisions that are being made to introduce peripherally inserted central catheter line clean services as part of oncology services at Wexford General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 44251-23 - Bríd Smith front page preview

PQ 44251-23 - Bríd Smith

To ask the Minister for Health if there are any plans to trial the use of curved paddles (SmartCurve) in the carrying out of mammograms given the high number of women who report pain and/or discomfort during breast screening; if he will consider that this may help improve the numbers returning for subsequent mammograms; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 44281-23 - Danny Healy-Rae front page preview

PQ 44281-23 - Danny Healy-Rae

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth if he will address a matter (I am asking again on behalf of the National Learning Network that people with disabilities are supported and that funding is provided to address the critical issues for service users and the many challenges facing the disability sector.); and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 44297-23 - Holly Cairns front page preview

PQ 44297-23 - Holly Cairns

To ask the Minister for Health whether a school dental programme could be provided in Skibbereen, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 44298-23 - Holly Cairns front page preview

PQ 44298-23 - Holly Cairns

To ask the Minister for Health the number of school dentists in County Cork; the number of schools each dentist supports; and the number of pupils in each school, in tabular form.

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PQ 44299-23 - Holly Cairns front page preview

PQ 44299-23 - Holly Cairns

To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting period for children on waiting lists for braces in County Cork; the efforts his Department is making to reduce this waiting time; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 44300-23 - Holly Cairns front page preview

PQ 44300-23 - Holly Cairns

To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the lack of weekend healthcare services in ( South Doc and GP clinics are closed on weekends in Skibbereen, Co Cork. There is also no Sunday pharmacy); the measures his Department will take to ensure weekend medical cover in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 44302-23 - Holly Cairns front page preview

PQ 44302-23 - Holly Cairns

To ask the Minister for Health the number of haemodialysis patients who carry out their own haemodialysis at home, by county, in tabular form.

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PQ 44303-23 - Holly Cairns front page preview

PQ 44303-23 - Holly Cairns

To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff in the CUH dialysis ward, by role; and the number of patients accessing dialysis treatment in CUH, in tabular form.

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PQ 44304-23 - Holly Cairns front page preview

PQ 44304-23 - Holly Cairns

To ask the Minister for Health to provide details of the training provided to haemodialysis patients to carry out their own haemodialysis at home; whether self-administered homecare is best international practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 44307-23 - Claire Kerrane front page preview

PQ 44307-23 - Claire Kerrane

To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise on the National Clinical Programme for the treatment of ADHD in adults which has yet to be extended to the Community Healthcare West; when funding for this service will be forthcoming; if those who urgently require service can receive care in a different community health area that is providing the same service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 44313-23 - Alan Dillon front page preview

PQ 44313-23 - Alan Dillon

To ask the Minister for Health if compulsory overtime is taken into consideration when calculating pensions within the ambulance service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 44362-23 - Mark Ward front page preview

PQ 44362-23 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the interactions between CAMHS and the Integrated Children’s Service Forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 44431-23 - Róisín Shortall front page preview

PQ 44431-23 - Róisín Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health if there is an ongoing collection of data regarding the relationship between pregnancy outcome indicators and alcohol consumption patterns during pregnancy; if he plans to establish a national register for foetal alcohol spectrum disorder; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 44433-23 - Roisin Shortall front page preview

PQ 44433-23 - Roisin Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the concerning prevalence of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder in Ireland, along with the absence of dedicated health messaging addressing this issue; if there are plans in place to initiate a new public health awareness campaign outlining the dangers of alcohol consumption, and discouraging its use during pregnancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 44435-23 - Roisin Shortall front page preview

PQ 44435-23 - Roisin Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health the current strategies in place to ensure clinical staff receive sufficient training in foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) to seek information on the efforts being made to enhance awareness of FASD among healthcare professionals and educators; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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