PQ Responses - September 11th 2023

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PQ 37179-23 - Peadar Tóibín

To ask the Minister for Health what is the investment per child in mental health services in each county in Ireland for the past five years; and what is the investment per person in mental health services for each county in Ireland for the past five years.

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PQ 37187-23 - Marian Harkin

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth the plans in place to deal with the lack of physiotherapy and occupational therapy services for children in an area (I have been contacted in regard to the lack of physiotherapy and occupational therapy services being provided by CDNT, Nazareth House, Sligo - with some children only getting physiotherapy once every 9 weeks for 30/40 minutes, and I wish to ask if there are plans in place to employ more therapists in order to improve the provision of these much needed services to children with disabilities in the area); and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 37213-23 - Peter Burke

To ask the Minister for Health if there are any plans in place to return/reopen the HSE orthodontic clinic to Mullingar due to the continuous growth and expansion of the town ( Patients currently have to travel monthly to Athlone in order to be seen by an Orthodontist as the clinic in Mullingar was closed a number of years ago.).

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PQ 37233-23 - Holly Cairns

To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be allocated for the building of the rehabilitation unit at Bantry General Hospital; whether failure to award funding this year would require the project to be re-tendered; if he has received advice as to the impact any delay in funding would have on the overall cost of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 37239-23 - Matt Shanahan

To ask the Minister for Health further to the timelines already highlighted in previous a Parliamentary Question regarding the development of surgical hubs in Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Galway, the reason the design specification expedited for the Galway project was not given as a construction template for the other three projects in order that these could be expedited along with the Galway-based project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 37240-23 - Pauline Tully

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth to detail the types of services available for adults with cerebral palsy here; the location where these services are provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 37290-23 - Peadar Tóibín

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting on CAMHS waiting lists, per county or region, in tabular form.

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PQ 37291-23 - Peadar Tóibín

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children seen by CAMHS in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023, in tabular form.

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PQ 37292-23 - Peadar Tóibín

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children referred to CAMHS or placed on a CAMHS waiting list in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023, in tabular form.

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PQ 37355-23 - Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a primary care facility in Tullow and Borris County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 37378-23 - John Lahart

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth if he will report on any research that is or has been or continues to be undertaken in relation to the rising incidence of autism both at home and internationally (figures furnished by a constituent suggest that the ration of children with Autism to those without appears to be escalating); and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 37383-23 - Éamon Ó Cuív

To ask the Minister for Health the number of workers who have received the Covid bonus of €1,000; the cost of the scheme to date; the number of applications still on hand to be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 37407-23 - Rose Conway-Walsh

To ask the Minister for Health the total budget allocation to section 38 organisation in 2021 and 2022; the share of allocation used for pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 37408-23 - Rose Conway-Walsh

To ask the Minister for Health the total budget allocation to section 39 organisation in 2021 and 2022; the share of allocation used for pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 37418-23 - Duncan Smith

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth to quantify how many private assessments with occupational therapists have been funded through the AON process, in which CDNT areas they have been made, and the moneys spent, in tabular form; how many private assessments with speech therapists have been funded through the AON process, in which CDNT areas they have been made, and the moneys spent, in tabular form; how many private assessments with psychologists have been funded through the AON process, in which CDNT areas they have been made, and the moneys spent, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 37501-23 - David Stanton

To ask the Minister for Health to list in tabular form the number of speech and language therapists, the number of occupational therapists and physiotherapists who have retired and who have resigned from full-time HSE positions in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 37510-23 - Fergus O'Dowd

To ask the Minister for Health to respond to calls from the Mental Health Reform who are urgently advocating for the reinstatement of a National Director for Mental Health, reporting directly to the HSE CEO, to drive accountability and facilitate change within CAMHS; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 37515-23 - David Stanton

To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time permanent vacancies currently in speech and language therapy, physiotherapy and occupational therapy in each HSE community health organisation area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 37516-23 - David Stanton

To ask the Minister for Health to list in tabular form, the number of person's who were interviewed for speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and physiotherapy permanent positions in each HSE community health organisation area in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; the number of positions offered following interview; the number of positions taken up in each of these disciplines; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 37517-23 - David Stanton

To ask the Minister for Health to list in tabular form, the number of speech and language therapists, the number of occupational therapists and physiotherapists in each community health organisation area who have retired and who have resigned from full-time HSE positions in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 37518-23 - David Stanton

To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time speech and language therapists, physiotherapists and occupational therapists currently employed by the HSE in each community health organisation area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 37535-23 - Patrick Costello

To ask the Minister for Health for an update in relation to the current status and timeline for completion of the Drimnagh primary health centre.

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PQ 37580-23 - Matt Shanahan

To ask the Minister for Health to provide an outline of the degree of integration between CAMHS services and the other HSE interfaces that exist across the HSE network; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 37581-23 - Matt Shanahan

To ask the Minister for Health to outline his confidence in the ICT systems and networks that allow the national and satellite CAMHS units to carry out their patient communications and follow-up functions effectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 37582-23 - Matt Shanahan

To ask the Minister for Health what robustness he has been advised of in terms of national CAMHS ICT systems and the ability of same to provide accurate data reporting, including the revision process of patient data in terms of age and domicile residence and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 37635-23 - Fergus O'Dowd

To ask the Minister for Health to provide clarification on the reason the neurology services were not granted an allocation of ANP posts in 2022 and 2023, considering the pressing issue of waiting lists and its impact on patient care; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 37638-23 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health to outline the reason no allocation of advanced nurse practitioners were allocated to neurology services in 2022 and 2023; if there are plans to allocate advanced nurse practitioners to neurology services going froward; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 37643-23 - Paul Kehoe

To ask the Minister for Health what measures are being taken to increase the numbers of children receiving diagnostic assessments from the primary care autism assessment team in Wexford (currently assessing 10-12 children per month) (the implication of this volume of assessments is that other children are having to wait as long as 24 months to even commence their assessments); and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 37648-23 - Pearse Doherty

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth what funding is available for a centre (Artspace MultiSensory and Day opportunities centre. Eglinton, Co. Derry) based in the North, but which offers services to children and adults in County Donegal with intellectual disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 37650-23 - Michael Healy-Rae

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide clarification on the reason neurology services were not granted in the allocation of ANP posts in 2022 and 2023, considering the pressing issue of waiting lists and its impact on patient care (on behalf of the Irish neurology nursing forum (INNF).); and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 37656-23 - Holly Cairns

To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults waiting for primary care psychology services in Cork and Kerry for over 52 weeks, by number of years, in tabular form.

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PQ 37658-23 - Holly Cairns

To ask the Minister for Health to detail how Cork and Kerry primary care services respond to the needs of young people who are at risk of 'ageing out' of eligibility for assessment or intervention by the time they are due to be seen by a psychologist; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 37659-23 - Fergus O'Dowd

To ask the Minister for Health to urgently review the decision by the HSE to recommend that home care givers (details supplied) cease taking clients for much-needed walks as part of the service provided in the CHO8, considering that in many cases these walks are essential for people with no other way of getting out for exercise or fresh air and the obvious knock on well-being impact, in particular for clients that are elderly or have limited mobility; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 37663-23 - Neasa Hourigan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of radiographers required to ensure BreastCheck screenings take place every two years for those that are eligible; how many radiographers currently work for BreastCheck; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 37664-23 - Neasa Hourigan

To ask the Minister for Health whether it is possible for the BreastCheck programme to provide screening to the eligible population every two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 37665-23 - Neasa Hourigan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of people who were eligible for participation in the BreastCheck screening programme in each of the years 2016 to 2022, in tabular form, even if they did not respond to an invitation for screening.

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PQ 37666-23 - Neasa Hourigan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of people who were invited for screening; the number of people who attended screening; and the number of people who were referred for further examination as a result of their screening appointment in each of the years 2016 to 2022, in tabular form.

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PQ 37667-23 - Neasa Hourigan

To ask the Minister for Health the cost per person participating in the BreastCheck screening programme in each of the years 2016 to 2022, in tabular form.

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PQ 37668-23 - Neasa Hourigan

To ask the Minister for Health the cost per person participating in the BreastCheck for an individual person referred for further examination as a result of their screening appointment in each of the years 2016 to 2022, in tabular form.

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PQ 37669-23 - Neasa Hourigan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of filled genetic counsellor posts in the cancer genetics department in St. James's Hospital; how this compares to international standards; whether any recruitment challenges exist; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 37684-23 - Michael Healy Rae

To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine and rectify the lack of ambulance and GP services in an area (Minister on behalf of the residents from outside of Tralee ,back though conor pass and west of Dingle it is a very regular occurrence now more often than once a fortnight that we have no ambulance cover in that area We also on many occasions we do not have any cover from Dingle Doc as adequate resources are not in place and puts huge pressure on local GPs and A& E in UHK); and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 37699-23 - Sean Fleming

To ask the Minister for Health how many dentists in County Laois will take medical card payments in view of the fact that many people, especially children and elderly people who do not have access or cannot get to the facility in Tullamore; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 37706-23 - Claire Kerrane

To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 265 of 12 July 2023, if he will advise if consideration has been given to extending the 30-minute visitation timeframe; if this could be considered on a case by case basis where appropriate; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 37722-23 - Éamon Ó Cuív

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth the reason no alternative speech and language therapy cover has been provided for the speech and language therapy post in (CDNT An Spidéal) while the incumbent is on maternity leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 37725-23 - Fergus O'Dowd

To ask the Minister for Health if he will seek a full update from the HSE in respect of all of the health related recommendations made in the Drogheda Implementation Plan which have been completed to date or if yet to be completed in tabular form with reasons for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 37738-23 - Pauline Tully

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 358 of 13 July 2023, the number of ( Psychologist, Occupational Therapist , Physiotherapist, Speech and Language Therapist, Therapy Professional n.e.c.) from non-EEA countries that were issued with employment permits that subsequently took up this role here; and the number of these that were recruited to Childrens Disability Network Teams.

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PQ 37740-23 - Pauline Tully

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 634 of 13 July 2023, the location of each respite centre that was created in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form.

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PQ 37741-23 - Pauline Tully

To ask the Minister for Health the optimal level of staffing required for medical scientists to fully staff HSE laboratories nationwide; and the current number of medical scientists employed in HSE laboratories nationwide.

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PQ 37742-23 - Pauline Tully

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 630 of 13 July 2023, if the six regional assessment hubs have been developed; and to provide the location and contact details of these hubs.

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PQ 37743-23 - Pauline Tully

To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 773 of 13 July 2023, the number of staff working in the HSE orthodontic service in counties Cavan and Monaghan; the grade of the staff working in these regional services; and the staff vacancies in each of these regional services, in tabular form.

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PQ 37839-23 - Mick Barry

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth if he will support the establishment of a community neurorehabilitation in the CHO4 area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 37843-23 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of dedicated acute mental health beds for older people per CHO; the staffing levels of mental health services for older people for the previous from 2018 to date per CHO; if there will be an increase in funding for both in Budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 37851-23 - David Stanton

To ask the Minister for Health the number of women who were estimated to have developed gestational diabetes during pregnancy each year from 2018 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 37921-23 - Eoin Ó Broin

To ask the Minister for Health if the primary care centre at Boot Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 is still on course for delivery in Q3 2023; and if he will indicate a date for the commencement of services at the centre.

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PQ 37936-23 - Catherine Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the number of treatment bays in the accident and emergency department in both CHI Temple Street and CHI Crumlin.

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PQ 37937-23 - Catherine Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the current state of feeding eating-drinking-swallowing impairments pathways for assessment and treatment in CHO7 and CHO9.

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PQ 37938-23 - Catherine Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the details of the annual funding for aids and appliances for persons who are blind or vision impaired in CHO7 in the years of 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form.

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PQ 37939-23 - Catherine Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the current average wait time for the emergency department at St. Vincent's University Hospital.

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PQ 37955-23 - Holly Cairns

To ask the Minister for Health the number of healthcare professionals currently on panels in CHO4, by grade and occupation, in tabular form.

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PQ 37956-23 - Holly Cairns

To ask the Minister for Health the number and detail of roles filled by healthcare professionals on panels in CHO4, by grade and occupation, from 2021 to date, in tabular form.

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PQ 37962-23 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the terms of the recent pay agreement for catering and general support staff between the HSE and SIPTU; the reason certain workers received significant lump sums and others did not; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 37970-23 - Duncan Smith

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that presented at the accident and emergency department at South Tipperary General Hospital in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form.

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PQ 37971-23 - Duncan Smith

To ask the Minister for Health the number of ophthalmology surgeries carried out at Galway University Hospital in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form.

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PQ 37972-23 - Duncan Smith

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of all primary care centres within CHO4, specifying whether a general practitioner is operating out of the centre, in tabular form.

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PQ 37973-23 - Duncan Smith

To ask the Minister for Health the number of treatment bays in the accident and emergency department of Cork University Hospital.

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PQ 37974-23 - Duncan Smith

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth if he will provide the necessary funding for the recruitment of an additional clinical nurse specialist and consultant in rehabilitation medicine for the community neuro-rehabilitation team in CHO3.

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PQ 37976-23 - Duncan Smith

To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults with special needs who are currently waiting for dental treatment under anaesthesia at University Hospital Waterford; and the number of adults with special needs who are waiting more than six months.

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PQ 37978-23 - Duncan Smith

To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE vacant nursing posts in Mayo University Hospital as of 15 August 2023; and when these vacancies will be filled, in tabular form.

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PQ 37980-23 - Duncan Smith

To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE dentists employed by the HSE, working in primary care centres within CHO3 in the years of 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form.

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PQ 37981-23 - Duncan Smith

To ask the Minister for Health what governance procedures are in place between the HSE and D-Doc service and its subsidiaries in respect of any financial transfers between the HSE and D-Doc under the SLA.

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PQ 37982-23 - Duncan Smith

To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting times for bone density scans for patients at each hospital in the Saolta Group.

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PQ 37983-23 - Duncan Smith

To ask the Minister for Health the total number of patients attending each of the emergency departments in 2022 and the first seven months of 2023, in tabular form.

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PQ 37984-23 - Duncan Smith

To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants in emergency medicine at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, in the years of 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form.

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PQ 37986-23 - Duncan Smith

To ask the Minister for Health the number of throat surgeries performed at Galway University Hospital in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form.

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PQ 37989-23 - Neasa Hourigan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite care centres in the State in each of the years 2017 to 2022.

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PQ 37994-23 - Mick Barry

To ask the Minister for Health if he will take steps to ensure that no public hospital engages debt collectors to collect outstanding fees from patients; if he will outline the policy in relation to collecting outstanding debts from seriously ill patients; the hospitals which employ debt collecting companies; the names of those companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 38020-23 - Paul Donnelly

To ask the Minister for Health the number of resuscitation bays in the accident and emergency departments at Beaumont, the Mater and St. James's Hospitals, in tabular form.

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PQ 38021-23 - Paul Donnelly

To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE radiographers working in the urgent care centre at CHI Blanchardstown in 2021, 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form; and if this number will be further increased.

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PQ 38023-23 - Paul Donnelly

To ask the Minister for Health the number of recruitment campaigns that the HSE took part in either in person or virtually to attract Irish trained nurses, physiotherapists and doctors based in Australia to return home and work in the public health services in 2022 and to date in 2023; the number of job offers offered per recruitment campaign; and the number of job offers that were accepted per recruitment campaign, in tabular form.

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PQ 38024-23 - Paul Donnelly

To ask the Minister for Health the current wait time for an orthodontic procedure at the Dublin Dental Hospital.

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PQ 38025-23 - Paul Donnelly

To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for the recruitment of an additional WTE consultant neurosurgeon at Beaumont Hospital.

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PQ 38042-23 - Roisin Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health the number of people who have attended genetic counselling services in St. James's Hospital for each of the years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form.

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PQ 38043-23 - Róisín Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health the number of people who have attended genetic counselling services in Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin for each of the years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form.

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PQ 38044-23 - Roisin Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health the number of people who have undergone genetic testing in St. James's Hospital for each of the years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form.

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PQ 38045-23 - Róisín Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health the number of people who have undergone genetic testing in Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin for each of the years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. -Róisín Shortall

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PQ 38046-23 - Roisin Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health the current approach for notifying those with the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation when they are due an annual MRI scan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 38047-23 - Róisín Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health what designated hospital resources are assigned for surveillance testing for those with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 38060-23 - Duncan Smith

To ask the Minister for Health to provide the latest figures on the number of people affected by dementia and Alzheimer's and their breakdown according to age groups and severity; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 38084-23 - Alan Kelly

To ask the Minister for Health the cost of a 20% increase in clinical training places for initial specialist training, higher specialist training and clinical psychology; and the number of additional places this would result in.

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PQ 38086-23 - Alan Kelly

To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for the recruitment of additional WTE consultant dermatologists with a special interest in skin fragility for University Hospital, Limerick.

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PQ 38114-23 - Duncan Smith

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth to quantify how many private assessments with occupational therapists have been funded through the AON process; in which CDNT areas they have been made, and the monies spent, in tabular form; how many private assessments with speech therapists have been funded through the AON process; in which CDNT areas they have been made, and the monies spent; how many private assessments with psychologists have been funded through the AON process; in which CDNT areas they have been made, and the monies spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 38126-23 - Sean Fleming

To ask the Minister for Health when ongoing funding will be provided for a post (A post through the National Office for Suicide Prevention which was provided on a pilot 50/50 basis between Offaly Traveller Movement and the Laois Traveller Action Group on a pilot basis and if this post can be made permanent.); and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 38140-23 - Kathleen Funchion

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth the total number of children on the CDNT waiting list, by length of time, in tabular form.

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PQ 38141-23 - Kathleen Funchion

To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE pharmacists and senior pharmacists working in the pharmacy department of St. Luke's General Hospital, Kilkenny, in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form.

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PQ 38142-23 - Kathleen Funchion

To ask the Minister for Health the current level of mental health supports available for persons with eating disorders in County Carlow.

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PQ 38143-23 - Kathleen Funchion

To ask the Minister for Health the number of stroke units, by location, that are operating below the recommended nurse or staffing levels; and the estimated cost of putting the recommended staff levels in place.

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PQ 38144-23 - Kathleen Funchion

To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE theatre nurses attached to each hospital part of Ireland East Hospital Group in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form.

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PQ 38175-23 - Richard Boyd Barrett

To ask the Minister for Health whether there should be a 24-hour pharmacy at St. Vincent's Hospital accident and emergency department in order that patient's leaving late at night can access the medicine they have been prescribed immediately; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 38216-23 - Danny Healy-Rae

To ask the Minister for Health the reason GPs are refusing to do blood tests requested for individuals supported by CAMHS; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 38221-23 - Alan Dillon

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a detailed update on the construction of the Ballyhaunis primary care centre; when works will re-commence and the expected completion time; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 38244-23 - Pauline Tully

To ask the Minister for Health the number of times that the adult diabetes clinics takes place in RCSI Hospital Group; the number of speciality diabetes clinics, such as young adult diabetes clinics, type 1 adult clinics, type 2 clinics and diabetes podiatry clinics that take place in the RCSI Hospital Group, in tabular form.

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PQ 38245-23 - Pauline Tully

To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants in paediatric intensive care at CHI Temple Street in each of the years 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form.

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PQ 38246-23 - Pauline Tully

To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE midwives working in the maternity department of Cavan General Hospital in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; if this number will be further increased; and if so, when.

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PQ 38247-23 - Pauline Tully

To ask the Minister for Health the average patient experience time from admission to discharge in July 2023 by location, in tabular form.

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PQ 38251-23 - Pauline Tully

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth the procedure for applying to the HSE for an accessory for a HSE allocated wheelchair; and the procedure for replacing a wheelchair accessory allocated by the HSE which has been lost or damaged.

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PQ 38256-23 - Verona Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the total number of persons’ under 18 years of age who are currently waiting to commence orthodontic treatment in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 38257-23 - Verona Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the number of person’s awaiting to commence orthodontic treatment in County Wexford that have been removed from the treatment waiting list and placed into care with private providers via the Waiting List Action Plan 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 38258-23 - Verona Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients over the age of 18 awaiting commencement of orthodontic treatment in County Wexford who were identified as requiring treatment before 18 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 38259-23 - Verona Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting orthodontic treatment in County Wexford for 36 months or longer; 48 months or longer and 60 months or longer; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 38323-23 - Patrick Costello

To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the Family Support aspect of the National Drugs Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 38339-23 - Patrick Costello

To ask the Minister for Health for a breakdown in tabular form of the number of staff employed by each Drug and Alcohol Taskforce; the number at each staff level; the number of vacant positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 38345-23 - Duncan Smith

To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE senior physiotherapist in elective orthopaedics based at University Hospital Kerry in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form.

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PQ 38347-23 - Duncan Smith

To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE advanced nurse practitioner in enhanced arthplasty at Croom Orthopaedic Hospital in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form.

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PQ 38363-23 - Denis Naughten

To ask the Minister for Health the number of dental practices in counties Roscommon and Galway which have ceased providing medical card services in the past five years; the medical card dental services currently available to medical card users; the provision in place for those whose local dentist withdraws from the provision of medical card services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 38366-23 - Claire Kerrane

To ask the Minister for Health what services are available under the dental treatment services scheme in County Roscommon; what action is being taken to ensure that medical card holders can access dental services in Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 38433-23 - Darren O'Rourke

To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time senior physiotherapists in neonatology at the National Maternity Hospital in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form.

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PQ 38435-23 - Darren O'Rourke

To ask the Minister for Health the difference between a model 2 and model 2S hospital; and the measures required to upgrade a standard model 2 to a model 2S hospital.

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PQ 38440-23 - Darren O'Rourke

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth the number of children aged between 0-8 years old who were diagnosed with autism in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form.

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PQ 38454-23 - Alan Dillon

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on progress with the new emergency department at Mayo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 38481-23 - Alan Kelly

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adults currently on the HSE dental and orthontic waiting list, in CHO3 and 5.

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PQ 38482-23 - Alan Kelly

To ask the Minister for Health the hospitals located outside Dublin that currently have eye clinic liaison officer position in ophthalmology clinics, in tabular form.

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PQ 38515-23 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has plans to introduce a single point of entry triage system for referrals to children's mental health services; how this would operate; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 38541-23 - Michael Healy-Rae

To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the HSE's position with regard to the development of a primary medical care centre in Caherciveen; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 38549-23 - Catherine Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the amount of revenue generated through parking charges within the public car park at Tallaght University Hospital in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form.

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PQ 38550-23 - Catherine Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant in restorative dentistry and consultant in special care dentistry employed by the HSE in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and the locations where these consultants are located.

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PQ 38552-23 - Catherine Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE specialist periodontists and implant dentists employed by the HSE in CHO9 in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form.

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PQ 38555-23 - Catherine Murphy

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth the breakdown of CHO7 funding by local team level for disability services.

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PQ 38585-23 - Willie O'Dea

To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the proposal to develop a 'surgical hub' in Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 38594-23 - Pauline Tully

To ask the Minister for Health if there is a standard list of work for those working as home helps that should be carried out in the care of the person they are caring for; if so, if this list is available; and if there has any been any changes in the work to be carried out.

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PQ 38595-23 - Pauline Tully

To ask the Minister for Health the amount of revenue generated through parking charges at Cavan General Hospital in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form of the money generated; and how it was spent.

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PQ 38596-23 - Pauline Tully

To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant cardiologist and cardiology registrars attached to Cavan General Hospital in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form.

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PQ 38624-23 - Paul Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 701 of 11 July 2023, if he will elaborate on his Department's statement that masks in healthcare settings were being worn in 'various incorrect and ineffectual manners' and risks with inappropriate use offset any purported benefits of universal use; specifically, what incorrect and ineffectual manners are being referred to, what risks inappropriate use carried, how these were weighed up to the benefits of universal masking, how widespread of an issue inappropriate use was, for an outline of any efforts that were made to correct this behaviour; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 38625-23 - Paul Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 701 of 11 July 2023, the IPC measures that are in place across healthcare settings for airborne pathogens, the effectiveness of these measures at preventing spread of airborne pathogens; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 38657-23 - Michael Ring

To ask the Minister for Health when shift leaders will be appointed to a facility ( Shift leaders in the Intensive Care Unit of Mayo University Hospital, Castlebar, Co. Mayo. The programme recommended 6 shift leads in post and this was agreed with the HSE but no progress has been made), in line with the HSE national clinic programme for adult critical care; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 38658-23 - Michael Ring

To ask the Minister for Health to confirm the number of shift leads in ICU, both day and night, in listed hospitals ( ICU Shift Leads in each of the Saolta hospitals to include Sligo, Letterkenny, Galway University Hospital, Portiuncla and Mayo University Hospital); and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 38674-23 - Thomas Pringle

To ask the Minister for Health the number of prisoners awaiting transfer to the Central Mental Hospital from each prison, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 38687-23 - Michael Healy-Rae

To ask the Minister for Health the total estimated cost of repairs and replacements following flood damage at University Hospital Kerry ( Minister, with regard to University Hospital Kerry, there was a flooding incident there where water entered the building during heavy rain fall. What exactly is the total cost of repair and replacement of equipment etc for this flood damage); and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 38715-23 - Kathleen Funchion

To ask the Minister for Health if Kilkenny CAMHS teams currently use telepsychiatry; and if so, if he will provide feedback on its use to date.

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PQ 38719-23 - Kathleen Funchion

To ask the Minister for Health if there are future plans to roll out dialectical behaviour therapy in County Carlow.

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PQ 38720-23 - Kathkeen Funchion

To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant WTE staff, by job title, in the accident and emergency department at St. Luke's General Hospital, Kilkenny, as of 29 August 2023; and when each of these vacancies will be filled, in tabular form.

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PQ 38721-23 - Kathleen Funchion

To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric gastroenterologists based at CHI Temple Street in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form.

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PQ 38746-23 - John McGuinness

To ask the Minister for Health the reason the dental hospital theatre list at CUH was suspended on 7 April 2023; the reasons that caused the suspension have now been resolved to the extent that another suspension will not occur; if children and adults on the waiting lists will be fast tracked for treatment; if so, what plan is in place; if students training for oral surgery and dental nurses will be provided with supports to qualify; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 38776-23 - Claire Kerrane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of advanced nurse practitioners that are currently working in a speciality (Mental Health) in tabular form, by CHO.

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PQ 38777-23 - Claire Kerrane

To ask the Minister for Health if his Department have plans to create advanced nurse practitioners posts in a speciality (Mental Health); and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 38783-23 - Carol Nolan

To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the funding and development of a National Skin Cancer Prevention Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 38845-23 - Niamh Smyth

To ask the Minister for Health the number of attendances to the MIU on Mondays, in tabular form, from January 2019 to date per month; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 38852-23 - Darren O'Rourke

To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE staff by job title that would be required to fully resource a specialist eating disorder team, in tabular form.

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PQ 38853-23 - Darren O'Rourke

To ask the Minister for Health the total number of Irish patients suffering from sleep apnoea in the State, by HSE CHO, in tabular form.

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PQ 38854-23 - Darren O'Rourke

To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE clinical specialist physiotherapist in pelvic health at the Coombe Maternity Hospital in each of the years 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form.

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PQ 38855-23 - Darren O'Rourke

To ask the Minister for Health the number of resuscitation suites in the accident and emergency department of Beaumont Hospital.

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PQ 38888-23 - Ivana Bacik

To ask the Minister for Health if statutory guidelines will be issued in relation to foetal alcohol spectrum disorder and training for professionals working in adult mental health services.

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PQ 38889-23 - Ivana Bacik

To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide dedicated mental health supports for the 4.75% of persons in Ireland with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder.

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PQ 38901-23 - Cathal Crowe

To ask the Minister for Health for a progress report on the provision of a primary care centre in Sixmilebridge, County Clare.

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PQ 38906-23 - Alan Kelly

To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE ambulances, rapid response vehicles and HSE ambulances available for emergency calls on a 24/7 basis in each HSE ambulance base within Tipperary in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form.

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PQ 38907-23 - Alan Kelly

To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE clinical nurse specialists in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at University Hospital Limerick in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form.

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PQ 38916-23 - Michael Healy-Rae

To ask the Minister for Health for an explanation regarding the lack of GP services (Minister can I please have an explanation as to why on Friday 25/8/23, Saturday 26/8/23, Sunday 27/8/23 there was no GP cover whatsoever in the greater Waterville area in South Kerry. This is a dangerous situation and it is leaving people in this area very vulnerable, adding to this there are major road works being undertaken whereby the road will be closed overnight going from Caherciveen-Killarney/Tralee via Mountainstage in Glenbeigh. What are these people to do if they need out of hours healthcare service.); and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 38926-23 - Niamh Smyth

To ask the Minister for Health the number of pregnant mothers who have used a scan in Cavan General Hospital, per month, since its introduction to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 38929-23 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the funding provided for Section 38 and 39 organisations; the funding provided for these organisations, by year, from 2020 to date; if this funding will increase in Budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 38952-23 - Catherine Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant ophthalmic surgeons attached to each hospital of the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form.

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PQ 38953-23 - Catherine Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the additional resources and personnel that will be provided to Naas General Hospital as part of the 2023-2024 Winter Plan.

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PQ 38954-23 - Catherine Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE paediatric ENT registrars working in CHI Tallaght in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form.

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PQ 38955-23 - Catherine Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE clinical nurse specialists in endocrinology at Beaumont Hospital in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form.

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PQ 39003-23 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health since the establishment of the rare diseases technology review committee (RDTRC) in 2018, the specific drugs that have been considered by the RDTRC and their recommendations, in tabular form; whether these drugs are now available to Irish patients; the timelines for each from EMA licence to availability; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39005-23 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health if there is a specific adult ADHD clinic available to adults living in CHO9; if not, the reason; and if he will commit to establishing an adult ADHD clinic in CHO9.

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PQ 39026-23 - Denis Naughten

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth the number of children under the age of 16 years on the disability database in CHO2; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39027-23 - Denis Naughten

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth the number of children under the age of 16 years on the disability database in CHO3; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39028-23 - Denis Naughten

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth the number of children under the age of 16 years on the disability database in CHO4; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39029-23 - Denis Naughten

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth the number of children under the age of 16 years on the disability database in CHO5; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39031-23 - Denis Naughten

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth the number of children under the age of 16 years on the disability database in CHO7; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39033-23 - Denis Naughten

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth the number of children under the age of 16 years on the disability database in CHO9; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39036-23 - Rose Conway-Walsh

To ask the Minister for Health if the Ballyhaunis and Erris primary care centres currently in development will be HSE, PPP or privately owned under current plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39037-23 - Rose Conway-Walsh

To ask the Minister for Health the annual public private partnership payment cost associated with primary care centres since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39038-23 - Rose Conway Walsh

To ask the Minister for Health the number of primary care centres currently in development and the number that are planned to be developed privately, under PPP agreement and under HSE ownership; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39072-23 - Alan Dillon

To ask the Minister for Health when the appointment of six shift leads will be made to a hospital (ICU at Mayo University Hospital); and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39087-23 - Danny Healy-Rae

To ask the Minister for Health for an update on a matter (I ask the Minister that consideration is given to having a Local injury unit, for small fractures in Killarney and Tralee hospitals. There are such units in Mallow, Bantry and also in other Counties Mulingar West Meath and Ennis in Co Clare and I ask why Kerry does not have one also? ); and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39090-23 - Rose Conway-Walsh

To ask the Minister for Health if the national finance division within the HSE can provide the expected 2023 budget for private maintenance charges in public hospitals.

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PQ 39111-23 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health if Raac lightweight building material, has been used in the construction of any healthcare facilities; if so, how many, by name and location, in tabular form; what safety precautions his Department is taking; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39138-23 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of primary care centres that are neurodivergent-friendly; the policies in place to ensure that they are; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39139-23 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the proposed new primary care centre in Collinstown, Clondalkin; if it will be neurodivergent-friendly; what will be put in place to ensure this; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39140-23 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of pharmacists that work in CAMHS, per CHO area; if there are plans to increase these numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39141-23 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the online referral and case management systems being developed for CAMHS; if the systems currently in place in Lucena CAMHS are being considered for upgrade and rollout nationwide; the budget for developing these systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39142-23 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the funding that is available to CAMHS teams to carry out electrocardiograms, blood tests and other necessary tests for people with eating disorders; if this funding will be increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39143-23 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the CAMHS staffing levels and operational costs per CHO; the levels of staff turnover per CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39144-23 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the yearly average number of appointments per CAMHS patient per CHO area; the recommended number of appointments per patient; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39145-23 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the absence rates for CAMHS staff per CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39150-23 - Jim O Callaghan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital beds currently provided in each public/voluntary hospital as of end-August 2023 or the latest date available, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39155-23 - Danny Healy-Rae

To ask the Minister for Health the HSE's plans for a centre (Can the Minister tell me what are the HSE plans for the Old Dispensary in Eyries Co.Cork ? Will it be sold or will it be used for another purpose?) ; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39156-23 - Danny Healy-Rae

To ask the Minister for Health if a satellite palliative care unit (As the Palliative care unit in Kerry University Hospital Tralee is widely applauded for it's work and recognised as playing a very important role for people all over the County who need to use their services. I ask that a satellite Palliative Care unit be provided in the new Killarney Community Hospital as part of their services.) will be provided in the new Killarney Community Hospital as part of its services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39172-23 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of emergency department presentations for cannabis use for each year from 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39173-23 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the roll-out of dual diagnosis services within CAMHS; the training that will be offered to staff in both mental health and addiction services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39174-23 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the counselling services offered within the adolescent addiction services; the staff vacancy within these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39175-23 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of pregnant people with hyperemesis associated with cannabis use; the number of this occurring from 2013 to date; if there are HSE information campaigns about the use of cannabis while pregnant; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39178-23 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided by HSE CHO areas 6 and 7 to an organisation (Shine) the services that are provided by the organisation in theses areas; if there are plans to increase this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39191-23 - Paul Donnelly

To ask the Minister for Health the number of blepharoplasty surgeries carried out at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form.

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PQ 39211-23 - Catherine Connolly

To ask the Minister for Health further to the Sharing the Vision implementation plan 2022 – 2024, the status of the gap analysis of advocacy support needs; the status of the development of the implementation plan for advocacy services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39212-23 - Catherine Connolly

To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 36 of 1 June 2023, and 1374 of 25 July 2023, for an update on the development of the new elective hospital in Merlin Park; the status of the development of the project brief, procurement strategy and detailed business case; if the HSE is on track to complete these documents by October 2023; if discussions with local planning authorities have commenced to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39213-23 - Catherine Connolly

To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 1570 of 18 April 2023, and 1376 of 25 July 2023, the status of the proposed primary care centre for Galway City west; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39233-23 - Roisin Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the closure of the 16-bed sub-acute unit at St. James’s Hospital psychiatric unit in August; if this decision was taken as a result of difficulties recruiting and retaining psychiatric nursing staff; the steps he is taking to address this shortfall in beds and ensure an adequate provision of services in CHO7; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39236-23 - Roisin Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for homecare packages, by CHO and LHO, in tabular form; and the number of persons experiencing delayed discharge from hospital due to a delay in accessing homecare.

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PQ 39238-23 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of the adult and child and adolescent mental health service eating disorder teams in Northwood Business Park, Santry, Dublin 9; when these services will be operational at this location; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39239-23 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the eating disorder services available in Swords; to comment on the premises; if the premises are up to standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39240-23 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of recorded eating disorders by CHO from 2018 to present; how this information is collected; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39242-23 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the progress on the refurbishment in Mount Carmel including any additional costs; the reasons for the delay in opening; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39243-23 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health when a review of the model of care for eating disorders will be carried out; what has caused a delay in this review being carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39244-23 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health for a comprehensive report on vacant buildings that are owned by the HSE per CHO; how many are being repurposed for other services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39252-23 - Roisin Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health the number of people on a CAMHS social care worker staffing panel in each CHO; the number of job offers from these panels in each of the years since 2020, by CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39261-23 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health what services and funding are available to individuals who hoard objects; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39262-23 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health for an update on funding for an organisation (the Association of Agency Based Counselling and Psychotherapy in Ireland (AACPI)); if consideration will be given for current funding by Tusla to be matched by the HSE; if this would require a joint commission mechanism from both Government Departments; how this would operate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -

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PQ 39265-23 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health for a comprehensive breakdown of funding for trainee counselling psychology positions at Trinity College Dublin; what options are available to students in positions that are unfunded; if efforts will be made to fund these positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39267-23 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health for a breakdown of funding provided to the National Council for the Blind Ireland, by year from 2018 to date; if there are plans to increase this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39269-23 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health if awareness campaigns are being developed by the HSE in relation to perinatal health; for an update on perinatal services available in each CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39270-23 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health for an update on perinatal services in each CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39271-23 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the inpatient perinatal mental health unit in St. Vincent’s Hospital; when this will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39329-23 - Jennifer Whitmore

To ask the Minister for Health the numbers of GMS registered GPs on a county basis for the years 2015-2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39330-23 - Jennifer Whitmore

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children with scoliosis on the operation waiting list by hospital; the number of those who have complex needs; the average waiting times for those children; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39331-23 - Jennifer Whitmore

To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for children with scoliosis, including the details for those with complex needs; the number waiting 0-4, 4-12 and over 12 months by hospital, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39334-23 - Jennifer Whitmore

To ask the Minister for Health to provide a schedule of financial support for cancer patients on a CHO basis, including the amount available for wigs, underwear, etc.; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39355-23 - Violet Anne Wynne

To ask the Minister for Health his view on a report (The statutory review by the Inspector of Mental Health Services into CAMHS in CHO3, with specific reference to the East and West Clare CAMHS Teams); and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39358-23 - Violet Anne Wynne

To ask the Minister for Health if he will comment on the significant level of vacancies within the UL Hospitals Group; what aggressive recruitment measures are taking place; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39411-23 - Niamh Smyth

To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the menopause outreach clinic in Cavan General Hospital; when he expects this clinic to open; the reasons for the delays in the service becoming operational; the funding that has been set aside for this service in Cavan; how many women are expected to be treated on the service becoming operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39426-23 - Catherine Connolly

To ask the Minister for Health for a status update on the roll-out of specialised adult AHDH clinical services in CHO2; when the services will be fully in place; the number of people on waiting lists for these services in CHO2; the current waiting time for these services in CHO2; the number of WTE staff allocated to these services in CHO2; the current number of vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39428-23 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated number of people with ADHD in the Irish population; the number of adults with ADHD; the number of children with ADHD; the supports that are in place in each CHO for people with ADHD; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39429-23 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the funding that is given to ADHD Ireland, by year since 2018; if there are plans to increase this funding; if there are plans to provide funding on a multiannual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39430-23 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the treatments other than medication that are available to people with ADHD; where these can be accessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39433-23 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the progress of the ADHD plan in Sharing the Vision; if targets are being met; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39436-23 - 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 September 2023 or latest date available; and if he would provide a tabular breakdown by CHO area of same.

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PQ 39438-23 - 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 (CHO), 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 39439-23 - Michael Moynihan

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

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PQ 39442-23 - Michael Moynihan

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

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PQ 39443-23 - Michael Moynihan

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

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PQ 39444-23 - Michael Moynihan

To ask the Minister for Health if he would detail in tabular form for each LHO area as of 1 September 2023 or 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, 4-12 and the number waiting more than 12 months; and if he would indicate also for each category the number waiting aged 0-17 years and those aged 18 years and above.

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PQ 39445-23 - Michael Moynihan

To ask the Minister for Health if he would detail in tabular form for each LHO area as of 1 September 2023 or 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, 4-12 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 years and above.

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PQ 39446-23 - Michael Moynihan

To ask the Minister for Health if he would detail in tabular form for each LHO area as of 1 September 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, 4-12 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 years and above.

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PQ 39447-23 - Michael Moynihan

To ask the Minister for Health if he would detail in tabular form for each LHO area as of 1 September 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, 4-12 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 years plus.

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PQ 39448-23 - 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 September 2023 or the latest date available; and the number waiting 0 to 12, 12 to 26 , 26 to 52 weeks and the numbers waiting more than 52 weeks.

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PQ 39449-23 - Michael Moynihan

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

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PQ 39450-23 - Michael Moynihan

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

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PQ 39451-23 - Michael Moynihan

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

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PQ 39452-23 - Michael Moynihan

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

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PQ 39453-23 - Michael Moynihan

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

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PQ 39454-23 - Michael Moynihan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of people in each local health office area waiting for a child and adolescent mental health services appointment as of 1 September 2023 or the latest date available; the number waiting 0 to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 weeks and the number waiting more than 52 weeks.

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PQ 39455-23 - Michael Moynihan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of home support hours currently being provided in each LHO area as of 1 September 2023 or the latest date available; how that compares to target in each LHO for the same time period; and if he would detail in tabular form the number of people currently on the waiting list for home support hours in each LHO area; the number waiting 0-3, 3-6, 6-12 and the number waiting 12 months plus.

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PQ 39457-23 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to establish a centre of excellence for ADHD; the cost of these plans; the services it would provide; when it would be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ Responses - September 11th 2023