PQ Responses - July 10th 2024

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PQ 30049-24 - Catherine Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE physiotherapists based in each primary care centre within CHO9 in 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form.

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PQ 30101-24 - Pádraig O'Sullivan

To ask the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the additional costs to the State's pharmaceutical pricing and reimbursement system of changes to the drugs payment scheme thresholds and changes to medical card eligibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 30105-24 - Pádraig O'Sullivan

To ask the Minister for Health to outline the details of the service level agreement between the HSE and the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 30106-24 - Michael Ring

To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE would consider the provision of equipment (Ask that battery-operated sleep apnoea machines be provided to people in areas where numerous power cuts are happening right throughout the year.) in certain circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 30114-24 - John Lahart

To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to update the reimbursement criteria for heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction to align with European cardiology guidelines (which ask for rapid up-titration of medication so that more patients can potentially access effective treatment faster; ); if he is aware that this update could potentially save 2,000 to 4,000 outpatient appointments annually, cut outpatient appointment costs and ultimately reduce mortality and hospitalisation risks for patients;; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 30119-24 - Robert Troy

To ask the Minister for Health if Ireland always complies with EU Directive 89/105/EEC, which states that Member States must make a decision on the price charged and the level of reimbursement for a medicinal product within 90 days of receiving an application, provided all the necessary information is provided.

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PQ 30121-24 - John Lahart

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the reimbursement of radioligand therapy (RLT) treatments by the HSE; if he will ensure that this treatment is made available to cancer patients immediately once reimbursed; if he is aware that cancer patients were left waiting at least two years to receive one form of RLT after the treatment was reimbursed in 2021 due to the fact that the health service was not equipped to administer the treatment.

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PQ 30123-24 - Imelda Munster

To ask the Minister for Health if he has formally notified Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda of the lifting of the recruitment embargo; if not, when he intends to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 30146-24 - Thomas Gould

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth for an update on the return of therapists to a special school (St Killians).

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PQ 30147-24 - Thomas Gould

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth for an update on the return of therapists to a special school (St Pauls)

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PQ 30157-24 - Thomas Gould

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth the number of people awaiting an occupational therapy appointment in each of the CDNTs in Cork; the number who have been waiting less than three months; the number that have been waiting three to six months; the number that have been waiting six to 12 months; the number that have been waiting more than 12 months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 30159-24 - Thomas Gould

To ask the Minister for Health the number of people awaiting a psychology appointment in each of the CDNTs in Cork; the number who have been waiting less than three months; the number that have been waiting three to six months; the number that have been waiting six to 12 months; the number that have been waiting more than 12 months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 30160-24 - Thomas Gould

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth the number of people awaiting a first appointment in each of the CDNTs in Cork; the number who have been waiting less than three months; the number that have been waiting three to six months; the number that have been waiting six to 12 months; the number that have been waiting more than 12 months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 30161-24 - Thomas Gould

To ask the Minister for Health the total number of respite hours provided to families in Cork over each of the past 12 months; the total number that has been provided in each month since March 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 30162-24 - Thomas Gould

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth the number of overnight respite beds for children and adults respectively in Cork in 2019 and 2024, in tabular form.

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PQ 30165-24 - Thomas Gould

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth to outline the number of people in Cork currently waiting an appointment for early intervention, broken down by therapy; the number that are waiting less than six months; the number waiting 6-12 months; the number waiting more than 12 months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 30199-24 - Thomas Gould

To ask the Minister for Health the number of people availing of a community detox programme in each of the past five years, in tabular form.

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PQ 30234-24 - Pauline Tully

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 475 of 26 September 2023, if he will detail the information that is taken into consideration when categorising people into priority 1 to priority 4 for referral to assistive technology and specialised seating.

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PQ 30235-24 - Pauline Tully

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 475 of 26 September 2023, if a disabled person can get assistive technology devices that are not on the HSE national list of community funded aids and appliances and proscribing criteria if they have a clinical requirement for the device to support them in their daily living; and if so, the procedure by which a person can apply for an assistive technology device that is not on the list.

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PQ 30236-24 - Pauline Tully

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth the number of applications for assistive technology and specialised seating made to the central remedial clinic in each of the years 2020 to 2023, in tabular form; the number that were successful in each of these years; the number that were unsuccessful in each of these years; and the timeframe for a review of a decision not to approve a request for assistive technology and specialised seating by the central remedial clinic.

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PQ 30237-24 - Pauline Tully

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth the funding that was allocated to the central remedial clinic in each of the years 2020 to 2023 for assistive technology and specialised seating, in tabular form.

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PQ 30238-24 - Pauline Tully

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 475 of 26 September 2023, if the central remedial clinic makes the decision to approve or not approve applications for assistive technology and specialised seating directly or if this decision is taken by the resource allocation group in the HSE.

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PQ 30255-24 - Darren O'Rourke

To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the closure of the Laytown health centre; if there are any plans to re-open it; to provide an update on the proposed future use of the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 30270-24 - Danny Healy-Rae

To ask the Minister for Health the treatment available in Ireland for those diagnosed with Lyme disease; the funding available for those who have to travel abroad for treatment for Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 30309-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the expenditure on agency staff in 2023 and to date in 2024, by month, in tabular form.

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PQ 30311-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the expenditure on management consultants in 2023 and to date in 2024, by month, in tabular form.

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PQ 30312-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the expenditure on private ambulance services in 2023 and to date in 2024, by month, in tabular form.

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PQ 30315-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of 999 calls received nationally, and by division, where the patient was deceased by the time an ambulance reached the scene, in each of the past ten years including to date in 2024, in tabular form.

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PQ 30316-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the average ambulance response time per region, per year, for each of the past ten years, in tabular form.

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PQ 30317-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have retired from the national ambulance service in each of the past five years, by staff grade; and the number of new persons employed by the national ambulance service in each of the past five years, in tabular form.

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PQ 30319-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who attended an emergency department, State-wide and by location, for each quarter in each of the years 2019 to 2024, in tabular form; and the number and percentage of patients who were admitted via an emergency department.

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PQ 30327-24- David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of incidents responded to by a patient-carrying vehicle in 18 minutes and 59 seconds or less, by clinical status nationally and by ambulance region, for each quarter of 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form.

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PQ 30328-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the average length of ambulance response times nationally and by region for each quarter of 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form.

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PQ 30329-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health average ambulance turnaround time at each emergency department for each quarter in 2023 and 2024, inclusive, in tabular form.

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PQ 30331-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients on home support waiting lists at the latest available data point for 2024; the number waiting on approval and for funding, in tabular form.

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PQ 30332-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients on intensive home care package waiting lists at the latest available data point for 2024; the number waiting on approval and for funding, in tabular form.

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PQ 30333-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of people who are receiving less than their full allocation of home support hours at the end of each quarter of 2023 and 2024 to date, in tabular form.

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PQ 30334-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of people on CAMHS waiting lists by CHO and length of wait at the end of each quarter of 2023, and to date in 2024, in tabular form.

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PQ 30336-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists on the dental treatment services scheme at the end of each quarter of 2022 to 2024 by LHO, in tabular form.

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PQ 30337-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists who submitted DTSS claims and the total number of claims in each quarter of 2022 to 2024, in tabular form.

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PQ 30338-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults and children on HSE dental and orthodontic waiting lists at the end of each quarter for each year 2022 to 2024, broken down by standard waiting times and by area, in tabular form.

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PQ 30339-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth the number of children on disability service waiting lists for children’s disability networks teams, by CHO/CDNT, at the end of each quarter in each of the years 2019 to 2024, in tabular form; and the average length of wait.

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PQ 30340-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth the number of children on waiting lists for an assessment of need for each quarter in each of the years 2019 to 2024, in tabular form; the number overdue for completion; and the estimated number of PTAs waiting for a complete AON diagnostic assessment.

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PQ 30341-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE employees whose total employee benefits (including basic pay, allowances, overtime, night duty, weekends, on-call, arrears and excluding employer PRSI, employer pension costs.) are at €50,001 or above; the number at €50,000 and below, in tabular form.

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PQ 30342-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost, capital and current, of implementing the acute bed capacity plan; the amount by year; the number of beds currently funded in existing NDP ceilings; the number of beds which will require new funding and the amount, in tabular form.

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PQ 30351-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the all in revenue cost of one WTE family support worker.

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PQ 30352-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the all-in revenue cost of one WTE community development worker.

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PQ 30353-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the all in cost of an additional one WTE senior staff nurse per local and regional DATF.

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PQ 30354-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the level of HSE expenditure ahead of profile at the end of quarter 1 and quarter 2 2024.

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PQ 30356-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the cost of increasing funding for HSE safeguarding teams by 10%.

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PQ 30358-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the cost of implementing the HSE’s climate action strategy and achieving climate, energy, and emissions targets.

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PQ 30363-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the cost of increasing funding for dementia specific day care by 10%.

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PQ 30364-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the cost of delivering universal counselling; and the number of WTE required, by grade.

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PQ 30365-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the all-in cost of 400 WTE counsellors with the national counselling service; the number of other grade posts required to support this expansion on a pro rata basis; and the cost of these posts.

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PQ 30366-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost to fully fund the national clinical programme for eating disorders; and the number of community and acute teams and posts required.

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PQ 30367-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the all-in cost of one consultant psychiatrist.

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PQ 30368-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of delivering and staffing the mother and baby perinatal mental health unit at St. Vincent’s.

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PQ 30369-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the cost of a crisis resolution team; and the WTE requirement, by grade.

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PQ 30370-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the cost of funding trainee counselling and educational psychology posts on the same basis as trainee clinical psychologists.

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PQ 30374-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the all-in cost of 100 WTE psychologists.

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PQ 30375-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the all-in cost of 100 WTE physiotherapists.

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PQ 30379-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the cost of increasing medical intern places by 50%; and the number of places this would create.

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PQ 30380-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the cost of increasing medical specialist places by 50%; and the number of places this would create.

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PQ 30382-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the cost of increasing trainee clinical, counselling, and education psychology places by 50%; and the number of places this would create.

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PQ 30383-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the training and net additional pay costs of increasing the percentage of advanced nurse practitioners to 2%, 3%, 4%, and 5% of the nursing workforce; and the number of nurses this corresponds to.

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PQ 30384 24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the all-in capital cost of a new operating theatre.

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PQ 30393-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the all-in cost of 100 WTE dental nurses.

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PQ 30400-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the full cost of delivering each of the acute bed units completed in 2023 and to date in 2024; the number of acute beds delivered in each project; the full disaggregated cost, by cost type; and the cost per annum for each project.

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PQ 30401-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the annual all-in cost of an acute inpatient bed.

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PQ 30403-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the all-in cost of each type of CAMHS team in line with Sharing the Vision; the breakdown, by staff grade and WTE; the number of teams required for the population; and the number of new teams required to meet this.

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PQ 30404-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the additional cost of fully staffing all existing CAMHS teams; and the breakdown, by staff grade and WTE.

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PQ 30406-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the cost of ten additional early intervention in psychosis teams.

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PQ 30407-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the cost of 1,000,000 home support hours.

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PQ 30408-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the cost of 100 intensive home care packages.

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PQ 30409-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the cost of achieving the living wage for home support workers and home care workers; the cost of full compensation for mileage and travel and any associated costs.

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PQ 30412-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the current cost of a 10% expenditure increase in rehabilitation and detoxification residential treatment; the number of sessions this relates to and the number of spaces required; the current cost of 100 additional places and the number of sessions this would provide, for each; and any associated capital costs.

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PQ 30417-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE posts allocated to cancer services as per his letter of determination to the HSE outlining his funding priorities following Budget 2024; the overall number of WTE posts allocated to health services for 2024; and the number of WTE posts allocated to each of safe staffing, critical care, urgent and emergency care, cancer services and HIQA, in tabular form.

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PQ 30423-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health if skyclarys (omaveloxalone) has been considered for reimbursement for friedrichs ataxia; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 30428-24 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health if he will deliver a specialist intestinal failure centre; if funding has been sought for such a centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 30454-24 - Thomas Gould

To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds by CHO for women seeking treatment from addiction, in tabular form.

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PQ 30505-24 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the cost of reopening of a facility (the Keltoi); for a breakdown of all costs, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 30959-24 - Pauline Tully

To ask the Minister for Health the number and percentage of people with disabilities employed across his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department in each of the years 2020 to 2023; the number and percentage of people with disabilities employed across his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department in the corresponding timeframe that had full-time contracts; and the number and percentage of people with disabilities employed in his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 that had part-time contracts, in tabular form.

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PQ Responses - July 10th 2024