PQ Responses - March 20th 2024

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PQ 11530-24 - Catherine Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent medical staff by section at Naas General Hospital; the number of vacancies in each of those sections; and the last documented workforce planning strategy that was developed for the hospital.

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PQ 11535-24 - Patrick O'Donovan

To ask the Minister for Health when HSE Services at the new primary medical centre on Station Road, Newcastle West, County Limerick will take up occupation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11543-24 - Emer Higgins

To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists and psychologists employed by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11546-24 - Emer Higgins

To ask the Minister for Health the number of therapists that have been recruited by the HSE, Section 38 or Section 39 organisations in the past three years; the measures taken to compensate for the loss of staff while recruiting replacements; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11547-24 - Emer Higgins

To ask the Minister for Health the method used to determine the ratio of therapists to children needing access to a specific therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11548-24 - Emer Higgins

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth the number of therapy staff in each specialisation that have left the Children’s Disability Network Teams system in the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11550-24 - Emer Higgins

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth if a child who does not have access to an occupational therapist in their Children’s Disability Network Team can access an occupational therapist in another Children’s Disability Network Team; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11551-24 - Emer Higgins

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth the process used to prioritise children on waiting lists for both an assessment of needs and access to critically needed therapists; if this process is understood by families; if they know where their child is on the list; how they are updated on their progress up the list; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11555-24 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of young people that were admitted to Linn Dara from 2020 to present; the percentage of these who were from outside the catchment area, by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11556-24 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health if funding for private hospital care is available to persons with eating disorders who are not accepted to public facilities for care; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11557-24 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health if the eating disorder services model of care is to be updated; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11558-24 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who were to admitted to hospitals for eating disorders since 2020; the average length of hospitalisation for eating disorders during this time period; if readmissions occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11559-24 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the mental health treatments available to eating disorder patients who are reliant on a nasogastric tube; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11560-24 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the staffing levels of specialist eating disorder teams by CHO area; what is being done to improve retention and recruitment within eating disorder teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11573-24 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the rollout of eating disorder teams; the funding allocated to the rollout for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11625-24 - Paul Kehoe

To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on infant formula in maternity hospitals in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11634-24 - Alan Kelly

To ask the Minister for Health for health for an update on the progress being made for the proposed reopening of a health centre in Wicklow (Donard Health centre, Donard Co Wicklow); and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11635-24 - Alan Kelly

To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the urgent need to expand a health centre in Wicklow (Dunlavin health centre Dunlavin Co Wicklow) to allow wheelchair access for patients with mobility issues and to construct an additional room for medical consultations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11643-24 - Patrick Costello

To ask the Minister for Health the position for an update in relation to the HSE led Implementation Group considering the Joint Committee on Health Report on the proposed legislative recommendations in the Marie O'Shea report; how many times have the Group met since being established; who are the members of the Group; to identify the ten work-streams identified by the Group; when the draft implementation action plan is likely to be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11698-24 - Duncan Smith

To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of public health nurse vacancies, by health centre in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11699-24 - Duncan Smith

To ask the Minister for Health the number of developmental checks children in Dublin are missing due to a shortage of public health nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11701-24 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health if he will engage with the relevant bodies to conduct a review of the management structure for physiotherapists ( the ratio of managers to staff in 2001 was 1: 13 and in 2021 it was 1:29. On average managers are managing 50% more than the minimum number required for a manager III post); and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11705-24 - Ivana Bacik

To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include pharmacists in the MMR catch-up programme, given the current GP shortage, which may delay the provision of the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11711-24 - Duncan Smith

To ask the Minister for Health to establish a clear clinical pathway for assessment of babies with suspected Pierre Robin sequence between the maternity hospitals and the ENT teams in the paediatric hospitals to ensure children with Pierre Robin sequence are rapidly identified and treated; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11716-24 - Cian O'Callaghan

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth if he is aware that many parents feel as though the care and support provided to their disabled children has decreased under the community disability network teams, specifically in relation to children with Down syndrome being provided more generalised care as opposed to specialised services that existed under the CRC; his advice for parents with these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11730-24 - Holly Cairns

To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite places available in Cork from 2018 to date for patients aged over 65 years; in tabular form.

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PQ 11754-24 - Frank Feighan

To ask the Minister for Health when a medical officer will be appointed to the Plunkett Home, Boyle, County Roscommon, given this position was advertised and approved at the end of 2023.

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PQ 11805-24 - Richard Boyd Barrett

To ask the Minister for Health the procedure for a new company providing home support to be placed on the approved providers list in CHO6; if the tendering process only occurs once per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11829-24 - Alan Dillon

To ask the Minister for Health how many people have been diagnosed with long-Covid since the start of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11839-24 - Padraig O'Sullivan

To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the delivery of a primary care centre for Glanmire, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11840-24 - Padraig O'Sullivan

To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the delivery of a primary care centre for Mayfield, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11841-24 - Padraig O'Sullivan

To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the delivery of a primary care centre for Blarney, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11846-24 - Padraig O'Sullivan

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth the number of assessment of needs conducted per annum in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11872-24 - Neasa Hourigan

To ask the Minister for Health when Section 39 organisations will receive the additional funding for staff pay arising from the Workplace Relations Commission agreement in October 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11873-24 - Jackie Cahill

To ask the Minister for Health the average wait times for an adult in north Tipperary to see both a speech therapist and physiotherapist after receiving a referral from their doctor; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11876-24 - Pádraig O'Sullivan

To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the reimbursement of pegvaliase, considering the NCPE finished its appraisal in September 2022; when a final decision will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11884-24 - Sean Sherlock

To ask the Minister for Health the up-to-date position with the construction of a new hospital (The provision of a new hospital at St Vincents hospital Athy Co Kildare) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11885-24 - Sean Sherlock

To ask the Minister for Health the up-to-date position with the provision of a new daycare centre ( Day care centre Drogheda Street Monasterevin Co Kildare) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11891-24 - Mattie McGrath

To ask the Minister for Health to outline plans for the use of the HSE owned lands on the Heywood Road, Clonmel, County Tipperary; if these lands are being considered for the provision of modular homes by the Department of Children, Equality, Disabilities, Integration and youth; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11899-24 - John McGuiness

To ask the Minister for Health the number of child psychiatrists employed by the HSE in CAMHS in the CHO5 area; the number of children waiting for an appointment with a child psychiatrist in each county within the CHO5 area; the number of referrals that have been refused an appointment for this service; and the number referred awaiting a decision in CHO5 in each county.

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PQ 11906-24 - Mairéad Farrell

To ask the Minister for Health if there are clear guidelines for treating PANS and PANDAS symptoms in paediatric hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11916-24 - Martin Kenny

To ask the Minister for Health if he will retain GP services in Swanlinbar primary care centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11926-24 - Padraig MacLochlainn

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth if she is aware that the CDNT team in Donegal east has no office of their own, a 65% staff vacancy rate and key leadership positions unfilled; and if she will urgently examine all options to resolve this crisis as soon as possible, including pooling resources with other CDNT teams in the county, until the vacancy rates improve.

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PQ 11954-24 - Sean Fleming

To ask the Minister for Health when a neurologist will be appointed to a location (Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise, Co. Laois); and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11971-24 - Verona Murphy

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth the total number of children on the waiting list for CDNT services in County Wexford in each of the four Wexford CDNTs; the number of clinical staff currently assigned to the CDNT in County Wexford; the number of clinical staff currently employed to the CDNT in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11975-24 - Verona Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the total number of persons in County Wexford currently in receipt of homecare support hours; the total current number of home care support hours being delivered in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11978-24 - John Brady

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth the number currently awaiting an assessment of need by the children's disability network team, broken down by CHO and waiting list timeframe that is, by one, three, six, 12 and greater than 12 months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11979-24 - John Brady

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list for physiotherapy in CHO6 and CHO7 in County Wicklow; broken down by length of time 3, 6, 12+ months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11980-24 - John Brady

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list for occupational therapy in CHO6 and CHO7 in County Wicklow; broken down by length of time 3, 6, 12+ months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11981-24 - John Brady

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list for child psychology in CHO6 and CHO7 in County Wicklow, broken down by length of time 3, 6, 12+ months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11982-24 - John Brady

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth to provide a staffing breakdown for the childrens disability network team for each CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11983-24 - John Brady

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who are currently on waiting lists for dental appointments through the school age dental service in County Wicklow, broken down by town/municipal district, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11984-24 - John Brady

To ask the Minister for Health when children who are currently in 6th class in primary schools in County Wicklow CHO6 and CHO7 will receive an appointment for the school age HSE dental service in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11985-24 - John Brady

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adults on the orthodontic waiting list in Wicklow; the average waiting times for appointments broken down by 1, 3, 6 and 12+ months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11987-24 - John Brady

To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults awaiting occupational therapy in CHO6 and CHO7 in County Wicklow, broken down by the length of time 3, 6, 12+ months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11988-24 - John Brady

To ask the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the number of dental practices who are signed up to the dental treatment scheme; the breakdown of the number, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11991-24 - 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 11992-24 - 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 11995-24 - Verona Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health when his Department will approve additional funding to increase the current orthodontic specialist appointment to orthodontic services in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11996-24 - Verona Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the current vacant full time orthodontic consultant post in south east community healthcare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11997-24 - Verona Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the current period of time the south east community healthcare has been without a WTE orthodontic consultant; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11998-24 - Verona Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the total number of current vacancies within the HSE orthodontic services in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11999-24 - Verona Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health when his Department will approve funding for a whole time paediatric dietician solely for Wexford CAMHS; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 12015-24 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 74 of 29 February 2024, if the HSE can provide an update on the 45 recommendations that fall under its remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 12031-24 - Thomas Pringle

To ask the Minister for Health the reason no appeal mechanism is included in the job evaluation scheme conducted by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 12054-24 - Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth the steps being taken to improve disability services in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 12070-24 - Fergus O'Dowd

To ask the Minister for Health if dual diagnosis assessments and diagnosis services for adults within counties Louth or Meath are available through the public system; if not, the reasons for same; if they are not, if the cost of accessing a diagnosis can be applied for through the NTPF or other funding avenues; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 12087-24 - Paul Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 559 of 20 February 2024, how exactly hormone concentrations are used in dosage increases; and if any international clinical guidelines are used in this process.

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PQ 12088-24 - Paul Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 559 of 20 February 2024, if the National Gender Service will commit to mentioning the role of hormone concentrations in guiding treatment decisions in future communications with GPs and others.

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PQ 12089-24 - Paul Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 368 of 1 February 2024, if the National Gender Service will commit to updating its future communications with GPs and others to reflect the fact that the mentioned private provider does have a prescriber registered with the Irish Medical Council.

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PQ 12111-24 - Cian O'Callaghan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of autistic children refused CAMHS treatment because on absence of a moderate to severe mental disorder in 2023, broken down by CHO area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 12121-24 - Martin Browne

To ask the Minister for Health for his views on the suspension of planned surgeries, procedures and appointments at the UL Hospital Group to facilitate surge capacity at the constituent hospitals in the mid west; the measures to be introduced to perform those procedures at the earliest date possible; to provide data on the number of and type of cancelled surgeries and procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 12138-24 - Alan Kelly

To ask the Minister for Health the date on which he expects the medical assessment unit in Nenagh Hospital to move to operating 24-hour care.

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PQ 12144-24 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of deaths in approved centres and mental health services reported to the coroner for the past ten years; the follow up procedures when a death is reported in an approved centre; if records of findings are maintained; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 12148-24 - Maurice Quinlivan

To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made in the construction of the 96-bed unit at University Hospital Limerick; when construction will be finished; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 12218-24 - Willie O'Dea

To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that there are almost 200,000 people suffering from illness relating to eating disorders and that there are huge barriers to access proper treatment, as there are no dedicated public specialist units outside the three beds in St. Vincent's Hospital and these are catchment based; when the Eating Disorder Model of Care plan 2018 will be fully implemented; and what arrangements will be put in place for Limerick and the midwest.

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PQ 12219-24 - Jim O'Callaghan

To ask the Minister for Health to provide details of the patient discharge policy operating in St. Vincent's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 12233-24 - Pa Daly

To ask the Minister for Health his views on the long waiting lists for child dental and orthodontic services in St. Finbarr's County Cork, and if he plans to introduce measures to alleviate same.

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PQ 12248-24 - Seán Crowe

To ask the Minister for Health the total number of children on a waiting list for their first appointment to CAMHS in the CHO6 area; and the number of those waiting more than six months.

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PQ 12252-24 - Pearse Doherty

To ask the Minister for Health in light of a care facility ( Donegal Diabetes) declaring that diabetes care for type 1 diabetes in Letterkenny University Hospital is in crisis, if he plans to address the situation; if he will meet with stakeholders to address the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 12255-24 - Sean Sherlock

To ask the Minister for Health if further financial support can be granted to a community addiction group (Willow Community Counselling Woodstock Street, Athy Co Kildare) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 12329-24 - Alan Dillon

To ask the Minister for Health the consideration being given to the establishment of a helicopter emergency medical system; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 12331-24 - Alan Dillon

To ask the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to train emergency teams and paramedics who attend serious road traffic collisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 12341-24 - Matt Shanahan

To ask the Minister for Health further to a recent Parliamentary Question, the explanation of ‘restricted procedure for works contractor’ protocol ( response the following phrase was included – ‘The tender procedure was “Restricted Procedure for works Contractor” under the Capital Works Management Framework’); what differiantiates it from an ‘unrestricted procedure’; the key criteria for making this distinction; the way and the reason it should be implemented in the opinion of his Department or the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 12342-24 - Matt Shanahan

To ask the Minister for Health further to a recent Parliamentary Question, if he will provide an explanation of this framework (the following phrase was included - the Capital Works Management Framework’.) to include all of its sub-components and what core groupings in his Department have management over this initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 12368-24 - Alan Kelly

To ask the Minister for Health when the GP streaming service for UHL Hospital that was announced by the CEO of the HSE recently will commence operating; the way in which it will work; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 12386-24 - Alan Dillon

To ask the Minister for Health the specifics of the enhanced community care pathway for cardiology at Mayo University Hospital; the investments made by his Department and the HSE since 2020 in dedicated cardiac care; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 12387-24 - Alan Dillon

To ask the Minister for Health the enhancements in the number of cardiology consultants, staffing, and bed allocation at Mayo University Hospital to improve the treatment of cardiac patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 12388-24 - Alan Dillon

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the number of staff working within Mayo University Hospital compared to pre-Covid times across all its five directorates; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 12389-24 - Alan Dillon

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the new CT scanner project at Mayo University Hospital; when the exiting scanner will be replaced to have two functional scanners operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 12390-24 - Alan Dillon

To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken by his Department and the HSE to recognise pre-hospital emergency medicine as a sub-specialty in Ireland, given its recognition and effectiveness in the UK NHS and other EU member states; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 12391-24 - Alan Dillon

To ask the Minister for Health how his Department and the HSE plans to integrate doctors into the critical care helicopter emergency medical service considering the positive impact of such integration in the UK NHS; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 12392-24 -Alan Dillon

To ask the Minister for Health the measures that are being considered by his Department and the HSE to expand the scope of practice in the National Ambulance Service, to include treatments necessary to save lives at the scene of an emergency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 12393-24 - Alan Dillon

To ask the Minister for Health what plans are in place to provide training for critical care trauma interventions in the National Ambulance Service, given their proven effectiveness in the UK's HEMS; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 12394-24 - Alan Dillon

To ask the Minister for Health if his Department and the HSE will consider leveraging the evidence and experience of the group of Irish pre-hospital personnel working in the UK to improve pre-hospital care in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 12430-24 - Jackie Cahill

To ask the Minister for Health if a patient transport service is available to patients in north and south Tipperary who are receiving radium treatment in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 12431-24 - Thomas Gould

To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff currently employed and the number considered a full cohort WTE, by department, in Cork University Hospital, in tabular form.

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PQ 12432-24 - Thomas Gould

To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff currently employed in the high dependency unit in Cork University Hospital.

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PQ 12437-24 - Matt Carthy

To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Qustion No. 559 of 7 February 2024, if he will detail the HSE services that operated within the day care centre prior to the opening of the primary care facility ( in respect of the sale of the day care centre, Cloughvalley, Carrickmacross, wherein the HSE stated that 'The HSE Capital & Estates Department facilitated the delivery of a new Primary Care Facility on the outskirts of Carrickmacross town in 2022. Shortly after this new facility became operational, the Cloughvalley Day Centre building was deemed surplus to requirements',); and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 12440-24 - Alan Dillon

To ask the Minister for Health the current funding and resource allocation for Mayo University Hospital, specifically for neurological services and what steps are being taken to ensure that access to a consultant neurologist is equally distributed across the country and Mayo patients can have local access for in-patient treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 12441-24 - Alan Dillon

To ask the Minister for Health what measures are being considered to ensure that the care received by patients does not depend on where they live, specifically for neurological services; the steps that will be taken to expedite the appointment of a consultant neurologist at Mayo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 12450-24 - Pearse Doherty

To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of delays in processing blood tests at LUH; the impact this will have on services; if steps are being taken to address the delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 12480-24 - Robert Troy

To ask the Minister for Health when teletherapy to treat patients with Parkinsons disease will be rolled out in other hospitals and clinics following the successful trial in Regional Hospital Tullamore in 2023.

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PQ 12485-24 - Darren O'Rourke

To ask the Minister for Health to detail the policy regarding the reuse and recycling of wheelchairs and crutches across all sectors of the health system; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 12497-24 - Paul Murphy

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth the reason the HSE, CDNTs and CHOs do not employ behavioural therapists.

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PQ 12498-24 - Paul Murphy

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth the reason the CDNT staff allocations are based on 2016 figures.

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PQ 12499-24 - Paul Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the areas to which funding is going, when the filled positions as denoted by the HSE staff census or by the total number of therapists and administration staff versus filled positions does not match the CHOs report for number of staff at end of month.

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PQ 12500-24 - Paul Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE staff census approved WTE and the CHO allocated positions varies greatly.

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PQ 12501-24 - Paul Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the reason CHOs have such a differing opinion on what is covered by GDPR and what information is entitled under Freedom of Information.

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PQ 12503-24 - Paul Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health how the HSE can issue a staff census or accurately figure up therapeutic hours, if the numbers are not centrally located.

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PQ 12504-24 - Paul Murphy

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth the views of the HSE on how the numbers it allocates for staffing are sufficient to efficiently decrease the waitlist numbers and provide suitable and effective therapies in each CDNT; and if the HSE admits its potential role in understaffing and overworking current employees as a contributing factor for the crisis in finding and retaining therapeutic workers (Take a comparison of CHO 4 and 6. CHO 4 has 14 CDNTs and CHO 6 has 7 CDNTs. CHO 4 covers the areas of Kerry, North Cork,North Lee, South Lee, and West Cork. CHO 6 covers . the area of Wicklow, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin South East. But if you look at their metrics, you can . see that CHO 6 is proportionately staffed, as evidenced by their ability to keep their numbers low, however CHO 4 is understaffed as evidenced by their elevated caseload and waitlist numbers.).

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PQ 12540-24 - Alan Kelly

To ask the Minister for Health when the decision was made to open the new community nursing home in Nenagh as a step down facility for UHL patients; who made the decision to do this; and on what date this will commence.

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PQ 12564-24 - Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting times to see a consultant paediatric nephrologist at CHI Crumlin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 12566-24 - Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients travelling from Kilkenny and from Carlow to receive treatment for age related macular degeneration at the ophthalmic clinic at the Mater Hospital in 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 12567-24 - Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant anaesthesiologist posts in University Hospital Waterford in 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 12576-24 - Seán Canney

To ask the Minister for Health the proportion (in percentage terms) of the annual health budget spent on medical Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) devices in relation to overall medical technology spending, from 2019-2023, broken down per annum, in tabular form.

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PQ 12578-24 - Michael Healy-Rae

To ask the Minister for Health the details of the number of persons who are out on sick leave due to long-Covid within the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 12580-24 - Michael Healy Rae

To ask the Minister for Health if an extension will be given to those people working in the HSE, that is, nurses who are out on sick leave due to long-Covid and whose full pay is to end in March 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 12581-24 - Neasa Hourigan

To ask the Minister for Health the cost of renovations to Millfield House, Blackpool; the cost of construction of apartments for mental health residents; and the number of residents currently in these facilities.

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PQ 12582-24 - Neasa Hourigan

To ask the Minister for Health the current cost of security at Millfield House, Blackpool; and the total cost of security incurred by the HSE since a contract was initiated there in May 2019.

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PQ 12603-24 - Sorca Clarke

To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE lactation consultants based in CHO8 in 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form.

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PQ 12604-24 - Sorca Clarke

To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to develop a model of care for people with avoidant restrictive food intake disorder; and if there is a clinical lead within the HSE.

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PQ 12608-24 - Sorca Clarke

To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE cleft nurse specialists at CHI Temple Street in 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form; and if this number will be further increased in 2024.

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PQ 12626-24 - Darren O'Rourke

To ask the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown on the spend on ambulance services across CHO8 in 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form.

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PQ 12629-24 - Darren O'Rourke

To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant orthopaedic surgeons and orthopaedic registrars based in Our Lady's Hospital, Navan in 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form.

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PQ 12649-24 - Martin Browne

To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 330 of 8 February 2024, in light of the increased number of people attending Cashel minor injuries unit, if projections are being formulated to forecast possible number for future years to ensure sufficient services and staff are allocated to deal with the increased numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 12656-24 - Martin Kenny

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PQ 12657-24 - Pauline Tully

To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe within which the new pathway for children with type 1 diabetes will be implemented in Cavan Monaghan Hospital for the provision of insulin pump therapy; and the reason for the delay in implementing this service which was due to start in Quarter 3/Quarter 4 of 2023.

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PQ 12667-24 - Mairead Farrell

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth the number of children waiting and the length of time they are waiting for initial contact from CDNTs in CHO2; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 12669-24 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the timeline, process and rationale used, that resulted with the need to move residents from a unit (Willow and Sycamore Unit, Cherry Orchard Hospital); what engineering reports and risk assessments were carried out that led to the decision to transfer residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 12685-24 - Rose Conway-Walsh

To ask the Minister for Health the number of people on the public health sector special scheme for long-Covid each month since it was introduced in July 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 12711-24 - John Brady

To ask the Minister for Health his plans for a building (Donard Health Centre, Donard Upper, Donard Co Wicklow); if the building will be brought back into use; if not, if it has been deemed to be surplus to requirements and sold; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 12722-24 - Robert Troy

To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish a list of the NGOs funded by his Department; and the level the funding each NGO received in the past three years, in tabular form.

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PQ 12768-24 - Neasa Hourigan

To ask the Minister for Health the reason Glenwood House, Carrigaline has not yet opened as a mental health facility since it received planning permission from An Bórd Pleanála in October 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 12769-24 - Neasa Hourigan

To ask the Minister for Health the total cost of the purchase and renovation of Glenwood House, Carrigaline and any other associated costs.

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PQ 12778-24 - Sean Haughey

To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to review the recruitment pause in the case of mental health professionals given its impact on mental health waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 12793-24 - Catherine Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE vacant dental nurse positions currently in the Kildare primary care system; and the timeframe for which these vacancies will be filled, in tabular form.

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PQ 12794-24 - Catherine Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated costs required for the purchase of additional helicopter for the HSE aeromedical services.

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PQ 12797-24 - Catherine Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the locations within CHO9 where community specialist teams for older persons are based, in tabular form.

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PQ 12803-24 - Roisin Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health the number of people who died by suicide within 12 weeks of their discharge from a psychiatric hospital or unit, by hospital or unit, in 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form.

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PQ 12816-24 - Éamon Ó Cuív

To ask the Minister for Health the new criteria used to assess applications for discretionary payments for items such as specialised spectacles for children in the CHO network; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 12850-24 - Richard Bruton

To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider removing mental health services from the present health recruitment embargo; and if a manpower plan for 2024 is close to agreement.

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PQ 12854-24 - Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider removing mental health services from the present health recruitment embargo; and if a manpower plan for 2024 is close to agreement.

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PQ 12856-24 - Michael Lowry

To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine a matter concerning the lack of administrative support staff working in the oncology department of the HSE primary care centre on Mitchel Street, Thurles ( issues arises when a patient misses a call for an appointment and needs to ring back or confirm appointment details; unfortunately, in the absence of administrative staff to take calls at the HSE - Primary Care Centre, patients are required to contact Tipperary University Hospital Clonmel oncology department instead; this situation is far from satisfactory for the patient; the lack of administrative support not only causes inconvenience but could also lead to delays in scheduling or rescheduling important appointments; this is crucial for oncology patients; I kindly request that this matter be looked into urgently; the addition of administrative support staff to assist the oncology nurses at Thurles Health Centre would greatly enhance the service provided to patients and ensure smooth communication and scheduling of appointments); if he will provide an update on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 12909-24 - Dara Calleary

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the appointment of a consultant neurologist at Mayo University Hospital, Castlebar, County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 12910-24 - Peadar Tóibín

To ask the Minister for Health the training CAHMS staff are receiving in terms of providing care on gender and transgender issues to children; who is providing the training to CAHMS staff; and if he will provide a link to the contents of this training. -

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PQ 12948-24 - Matt Shanahan

To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 153 of 31 January 2024, the reason no electroencephalographic machine is available in University Hospital Waterford; what plans are in place or under discussion to provide such a machine; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 12970-24 - Paul Donnelly

To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds in use at Clontarf Orthopaedic Hospital in 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form; and if these numbers will be further increased.

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PQ 12971-24 - Paul Donnelly

To ask the Minister for Health the number of MRI, X-RAY and CT scanners the Mater Hospital has in-situ.

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PQ 12972-24 - Paul Donnelly

To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults aged over 70 years currently on a waiting list for a cataract operation; and the hospitals that carry out this procedure, in tabular form.

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PQ 12989-24 - Violet-Anne Wynne

To ask the Minister for Health the number of women who died in each maternity hospital in Ireland for each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 13011-24 - Martin Browne

To ask the Minister for Health the nature of the plans being considered to use the new community nursing unit in Nenagh to act as a step-down facility for certain patients at University Hospital Limerick; the engagement that the HSE has had with management and staff at St. Conlon's community nursing unit in relation to the impact this will have upon them; the projected impacts this decision will have for the availability and number of community nursing unit beds in the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 13038-24 - Charles Flanagan

To ask the Minister for Health if early arrangements can be made for the appointment of a neurology consultant in Midlands Regional Hospital Portlaoise; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 13040-24 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the Connecting for Life Implementation Plan 2023-2024; for an update on the status of the seven goals in the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 13041-24 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health to comment on the aims of goal seven in the Connecting for Life Implementation Plan 2023-2024 in relation to better quality data on suicide mortality across the entire population; for an update on what data is to be collected; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 13067-24 - Alan Farrell

To ask the Minister for Health if he can provide a breakdown of the number of children waiting on a CAMHS appointment in CH08 and a breakdown for each county within that CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 13087-24 - Martin Browne

To ask the Minister for Health the progress made in discussions concerning the potential acquisition of a facility (Mount Carmel facility in Roscrea); and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 13092-24 - Sean Canney

To ask the Minister for Health the number of babies born with Down syndrome in Ireland in each of the years 2017 to 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 13126-24 - John Lahart

To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE still has management control over a facility (Crooksling Facility in my constituency); and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 13132-24 - Patrick Costello

To ask the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses for the Dublin south central area; the number of vacancies; the population of children in the catchment area of each; the average wait time to get an appointment, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 13167-24 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health when it is proposed to open a care facility (Former Blarney Golf Links Hotel, Cork) where all the necessary works have been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 13169-24 - Paul Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the field safety notice relating to magec rods should be observed by CHI, in particular that the device should be removed after implantation time of no more than two years.

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PQ 13175-24 - Pádraig O Sullivan

To ask the Minister for Health how many times the critical lack of care for diabetes patients at Letterkenny University Hospital has been notified to the HSE National Risk Register.

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PQ 13180-24 - Roisin Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health the supports available to women following a mastectomy ( Please include details in respect of financial supports, post-surgery bras and prostheses for women with and without medical cards.); and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 13182-24 - Roisin Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 716 of 5 March 2024, if HIQA advised that existing residents could remain in a nursing home (Did HIQA advise the HSE to cease admission into Cherry Orchard to allow for the 68 existing residents to remain on site in September 2023, given the risks associated with relocating them?); if so, the reason this advice was not followed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 13198-24 - Rose Conway-Walsh

To ask the Minister for Health to provide details on all planned PPP projects and ongoing PPP contracts; the status of each project; the anticipated or known capital cost; the anticipated or known cost to the Exchequer over the lifetime of the contracts; the annual total payment of PPP unitary charges and the percentage share of the total capital budget for his Department and all public bodies under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 13263-24 - Aengus Ó Snodaigh

To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the growing concern at the fact that there appears to be currently inordinate delays in accessing blood tests in public hospitals in some cases nine weeks.

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PQ 13303-24 - Violet-Anne Wynne

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth if he will advise on the areas of priority for disability in CHO3 under the national prioritisation plan, which is currently under review; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 13308-24 - Violet-Anne Wynne

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth the total number of children awaiting a multidisciplinary assessment in County Clare, in chronological order, by number of days waiting, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 13321-24 - Violet-Anne Wynne

To ask the Minister for Health the process that an adult must undertake to receive an autism assessment in the public health system; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ Responses - March 20th 2024