PQ Responses - January 27th 2021

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PQ 3563-21 - Brid Smith

To ask the Minister for Health the person or body that the group and company refer to in the HSE briefing on the vaccination programme which refers to private vaccinator contractors specifically; the number of contractors the HSE plan to hire; the company employed; the reason the HSE is not directly recruiting any additional staff that may be needed for the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Bríd Smith

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PQ 3579-21 - Brendan Griffin

To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (SouthDoc Listowel was due to reopen this week and was then announced that it would not. Can you please clarify when this vital service for Listowel and surrounding areas will reopen) regarding the operation of SouthDoc in Listowel, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Brendan Griffin

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PQ 3596-21 - Roisin Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline a clear protocol for use of spare vaccines in the hospitals and vaccination centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Róisín Shortall

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PQ 3604-21 - Michael McNamara

To ask the Minister for Health when staff in the mental health service in County Clare will receive Covid-19 vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Michael McNamara

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PQ 3668-21 - John McGuinness

To ask the Minister for Health if Carlow CAMHS are now accepting new referrals following operational problems; and the way in which the problems were addressed. -John McGuinness

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PQ 3674-21 - Neale Richmond

To ask the Minister for Health when a retirement home (Gort Muire retirement home in Ballinteer, Dublin.) will receive the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Neale Richmond

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PQ 3677-21 - Marian Harkin

To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to utilise the persons who signed up for the Be On Call for Ireland in the first wave of Covid-19 given the current health crisis as a result of the virus; the number who applied at that time and since; the number of those deployed under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Marian Harkin

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PQ 3690-21 - Alan Dillon

To ask the Minister for Health the status of community assessment hubs in CHO west (the intended locations to be established, what level of services are intended to be provided, and what timeline for having these facilities in operation. ); and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Alan Dillon

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PQ 3691-21 - Alan Dillon

To ask the Minister for Health the status of engagement between CHO west and WestDoc (to extend weekend cover in Belmullet and Achill and can he provide a timeframe for funding to be provided and agreement on the service level agreement with HSE CHO to establish a GP rota in these rural areas to access the Westdoc service ); and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Alan Dillon

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PQ 3696-21 - Noel Grealish

To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to reduce the outpatient waiting lists for orthopaedic treatment at Merlin Park Hospital, Galway; and if he will take steps to ensure patients can be treated in other hospitals in view of the fact that the number of persons waiting for treatment for over 18 months has more than doubled in the past year. -Noel Grealish

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PQ 3718-21 - Mattie McGrath

To ask the Minister for Health the specific details of the national vaccine roll-out programme; the proposed locations of vaccine administration centres in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Mattie McGrath

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PQ 3721-21 - Mattie McGrath

To ask the Minister for Health the overall number of persons who applied for Be On Call for Ireland in 2020; the number employed or hired since; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Mattie McGrath

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PQ 3784-21 - Fergus O'Dowd

To ask the Minister for Health the process by which general practitioners nationwide were invited to the mass vaccination centres during the weekend of 16 and 17 January 2021; if general practitioners were invited by county; if not, if they were randomly selected and so on; the process to ensure they are vaccinated as soon as is possible in cases in which they were not invited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Fergus O'Dowd

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PQ 3791-21 - Peadar Tóibín

To ask the Minister for Health if he and HSE management will engage with local community groups in Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary regarding the discontinuation of inpatient palliative care at St. Brigid’s Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Peadar Tóibín

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PQ 3792-21 - Gino Kenny

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the private nursing home sector with particular reference to staffing levels, financial viability and supports being offered to the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Gino Kenny

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PQ 3794-21 - Gino Kenny

To ask the Minister for Health his plans in the event of the closure of either private or public nursing home facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Gino Kenny

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PQ 3795-21 - Gino Kenny

To ask the Minister for Health if a copy of contingency plans he may have for various adverse scenarios affecting private nursing homes will be provided; if a summary will be provided of these plans with particular reference to crises in staffing and in the event of serious Covid-19 outbreaks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Gino Kenny

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PQ 3797-21 - Gino Kenny

To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic there were at one point over 2,000 vacant beds in the hospital system due to the cancellation of elective procedures and the reduction in non-Covid hospital admissions; the reason for missed targets despite this spare capacity given patient experience times failed to meet targets in many instances and times for persons over 75 years of age grew in this period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Gino Kenny

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PQ 3798-21 - Gino Kenny

To ask the Minister for Health his views and the data and on the way in which cancellations and reduced attendance at hospital affected health outcomes of patients generally and specifically in the case of persons over 65 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Gino Kenny

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PQ 3800-21 - Gino Kenny

To ask the Minister for Health if a list will be provided of current contracts that the HSE has with private consultancy firms for each HSE division and directorate, for example, corporate change, disability and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Gino Kenny

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PQ 3828-21 - Alan Kelly

To ask the Minister for Health the number of paediatric audiologists working in CHO4 in each of the years of 2018 to 2020, in tabular form. -Alan Kelly

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PQ 3829-21 - Alan Kelly

To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time diabetes podiatrists working in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin in each of the years 2018 to 2020, in tabular form. -Alan Kelly

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PQ 3830-21 - Alan Kelly

To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time occupational therapists working in Our Lady's Hospital, Navan in each of the past three years; and if this number will be further increased in 2021. -Alan Kelly

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PQ 3832-21 - Alan Kelly

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of recruiting two additional full-time diabetic CNS posts for St. John's Hospital, Ennis. -Alan Kelly

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PQ 3833-21 - Alan Kelly

To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time permanent nurses working in South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital in each of the past three years in tabular form. -Alan Kelly

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PQ 3834-21 - Alan Kelly

To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting times for consultations with audiologists in County Leitrim. -Alan Kelly

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PQ 3836-21 - Mary Lou McDonald

To ask the Minister for Health the current care pathways for persons with dementia requiring acute hospital care. -Mary Lou McDonald

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PQ 3837-21 - Mary Lou McDonald

To ask the Minister for Health the actions he has taken following publication of the HSE's second National Audit of Dementia Care in Acute Hospitals. -Mary Lou McDonald

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PQ 3838-21 - May Lou McDonald

To ask the Minister for Health the dementia training provided for front-line acute hospital staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Mary Lou McDonald

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PQ 3857-21 - Ged Nash

To ask the Minister for Health the expected vaccination timeline for maternity staff at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Ged Nash

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PQ 3929-21 - Roisin Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list to see a dietitian by CHO and age category; and the breakdown by the length of time they have been waiting in tabular form. -Róisín Shortall

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PQ 3931-21 - Róisín Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list to see a community ophthalmic physician by CHO and age category; and the breakdown by the length of time they have been waiting in tabular form. -Róisín Shortall

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PQ 3932-21 - Róisín Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for a drug or alcohol detox bed by CHO and age category; and the breakdown by the length of time they have been waiting in tabular form. -Róisín Shortall

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PQ 3933-21 - Róisín Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for mental health services by CHO and age category; and the breakdown by the length of time they have been waiting in tabular form. -Róisín Shortall

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PQ 3935-21 - Róisín Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for physiotherapy in primary care by CHO and age category; and the breakdown by the length of time they have been waiting in tabular form. -Róisín Shortall

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PQ 3936-21 - Róisín Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for occupational therapy by CHO and age category; and the breakdown by the length of time they have been waiting in tabular form. -Róisín Shortall

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PQ 3945-21 - Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

To ask the Minister for Health if clarification will be provided on the definition of a direct patient contact with reference to the vaccine roll-out plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

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PQ 3946-21 - Cathal Crowe

To ask the Minister for Health if clarification will be provided on the vaccination plans for mental health nurses and general staff in the mental health services in CHO3, especially County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Cathal Crowe

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PQ 3954-21 - Alan Dillon

To ask the Minister for Health the number of vaccine dosages supplied by the Saolta Group to hospitals; the number of personnel who have received their first shot of vaccine; the decision process to determine the number of dosages to be supplied to each hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Alan Dillon

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PQ 3955-21 - Denise Mitchell

To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultant positions advertised by the RCSI Hospital Group in 2020; the speciality of each advertised position; if each position has been filled; and the number of applications for each speciality in tabular form. -Denise Mitchell

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PQ 3958-21 - Alan Dillon

To ask the Minister for Health the number of vaccines supplied to CHO West; the breakdown of these numbers supplied to counties Mayo, Galway and Roscommon; the number of personnel who have received their first shot of vaccine within the primary care, mental health and well-being settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Alan Dillon

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PQ 3974-21 - Johnny Mythen

To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the vacant audiologist post in County Wexford; the length of time the position has been vacant; when the post will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Johnny Mythen

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PQ 3975-21 - Johnny Mythen

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting audiology services in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Johnny Mythen

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PQ 4015-21 - Róisín Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health the steps that were taken to engage with local community groups in the decision to close St. Brigid’s District Hospital, Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary; the reason for the decision taken; the use to which the hospital will now be put; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Róisín Shortall

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PQ 4030-21 - Paul Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the way and location in which providers of homecare services can register for the vaccination of homecare workers on the Covid-19 vaccination list. -Paul Murphy

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PQ 4046-21 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to HSE employees, specifically workers in area (HSE Primary Care Reimbursement Service ) being requested to attend on site for work during the current level 5 lockdown to complete work which they are able to do remotely and carried out remotely during previous lockdowns. -Louise O'Reilly

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PQ 4097-21 - John Paul Phelan

To ask the Minister for Health when County Carlow based paramedics will get the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -John Paul Phelan

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PQ 4113-21 Emer Higgins

To ask the Minister for Health if supports are available to access PPE by persons who are caring for an elderly person or a person with a disability in their home who has contracted Covid-19 in order to protect the carer. -Emer Higgins

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PQ 4125-21 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health if a course (the Safe Talk Suicide Prevention Course ) can be delivered online whilst Covid-19 restrictions are in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Mark Ward

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PQ 4171-21 - Niamh Smyth

To ask the Minister for Health the budget and revenue expenditure for Cavan General Hospital in each of the years 2017 to 2020. -Niamh Smyth

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PQ 4210-21 - Martin Browne

To ask the Minister for Health the number of cataract surgeries that were carried out at Nenagh Hospital in 2019 and 2020, in tabular form. -Martin Browne

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PQ 4266-21 - Paul McAuliffe

To ask the Minister for Health if there was a backlog of undelivered text messages notifying close contacts of positive Covid-19 cases of their status as of 18 January 2021; and if so, the number of text messages that were undelivered. -Paul McAuliffe

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PQ 4275-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of new HIV diagnoses in each of the years 2010 to 2020, by gender in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -David Cullinane

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PQ 4276-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health if additional supports have been made available for those living with HIV during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -David Cullinane

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PQ 4277-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health if regular HIV testing is ongoing at the same or reduced rate; if it has halted due to the closure of sexual health clinics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -David Cullinane

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PQ 4284-21 - Paul McAuliffe

To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies in CAMHS in Dublin north city and county. -Paul McAuliffe

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PQ 4286-21 - Alan Kelly

To ask the Minister for Health the number of cases of healthcare acquired Covid-19 reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre in 2020; the breakdown of those cases into nursing homes and hospitals; the number of deaths among those cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Alan Kelly

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PQ 4287-21 - Alan Kelly

To ask the Minister for Health the details of external service providers that have been procured or hired for the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccination programme to date; the value of each contract; the name of each contractor; the purpose of each contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Alan Kelly

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PQ 4302-21 & 430321 - Thomas Pringle

To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the new standard operating procedure for assessments of needs; the reason this assessment was reduced to a single assessment of 90 minutes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Thomas Pringle

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PQ 4312-21 - Mattie McGrath

To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the lease signed between the HSE and a hotel (City West Hotel) for the purposes of a Covid-19 isolation centre; the value of the contract; the length of the initial contract; the value of any renewed contract; the amount expended to date; the number of persons who used the facility; the average length of time each person stayed at the facility; the number of healthcare workers allocated to work at the facility; the level of accommodation and bed capacity included within the contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Mattie McGrath

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PQ 4321-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of placing a person on a general practitioner only card or a full medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -David Cullinane

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PQ 4322-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the average cost per annum incurred by the State for a full medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -David Cullinane

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PQ 4328-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE drug group has met to date in January 2021; when the group will next meet; if the drug dupilumab will be approved for reimbursement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -David Cullinane

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PQ 4338-21 - Kathleen Funchion

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children's disability network teams in CHO5. -Kathleen Funchion

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PQ 4339-21 - Kathleen Funchion

To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant nursing posts in St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny; and the steps being taken to fill these vacant posts. -Kathleen Funchion

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PQ 4345-21 - Bernard J. Durkan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of reimbursement applications currently being processed in respect of orphan new drugs; the length of time to deal with individual applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter - Bernard J. Durkan.

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PQ 4360-21 - Kieran O'Donnell

To ask the Minister for Health the details of the deliveries of a vaccine (by quantities, dates delivered, end destinations for example hospitals and so on, the specific groups targeted and any other relevant information ; Pfizer/BionTech Vaccine ) to each of the seven hospital groups to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Kieran O'Donnell

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PQ 4374-21 - Pauline Tully

To ask the Minister for Health the average cost of a full medical card; the number of persons on a full medical card; the average cost of a general practitioner visit only card; the number of persons on a general practitioner visit only card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Pauline Tully

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PQ 4375-21 - Pauline Tully

To ask the Minister for Health the differential between the average cost of a full medical card and the average cost of a general practitioner visit only card; the number of persons in receipt of both cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Pauline Tully

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PQ 4381-21 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of orthodontic treatment in County Cork; his views on whether due to the long delay in getting access to this type of treatment that those who are on the waiting list could attend for the treatment privately and receive reimbursement from the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Colm Burke

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PQ 4397-21 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health the volume of faulty equipment purchased by the HSE since the start of 2020; the type of equipment; the quantity that is faulty; the value of the faulty equipment; the persons or bodies that supplied the faulty equipment, that is, manufacturer and intermediary; and if there is recourse to recover the costs. -Louise O'Reilly

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PQ 4443-21 - Mattie McGrath

To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated by the HSE to the Covid-19 communications strategy since the beginning of the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Mattie McGrath

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PQ 4444-21 - Mattie McGrath

To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding spent by the HSE on Covid-19 communications strategy since the beginning of the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Mattie McGrath

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PQ 4448-21 - Mattie McGrath

To ask the Minister for Health the number of physician assistant hours that have been allocated to County Cavan in each of the years 2017 to 2020; the number of physician assistant hours that will be allocated in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Matt Carthy

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PQ 4450-21 - Matt Carthy

To ask the Minister for Health the planned start date for construction on the endoscopy wing at Cavan General Hospital; the expected duration of construction works; the estimated overall costs of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Matt Carthy

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PQ Responses - January 27th 2021