PQ Responses - March 24th 2021

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PQ 13880-21 - Darren O'Rourke

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated date those in priority group 7 will begin to receive Covid-19 vaccinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Darren O'Rourke

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PQ 13894-21 - Fergus O'Dowd front page preview

To ask the Minister for Health the steps persons should take in cases in which they have a BMI above 40 and are included in the new cohort 4 but are not registered with a consultant or health team; the way such a person can ensure that they are registered for a vaccine if cohort 4 is advised that they will be contacted directly (Details from HSE website: “We will start to vaccinate people from group 4 through their hospital team. It will take some time to identify and invite everyone in this group but we will move as quickly as possible. You do not need to register in advance or take any action at this time. Your hospital or healthcare team will contact you when it’s your turn to be vaccinated.” To ask the Minister to advise on what people should do if they have a BMI above 40 and are included in the new cohort 4 but are not registered with a consultant or health team. How does such a person ensure that they are registered for a vaccine if cohort 4 are advised that they will be contacted directly); and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Fergus O'Dowd

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PQ 13913-21 - Neale Richmond

To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase funding for the treatment for eating disorders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Neale Richmond

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PQ 13914-21 - Neale Richmond

To ask the Minister for Health the number of treatment spaces nationwide for treating eating disorders; his views on whether this is an appropriate amount; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Neale Richmond

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PQ 13915-21 - Neale Richmond

To ask the Minister for Health the length of the waiting list for treatment for an eating disorder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Neale Richmond

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PQ 13919-21 - Ged Nash

To ask the Minister for Health if CHO8 sought the assistance of the Defence Forces in supporting nursing homes in the region at any point in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Ged Nash

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PQ 13920-21 - Ged Nash

To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE CHO8 will report on the number of FOI requests in cases in which a charge of €200 or more was estimated for the provision of items before appeal in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Ged Nash

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PQ 13945-21 - Mairéad Farrell

To ask the Minister for Health the average and median ambulance waiting times in each of the years 2018 to 2020, by county in tabular form. -Mairéad Farrell

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PQ 13948-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health if a review of the terms of reference for the HSE rare diseases technology review committee is scheduled; if it will consider moving its process to earlier in the reimbursement pathway for medicines for rare diseases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -David Cullinane

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PQ 13971-21 - Catherine Connolly

To ask the Minister for Health the timeline on the full implementation of the HSE National Clinical Programme for Eating Disorders; if his attention has been drawn to reports that three years into the programme just 3 of the 16 promised hubs with specialist teams across the country are operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Catherine Connolly

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PQ 13975-21 - Noel Grealish

To ask the Minister for Health the number of front-line healthcare workers are in group 2 of the vaccine allowance programme; the number of healthcare workers in group six of the vaccine allocation programme; the number of each group that have received their vaccine to date; the reason healthcare workers in group six that are receiving the vaccine ahead of those in groups three to five; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Noel Grealish

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PQ 13985-21 - Claire Kerrane

To ask the Minister for Health the funding provisions that have been made for eating disorder services in 2021; if promised funding for eating disorder services has been utilised to provide support to those with eating disorders; the breakdown of eating disorder funding use per month from March 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Claire Kerrane

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PQ 13987-21 - Paul McAuliffe

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons working on genome sequencing of Covid-19 variations in the HSE to date; the way in which Ireland compares to other EU countries; if he is satisfied that these numbers are sufficient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Paul McAuliffe

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PQ 13993-21 - Neale Richmond

To ask the Minister for Health when those who fall into cohort 4 of the vaccine roll-out can expect to receive notification and administration of their Covid-19 vaccine from their general practitioner or their consultant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Neale Richmond

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PQ 14030-21 - Róisín Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a matter affecting a school (School: Scoil Chiarain Special School, St. Canice’s Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 11 School roll number: 19325JParents are very concerned that the school will lose its occupational therapist and speech and language therapist; instead this service will be provided by the HSE community services, but there will be no additional resources or staff given to the HSE to ensure the level of service is maintained for pupils of Scoil Chiarain; this is entirely unacceptable for pupils of this school) in Dublin 11; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Róisín Shortall

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PQ 14051-21 - Matt Carthy

To ask the Minister for Health the healthcare staff-to-patient ratio at Drogheda Hospital; the recommended healthcare staff-to-patient ratio for the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Matt Carthy

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PQ 14062-21 - Carol Nolan

To ask the Minister for Health the total and individual amounts paid to third-party organisations to provide training and ongoing support for doctors and healthcare workers providing termination of pregnancy services; the relevant organisations in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Carol Nolan

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PQ 14069-21 - Verona Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the Covid-19 vaccine will be administered to persons in the highly vunerable and high risk cohort in view of the communications to general practitioner practices recently detailing that the HSE would be taking responsibility for the administration of the vaccine to that cohort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Verona Murphy

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PQ 14075-21 - Alan Kelly

To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of births that were by caesarean section in each hospital in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Alan Kelly

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PQ 14076-21 - Alan Kelly

To ask the Minister for Health if there are hospitals which have a significantly higher rate of caesarean section deliveries than the national average; and if so, the steps the HSE or HIQA are conducting to ascertain the reason for this. -Alan Kelly

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PQ 14077-21 - Peadar Tóibín

To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on structural, capital and administrative areas relating to the roll-out of termination of pregnancy services; and the breakdown for each area. -Peadar Tóibín

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PQ 14078-21 - Peadar Tóibín

To ask the Minister for Health the amount paid to healthcare professionals in hospital settings in 2019 and 2020 for providing termination of pregnancy services; the amount paid to doctors in general practitioner community settings for the same service during the same period by year and category; and the breakdown of the payments by region, for example, the greater Dublin area, the rest of Leinster, Connacht, Ulster and Munster. -Peadar Tóibín

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PQ 14093-21 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health the measures that are being put in place for the healthcare of transgender young persons in Ireland with the exit of the UK-based Tavistock clinic from Crumlin Children’s Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Colm Burke

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PQ 14094-21 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health when the multidisciplinary team will be in place as per the HSE Final Report of the Steering Committee on the Development of HSE Transgender Identity Services, February 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Colm Burke

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PQ 14095-21 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health the resources that have been made available in order that the HSE service development model of care is implemented and accessible to support transgender young persons to include the provision of appropriate mental health services at primary and specialist services in line with Objective 13 of the LGBTI+ National Youth Strategy to improve the physical and mental health of transgender young persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Colm Burke

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PQ 14096-21 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health if a policy has been developed to ensure all health programmes take account of young persons who have transitioned, for example, immunisation programmes HPV in line with WPATH or other appropriate professional transgender health guidelines, in line with Objective 13 of the LGBTI+ National Youth Strategy to improve the physical and mental health of transgender young persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Colm Burke

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PQ 14097-21 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health if clear guidelines have been furnished to health practitioners on referral pathways for transgender young persons and their families to specialised services in line with Objective 13 of the LGBTI+ National Youth Strategy to improve the physical and mental health of transgender young persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Colm Burke

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PQ 14098-21 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health the work that has been undertaken with parents and young persons seeking to access healthcare outside the State under the provisions of the Cross Border Directive and treatment abroad scheme to ensure the available options for access to care are communicated effectively, in line with Objective 13 of the LGBTI+ National Youth Strategy to improve the physical and mental health of transgender young persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Colm Burke

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PQ 14099-21 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health the additional specialised staff that have been recruited in this area including endocrinologists, social workers, speech and language therapists, senior psychologists, clinical nurse specialists and administrative support officers, in line with action 19.1 of the National LGBTI+ Inclusion Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Colm Burke

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PQ 14100-21 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken to develop transgender health services for children and adults in Ireland with a clear transition pathway from child to adult services, in line with action 19.2 of the National LGBTI+ Inclusion Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Colm Burke

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PQ 14108-21 - Thomas Gould

To ask the Minister for Health the planned reopening date for Southdoc Blackpool, County Cork. -Thomas Gould

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PQ 14109-21 - Thomas Gould

To ask the Minister for Health the number of out-of-hours doctors facilities closed in Dublin, Limerick or Galway from March 2020 to date; and the date for reopening of same. -Thomas Gould

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PQ 14110-21 - Thomas Gould

To ask the Minister for Health if the clinical lead appointed to the HSE dual diagnosis programme has commenced in the role. -Thomas Gould

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PQ 14116-21 - Thomas Gould

To ask the Minister for Health if vaccinations will be completed in each cohort before moving onto the next excluding the cohort of over 75s given the clinical decision that such persons cannot receive a particular vaccine (the astrazeneca vaccine). -Thomas Gould

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PQ 14120-21 - Willie O'Dea

To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Tevere Day Hospital, County Limerick is seeing no new patients except for emergencies and no review patients in addition to cancelling over time, social work, phlebotomy and psychology services; his views on the situation; the steps he will take to rectify the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Willie O'Dea

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PQ 14122-21 - Martin Browne

To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists in County Tipperary participating in the dental medical card scheme; and his plans to address the number of dentists leaving the scheme which has left medical card patients in many areas with no access to dental treatment. -Martin Browne

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PQ 14130-21 - Matt Carthy

To ask the Minister for Health if Covid-19 vaccination priority strategy level 2 includes members of the dental team; the measures implemented to ensure that all patient facing workers in dental practices have been vaccinated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Matt Carthy

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PQ 14131-21 - Matt Carthy

To ask the Minister for Health the number of personnel from dental practices that have received their first and second vaccination for Covid-19 as of 9 March 2021, by county in tabular form; the estimated number by each county that have yet to receive a vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Matt Carthy

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PQ 14132-21 - Pádraig O'Sullivan

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details on lasting service improvements particularly with regard to recruitment, retention and waiting lists resulting from the CAMHS enhancement project across teams served and each discipline in CHO4 since it commenced in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Pádraig O'Sullivan

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PQ 14144-21- Sean Sherlock

To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting times for children for speech and language therapy by CHO in tabular form; and the length of time each age group is waiting. -Sean Sherlock

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PQ 14145-21 - Sean Sherlock

To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting times for children for audiology therapy by CHO in tabular form; and the length of time each age group is waiting. -Sean Sherlock

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PQ 14146-21- Sean Sherlock

To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting times for children for occupational therapy by CHO in tabular form; and the length of time each age group is waiting. -Sean Sherlock

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PQ 14147-21 - Sean Sherlock

To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting times for children for assessment of needs by CHO in tabular form; and the length of time each age group is waiting. -Sean Sherlock

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PQ 14148-21 - Sean Sherlock

To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for children for ophthalmology assessment and intervention by CHO in tabular form; and the length of time each age group is waiting. -Sean Sherlock

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PQ 14149-21 - Sean Sherlock

To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for children for dietetics assessment and intervention by CHO in tabular form; and the length of time each age group is waiting. -Sean Sherlock

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PQ 14150-21 - Sean Sherlock

To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for children for psychology assessment and intervention by CHO in tabular form; and the length of time each age group is waiting. -Sean Sherlock

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PQ 14151-21 - Sean Sherlock

To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for children for physiotherapy assessment and intervention by CHO in tabular form; and the length of time each age group is waiting. -Sean Sherlock

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PQ 14152-21 - Sean Sherlock

To ask the Minister for Health the number of speech and language therapists that have been vaccinated by CHO in tabular form. -Sean Sherlock

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PQ 14153-21 - Sean Sherlock

To ask the Minister for Health the number of in-person assessments for children requiring speech and language therapy undertaken since January 2021, by CHO area in tabular form. -Sean Sherlock

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PQ 14163-21 - Mattie McGrath

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons employed on the MyOptions helpline; the process by which persons were recruited; the qualifications needed to work on the helpline; and the body and or group which provides the training. -Mattie McGrath

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PQ 14164-21 - Mattie McGrath

To ask the Minister for Health the number of pregnant women the MyOptions helpline engaged with via webchat in 2019 and 2020; and the number that subsequently opted for an abortion following their webchat contact. -Mattie McGrath

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PQ 14176-21 - Peadar Tóibín

To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the situation in which persons in the vulnerable and high risk category for vaccine roll-out are being instructed by the HSE not to contact their general practitioners but to instead wait to hear from their hospital consultants (Many people in that category do not have a hospital consultant, what does the Minister suggest that they do.). -Peadar Tóibín

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PQ 14177-21 - Michael Fitzmaurice

To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the management of the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar are advising staff that have not been vaccinated for Covid-19 that they should not attend the reopened canteen in the hospital despite the fact that vaccine is not mandatory; his views on whether staff are being discriminated against; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Michael Fitzmaurice

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PQ 14184-21 - Joe Flaherty

To ask the Minister for Health the provisions for the vaccine roll-out in relation to high risk persons with Down syndrome that live at home with family members and are not accessing day services given concerns that they could possibly be overlooked it is important that they are vaccinated under the revised prioritisation. -Joe Flaherty

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PQ 14200-21 - Lousie O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health the cost of treating hypertension and high blood pressure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Louise O'Reilly

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PQ 14206-21 - Jim O'Callaghan

To ask the Minister for Health the cost of the operation of the State’s agreement with private hospitals which ran from the beginning of April to the end of June 2020; and the amount paid to each participating private hospital under the agreement for each of the three months in tabular form. -Jim O'Callaghan

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PQ 14208-21 - Cathal Crowe

To ask the Minister for Health if it will be ensured that a supply of the Covid-19 vaccine is ring-fenced for those over 80 years of age with underlying conditions who are facing long-term hospital stays, for example, cancer patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Cathal Crowe

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PQ 14225-21 - Matt Carthy

To ask the Minister for Health the numbers of staff within each grade position within the Cavan Monaghan hospital group that have received vaccinations for Covid-19 as of 9 March 2021; the number within each grade that have yet to be vaccinated in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Matt Carthy

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PQ 14226-21 - Matt Carthy

To ask the Minister for Health the number of administrative and management staff at each grade in the Cavan Monaghan hospital group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Matt Carthy

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PQ 14245-21 - Peadar Tóibín

To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the national cervical screening laboratory which was due to commence construction in January 2021; if delays in construction have been encountered; when the laboratory will open; if he plans to cease the outsourcing of CervicalCheck smears and slides to foreign laboratories when the new laboratory is opened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Peadar Tóibín

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PQ 14248-21 - Fergus O'Dowd

To ask the Minister for Health the additional supports being considered for implementation in respect of nursing home staff, surviving residents and relatives of residents who died from Covid-19 who will require psychological help after the trauma of the pandemic given the recent press release from HIQA in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Fergus O'Dowd

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PQ 14254-21 - Gino Kenny

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a full list of the contracts entered into for the purchase of PPE and medical equipment purchased as part of the Covid-19 response in 2020; the amount spent; the contracting companies that the HSE bought the PPE through; if any of this PPE was unused; if so, if it is currently in storage; the amount being spent on storage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Gino Kenny

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PQ 14257-21 - Réada Cronin

To ask the Minister for Health the instruction that has issued to general practitioners and specialists as to which group decides the severity of disease for vaccination classification given that some patients are being referred by general practitioners to specialists and from those specialists back again to general practitioners in the pursuit of such classification of severity and consequent vaccination placement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Réada Cronin

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PQ 14284-21 - Thomas Gould

To ask the Minister for Health the average wait time by facilities for residential rehabilitation or detoxification treatment in March 2020 and 2021, in tabular form. -Thomas Gould

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PQ 14287-21 - Neasa Hourigan

To ask the Minister for Health the spend on CAMHS in 2020; and the proportion of the mental health budget that this represented. -Neasa Hourigan

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PQ 14296-21 - Cormac Devlin

To ask the Minister for Health if the status will be reviewed of day centres for older persons and persons living with dementia (many of whom have been cocooning since March 2020 and have been adversely affected by Covid-19 their continued social isolation is having a huge impact) given the majority of staff and clients have been or are about to be vaccinated; when a plan to reopen these centres will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Cormac Devlin

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PQ 14298-21 - Cormac Devlin

To ask the Minister for Health the practical and financial supports provided by his Department to the organisations engaged in and promoting the Eating Disorders Awareness Week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Cormac Devlin

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PQ 14299-21 - Cormac Devlin

To ask the Minister for Health the number of the 16 specialist hubs nationwide which were to be opened between 2018-2023 that are fully operational with specialist multidisciplinary teams of clinicians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Cormac Devlin

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PQ 14304-21 - Eoin O'Brien

To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to add cariban, xonvea and navalem to the approved drugs list under the drugs payment scheme; and the treatments available under the drugs payment scheme to treat hyperemesis gravidarum. -Eoin Ó Broin

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PQ 14348-21 - Robert Troy

To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE is delivering vaccines on Saturday and Sunday. -Robert Troy

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PQ 14374-21 - Gino Kenny

To ask the Minister for Health the reason for reimbursing the cost of the freestyle libre glucose monitoring system for children and young persons with type 1 diabetes while excluding adults; his views on whether while it is welcomed that children and young persons will have access to this important tool in monitoring glucose levels given the significant cost of €120 per month for the monitor is excessive especially for those on low income; if he will consider reimbursing the cost of the glucose monitor for all those with type 1 diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Gino Kenny

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PQ 14381-21 - Mairéad Farrell

To ask the Minister for Health the details of medical equipment valued above €25,000 plus VAT procured in 2019 and 2020 which was found to be below standard, disaggregated by procurement competition type in tabular form. -Mairéad Farrell

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PQ 14384-21 -Pauline Tully

To ask the Minister for Health if he has taken steps to review access to services for persons with eating disorders given the diversion of funding from that area; if not, if he has considered the establishment of a working group for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Pauline Tully

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PQ 14385-21 - Michael Healy-Rae

To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter ( Minister are there any plans to increase the level of testing in Ireland for Lyme's disease or to inform GPs of the symptoms to look out for and refer patients for tests. Some GP's are still refusing to do the basic testing for very ill Patients and would prefer to prescribe anti- depressants, instead of finding out the cause of the Patients illness! ) in relation to the level of testing in Ireland for Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Michael Healy-Rae

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PQ 14391-21 - Martin Kenny

To ask the Minister for Health when psychiatric nurses in CHO1 will receive the enhanced nurse pay grade as was agreed following the nurses dispute in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Martin Kenny

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PQ 14396-21- David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health if the criteria for upcoming vaccine admisitration positions will be revised and if he will make a statement on the matter. -David Cullinane

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PQ 14412-21 - Bríd Smith

To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of all Covid 19-related deaths in nursing homes in January and February 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Bríd Smith

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PQ 14438-21 - Richard Boyd Barrett

To ask the Minister for Health if he has given consideration to using the IT system that Teagasc and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine have that tracks and traces the national herd and records and traces each inoculation to help in the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccination which could prove to be cost efficient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Richard Boyd Barrett

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PQ 14440-21 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider putting in place additional supports for those with type 1 diabetes to afford the cost of a flash glucose meter in view of the fact that there are substantial costs associated with this equipment which is essential for the management of blood glucose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Colm Burke

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PQ 14444-21 - Johnny Mythen

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adults on the dental appointment waiting list in County Wexford; the average waiting time for appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Johnny Mythen

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PQ 14445-21 - Johnny Mythen

To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists who held contracts for the dental treatment service scheme in County Wexford in 2020; the number of dentists who currently hold a contract for the dental treatment service scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Johnny Mythen

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PQ 14455-21 - Emer Higgins

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PQ 14505-21 - Pádraig O'Sullivan

To ask the Minister for Health the improved provision planned for CAMHS services in counties Louth and Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Pádraig O'Sullivan

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PQ 14510-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons allocated home help and homecare packages by county and or allocated as per each local health office; the amount of funding drawn down in each county for these packages in 2018, 2019 and 2020, respectively in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -David Cullinane

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PQ 14511-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for a home help and or homecare package; the average length of wait for these services respectively nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -David Cullinane

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PQ 14512-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for home help and or homecare packages; the average length of time waiting across each local health office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -David Cullinane

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PQ 14551-21 - Pádraig O'Sullivan

To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the recruitment challenges that the health service is facing in trying to find suitably qualified staff for the opthalmic service in primary care specifically in the Cork and Kerry region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Pádraig O'Sullivan

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PQ 14556-21 - Richard Bruton

To ask the Minister for Health if he has completed his review of the support therapies from early intervention and school age teams; the key conclusions in terms of timely access; if new policy initiatives have been identified; and if different structures or models are under consideration. -Richard Bruton

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PQ 14568-21 - Cormac Devlin

To ask the Minister for Health the services available for adults living with an ADHD diagnosis in CHO6; the improvements planned; when will they be rolled out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Cormac Devlin

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PQ 14572-21 - Cormac Devlin

To ask the Minister for Health the details of the Progressing Disability Services for Children and Young People project; if it is suitable for persons with severe and profound intellectual disabilities; if so, the evidence to support same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Cormac Devlin

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PQ 14578-21 - Cormac Devlin

To ask the Minister for Health if a child psychologist experienced with dealing with children with severe and profound intellectual disabilities has signed off on the new progressive disability services model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Cormac Devlin

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PQ 14589-21 - Pádraig O'Sullivan

To ask the Minister for Health if vulnerable persons who are unable to attend a general practitioner or vaccination centre will receive their Covid-19 vaccine at home; if further information will be provided in relation to this process; the way such persons can make arrangements for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Pádraig O'Sullivan

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PQ 14598-21 - Catherine Connolly

To ask the Minister for Health the engagement he has had with the HSE regarding the inclusion of the FreeStyleLibre flash glucose monitoring system on the HSE reimbursement list; the analysis that has been carried out by the HSE into the possible reimbursement of the device; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Catherine Connolly

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PQ 14604-21 - Cian O'Callaghan

To ask the Minister for Health if the European health insurance card can be used in relation to the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out if a person resident here does not have a PPS number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Cian O'Callaghan

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PQ 14606-21 - Brendan Griffin

To ask the Minister for Health the average length of wait time in each hospital for amniocentesis results; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Brendan Griffin

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PQ 14608-21 - Brendan Griffin

To ask the Minister for Health the number of cases in 2020 or the most recent full year for which such data exists in which pregnant women were referred by a hospital to a hospital in the UK or elsewhere abroad for further medical intervention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Brendan Griffin

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PQ 14609-21 - Brendan Griffin

To ask the Minister for Health the level of funding made available to Cork University Maternity Hospital to help women in the aftermath of a traumatic pregnancy; if the hospital provides aftercare services such as bereavement counselling for women who have had to travel for care in the UK following consultation in CUMH; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Brendan Griffin

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PQ 14610-21 - Brendan Griffin

To ask the Minister for Health the best practice procedures in hospitals when dealing with a fatal foetal abnormality or in circumstances in which a referral is made to an overseas hospital; if Irish hospitals liaising with UK hospitals are obliged to share information such as obstetrics reports and other relevant medical information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Brendan Griffin

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PQ 14612-21 - Marian Harkin

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the resources available for persons with ongoing symptoms of long Covid given that many with this condition are suffering from fatigue; if he will consider establishing multidisciplinary clinics throughout the country to help those with long Covid and other fatigue conditions such myalgic encephalomyelitis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Marian Harkin

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PQ 14637-21 - Martin Browne

To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists in County Tipperary registered as participating in the dental medical card scheme over the past five years in tabular form. -Martin Browne

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PQ 14656-21 - Robert Troy

To ask the Minister for Health the date the paediatric diabetic service at the Regional Hospital Mullingar will resume; when the full team requirement of two nurses, a psychologist and a social worker will be in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Robert Troy

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PQ 14658-21 - Catherine Connolly

To ask the Minister for Health the number of times it has taken an ambulance more than 20, 40, 60, 90 and 120 minutes from time of call to reach patients who made emergency calls in County Galway in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the longest ambulance response time logged in County Galway in this period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Catherine Connolly

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PQ 14668-21 - Seán Canney

To ask the Minister for Health the training general practitioners and other healthcare workers receive for providing termination of pregnancy services; and if doctors including general practitioners are obliged to have specialised training in counselling as a requirement for providing the service. -Seán Canney

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PQ 14710-21 - Patricia Ryan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of vaccines issued to each general practitioner in counties Kildare and Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Patricia Ryan

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PQ 14725-21 - Martin Browne

To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken to qualify persons in the area of mental health given that the availability of skilled staff is a significant issue; the reason for much of the potential workforce availing of employment opportunities outside of Ireland; the additional cost in each of the past three years incurred through the filling of staff shortages through the work of locums, agency workers and overtime comparative to the cost of employing staff members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Martin Browne

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PQ 14737-21 - Pauline Tully

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons here that were reimbursed through the drug payment scheme for leasing a CPAP machine in 2018, 2019 and 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Pauline Tully

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PQ 14738-21 - Pauline Tully

To ask the Minister for Health the average amount per person that was reimbursed through the drug payment scheme for leasing a CPAP machine in 2018, 2019 and 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Pauline Tully

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PQ 14739-21 - Pauline Tully

To ask the Minister for Health the name of the companies that currently supply the HSE with CPAP machines; the name of companies that supplied CPAP machines to the HSE previously; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Pauline Tully

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PQ 14740-21 - Pauline Tully

To ask the Minister for Health the amount that was spent annually in 2018, 2019 and 2020 by the HSE in reimbursing persons who were leasing CPAP machines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Pauline Tully

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PQ 14755 -21 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists for Jigsaw; the average waiting time in each of the years 2017 to 2020, by CHO area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Mark Ward

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PQ 14780-21 - Richard Bruton

To ask the Minister for Health the five most recent significant capital projects in the major functional responsibilities of his Department which have required his sanction; the time which elapsed between the initial submission of the proposal for consideration until the construction commenced; the significant elements making up this period; the time spent in assessment prior to approval in the planning process; the time spent in assessment prior to approval in the procurement process of contractors; and the way this duration compared with the targeted time to delivery set out at the outset of the process. -Richard Bruton

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PQ 14798-21 - Neale Richmond

To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the move from providing therapeutic services on site to delivering them in a community setting under the progressing disabilities programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Neale Richmond

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PQ 14810-21 - Roisin Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists paid a minimum of €5,000 per month by the HSE for each of the past 12 months by county associated with the provision of dental care to eligible medical card patients under the dental services treatment scheme. -Róisín Shortall

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PQ 14814-21 - Roisin Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who have had dental treatments provided by the HSE public dental service between March 2020 and March 2021; and the way in which this compares with the same period in the three preceding years. -Róisín Shortall

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PQ 14837-21 - Catherine Connolly

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the recruitment of main lead paediatric pain consultant specialist roles by Children’s Health Ireland; the number of paediatric pain consultants employed full-time and part-time, respectively; the number of full-time and part-time paediatric pain consultant roles that are currently vacant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Catherine Connolly

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PQ 14838-21 - Catherine Connolly

To ask the Minister for Health if the recently recruited multi-disciplinary team for children in chronic pain is currently seeing patients; if not, the reason for the delay; the timeline for when they will commence seeing patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Catherine Connolly

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PQ 14839-21 - Catherine Connolly

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on the pain relief outpatient waiting list; if Children’s Health Ireland is currently taking referrals for children in need of chronic pain services; if not, the length of time it has been since it took these referrals; the reason it has not been taking these referrals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Catherine Connolly

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PQ 14840-21 - Catherine Connolly

To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the pain relief outpatient waiting list reports as listed on the website of the National Treatment Purchase Fund, collates data on waiting lists for pain relief in the age-groups 0 to 15 and 16 to 64 years, despite the commitment by Children’s Health Ireland to treat chronic pain patients up to 18 years of age; if he has concerns that this current age group breakdown makes it difficult to accurately ascertain the number of children up to 18 years of age who are currently awaiting pain relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Catherine Connolly

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PQ 14842-21 - Pádraig O'Sullivan

To ask the Minister for Health if there has been instances of healthcare workers refusing the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Pádraig O'Sullivan

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PQ 14849-21 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health the number of referrals to HSE coronavirus community assessment hubs since they began operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Colm Burke

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PQ 14850-21 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients diagnosed with Covid-19 who have been referred to hubs; the number of non-Covid-19 patients referred in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Colm Burke

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PQ 14851-21 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health if additional community assessment hubs will be rolled out as part of the HSE Winter Plan 20/21; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Colm Burke

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PQ 14852-21 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health the general practice diagnostic services that are in place and have been provided as part of the HSE Winter Plan 20/21; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Colm Burke

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PQ 14853-21 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health the locations of community assessment hubs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Colm Burke

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PQ 14854-21 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who were referred to hospital, sent to an isolation facility and that were sent home, respectively having been assessed in a community hub; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Colm Burke

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PQ 14855-21 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health if information is available on the types of non-Covid-19 conditions that have been treated at community assessment hubs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Colm Burke

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PQ 14858-21 - Emer Higgins

To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider outsourcing public dental services to private practices in order to lessen waiting times of over seven years for youth orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Emer Higgins

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PQ 14866-21 - Denis Naughten

To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical assessments for primary medical certificate applications that have taken place to date in 2021; the number that have taken place by county to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Denis Naughten

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PQ 14870-21 - Jennifer Carroll McNeill

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the prospective reimbursement of a drug (Epidyolex & GW Pharma. NCPE advice at link below: http://www.ncpe.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Plain-English-Summary_Cannabidiol-for-DS-HTA-ID-20004-Final.pdf) following the finalisation of the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics assessment process; if the HSE has commenced negotiations with the pharmaceutical company; if meetings have been held on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

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PQ 14897-21 - Thomas Gould

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of establishing a needle exchange service. -Thomas Gould

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PQ 14898-21 - Thomas Gould

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of staffing and running a needle exchange service. -Thomas Gould

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PQ 14901-21 - Michael Moynihan

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the establishment of a primary care centre in Millstreet, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Michael Moynihan

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PQ 14942-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health his plans to employ a full-time pain consultant for children with chronic pain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -David Cullinane

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PQ 14943-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients seen by multidisciplinary teams over the past three months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -David Cullinane

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PQ 14944-21 - Ged Nash

To ask the Minister for Health if statistics on the level of community transmission continue to be published and publicly available; the latest community transmission rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Ged Nash

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PQ 14973-21 - James Browne

To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the clinical care pathway for treatment of endometriosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -James Browne

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PQ 14976-21 - Alan Kelly

To ask the Minister for Health the latest project timetable for the delivery of the new St. Conlon’s nursing home, Nenagh, County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Alan Kelly

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PQ 14980-21 - Neasa Hourigan

To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to extend the reimbursement of costs by the HSE of the electronic blood glucose monitoring system FreeStyle Libre to all persons with type 1 diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Neasa Hourigan

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PQ 14984-21 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health the number of premature births to date in 2021; the number in the previous ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Louise O'Reilly

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PQ 14995-21 - Cathal Crowe

To ask the Minister for Health when sleep apnoea clinics will reopen for screenings and assessments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Cathal Crowe

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PQ 15002-21 - Patrick Cotello

To ask the Minister for Health the admission policy under various levels in the COVID-19 Resilience and Recovery 2021-The Path Ahead of patients and parents to bespoke outdoor gardens and areas in hospitals with specific reference to Children’s Health Ireland, Crumlin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Patrick Costello

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PQ 15024-21 - Mairéad Farrell

To ask the Minister for Health the organisations and the number of workers in each in State-funded health and social care organisation which have not received pay restoration in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Mairéad Farrell

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PQ 15028-21 - Aengus Ó Snodaigh

To ask the Minister for Health the number of existing PrEP users attending the gay men's health service from November 2019, in 2020 and to date in 2021, respectively in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Aengus Ó Snodaigh

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PQ 15029-21 - Aengus Ó Snodaigh

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons currently registered as being eligible for free PrEP treatment; the way the HSE maintains contact with such persons during the period of the gay men’s health service being closed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Aengus Ó Snodaigh

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PQ 15083-21 - Éamon Ó Cuív

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list for pain management treatment at the paediatric chronic pain clinic in CHI, Dublin; the average waiting time for such specialist services; if new referrals for treatment are being accepted by the service; if not, when the service ceased taking new referrals; the steps being taken to address this issue; the reason for the delay in doing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Éamon Ó Cuív

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PQ 15084-21 - Éamon Ó Cuív

To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff members that have been recruited to the multidisciplinary pain teams in CHI, Dublin in the past three months; the number of patients that have been seen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Éamon Ó Cuív

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PQ 15099-21 - Martin Browne

To ask the Minister for Health his views on the way children that are receiving CAMHS services in north County Tipperary but are unable to access occupational therapy services due to a lack of a physical room; his views on whether such a situation is acceptable; the waiting times for same in 2019, 2020, and to date in 2021, in tabular form; his views on the lack of a physical room for occupational therapy services at CAMHS in Nenagh, County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Martin Browne

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PQ 15100-21 - Martin Browne

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children currently on the waiting list for speech and language therapy by county in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; and his views on the situation of children that are in need of a multidisciplinary team approach occupational therapy, speech and language therapy and so on that cannot access them due to the Covid-19 crisis. -Martin Browne

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PQ 15101-21 - Martin Browne

To ask the Minister for Health his views on families having to access private ASD assessments for children before they will be considered for treatment at CAMHS services; his views on the way one family in north County Tipperary is unable to get access for their six year-old child with ADHD to occupational therapy services with CAMHS due to the fact they have no physical room for them to work in; the reason therapists are not in a position to provide the service to the child in question who is in need of a multidisciplinary team approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Martin Browne

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PQ 15122-21 - Duncan Smith

To ask the Minister for Health the number of vehicles owned or leased and operated by his Department and agencies and semi-State companies under his remit broken down by the number of ICE and non-ICE vehicles and fuel category, that is, petrol, diesel, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, electric and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Duncan Smith

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PQ 15139-21 - Violet-Anne Wynne

To ask the Minister for Health the reason an 80 year old patient who is in hospital must attend an appointment with the general practitioner for vaccination; the reason patients over 80 years of age cannot receive the vaccination in the hospital whilst being treated; if the hospital is obliged to arrange transport for the patient to and from the general practitioner surgery to receive the vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Violet-Anne Wynne

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PQ 15157-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who were reimbursed through the drug payment scheme for the leasing of a CPAP machine in 2018, 2019 and 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -David Cullinan

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PQ 15158-21 - David Cullinane

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PQ 15159-21 - David Cullinane

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PQ 15160-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent in each of the years 2018 to 2020 by the HSE in reimbursing persons who were leasing CPAP machines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -David Cullinane

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PQ 15161-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the current policy with regard to the reimbursement for purchase or rental of a CPAP machine; the cost of reimbursing a purchase; the annual average cost of reimbursing a rental; the average length of time a patient has been reimbursed for renting such a machine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -David Cullinane

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PQ 15168-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the exchange visits since 2017 between mesh removal surgeons here and colleagues in other jurisdictions; the itinerary followed; the hosts and participants; the observations of mesh removal operations; the training provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -David Cullinane

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PQ 15174-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of women who had mesh devices implanted and have had organs such as bladders and bowels removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -David Cullinane

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PQ 15175-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of women who have been sent via referral systems to the University College London Hospital, NHS England for the full removal of transobturator mesh implants since 2017, by type; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -David Cullinane

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PQ 15180-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the annual cost of i-ports for children with diabetes; if these costs are reimbursed; if not, if there are plans to add them to the long-term illness scheme or otherwise reimburse them; the estimated annual cost of reimbursing such products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -David Cullinane

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PQ 15188-21 - Patrick Costello

To ask the Minister for Health the specific provisions that have been made for the vaccination of housebound persons; when such vaccinations will take place in line with the wider vaccination groupings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Patrick Costello

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PQ 15189-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (In 2018 I received a call that my smear had come back abnormal. I had 3 precancerous cells, had my treatment, and was HPV negative. I am one of thousands of Irish women HPV negative that had precancerous cells. To now learn that CervicalCheck is now only testing for HPV and not testing any women that are HPV negative for abnormal cells is completely crazy. ); the CervicalCheck screening process in this context; if HPV negative patients are examined or tested for abnormal cells; if not, the reason for this practice and the change in practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -David Cullinane

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PQ 15192-21 - Seán Canney

To ask the Minister for Health when timelines will be available in relation to the vaccination of the clinically vulnerable and in particular cancer patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Seán Canney

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PQ 15196-21 - Michael McNamara

To ask the Minister for Health when cardiac patients will receive the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Michael McNamara

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PQ 15203-21 - Sean Sherlock

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with diabetes who were funded for the dexcom continuous glucose monitoring CGM sensors by the long term Illness scheme and the primary care reimbursement service who are also funded for an insulin pump; and the number who were funded for insulin pumps and a dexcom CGM sensor who were over 21 years of age in 2018 to 2020, in tabular form. -Sean Sherlock

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PQ 15204-21 - Sean Sherlock

To ask the Minister for Health the number of funding applications that were received for the long term illness scheme and the primary care reimbursement service for the FreestyleLibre glucose monitoring system; the number of applications that were denied; and the number of denied applications that were for persons over 21 years of age. -Sean Sherlock

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PQ 15210-21 - Seán Canney

To ask the Minister for Health the situation in CHI in relation to the recruitment of the main lead paediatric pain consultant roles; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that children in chronic pain have been without a proper full-time pain consultant care service for over 16 months (and while some have access to the interim part time pain consultant Dr Maguire, many children do not have access to this interim measure); and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Seán Canney

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PQ 15211-21 - Sean Sherlock

To ask the Minister for Health if there is a clear timeframe for bringing senior psychologist staff provision across the three community adult mental health teams in Mallow, Fermoy and Kanturk, County Cork (which serve a combined local population in excess of 93,000) in line with other areas in CHO4; if particular longstanding psychology resource inequities on the Mallow community adult mental health team can be definitively addressed with secure staff contracts to ensure continuity of care for service users among the 39,000 plus population served by the team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Sean Sherlock

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PQ 15218-21 - Seán Canney

To ask the Minister for Health the reason the multidisciplinary pain team roles at CHI that have been filled for the past three months are not seeing any patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Seán Canney

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PQ 15219-21 - Seán Canney

To ask the Minister for Health the situation in relation to waiting list reporting for children waiting for chronic pain treatment at CHI; if the waiting list for new referrals to CHI for children in chronic pain was closed during 2020; his views on whether the current waiting lists for children in chronic pain properly reflect the number of children waiting on a service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Seán Canney

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PQ 15229-21 - Seán Canney

To ask the Minister for Health when a timeline will be available for the vaccination of heart and stroke patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Seán Canney

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PQ 15236-21 - Róisín Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to concerns raised in relation to some Covid-19 vaccinators not being vaccinated themselves before administering the vaccine to others; the groups of vaccinators currently administering the vaccine without having received the vaccine themselves; the steps he will take to ensure that all vaccinators receive the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Róisín Shortall

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PQ 15248-21 - Catherine Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the contact tracing database was constructed; the way in which it operates; the number of individual entries on same; the information that is held on each person who has been part of the tracing process; if the data is deleted; if the data is being used for any other purpose; the public authorities and or agencies that have access to it; the way in which the data is protected; and the data controller for the database. -Catherine Murphy

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PQ 15251-21 - Sean Sherlock

To ask the Minister for Health the number of newly qualified doctors being retained at Cork University Hospital. -Sean Sherlock

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PQ 15253-21 - Sean Sherlock

To ask the Minister for Health the number of newly qualified doctors being retained at Mallow General Hospital. -Sean Sherlock

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PQ 15276-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients currently waiting to receive omalizumab in Tallaght University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -David Cullinane

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PQ 15283-21 - Seán Canney

To ask the Minister for Health if the decision to let go 15 newly qualified doctors from UCH Galway will be reversed given the doctors are needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Seán Canney

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PQ 15286-21 - John Brady

To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Covid-19 testing centre in Newtown Mount Kennedy, County Wicklow was closed for Covid-19 testing on 13 and 14 March 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -John Brady

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PQ 15290-21 - Marian Harkin

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in counties Sligo and Leitrim that are currently awaiting initial assessment, initial treatment or further therapy in speech and language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Marian Harkin

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PQ 15310-21 - Matt Shanahan

To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (Proposed changes to organisation and provision of health services to children and young people with developmental delay and disability. The new policy intends to implement new care pathways to see children with complex needs receive their services from newly formed, interdisciplinary, Children’s Disability Network Teams (CDNTs), while children with non-complex needs will receive their services in Primary Care. The designation of referral centre appears to be made on city and county boundary designation and for a number of Waterford constituent families residing within 5 miles of their present access center sees them being redirected to centers almost 30 miles away because of their address designation. Can the minister confirm that care decisions will be based around the most appropriately located centre rather than whether the client lives in a metropolitan or rural address and will the minister make a statement on the matter) regarding changes to the organisation and provision of health services to children and young persons with developmental delay and disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Matt Shanahan

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PQ 15322-21 - Róisín Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health the online training courses which are required for recently retired nurses to be complete into order to come back and work as a vaccinator for the Covid-19 vaccination programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Róisín Shortall

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PQ 15330-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the treatment of Lyme disease patients; the actions carried out in relation to diagnosis and treatment facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -David Cullinane

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PQ 15331-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding available services to patients with Lyme disease; the reason these services are not covered by the medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -David Cullinane

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PQ 15348-21 - Duncan Smith

To ask the Minister for Health if volunteers carrying out duties for an organisation (Meals on Wheels) are required to be vetted for Garda clearance prior to taking up their volunteering role. -Duncan Smith

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PQ 15355-21 - Michael Healy-Rae

To ask the Minister for Health if an issue in relation to waiting times for a public autism assessment will be addressed ( Minister why are families waiting over 1.5 years for a public autism assessment. They must also wait over a year for support through Kerry Intervention Disability services. These families have to pay out thousands privately with little change in the supports received afterwards.); and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Michael Healy-Rae

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PQ 15359-21 - Michael Healy Rae

To ask the Minister for Health the reason families of children with additional needs were left with no support during Covid-19 (Minister why were families of children with additional needs left with no support during COVID? These are absolutely essential services and online sessions are not suitable for non-verbal learners. Even under Level 3 services did not resume. ); and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Michael Healy-Rae

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PQ 15366-21 - Cian O'Callaghan

To ask the Minister for Health if persons with hereditary spherocytosis and who have received both doses of their Covid-19 vaccine can return to work; when the policy on same will be published by the HSE occupational health team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Cian O'Callaghan

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PQ 15400-21 - Niall Collins

To ask the Minister for Health if persons with Down syndrome are entitled to a medical card; the reason some holders of a medical card who have Down syndrome are having their medical cards reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Niall Collins

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PQ 15404-21 - Richard Boyd Barrett

To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out for group 4 is prioritised by condition, severity and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Richard Boyd Barrett

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PQ 15426-21 - Alan Farrell

To ask the Minister for Health the status of efforts to approve dupilumab commonly known as dupixent used to treat eczema and asthma among other conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Alan Farrell

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PQ 15428-21 -Neasa Hourigan

To ask the Minister for Health when the multidisciplinary team will be in place as per the Final Report of the Steering Committee on the Development of HSE Transgender Identity Services, February 2020. -Neasa Hourigan

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PQ 15429-21 - Neasa Hourigan

To ask the Minister for Health the resources that have been made available in order to ensure the HSE service development model of care is implemented and accessible to support trans young persons and to include the provision of appropriate mental health services at primary and specialist services in line with objective 13 of the LGBTI+ National Youth Strategy 2018-2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Neasa Hourigan

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PQ 15430-21 - Neasa Hourigan

To ask the Minister for Health if a policy has been developed to ensure all health programmes take account of young persons who have transitioned, for example, immunisation programmes and HPV as recommended by an association (WPATH) or other appropriate professional transgender health guidelines in line with objective 13 of the LGBTI+ National Youth Strategy 2018-2020.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Neasa Hourigan

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PQ 15432-21 - Neasa Hourigan

To ask the Minister for Health the work that has been undertaken with parents and young persons seeking to access healthcare outside the State under the provisions of the Cross-Border Directive and treatment abroad scheme to ensure the available options for access to care are communicated effectively in line with objective 13 of the LGBTI+ National Youth Strategy 2018-2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Neasa Hourigan

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PQ 15433-21 - Neasa Hourigan

To ask the Minister for Health the additional specialised staff that have been recruited in line with action 19.1 of the National LGBTI+ Inclusion Strategy 2018-2020 including endocrinologists, social workers, speech and language therapists, senior psychologists, clinical nurse specialists and administrative support officers. -Neasa Hourigan

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PQ 15434-21 - Neasa Hourigan

To ask the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken to develop transgender health services for children and adults with a clear transition pathway from child to adult services in line with action 19.2 of the National LGBTI+ Inclusion Strategy 2018-2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Neasa Hourigan

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PQ 15435-21 - Noel Grealish

To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the recruitment of the main lead paediatric pain consultant in Children’s Health Ireland given that children in chronic pain have now been without a full-time pain consultant care service for over 16 months (while some have access to the interim part time pain consultant Dr Maguire, many children do not have access to this interim measure); and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Noel Grealish

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PQ 15436-21 - Noel Grealish

To ask the Minister for Health the reason the multidisciplinary pain team roles that have been filled for the past three months are not seeing patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Noel Grealish

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PQ 15437-21 - Noel Grealish

To ask the Minister for Health the waiting list for children seeking new appointments and repeat appointments at a paediatric chronic pain clinic; if the waiting list is open or closed to new referrals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Noel Grealish

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PQ 15446-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of special schools whose staff have been vaccinated and their relationship with the HSE, HSE site or a group (Patron is HSE funded) is HSE funded; the reason staff at some special schools have been vaccinated but not others despite the staff facing the same behavioural challenges in students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -David Cullinane

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PQ 15456-21 - John Lahart

To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the recurring funding for each hospice (1. Our Lady’s Hospice and Care Services, Harold’s Cross, Blackrock and Wicklow 2. St Francis Hospice, Raheny and Blanchardstown 3. Marymount Hospice, Cork. 4. Milford Care Centre, Limerick 5. North West Hospice, Sligo Galway Hospice) announced on 17 January 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -John Lahart

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PQ 15464-21 - Michael Fitzmaurice

To ask the Minister for Health the public and voluntary hospitals that have repair clinics for prosthetic limbs in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Michael Fitzmaurice

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PQ 15465-21 - Michael Fitzmaurice

To ask the Minister for Health the number of approved psychiatric nursing posts by speciality as per A Vision for Change recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Michael Fitzmaurice

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PQ 15480-21 - Claire Kerrane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children with complex medical conditions availing of paediatric homecare following discharge from hospital in the past six months. -Claire Kerrane

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PQ 15481-21 - Claire Kerrane

To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure adequate step down and rehabilitation services for persons that suffer from stroke upon discharge from inpatient hospital care. -Claire Kerrane

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PQ 15482-21 - Claire Kerrane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons employed in CAMHS in County Roscommon; the number of vacancies waiting to be filled. -Claire Kerrane

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PQ 15516-21 - Mairéad Farrell

o ask the Minister for Health the role a company (Abtran) is playing in the provision of contact tracing; the cost of the contract; the amount spent on management consultancy fees in 2020 and to date in 2021; if the hiring of the company went through a normal procurement procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Mairéad Farrell

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PQ 15517-21 -Mairéad Farrell

To ask the Minister for Health if agency workers involved in contact tracing are bound by HSE policies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Mairéad Farrell

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PQ 15549-21 - Patricia Ryan

To ask the Minister for Health the action he will take in relation to the recent unfavourable report relating to a facility (Lakeview mental health unit, Naas, County Kildare) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Patricia Ryan

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PQ 15554-21 - Patricia Ryan

To ask the Minister for Health if he will utilise local media to ensure the Covid-19 message is disseminated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Patricia Ryan

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PQ 15585-21 - Sean Sherlock

To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff at each regional public health department in tabular form; and his plans to increase staff numbers. -Sean Sherlock

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PQ 15588-21 - Sean Sherlock

To ask the Minister for Health the measures he has discussed with the Minister for Education on additional public health safety measures at schools. -Sean Sherlock

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PQ 15592-21 - Pa Daly

To ask the Minister for Health the cost of operations and procedures for University Hospital Kerry referred to private hospitals under the National Treatment Purchase Fund for each of the years of 2018 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Pa Daly

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PQ 15593-21 - Pa Daly

To ask the Minister for Health the total number and cost of each of hip replacement and knee replacement surgeries, respectively referred from University Hospital Kerry to private hospitals in Kerry for each of the years 2018, 2019 and 2020. -Pa Daly

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PQ 15598-21 - Richard Boyd Barrett

To ask the Minister for Health the changes to and impact on the provision of on-site therapeutic services to the children and young persons attending services (Carmona Services - Carmona School (located: St John of God Carmona Services, Glenageary, Co Dublin) generally and the pupils of a school in particular in the rolling out of the new HSE progressing disability services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Richard Boyd Barrett

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PQ 15609-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will consult with parents whose children are affected by the changes under the progressing disability services programme to ensure that changes to children’s disability services do not worsen accessibility or convenience; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -David Cullinane

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PQ 15610-21 - Seán Canney

To ask the Minister for Health if Covid-19 rules in hospitals will be relaxed to allow a partner to attend with a woman experiencing a miscarriage given that support is necessary for women experiencing the pain, grief and emotional turmoil of a miscarriage and the importance for a couple to have the support of a partner at this traumatic time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Seán Canney

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PQ 15612-21 - Seán Canney

To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the availability of ultrasound scans at weekends in acute hospitals; if there is a discrepancy in availability across the country; if his attention has been drawn to the backlogs and issues being caused within the health system by the lack of CT availability at weekends; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Seán Canney

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PQ 15614-21 - Seán Canney

To ask the Minister for Health if improvements are planned across the health system for women experiencing miscarriages including awareness campaigns for all medical personnel including sonographers, nurses, doctors and administrative staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Seán Canney

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PQ 15620-21 - Seán Canney

To ask the Minister for Health when the main and lead pain consultant specialists for children’s pain management will be in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Seán Canney

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PQ 15621-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the funding allocated to each cross-Border health and social care service for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -David Cullinane

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PQ 15624-21 - Róisín Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health if external recruitment agencies used by the HSE are required to follow the same codes of practice as the HSE during direct recruitment; the name of the codes of practice; if recruitment agencies are informed by the HSE of the codes of practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Róisín Shortall

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PQ 15625-21 - Róisín Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health if a company (Abtran) is involved in the recruitment of contact tracers or in the running of contact tracing centres; the role it plays in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Róisín Shortall

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PQ 15626-21 - Róisín Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health the figure for contact tracer staff retention since the Covid-19 contact tracing centres opened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Róisín Shortall

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PQ 15627-21 - Róisín Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health if complaints in relation to working conditions have been received in the contact tracing centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Róisín Shortall

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PQ 15628-21 - Róisín Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health the job descriptions of clinical and non-clinical contact tracers, respectively; the differences in the two roles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Róisín Shortall

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PQ 15629-21 - Róisín Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health the figure for contact tracer staff retention since the Covid-19 contact tracing centres opened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Róisín Shortall

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PQ 15635-21 - Róisín Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health the number of International Board of Lactation Consultant certified lactation consultants holding specialist posts in each maternity unit. -Róisín Shortall

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PQ 15636-21 - Róisín Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health the number of breast pumps available in each maternity unit. -Róisín Shortall

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PQ 15637-21 - Róisín Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health if there is a specific budget for the provision of breastfeeding supplies in maternity hospitals and units; if so, the way this budget compares to that of formula supplies (Breastfeeding supplies: nipple cream, pumps etc. Formula supplies: artificial milk, teats etc.); and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Róisín Shortall

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PQ 15647-21 - Claire Kerrane

To ask the Minister for Health his views on the new payment system put in place for long stay charges in residential homes run by an organisation (Brothers of Charity) in 2017; the reason these payment rates have almost doubled; the reason the payments vary depending on a nurse being on duty in cases in which the nurse is already paid for being on duty; the reason for the cost; the purpose for which the cost is used; the areas to which the costs are directed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Claire Kerrane

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PQ 15648-21 - Claire Kerrane

To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to families struggling to cover the cost of long stay charges in residential homes run by an organisation (Brothers of Charity) since costs were increased in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Claire Kerrane

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PQ 15671-21 - Sorca Clarke

To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans to develop two new palliative units in the CHO8 region in terms of timescale, location, capacity and funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Sorca Clarke

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PQ 15674-21 - Denise Mitchell

To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase funding for services that provide support for eating disorders by the end of 2021; if so, the amount of additional funding that will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Denise Mitchell

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PQ 15686-21 - Alan Dillon

To ask the Minister for Health the workforce planning for the delivery of the vaccination centre in County Mayo; the number of staff required to run the Breaffy, County Mayo vaccination centre; the number of personnel that will be recruited for this operation; the number that will be offered agency or HSE contracts; the duration of contracts offered; the entry level qualifications required; the type of training provided; if staff will be deployed from Mayo University Hospital or Community Healthcare West; if so, the areas from which they will be deployed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Alan Dillon

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PQ 15696-21 - Robert Troy

To ask the Minister for Health when members of multidisciplinary pain team recruited over the past three months will begin seeing patients. -Robert Troy

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PQ 15697-21 - Neasa Hourigan

To ask the Minister for Health the date on which he will publish guidance in relation to workers that have been out due to health issues and have since been vaccinated which would potentially allow workers to return to healthcare work. -Neasa Hourigan

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PQ 15699-21 - Claire Kerrane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of intern doctors working in Roscommon University Hospital and in University Hospital Galway; his plans to reduce these numbers; if so, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Claire Kerrane

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PQ 15710-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the policy regarding vaccination of persons resident in hospices; the visiting restrictions imposed on such facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -David Cullinane

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PQ 15732-21 - Pauline Tully

To ask the Minister for Health the number of haemodialysis patients treated in contracted centres in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Pauline Tully

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PQ 15744-21 - Robert Troy

To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify details on the pain relief outpatients waiting list report as listed on the NTPF website; his views on whether the numbers listed cannot be correct given that Children’s Health Ireland is not taking referrals; and if he will rectify the age groups listings which are 0 to 16, 16 to 64 and over 65 years of age given that Children’s Health Ireland has agreed to keep all chronic pain patients until 18 years of age. -Robert Troy

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PQ 15746-21 - Thomas Gould

To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reopen trauma theatres in St. Steven’s Hospital, Cork to deal with orthopaedic surgery waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Thomas Gould

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PQ 15747-21 - Thomas Gould

To ask the Minister for Health the number of orthopaedic surgeries cancelled in Cork University Hospital by the hospital due to capacity issues by quarter in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. -Thomas Gould

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PQ 15754-21 - Bernard Durkan

To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in providing better and more efficient access to paediatric rheumatology for children with special needs; the progress to date in securing additional paediatric rheumatologists within the HSE since the recruitment drive closed in December 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Bernard J. Durkan

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PQ 15764-21 - Emer Higgins

To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the various Covid-19-related public information campaigns run by his Department to date; and the number that relate specifically on the way to properly wear a face covering and to dispose and wash face masks appropriately. -Emer Higgins

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PQ 15778-21 - Thonas Gould

To ask the Minister for Health the number of front-line healthcare workers in an organisation (Cope foundation) in Cork who have been vaccinated. -Thomas Gould

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PQ 15788-21 - Bernard Durkan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE paediatric pain specialists nationally; his plans to increase same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Bernard J. Durkan

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PQ 15789-21 - Steven Matthews

To ask the Minister for Health the spend on the HSE breastfeeding action plan for 2019 and 2020; and the way in which this compares to that which had been budgeted for this area. -Steven Matthews

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PQ 15794-21 - Réada Cronin

To ask the Minister for Health when a written policy will be in place allowing occupational health to clear for immediate return to work critical healthcare workers deemed highly vulnerable (for example in the case of transplant but who are now fully-vaccinated and deemed medically stable and are anxious to resume their posts as quickly as possible); and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Réada Cronin

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PQ 15795-21 - Réada Cronin

To ask the Minister for Health when the paediatric rheumatologist will start work and see patients; when the information leaflet prepared for general practitioners by parents of children with Down syndrome-related arthritis and which has been ready since November 2019 will be distributed to their practices and to other health professionals; when arthritis screening for children with Down syndrome will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Réada Cronin

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PQ 15796-21 - Réada Cronin

To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the recruitment and appointment of a full-time dedicated paediatric pain consultant given that children in chronic pain are now without a full-time consultant for 16 months; if the number of children on the waiting lists as published are correct ; the reason the multidisciplinary pain teams which were filled three months ago are not seeing patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Réada Cronin

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PQ 15817-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health if elderly persons having to travel distances to receive their vaccine will be eligible for reimbursement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -David Cullinane

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PQ 15822-21 - Marian Harkin

To ask the Minister for Health the positions allocated and filled in counties Sligo and Leitrim in respect of speech and language therapy, social work, physiotherapy and occupational therapy in tabular form; and the figures at a national level. -Marian Harkin

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PQ 15823-21 - John Brady

To ask the Minister for Health the number of independent dental practices that signed up to the dental treatment services scheme in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -John Brady

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PQ 15827-21 - Marian Harkin

To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person with a brain injury who is over 65 years of age and who could gain significantly from rehabilitation is unable to access community neurorehabilitation services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Marian Harkin

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PQ 15829-21 - Róisín Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health the number of healthcare workers in each category that have received the Covid-19 vaccine to date; the number of persons between 70-74, 75-79, 80-84 over 85 years of age, respectively who have received the vaccine to date; the number of persons at very high risk of severe disease who have received the vaccine to date by condition; and the number in each type of long-term care facility, for example, nursing homes, residential disability, and residential mental health institutes that have received the vaccine to date in tabular form. -Róisín Shortall

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PQ 15830-21 - Róisín Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health the definition for the term not coded which is used on Covid-19 data hub in relation to the persons who have been administered a vaccine. -Róisín Shortall

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PQ 15831-21 - Róisín Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health if the IT system for the vaccination roll-out currently has the capability to issue appointments for vaccines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Róisín Shortall

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PQ 15832-21 - Róisín Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health the clinical evidence in relation to the point at which persons in an age cohort are no more likely to develop severe disease if they catch SARS-CoV-2 than the general population; (For further explanation, this PQ is enquiring about the age at which people over that age are more likely to develop severe disease than the general population and those under that age are no more likely to develop severe disease than the general population.); and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Róisín Shortall

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PQ 15838-21 - Róisín Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health if office bound HSE staff have received a Covid-19 vaccine; the number of this cohort who have received a vaccine; the rationale for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Róisín Shortall

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PQ 15843-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on Covid-19 testing and tracing in 2020; the amount budgeted for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -David Cullinane

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PQ 15847-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent funded, filled and vacant positions in testing and tracing; the basis on which they are filled as a percentage of full-time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -David Cullinane

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PQ 15857-21 - Emer Higgins

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children currently waiting for assessment for speech and language services in CHO7. -Emer Higgins

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PQ 15858-21 - Emer Higgins

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who have received assessments for speech and language services and are currently waiting for intervention in CHO7. -Emer Higgins

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PQ 15859-21 - Emer Higgins

To ask the Minister for Health the details of the number of children who have received sporadic speech and language intervention but require further sessions in CHO7. -Emer Higgins

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PQ 15861-21 - Emer Higgins

To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to publish the mode age in relation to Covid-19 cases as part of the daily figures to enable further insights into Covid-19 transmission trends here. -Emer Higgins

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PQ 15868-21 - Christopher O'Sullivan

To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure immunocompromised persons and persons with chronic lung diseases are not refused regular treatments until they receive the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Christopher O'Sullivan

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PQ 15908-21 - Holly Cairns

To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to highlight the importance of cervical screening for persons under 25 years of age who are not yet screened but need to be aware of the significance of the screening process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Holly Cairns

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PQ 15909-21 - Holly Cairns

To ask the Minister for Health if a PPS number is required to access cervical screening services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Holly Cairns

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PQ 15910-21 - Holly Cairns

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that opted out of cervical screening services in each of the years 2015 to 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Holly Cairns

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PQ 15911-21 - Holly Cairns

To ask the Minister for Health the details of HSE psychologist posts since January 2014 in CHO4 that were competed for via local interview as opposed to the relevant national recruitment panel; the dates the posts were advertised; the exact locations of the services; the rationale in each instance for a local interview being used over the national recruitment panel process; the related recruitment rules on this process; the number of such competitions that were sanctioned by local or national human resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Holly Cairns

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PQ 15912-21 - Holly Cairns

To ask the Minister for Health the role of the liaison officers appointed to work with the persons affected by the CervicalCheck scandal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Holly Cairns

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PQ 15913-21 - Holly Cairns

To ask the Minister for Health if the document regarding liaison officers will be made available for persons affected by the CervicalCheck scandal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Holly Cairns

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PQ 15914-21 - Holly Cairns

To ask the Minister for Health the details of the retrospective audit that will be offered to persons affected by the CervicalCheck scandal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Holly Cairns

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PQ 15969-21 - Neasa Hourigan

To ask the Minister for Health the processes and facilities in place to properly dispose of syringes and other medical and biohazardous waste arising from the national Covid-19 vaccination programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Neasa Hourigan

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