PQ Responses - February 15th 2022

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PQ 1951-22 - Mattie McGrath

To ask the Minister for Health if staff employed on the HSE MyOptions hotline have been trained to provide advice and information for expectant mothers on relevant social welfare entitlements and supports.

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PQ 2454-22 - Richard Boyd Barrett

To ask the Minister for Health if he will conduct a review of staffing levels across the health service and ensure that extra permanent posts are sanctioned to ensure that the health service can increase its capacity on a permanent basis to deal with non-Covid-19 care and the almost one million persons on waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 5418-22 - Gino Kenny

To ask the Minister for Health his views on the lack of staff and resourcing for the national Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services and the damage caused to children and adolescents by the consequent over and inappropriate medication of children; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 5446-22 - James O'Connor

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the backlog of assessment of needs for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 5494-22 - Thomas Pringle

To ask the Minister for Health the status of negotiations with the Chief Executive Officer of the HSE for the urgent reinstatement of a national director for mental health reporting directly to the CEO; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 6696-22 - Aengus Ó Snodaigh

To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on the purpose and future use of the construction supply depot for the new national children’s hospital on Davitt Road, Dublin 12 when work on the hospital concludes; the future plans for the site of Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Drimnagh Road, Dublin 12, when the hospital facilities and staff move to the new national children’s hospital in St. James’s Hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 6701-22 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health his views on calls by the Minister for State in his Department for the reappointment of the national director for mental health; the reason the reappointment has not occurred to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 6836-22 - Richard Bruton

To ask the Minister for Health the size of the budget for medicines; and the plans to manage it more effectively.

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PQ 7435-22 - Peadar Tóibín

To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital appointments which were cancelled, postponed and rescheduled in University Hospital Galway in each of the years 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form.

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PQ 7436-22 - Peadar Tóibín

To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital appointments which were cancelled, postponed and rescheduled in Mayo University Hospital in each of the years 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form.

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PQ 7437-22 - Peadar Tóibín

To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital appointments which were cancelled, postponed and rescheduled in Cavan General Hospital in each of the years 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form.

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PQ 7438-22 - Peadar Tóibín

To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital appointments which were cancelled, postponed and rescheduled in University Hospital Limerick in each of the years 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form.

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PQ 7439-22 - Peadar Tóibín

To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital appointments which were cancelled, postponed and rescheduled in Wexford General Hospital in each of the years 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form.

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PQ 7440-22 - Peadar Tóibín

To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital appointments which were cancelled, postponed and rescheduled in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda in each of the years 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form.

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PQ 7443-22 - Jennifer Whitmore

To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided for CAMHS services in Budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 7450-22 - Alan Dillon

To ask the Minister for Health if another round of the fund to develop sensory gardens will be opened; if so, when new applications will be accepted; if similar funding streams are currently open to applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 7495-22 - Jackie Cahill

To ask the Minister for Health if the Shannondoc out-of-hours general practitioner service will continue to operate out of St. Mary’s Hospital, Thurles; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 7506-22 - Bríd Smith

To ask the Minister for Health the number of protected disclosures submitted to him or a relevant official concerning the CAMHS services in each CHO region concerned since the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 was passed by year and each CHO region in tabular form.

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PQ 7507-22 - Bríd Smith

To ask the Minister for Health the action that was taken by his Department or the relevant official that was notified in the case of each of the protected disclosures concerning the CAMHS services in each CHO region concerned since the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 was passed by year and each CHO region in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 7508-22 - Bríd Smith

To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff currently working in CAMHS services in each of the CHO regions; and the details of those staff working in the disciplines recommended in a Vision for Change.

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PQ 7509-22 - Bríd Smith

To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff employed in the CAMHS services across the State who are not currently in service but who are absent from work; the number who are on voluntary long-term leave career or other break, on sick leave, who are suspended or on administrative leave or who are currently redeployed to other services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 7510-22 - Bríd Smith

To ask the Minister for Health the number of CAMHS or other HSE staff currently redeployed from CHO7 to other duties including assessment of needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 7511-22 - Claire Kerrane

To ask the Minister for Health when funding for disability services in CHO2 will be released for 2022; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 7519-22 - Pearse Doherty

To ask the Minister for Health when respite care and other services will recommence at full capacity at Drumboe House, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 7529-22 - Martin Browne

To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans to secure a dentist for the primary care centre in Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary.

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PQ 7530-22 - Mairead Farrell

To ask the Minister for Health the number of home help hours that are not being completed due to staff shortages by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 7531-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant, derelict or otherwise unused properties, that is, commercial, residential or other, owned by the HSE; and the name, location and size of site including separately the size of any grounds associated with the building or site in tabular form.

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PQ 7532-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant or unused properties owned by the HSE; and the name, location and size of site including separately the size of any grounds associated with the building or site in tabular form.

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PQ 7533-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the extent of underutilised, that is, low occupancy and or mostly unused, sites and buildings owned by the HSE; and the name, location and size of the site including separately the size of any grounds associated with the building or site in tabular form.

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PQ 7534-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the HSE’s climate plan and decarbonisation strategy; when it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 7535-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number, size and associated emissions and energy efficiency of buildings owned by the HSE and other public hospitals which have an energy rating of less than B; the name and location of each in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 7539-22 - Brendan Griffin

To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding ambulance and paramedic personnel who are unvaccinated; if such personnel will be returned to frontline duty in the near future; if a distinction in treatment exists for unvaccinated personnel who are recently recovered from Covid-19; if the National Ambulance Service will explain the rationale for policy in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 7544-22 - Jim O'Callaghan

To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the three-year backlog list in order for a child with autism to be seen in CHO6; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 7545-22 - Jim O'Callaghan

To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the three-year backlog list for hidden disabilities in the CHO6 area given there is no backlog for unhidden disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 7546-22 - Jim O'Callaghan

To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the large backlog in CHO6 in comparison to other HSE areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 7600-22 - Ged Nash

To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to provide funding in Budget 2023 to fund the provision of the FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system to persons with diabetes over 21 years of age based on clinical need; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 7601-22 - Ged Nash

To ask the Minister for Health if he will ring-fence some of the anticipated 2021 cost savings from the recent HSE medicines management programme preferred blood glucose strips for adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes evaluation to fund the provision of the FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system to persons with diabetes over 21 years of age based on clinical need; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 7602-22 - Ged Nash

To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications for the FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system that were submitted by individual hospitals for persons with diabetes over 21 years of age; the number that were approved; the number that were refused in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; if there are plans to remove the age restriction on the device; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 7615-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number, size, associated emissions and energy efficiency of buildings owned by each of the voluntary public hospitals which have an energy rating of less than B by name and location in tabular form.

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PQ 7624-22 - Fergus O’Dowd

To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital bed days required by patients subdivided into persons under 65 years of age and persons over 65 years of age who were treated for foot ulcerations which did not require a full or partial limb amputation in each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022, by county, by CHO and the number of those patients who had diabetes.; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 7625-22 - Fergus O’Dowd

To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital bed days required by patients subdivided into persons under 65 years of age and persons over 65 years of age who were treated for foot ulcerations which led to a full or partial limb amputation in each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022 by county, by CHO and the number of those patients who had diabetes.; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 7639-22 - Alan Kelly

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year capital and current costs that would be required to increase the opening hours of the heart failure clinic at Nenagh Hospital from 10am to 4pm Monday to Friday to 9am to 7pm on Monday to Friday and 10am to 5pm on Saturday.

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PQ 7640-22 - Alan Kelly

To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent clinical nurse specialists in stomacare in each of the years of 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and the hospitals in which these clinical nurse specialists are located in tabular form.

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PQ 7641-22 - Alan Kelly

To ask the Minister for Health the hospitals that currently operate a helipad within their grounds and are able to accept flights on a 24-7 basis; and the hospitals that have a helipad within their grounds but are unable to accept flights on a 24-7 basis in tabular form.

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PQ 7679-22 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health the current status of all projects involving hospital extensions in the Cork area in view of the large increase in population and the lack of an adequate number of hospital beds in the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 7693-22 - Neasa Hourigan

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the ongoing infrastructure improvements to the neonatal intensive care facilities at the Rotunda Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 7695-22 - Marc Ó Cathasaigh

To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the site selection for the adult acute mental health unit at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 7716-22 - Pa Daly

To ask the Minister for Health the supports that have been provided by the HSE to parents and children affected by the CAMHS scandal since the launch of the look back report.

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PQ 7717-22 - Pa Daly

To ask the Minister for Health his views on urgently commencing a review of north Kerry CAMHS cases.

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PQ 7718-22 - Pearse Doherty

To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the completion of capital works at Lifford Hospital, County Donegal; the services that will be available at the hospital post completion of works; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 7724-22 - Duncan Smith

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a primary care centre in Swords, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 7726-22 - Duncan Smith

To ask the Minister for Health his views on the reinstatement of a national director for the Mental Health Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 7739-22 - Seán Crowe

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting a pre-school assignment and a psychological assessment with an organisation (Enable Ireland CDNT 2 and 7) based in south west Dublin.

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PQ 7750-22 - Denise Mitchell

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of making nicotine replacement therapy free of charge to all those enrolled in smoking cessation programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 7751-22 - Neale Richmond

To ask the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking to ensure that women with hyperemesis can access the drugs payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 7752-22 - Neale Richmond

To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the high cost that women with hyperemesis are facing in accessing the drug cariban; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that generic alternatives are not available in Ireland; the steps he will take to address the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 7763-22 - Brian Stanley

To ask the Minister for Health when the acute beds in the renovated wing of Abbeyleix Hospital will be brought into use; when all beds in the community nursing unit will be utilised; and when the existing staff in the hospital will provide the services.

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PQ 7764-22 - Brian Stanley

To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made to address the crisis in the school dental scheme in County Laois; and the progress to date to restart the adult dental treatment services scheme which has collapsed.

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PQ 7765-22 - Pádraig O'Sullivan

To ask the Minister for Health if persons will be allowed to source their home help from reputable private providers in situations in which the HSE is unable to follow through on its commitments given the large number of persons that have been approved for home help from the HSE but are unable avail of the service due to the shortages of staff in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 7779-22 - Ruairí Ó Murchú

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons from CHO8 who used the cross-Border Directive in order to avail of health services in the north of Ireland in each of the years 2017 to 2021.

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PQ 7780-22 - Ruairí Ó Murchú

To ask the Minister for Health the current healthcare services provided in the Louth Hospital; and the agencies and bodies that hold responsibility for these services.

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PQ 7781-22 - Ruairí Ó Murchú

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the delivery of the planned primary centre for Dundalk, County Louth.

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PQ 7782-22 - Ruairí Ó Murchú

To ask the Minister for Health the current healthcare services provided in the Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; and the agencies and bodies that hold responsibility for these services.

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PQ 7883-22 - Jackie Cahill

To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve autism services in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 7897-22 - Pauline Tully

To ask the Minister for Health the reason that patients presenting to Cavan General Hospital accident and emergency department requesting treatment for mental health issues are being turned away without intervention; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 7898-22 - Holly Cairns

To ask the Minister for Health the details of progress made in addressing the National Clinical Programme for Eating Disorders Goals.

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PQ 7899-22 - Holly Cairns

To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address waiting lists for assessments and therapies for the children’s disability network teams in south-west areas of County Cork.

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PQ 7908-22 - Alan Farrell

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the efforts to improve community health services in Fingal, County Dublin in line with growing population centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 7929-22 - Paul McAuliffe

To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on his efforts to reduce the waiting list for early intervention in speech and language therapy in north western areas of Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 7930-22 - Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the shortage of community step-down beds in County Cork.

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PQ 7937-22 - Violet-Anne Wynne

To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital admissions that occurred through University of Limerick Hospitals Group accident and emergency or the acute medical assessment unit due to diabetic ketoacidosis in persons with pre-existing diabetes; the number of admissions that were due to diabetic ketoacidosis in persons diagnosed with diabetes on or during admission in each of the years 2017 to 2020, in tabular form.

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PQ 7941-22 - Rose Conway-Walsh

To ask the Minister for Health when the capital application will be approved for the modular build at Belmullet District Hospital; the status of the proposed project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 7943-22 - Thomas Gould

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the reopening of the Keltoi service.

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PQ 7946-22 - Barry Cowen

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for a CAMHS appointment in the Laois-Offaly local health office area; the number of these children who are also on a waiting list for a primary care psychology appointment; if he plans to audit, review or reform the CAMHS service in the area in the wake of recent issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 7952-22 - Alan Dillon

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the extension of the emergency department and associated works at Mayo University Hospital; the steps that are being taken to accelerate the project timeline; if progress has been made on replacing the CT scanner at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 7953-22 - Alan Dillon

To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that day services for dementia and Alzheimer’s patients have yet to reopen in County Mayo (Western Alzheimer’s Unit in Ballindine and Alzheimer’s Society of Ireland facility in Castlebar); if there are proposals to ensure such services reopen in line with the rest of society; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 7964-22 - Catherine Connolly

To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans to create an entire short stay ward in Merlin Park Hospital community nursing unit which would deliver a minimum of 13 respite beds; the impact assessment his Department has carried out regarding the ongoing shortage of respite beds in Galway city and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 7965-22 - Fergus O'Dowd

To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the future use of Sruthan House, Dundalk, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 7971-22 - Richard Boyd Barrett

To ask the Minister for Health his plans to fill the vacant posts in CAMHS across the country as one of the measures to ensure that children are not being overmedicated; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 7981-22 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the publication of the stroke strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 7982-22 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health the way that the stroke strategy is progressing for implementation; the consideration that has been given through the HSE 2022 National Service Planning process for funding opportunities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 7989-22 - Paul Kehoe

To ask the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 vaccines that have been administered in pharmacies in each county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 7996-22 - Brendan Smith

To ask the Minister for Health the level of funding provided in 2022 for the provision of mental health services; if specific funding is allocated for suicide prevention services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 7999-22 - Cathal Crowe

To ask the Minister for Health the number of practising general practitioners in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8000-22 - Cathal Crowe

To ask the Minister for Health the number of practising general practitioners in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8001-22 - Cathal Crowe

To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practices in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8002-22 - Cathal Crowe

To ask the Minister for Health the number of publicly employed community nurses in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8003-22 - Cathal Crowe

To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent public and private non-acute physiotherapists in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form;; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8004-22 - Cathal Crowe

To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent publicly employed non-acute occupational therapists in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8005-22 - Cathal Crowe

To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent publicly employed non-acute speech and language therapists in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8006-22 - Cathal Crowe

To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent publicly employed non-acute podiatrists and chiropodists in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8007-22 - Cathal Crowe

To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent publicly employed non-acute counsellors and psychologists in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8008-22 - Cathal Crowe

To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent publicly employed non-acute social workers in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8009-22 - Cathal Crowe

To ask the Minister for Health the number of long-term residential care centres and long-term residential care beds in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8010-22 - Cathal Crowe

To ask the Minister for Health the average number of publicly financed homecare hours per person by age for County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8016-22 - Cathal Crowe

To ask the Minister for Health the percentage and number of population with a medical card that are receiving a prescription for a chronic health condition in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8018-22 - Cathal Crowe

To ask the Minister for Health the section 39 agencies that operate in County Clare; the type of service provided by each; the total grant received by each agency in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8019-22 - Cathal Crowe

To ask the Minister for Health the number and percentage of the population of County Clare with a medical card or general practitoner visit card in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8032-22 - Holly Cairns

To ask the Minister for Health the number of clinical CAMHS teams in each CHO; the multidisciplinary make-up of each; the number which have permanent consultant psychiatrists; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8033-22 - Holly Cairns

To ask the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking to ensure that pre-exposure prophylaxis services are available in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8034-22 - Holly Cairns

To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1055 of 31 March 2021, the entire duration in weeks for the CHO staff member mentioned in the response from the submission of their grievance prior to the stage 1 hearing until they received feedback from their stage 2 hearing; the correct approximate duration for a grievance process of these two stages if the relevant HSE policy had been adhered to; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8051-22 - Richard Boyd Barrett

To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the review of CAMHS in view of the recent Kerry CAMHS scandal; the details of the person or body that is conducting the review; if the review will cover all CAMHS services in the country; the terms of reference of the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8054-22 - Catherine Connolly

To ask the Minister for Health the status of respite services in Galway city and county; when respite services will be fully restored to pre-pandemic levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8057-22 - Catherine Connolly

To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 186 of 2 December 2021, the status of the construction of the two orthopaedic theatres with ancillary accommodation for the provision of elective procedures in Merlin Park University Hospital; when the new theatres will be fully operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8060-22 - Róisín Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health the basis upon which eligibility for personal assistant support for a disabled person is determined; the current statutory basis for this eligibility; if a person requires a medical card or must satisfy a means test in order to qualify for personal assistant support; the eligibility criteria that applies in relation to whether or not the person is cohabiting with another person; and if he will generally set out any qualifying rules that apply.

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PQ 8074-22 - Violet-Anne Wynne

To ask the Minister for Health the section 38 agencies that operate in County Clare; the type of service provided by each; the total grant received by each agency in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8075-22 - Violet-Anne Wynne

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PQ 8076-22 - Violet Anne Wynne

To ask the Minister for Health the number and percentage of the population of County Clare with a medical card or general practitioner visit card in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8077-22 - Violet-Anne Wynne

To ask the Minister for Health the percentage and number of the population with a medical card that are receiving a prescription for a chronic health condition in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8078-22 - Violet-Anne Wynne

To ask the Minister for Health the number of practising general practitioners in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8080-22 - Violet-Anne Wynne

To ask the Minister for Health the number of practising general practitioners per 100,000 population by county in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8081-22 - Violet-Anne Wynne

To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practices in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8082-22 - Violet-Anne Wynne

To ask the Minister for Health the number of publicly employed community nurses in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8083-22 - Violet-Anne Wynne

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PQ 8084-22 - Violet-Anne Wynne

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PQ 8085-22 - Violet-Anne Wynne

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PQ 8086-22 - Violet-Anne Wynne

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PQ 8087-22 - Violet-Anne Wynne

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PQ 8088-22 - Violet-Anne Wynne

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PQ 8089-22 - Violet-Anne Wynne

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PQ 8090-22 - Violet-Anne Wynne

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PQ 8095-22 - Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an explanation for the reason the diagnostic team within the Children’s Disability Network team 12 in Cork is not yet in operation; if a psychologist has been hired for team 12; when it is expected that this diagnostic team will be in operation and assessments can begin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8099-22 - John Lahart

To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to harvest data around the provision of homecare and the need for such care in Ireland.

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PQ 8107-22 - Richard O Donoghue

To ask the Minister for Health the number of dental practitioners by county; and the number of same that accept medical card patients by county (It is obvious that many are opting out of the scheme, and is the Minster concerned over this, and what is his response to people with medical cards who cannot access such dental care? Can he make a statement on this?).

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PQ 8144-22 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that presented to hospitals with poisoning from codeine in the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8145-22 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that were prescribed methadone suboxone as a substitute for codeine in the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8173-22 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of having fully staffed mental health teams in each CHO across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8174-22 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of re-instating a National Director of Mental Health reporting directly to the CEO of the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8176-22 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting primary care psychology appointments, by gender in each CHO, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8177-22 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details on the pathways for mental health care for women in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8178-22 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details on the pathways of mental health care for children and adolescents in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8189-22 - Jim O'Callaghan

To ask the Minister for Health the plans the HSE has for the Royal Hospital, Baggot Street, Dublin 4; and the efforts that will be made to protect this important building; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 8198-22 - Duncan Smith

To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the work his Department is undertaking on a workforce review for mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8199-22 - Duncan Smith

To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the work his Department is undertaking on ensuring a diverse workforce in mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8200-22 - Duncan Smith

To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the ways in which minorities will be supported into the mental health services workforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8201-22 - Duncan Smith

To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the estimated cost of filling each vacant mental healthcare post by the end of 2022; the number of vacant posts by CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8207-22 - Pádraig O'Sullivan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the child and adolescent mental health services waiting list in each local healthcare organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8208-22 - Pádraig O'Sullivan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of referrals accepted by the community CAMHS teams to date in 2022 by local health office area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8209-22 - Pádraig O'Sullivan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional CAMHS staff recruited to date in 2022, by LHO; the number of CAMHS staff that have left the service in the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8210-22 - Pádraig O'Sullivan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO waiting for a child and adolescent mental services appointment at the end of January 2022 or the latest date available; the number waiting up to 12 weeks and more; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8211-22 - Pádraig O'Sullivan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of CAMHS consultancy posts across the health services; the number filled by permanent consultant temporarily filled; the number of vacant posts and the length of those vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8221-22 - John Lahart

To ask the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to address care of people with dementia in their home given that some people may not meet the narrow criteria for personal care but do require other forms of care in the home such as stimulation and are denied any care as a consequence of not meeting narrow criteria.

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PQ 8226-22 - Róisin Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on waiting lists for primary care psychology services per CHO; the number waiting 0 to 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and over 12 months, respectively in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8227-22 - Róisin Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults on waiting lists for primary care psychology services per CHO; the number waiting 0 to 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and over 12 months, respectively in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8228-22 - Róisín Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the workforce plan for the health service; the areas that have the largest deficits; the steps being taken to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8231-22 - Róisín Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of expanding each of the National Clinical Programmes relating to disciplines (to Mental Health (the Assessment and Management of Patients Presenting to Emergency Departments following Self-Harm; Eating Disorders Service (spanning Child and Adolescent and Adult Mental Health Services); Early Intervention in Psychosis; ADHD in Adults)); and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8279-22 - Richard Boyd Barrett

To ask the Minister for Health the way funding given to charities for mental health services is monitored; if he will ensure that psychotherapists employed by these charities are paid a fair and just wage; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8300-22 - Pádraig O'Sullivan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age who are waiting for a first assessment for speech and language therapy at the end of January 2022 or the latest date available by LHO; the number waiting less than 4 and 4 to12 months in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8309-22 - Pádraig O'Sullivan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of parents who have put in a complaint that their child did not receive an assessment of needs in a timely manner; the number upheld for the years 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8310-22 - Pádraig O'Sullivan.pdf

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for an assessment of needs at the end of January 2022 or the latest date available by LHO; the number waiting less than 4 and 4 to 12 months in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8320-22 - Steven Matthews

To ask the Minister for Health his views on the adequacy of existing mental health supports for children in County Wicklow; the number of children under 18 years of age who are waiting three months or longer to see a psychologist following a referral from a general practitioner; the steps he is taking to reduce wait times; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8328-22 - Johnny Guirke

To ask the Minister for Health if he or his Department has had any engagement with a union (the Irish Pharmacy Union) in relation to the charge currently levied on the monthly monitor dosage system for medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8329-22 - Johnny Guirke

To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider amending the present system in order that the fee for medical card holders in relation to the monthly monitor dosage unit will be covered by the medical card in the same manner as the fee is currently covered under the phased dosage system; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8383-22 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to roll out ACCES Team Homeless Mental Health Service across the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8384-22 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting on appointments for mental health treatments in ACCES Team Homeless Mental Health Service in tabular form in each of the years 2018 to date in 2022; the average wait times; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8405-22 - Sean Fleming

To ask the Minister for Health the support and services in place for persons who have had a brain tumour as it is seriously impacting on their ongoing health; the facilities that are in place for ongoing care and support in this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8412-22 - Chris Andrews

To ask the Minister for Health if urgent action will be taken to resolve the dereliction of a HSE owned building (Royal Hospital, Baggot Street, Dublin 2; This building has become a local eyesore when it should and could be a heritage jewel, and to our shame, it is state-owned.); and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8417-22 - Bernard Durkan

To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which provision can be made or is being made to address the deficiencies in the orthodontic services throughout the country; the number of persons on waiting lists at present; when they will have access to the necessary treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8418-22 - Bernard Durkan

To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which an adequate dental service is available through the schools and thereafter by way of every means possible in order to ensure the highest possible standards of service to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8419-22 - Bernard Durkan

To ask the Minister for Health his plans to further increase the number of hospital consultants throughout the country with a view to ensuring an adequate spread of skills throughout the regions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8423-22 - Bernard Durkan

To ask the Minister for Health if cervical health checks will be repeated every two years in order to ensure best opportunities for early diagnosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8425-22 - Bernard Durkan

To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he will ensure the replacement of vacancies throughout the health service at consultant, doctor or general practitioner levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8426-22 - Bernard Durkan

To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which it is expected to fill all vacant nursing posts in the near future with particular reference to posts becoming available through retirement, resignations or otherwise; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8427-22 - Bernard Durkan

To ask the Minister for Health the total number of nurses currently employed throughout the health services; the extent to which this compares with international norms per thousand of the population; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8429-22 - Bernard Durkan

To ask the Minister for Health the total number of consultants currently employed throughout the health services; the extent to which this compares with international norms per thousand of the population; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 8452-22 - Richard Bruton

To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a medication universally recommended for acute morning sickness (Cariban) is not covered under the GMS nor the drug refund scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ Responses - February 15th 2022