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Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (31 May 2022)

David Cullinane: 751. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing 20 additional dedicated children’s beds for psychiatric care to cease the practice of using beds in adult psychiatric services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27933/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 May 2022)

David Cullinane: I raise with the Tánaiste the issue of cardiac services for the south east. As he will know, I have been campaigning with others in the Oireachtas on this issue for a long number of years. Oireachtas Members in the south east met with the Minister for Health a long number of months ago. At that meeting, we were promised that the national review into cardiac services was going to be...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Dental Services (26 May 2022)

David Cullinane: 12. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for arresting the collapse of the dental treatment services scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26379/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Dental Services (26 May 2022)

David Cullinane: This question is about the dental treatment services scheme, DTSS. I am aware there have been talks between the Minister and the Irish Dental Association, IDA, over the last number of months and that some movement has been made. Unfortunately, from the association's perspective, it does not appear to be enough. I am seeking an update from the Minister on the current position. Does he...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Dental Services (26 May 2022)

David Cullinane: A sticking plaster solution is not going to work. I welcome the fact that funding has been increased. However, additional funding can be provided, and we have just discussed home care supports where the funding is available, but we cannot get the staff to provide the service. Telling people that the funding is there is no comfort to them when the service is not being provided. Obviously,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Dental Services (26 May 2022)

David Cullinane: It is a sticking plaster solution if the money is not spent. That is the point. I welcome the fact that the Minister has committed the additional funding. He has gone some way to address some of the issues. I am not blaming all this on the HSE or on the Minister. I want all parties to come to the table to resolve this issue. The people I am focused on are the medical card holders who...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Reviews (26 May 2022)

David Cullinane: People want to hear when the terms of reference will be complete and when the inquiry will be established. Does the Minister have any timeframe at all? That commitment was given a long time ago. There was also a commitment given in 2019, when the HSE recommended medical cards for all individuals who have FVS. That has not happened. I understand it was also recommended that community...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Reviews (26 May 2022)

David Cullinane: I have met with the campaign group and many of the affected families. They are very sore about this. They said that nurses were sent to families to assess their support needs but no supports ever came. That is the problem. There has been a commitment to an inquiry which has still not been established. I heard the Minister say he wants to get it right. Those affected also want to get it...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Reviews (26 May 2022)

David Cullinane: Somebody is at fault and it is not the patients.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Emergency Departments (26 May 2022)

David Cullinane: 1. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to tackle emergency department overcrowding and long waiting times; the number of scheduled patient care appointments that were cancelled due to complications with unscheduled care in 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26375/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Emergency Departments (26 May 2022)

David Cullinane: I ask for an outline of the length of time people are waiting in emergency departments. Are the Government's targets for the maximum wait times being met? Yesterday I received a response to a parliamentary question which stated that the average time to admission for patients aged over 75 through emergency departments across the State was 13.75 hours. That is a long time. Unfortunately,...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Emergency Departments (26 May 2022)

David Cullinane: In one of the hospitals the Minister will visit tomorrow, Cork University Hospital, the average wait time for over 75s in April was 28.8 hours which is staggering. These are people over the age of 75, who the Minister admits have comorbidity and other challenges. The average wait time in the Mercy Hospital was 26.8 hours and University Hospital Limerick was 22.2 hours. We have major...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Emergency Departments (26 May 2022)

David Cullinane: We obviously need more inpatient beds in some hospitals, but it is not all about beds. In some hospitals which got additional beds in recent years, we are not seeing the improvements we need. Of course, we need more inpatient bed capacity because if we have more beds, we can admit patients more quickly. We also need a discharge plan for each patient as soon as they go into the hospital....

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Reviews (26 May 2022)

David Cullinane: 3. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the sodium valproate inquiry and the provision of community-based care to patients and families affected by foetal valproate syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26376/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Reviews (26 May 2022)

David Cullinane: The Minister will know that 1,500 children have experienced a major congenital malformation or some form of neurodevelopmental delay because of exposure to sodium valproate. He committed to an inquiry into this but that has not happened. I believe terms of reference have still not been agreed. Support packages were supposed to be put in place for victims and survivors but that has not...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (26 May 2022)

David Cullinane: 38. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to establish and resource dedicated clinical pathways which address the healthcare needs of intersex persons, including the specific physical and mental health needs of intersex persons in Ireland as distinct from transgender persons; if he will develop a strategy in this regard built on engagement with intersex persons and representative...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (26 May 2022)

David Cullinane: 108. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for securing a reliable supply of hormone replacement therapeutics; if he will appoint a designated official responsible for ensuring adequate supply of HRT in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26380/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (26 May 2022)

David Cullinane: 96. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of healthcare services and entitlements, medications, and surgical interventions for persons that contracted hepatitis C through the administration of contaminated blood or blood products within the State; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26378/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Priorities (26 May 2022)

David Cullinane: 103. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to expand awareness, access and affordability of menopause supports and treatments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26381/22]

Strike Action by the Medical Laboratory Scientists Association: Motion [Private Members] (25 May 2022)

David Cullinane: I commend People Before Profit on tabling this motion. I welcome the medical scientists who are in the Public Gallery. I too was on the picket line yesterday with my colleague Deputy O'Rourke at St. James's Hospital, and many of my colleagues have been on picket lines throughout the State over recent weeks. We know this is a very long-standing issue that needs to be resolved. I read...