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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 744. To ask the Minister for Health If he will provide a detailed breakdown of the schedule of delivery for the 202 public community beds due to be delivered in 2022 and 2023, as per the Winter Plan 2022-2023. [58074/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reports (22 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 745. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the final report of the expert group on tort reform and the management of clinical negligence claims, published in December 2020; if he intends to implement the recommendations which come under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58075/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (22 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 746. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking to ensure that those experiencing homelessness can access GP services (details supplied); his plans to develop appropriate services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58076/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (22 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 747. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans to introduce a new medical card scheme for dental treatment; the timeline that he is working towards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58077/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (22 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 748. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the details of any workforce planning undertaken by his Department in the area of oral healthcare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58078/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (22 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 749. To ask the Minister for Health if he has engaged with the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science regarding increased capacity in University College Cork and Trinity College dental schools to produce more graduates across dentistry, dental nursing and dental hygiene; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58079/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (22 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 750. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public-only dentists employed by the HSE in each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022, by LHO and CHO, in tabular form. [58080/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (22 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 751. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on a school dental screening service waiting list by age, wait time, LHO and CHO in each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [58081/22]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: It is higher rents but lower standards.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) Bill 2022: Department of Health (23 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Will there be a requirement for a substantial number of additional inspectors?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) Bill 2022: Department of Health (23 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Is Ms Casey not saying that HIQA will need to take a slower approach with individual nursing homes or have a more involved engagement with them? That implies a requirement for additional staff and staff time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) Bill 2022: Department of Health (23 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: It is difficult to see how that would be the case if the new powers were being used fully. The expert group reported in August 2020 and made a lengthy list of substantial recommendations. Why has it taken so long to produce this draft legislation and why is the Department taking a two-stage approach instead of dealing comprehensively with the expert group's recommendations?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) Bill 2022: Department of Health (23 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Where was the difficulty in the drafting?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) Bill 2022: Department of Health (23 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Why is it that just a limited element of the expert group's report has been taken on board for the legislation? Why is the Department not dealing with it comprehensively?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) Bill 2022: Department of Health (23 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: In many ways that would increase the urgency of the need to address the significant issues raised by the expert group. This will apply to centres for people with disabilities. It is quite disappointing. The report of the expert group more than two years ago was pretty damning of the regulatory framework. What we are seeing now is just scratching the surface and dealing with partial...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) Bill 2022: Department of Health (23 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) Bill 2022: Department of Health (23 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) Bill 2022: Department of Health (23 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: I apologise but I am nearly out of time. With regard to the recommendations from the expert group, is there a report status on each of the recommendations? Does the Department have this?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) Bill 2022: Department of Health (23 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) Bill 2022: Department of Health (23 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: I thank Ms Casey. In its submissions, the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth made two important observations. The first was that the legislation as it stands does not distinguish between major and minor non-compliance issues. This needs to be addressed. The second point is that the chief inspector is assigned powers without those powers also being assigned...