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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (29 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 741. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking to improve the approach to women's healthcare in GP practices, particularly training in respect of menopause; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59559/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Insurance Coverage (29 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 742. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of the population with private health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59560/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (29 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 743. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the quality assurance process in the Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital in respect of laboratory services for cervical screening; the engagements that he has had with the hospital regarding the issue of non-compliance, as referred to in Review of the Implementation of Recommendations of the Scoping Inquiry into the CervicalCheck...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (29 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 744. To ask the Minister for Health the engagements that he has had with the Medical Council regarding recommendation 33 of the Scoping Inquiry into the CervicalCheck Screening Programme (details supplied), published in September 2018; the reason that this recommendation has not been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59564/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (29 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 745. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate claims that clinicians were refusing to treat patients with any association to a group (details supplied) as outlined in the Review of the Implementation of Recommendations of the Scoping Inquiry into the CervicalCheck Screening Programme; if he will immediately engage with the Medical Council; and if he will make a statement on the...

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: This is the latest in the series of annual Bills required to adjust the levels of risk equalisation credits and stamp duties that underpin the risk equalisation scheme and the private health insurance market. The Bill also prolongs the scheme until 2027, following the European Commission's approval under state aid rules, and provides for changes to the appointments criteria and powers of...

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 for her presentation. In a nutshell, what will be the main advantages or benefits of this legislation?

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

Róisín Shortall: Ms Casey answered that.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (30 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the breakdown of funding for drug and alcohol addiction services from all sources for each county in each of the past five years to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59721/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (30 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the breakdown of funding for drug and alcohol addiction services from all sources for each county in each of the past five years to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59723/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (30 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 177. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for home care packages; the number experiencing delayed discharge from hospital due to a delay in accessing home care; and the waiting lists for home care packages by CHO and LHO, in tabular form. [59642/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (30 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 178. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for an assessment for home care packages by CHO, age, category and the length of time waiting, in tabular form. [59643/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (30 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 179. To ask the Minister for Health the current number of delayed discharges per hospital, in tabular form; and his views on the actions being taken to reduce this number. [59644/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (30 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 185. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of funding for drug and alcohol addiction services from all sources for each county in each of the past five years to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59720/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (30 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 186. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider providing back-up power supply batteries for hydraulic beds with pressure mattresses for home-based HSE patients using HSE supplied equipment, given that the beds being supplied by the HSE currently have no back-up batteries or power supply units, which could lead to patients having to be re-hospitalised in the case of a power cut; and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (30 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 190. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to proposals put forward by an association (details supplied) that subsidised nursing staff accommodation should be provided at a location as well as at other possible locations, to help address the serious issues with recruitment of mental health nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59847/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Trusts (30 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 191. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention was drawn to the fact an organisation (details supplied) retained ownership of the Herbert Wing of St. Vincent’s University Hospital under a commercial agreement with St. Vincent’s Healthcare Group when the relocation of the national maternity hospital to Elm Park was approved by the Cabinet; and if he will make a statement on...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2022)

Róisín Shortall: It was the Minister who decided the time is right to remove the €500,000 cap on bankers' pay and restore their bumper bonuses. We are told he needs to do this so we can attract good people and the top talent to run our banks. It seems no self-respecting high-flying banker would want to work for a less than €500,000, as if they could not survive on a salary that is more than...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2022)

Róisín Shortall: The question is, who in the Minister's ear in terms of advising him on what is an appropriate salary for senior bank officials to be earning? Is he not getting all his advice from insiders and people who have skin in the game? On what basis did he come to the conclusion that paying somebody more than €500,000 a year will achieve a better customer service in our retail banks? On what...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Not everybody is motivated by money.