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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (2 Feb 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 249. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of housing units that have been delivered under the long-term social housing leasing scheme in each of the years since 2018, by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5523/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (2 Feb 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 250. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of staff employed in each fire service delivery unit in each of the years since 2018, by grade and station, in tabular form. [5526/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Sittings (2 Feb 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 368. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average number of proceedings in each of the years since 2018, by court (details supplied), in tabular form; the steps being taken to ensure that right of citizens to a trial and due course of law in a reasonable timeframe are upheld; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5529/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (2 Feb 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 369. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in each of the years since 2018, by division, in tabular form. [5530/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (2 Feb 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 391. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taking to increase the availability of pre-exposure prophylaxis, given that existing services are oversubscribed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5395/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (2 Feb 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 392. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for a pre-exposure prophylaxis appointment, by clinic and wait time. [5396/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (2 Feb 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 433. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number and value of grants allocated under the Forestry Programme 2014-2020 for native species, by year and local authority, in tabular form. [5524/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (2 Feb 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 434. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number and value of grants allocated under the Forestry Programme 2014-2020 for non-native species, by year and local authority, in tabular form. [5525/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (2 Feb 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 438. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of dog wardens employed by local authorities in each of the years since 2018, by local authority, in tabular form. [5527/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (2 Feb 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 439. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of fines issued under the Control of Dogs Act 1986 in each of the years since 2018, by local authority, in tabular form. [5528/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Treatment Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Róisín Shortall: I welcome the witnesses. Overall it is very disappointing that there has been so much slippage in what was regarded as the jewel in the crown of the health service. A number of years ago, we seemed to be taking the right approach regarding the cancer strategy and governance of that, the political priority and the clear decisionmaking around it. It is worrying that the Irish Cancer Society...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Treatment Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Róisín Shortall: A particular issue that was highlighted in the media today and that the witnesses referred to is the disparity between people of different income brackets in terms of cancer outcomes where we know that people from lower socio-economic backgrounds have a 28% higher risk of dying from cancer than more affluent people. It is very concerning that it is one of the metrics that is not changing at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Treatment Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Sure. Or to out it a different way, the public diagnostic services are completely inadequate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Treatment Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Unfortunately, that is increasingly the case in relation to health, social care and disability services that if someone can pay-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Treatment Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Róisín Shortall: -----they can skip the queue and get quicker services. We know that all of those underlying reasons are very complex, as Ms Power said, but sometimes that can result in nothing being done about it-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Treatment Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Róisín Shortall: -----if it is complex. Is there any particular strategy to target the high levels of inequality in accessing services?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Treatment Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Sure, and sorry to cut across Ms Morrogh as my time is nearly up. Is anything being done about that? It may be listed in the cancer strategy but is anything happening to tackle that issue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Treatment Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Okay, I thank Ms Morrogh for that. The Irish Cancer Society acknowledged earlier the additional resources that have been provided in recent years. In some services the problem is now that there are resources but no staff and that is the difficulty. Would Ms power say that applies to cancer services generally? I am particularly asking about radiation therapy where we are told there is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Treatment Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Yes, absolutely. Finally, are we training enough radiation therapists? I fully accept what Ms Power said about healthcare workers generally who are leaving because of stress, house prices and all those other things. In terms of training places are we training adequate numbers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Treatment Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Róisín Shortall: I know the answer to that. It is definitely in the negative.