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Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (20 Mar 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 1470. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people who died by suicide within 12 weeks of their discharge from a psychiatric hospital or unit, by hospital or unit, in 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [12803/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Mar 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 1493. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 429 of 3 February 2022 and 1647 of 26 April 2022, the status of discussions at Department level in relation to the placement of persons in specialist eating disorder units outside the State (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12937/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Mar 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 1494. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that children with a rare condition have access to surgery and specialised treatment, given the absence of a suitably qualified consultant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12938/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Mar 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 1527. To ask the Minister for Health the supports available to women following a mastectomy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13180/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Mar 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 1528. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the review of the paediatric orthopaedic surgery service at CHI and Dublin hospitals will only review the work of one consultant; to respond to concerns regarding the scope of this review (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13181/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Mar 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 1529. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 716 of 5 March 2024, if HIQA advised that existing residents could remain in a nursing home (details supplied); if so, the reason this advice was not followed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13182/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (21 Mar 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 258. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide details of the recently announced Ballymun Implementation Board; which departments and agencies will have representatives on the board; if the representatives of various Government departments and agencies on the board will be senior officials; the annual budget for this body; how the new body will align with the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (21 Mar 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 311. To ask the Minister for Health the amounts paid to each of the private diagnostics providers under the GP access to the community diagnostics scheme in each of the years since its launch in 2021 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13465/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (21 Mar 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 327. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 304 of 29 February 2024, in relation to the vaccine damage scheme, if he will give an assurance that the two-year statute of limitations rule will not adversely impact those who will likely have a claim under this scheme, due to delays in the introduction of this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Second Stage (10 Apr 2024)

Róisín Shortall: I very much welcome the opportunity to speak on the proposed future Ireland fund. I will be sharing my time with Deputy Whitmore, who will focus on the infrastructure, climate and nature fund. In principle, the Social Democrats support the creation of a fund to address the future costs associated with an ageing population. However, I think we would have to question the wisdom of setting...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Funding and Implementation of the National Cancer Strategy: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Róisín Shortall: I thank the witnesses for their presence and presentation. Looking at the whole question of funding, it is a really disappointing message from the witnesses, which is loud and clear. The cancer strategy was the big success story of the health service and it is disappointing to see that there has been so much slippage. To consider the success or otherwise of the strategy, one has to have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Funding and Implementation of the National Cancer Strategy: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Róisín Shortall: Is that the problem, that the monitoring is not robust enough? It is vague.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Funding and Implementation of the National Cancer Strategy: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Róisín Shortall: Has that monitoring changed over the three strategies? Has it disimproved or was there more political will to fund the earlier two?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Funding and Implementation of the National Cancer Strategy: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Róisín Shortall: As regards political priority, in the early days, I think the cancer strategy was driven by the Taoiseach's office. For example, there was an all-of-government determination to get it in place. Perhaps this is an opportunity, with a new Taoiseach who has spent time in the Department of Health.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Funding and Implementation of the National Cancer Strategy: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Róisín Shortall: Sure, and the committee has a responsibility to pursue that line with the new Taoiseach. We will probably decide to do so. I want to ask about the question of the shortage of radiation therapists. The witnesses listed a number of things that need to be done. What is the situation with the number of training places at the moment? Short-term measures can be taken, such as people coming...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Funding and Implementation of the National Cancer Strategy: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Róisín Shortall: Is it because of an absence of an adequate career structure in the profession? Is that what the witnesses are suggesting?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Funding and Implementation of the National Cancer Strategy: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Róisín Shortall: On the two issues that were raised, visas and accreditation, is the Department of enterprise responsible for processing the visas?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Funding and Implementation of the National Cancer Strategy: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Róisín Shortall: Does CORU currently accredit that profession?