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Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (9 May 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 284. To ask the Minister for Health how many WTE clinical podiatry specialists, WTE senior podiatrists and WTE staff grade podiatrists have been recruited to date to staff the HSE ECC specialist ambulatory care hubs; how many of each of these grade have physically taken up post; how many of each grade are currently going through the HSE recruitment process; how many posts remained unfilled;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (9 May 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 285. To ask the Minister for Health how many of the planned WTE clinical podiatry specialists and WTE senior podiatrists post for HSE acute hospital diabetes services have physically taken up posts; how many of each grade are currently going through the HSE recruitment process; where these posts are based; how many of these planned posts remain unfilled; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (9 May 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 286. To ask the Minister for Health how many WTE diabetes clinical nursing posts and WTE dietitians have been recruited to date to staff the HSE ECC specialist ambulatory care hubs diabetes service; how many of each of these grades have physically taken up post; how many of each grade are currently going through the HSE recruitment process; how many posts remained unfilled; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (9 May 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 287. To ask the Minister for Health how many people living with Type 2 diabetes have been treated in HSE ECC specialist ambulatory care hubs to date, by individual hub; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20973/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (9 May 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 288. To ask the Minister for Health how many HSE ECC specialist ambulatory care hub diabetes services are actively seeing people with Type 2 diabetes; if further hubs will open this year; how many more are planned to open in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20974/24]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 May 2024)

Róisín Shortall: Does value for money not count?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 May 2024)

Róisín Shortall: At a cost of 3.2 billion.

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Second Stage (14 May 2024)

Róisín Shortall: I welcome this long-awaited Bill to progress recommendations 14.4 and 14.6 of the Covid-19 nursing homes expert panel, which the Social Democrats will support. However, it is deeply regrettable that it has taken this long for the Minister to produce the necessary Bill. While these reforms are welcome, the Bill will not deliver fully on the regulatory reform recommendations from the expert...

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Second Stage (14 May 2024)

Róisín Shortall: I am glad to hear that because we have been waiting for a very long time. While home care hours and funding have been increased since 2020, waiting lists remain stubbornly high. In February, there were over 5,500 people approved for a home care package but no carer was available. These staffing challenges have only been made worse by the regressive HSE recruitment freeze. That freeze...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Statutory Instruments (14 May 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 246. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has responded to a letter from an organisation (details supplied); if in respect of SI 308 of 2023, the European Union (Anti-Money Laundering: Beneficial Ownership of Corporate Entities) (Amendment) Regulations 2023, he will meet this organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21803/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Gender Recognition (14 May 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 422. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason Irish nationals who are not ordinarily resident in the State and who do not hold any of the documents specified in section 9(1)(a) of the Gender Recognition Act 2015 are precluded from applying for a gender recognition certificate (details supplied); the rationale for their exclusion; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Inquiries (14 May 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 544. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to a letter delivered to his office from an organisation on 23 April 2024 requesting a commission of investigation into baby deaths, maternal deaths and catastrophic birth injuries (details supplied); and if he intends to act on this request. [21804/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Programme (14 May 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 645. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in commencing the Patient Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Act 2023, which was signed into law on 2 May 2023; the timeline he is working towards for commencement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21805/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (14 May 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 646. To ask the Minister for Health the person or body responsible for the oversight and accuracy of deaths reported in the HSE monthly maternity patient statements; if all maternity hospitals are recording baby deaths; if not, the repercussions for not doing so; if discrepancies between CSO and HSE data in respect of baby deaths has been reviewed; if so, the reason these sets of data do not...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 May 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 647. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the annual total numbers of reported serious incidents on the national incident management system is not reported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21807/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (14 May 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 648. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of baby deaths, maternal deaths and catastrophic birth injuries reported on the national incident management system in each of the years since 2013, by category, in tabular form; the number of cases where the open disclosure field within NIMS was populated; the number that led to an inquiry; the number of where open disclosure occurred; and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 May 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 649. To ask the Minister for Health the source of his advice in relation to 21 baby deaths (details supplied); if he or his source of advice had sight of the names of the 21 babies before a radio interview; if he is aware that this list has grown to 45 babies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21809/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 May 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 650. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that staffing levels and facilities are adequate in all maternity units, labour wards and neonatal units; the impact of the HSE recruitment freeze on maternity care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21810/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (14 May 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 651. To ask the Minister for Health to respond to concerns raised by doctors in Temple Street (details supplied); the steps he is taking to address these concerns; if a review will be conducted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21811/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (14 May 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 652. To ask the Minister for Health the mortality rate for babies sent to Temple Street and Crumlin Children's Hospital for surgical procedures and subsequently returned to a maternity hospital. [21812/24]