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Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (20 Sep 2023)

David Cullinane: 961. To ask the Minister for Health following the vacancy in May 2023 of the director of midwifery post in the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, the steps taken to advertise the now vacant post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40099/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (20 Sep 2023)

David Cullinane: 962. To ask the Minister for Health if someone has been appointed or recruited to the role of the director of midwifery post in the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland; if so, when this took place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40100/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (21 Sep 2023)

David Cullinane: 18. To ask the Minister for Health the extent of the estimated health budget overrun in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40788/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (21 Sep 2023)

David Cullinane: 19. To ask the Minister for Health if he will legislate for safe staffing levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40789/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (21 Sep 2023)

David Cullinane: 33. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review dental practice regulations, in line with calls from the Dental Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40787/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Overcrowding (21 Sep 2023)

David Cullinane: 39. To ask the Minister for Health the plans he has in place to prevent a serious hospital crisis in the coming winter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40791/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (21 Sep 2023)

David Cullinane: 109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he plans to put in place financial assistance for graduate entry medicine candidates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26723/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (21 Sep 2023)

David Cullinane: 260. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to amend the Dental Act 1985; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40829/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (21 Sep 2023)

David Cullinane: 261. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to give powers of investigation and sanction to the Dental Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40830/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (21 Sep 2023)

David Cullinane: 262. To ask the Minister for Health the numbers of patients who have been treated under the dental treatment service scheme for the years 2014, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40831/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (21 Sep 2023)

David Cullinane: 263. To ask the Minister for Health the spend under the dental treatment service scheme for the years 2014, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40832/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (21 Sep 2023)

David Cullinane: 264. To ask the Minister for Health what communications his Department has had with an organisation (details supplied) to date regarding reform of the Dental Act 1985; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40833/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (21 Sep 2023)

David Cullinane: 265. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reform the dental treatment service scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40834/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (21 Sep 2023)

David Cullinane: 266. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists registered to the dental treatment service scheme for the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40835/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (21 Sep 2023)

David Cullinane: 267. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to recruit more dentists into the HSE public dental service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40836/23]

Children's Health Ireland - Patient safety concerns and reviews in paediatric orthopaedic surgical services: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Sep 2023)

David Cullinane: This is an extremely difficult scandal to come to terms with. My thoughts are with the children affected by this tragedy and their families. I hope the Minister will ensure those children and their families will get every support they need, including health supports, emotional supports and other supports as well. This is one of the most tragic scandals I have come across in my time as...

Children's Health Ireland - Patient safety concerns and reviews in paediatric orthopaedic surgical services: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Sep 2023)

David Cullinane: The Boston review as well?

Children's Health Ireland - Patient safety concerns and reviews in paediatric orthopaedic surgical services: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Sep 2023)

David Cullinane: The report into Crumlin, in my view, has still not been published. There are other reports which have not been published which need to be published. For us to have confidence in understanding all of the problems, we need to see all the reports and the information behind it, as do the advocate groups. We cannot have anything other than full transparency. We cannot have anything other than...

Children's Health Ireland - Patient safety concerns and reviews in paediatric orthopaedic surgical services: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Sep 2023)

David Cullinane: In the Minister's opening statement he said that in November 2022, his Department was notified that two serious patient safety incidents had occurred in Temple Street hospital and that he was informed around that time, some time in November. In the CHI report, which was prepared for 8 August this year and which is a composite of a number of reports, it states that in July and September two...

Children's Health Ireland - Patient safety concerns and reviews in paediatric orthopaedic surgical services: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Sep 2023)

David Cullinane: I accept that but the point is that if it was the case that in July, CHI first became aware but it was not until November that the Minister and the Department became aware, that is serious. When the Minister became aware in November of these two incidents and other related issues, did he inform the Taoiseach at that point?