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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products (17 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: I thank the Office of the Ceann Comhairle for providing time for this Topical Issue on the urgent need for accessible and affordable medical care for those suffering from hyperemesis. The women's health task force and the medicines management programme were recently tasked with finding a solution when it comes to the treatment of hyperemesis with the drug Cariban. Cariban is the first stage...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products (17 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: I sense the Minister of State's frustration in the response. When I give my response back it is not aimed at the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, it is aimed at the lack of urgency in addressing the issue. When the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, was in opposition in 2018 he raised this very issue. Back then he would have brought it to the Heath Products Regulatory...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: There is a commitment in the programme for Government to extend the free school books scheme nationwide following the pilot scheme that was run for a number of delivering equality of opportunity in schools, DEIS, programme schools in 2020. Moreover, there is a constitutional duty on the State to provide free primary education, which it fails to do every year. The Children's Rights Alliance...

Carbon Tax: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (22 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: I thank Sinn Féin for tabling the motion, even though the Social Democrats do not agree with it. In fact, we believe the motion is disingenuous and dishonest and I will spend a large part of my contribution explaining why. We need to discuss why we need a carbon tax and why it is important to retain it, even in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis. We need to discuss what we are going...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (22 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: 456. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be made available for the repair and replacement of five prefab buildings at a school (details supplied); and if a timeline for such works will be provided. [9561/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (22 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: 457. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a site designated for educational purposes as part of the new housing development of Kilcarbery, County Dublin is no longer required for such purposes; the rationale for this decision; if this decision is linked to the potential planned expansion of a school (details supplied); if so, if this expansion will be sufficient to meet the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (22 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: 458. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the contingency plan for a school (details supplied) in relation to alternative temporary accommodation for the beginning of the new school term in August 2022. [9563/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (22 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: 459. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the progress of securing a permanent building for a school (details supplied); if discussions between her Department and Galway City and County Councils in relation to the acquisition of a permanent site have progressed; when it is expected that this school will be located on its permanent site and in its permanent building; and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (22 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: 472. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students registered in 1st, 4th and 6th class across all primary schools in Ireland in 2021. [9759/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (22 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: 611. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason that the redevelopment of the dental school in University College Cork has not progressed, despite launching its redevelopment in 2019; his plans to progress this redevelopment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9760/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (22 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: 612. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are only an estimated 60 dental graduates per year; his views on whether this is sufficient to meet the demands of dental patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9761/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (22 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: 786. To ask the Minister for Health the additional support and resources that are to be provided to the north Dublin city and county orthodontic unit in 2022 and 2023 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9560/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (22 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: 807. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dental treatment service scheme contracts held in total and in each CHO area in each of the years 2017 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9753/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (22 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: 808. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists that have resigned from the dental treatment services scheme in each of the years 2011 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9754/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (22 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: 809. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider an independent chair for the discussions between the HSE and an association (details supplied) in reforming the dental treatment services scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9755/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (22 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: 810. To ask the Minister for Health the number of students across 1st, 4th and 6th class primary school children that attended dental screening appointments respectively in each of the years 2017 to 2021 and in each CHO area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9756/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (22 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: 811. To ask the Minister for Health the number of primary students that have missed their public dental screening appointments in each of the years 2019 to 2021 per CHO area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9757/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (22 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: 812. To ask the Minister for Health the number of 1st, 4th and 6th class primary school children respectively on waiting lists to access the schools dental screening programme to year end 2021 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9758/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (22 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: 813. To ask the Minister for Health if he has asked the women's health task force to consider funding options for first line medications for hyperemesis gravidarum; and if so, when the group's review will be complete. [9762/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (22 Feb 2022)

Gary Gannon: 814. To ask the Minister for Health if pyridoxine and doxylamine is considered a food supplement rather than a medical product in Ireland; if so, the reason that it is considered a food supplement; if this labelling of pyridoxine and doxylamine as a food product is standard international practice in other countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9763/22]