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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Strategies (7 Jul 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 116. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will detail the progress regarding the development of the autism innovation strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36713/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (7 Jul 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 252. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of inspections undertaken by the Health Information and Quality Authority on direct provision centres to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35739/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (12 Jul 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 164. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the elective hospital in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37463/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (12 Jul 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 193. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received reports of the difficulty being experienced by persons trying to find a general practitioner to accept them, particularly on the medical card scheme; if he has discussed this with the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37464/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (12 Jul 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 382. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the review of the social housing income thresholds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37105/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (12 Jul 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 917. To ask the Minister for Health if progress has been made in recruiting staff given that a previous staff census conducted by the Department advised that child autism services are operating at 75% staffing levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28425/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (12 Jul 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 953. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for a procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37760/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (12 Jul 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: My first question is a very basic one. Some might say it is even stupid. I have often had discussions with the Minister of State and she has said her job is to advocate for the children. Over the last while she has been torn between the Departments of Health, Education and Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. Can she clarify where we are now with that process and how...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (12 Jul 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I welcome Mr. Harris. I am sure we will be seeing a lot more of him in the next nine months. He mentioned that we need to be radical in our approach. I fully agree. The word "radical" is often thrown around in political parlance. I have been a Deputy for two and a half years and I can say that, in general, we are far from radical as a body politic. I am not pointing the finger at anyone...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (12 Jul 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: The Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, appeared before the committee earlier. We discussed recruitment for the provision of therapies and assessments of needs. We have spoken about how we can address that. There are people moving from the public sector into the private sector. There is undoubtedly a shortfall in the number of qualified therapists in a whole raft of different areas. What...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Rare Diseases: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I thank the committee for facilitating me. I am substituting for Deputy John Lahart this morning. I welcome Dr. De Block to the meeting and it is interesting to see our system compared with the Belgian system. Dr. De Block's presentation indicates we must ensure we have a sustainable reimbursement system not just in Belgium or Ireland but right across the EU. Will she expand on what she...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Rare Diseases: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I thank Dr. De Block. I have one supplementary question. Belgium provides a fast-track, early temporary reimbursement model. As Deputy Colm Burke said earlier, Ireland's waiting times are significantly longer than most of our EU counterparts. Will Ms De Block give us her analysis of what that fast-track model has done in terms of better outcomes for patients? Quite often in Ireland, it...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (13 Jul 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 480. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has completed the review of a report (details supplied) in respect of the drug reimbursement process; when this report and the key recommendations are expected to be published; the reason for the continued delay in publishing this report given that Covid-19 is no longer as large a public health risk as it once was; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (13 Jul 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 481. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a report (details supplied) submitted to him in January 2020 at a cost of €86,000, has still not been published; if he will commit to prioritising its review and publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38263/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (13 Jul 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 482. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the key actions outlined in the National Rare Disease Plan 2014-2018; the timeline for the implementation of remaining actions; when a successor plan is to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38264/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (13 Jul 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 483. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department intends to follow through on the Programme for Government’s clear commitment to publish a successor plan to the National Rare Disease Plan 2014–2018; the reason for the delay in prioritising all remaining actions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38265/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (13 Jul 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 484. To ask the Minister for Health the work that has been carried out to prioritise the remaining actions in the National Rare Disease Plan 2014-2018; the deadlines for implementing these actions; the progress that has been made to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38266/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (13 Jul 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 485. To ask the Minister for Health if a new liaison person within his Department has been appointed to oversee implementation of the National Rare Disease Plan; if a review conducted by the former liaison person will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38267/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (13 Jul 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 497. To ask the Minister for Health if a position has been identified within his Department that focuses solely on rare disease policy; if he plans to establish such a position for rare disease policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38279/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (13 Jul 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 499. To ask the Minister for Health the status of all Programme for Government commitments to ensure an increased focus on rare diseases, as outlined in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38281/22]