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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (4 May 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 275. To ask the Minister for Health if ozempic will be made available to medical card patients who have had gastric by-pass/sleeve surgery and who are regaining weight due to lack of consultation since Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21016/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (4 May 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 276. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite surgery for a person (details supplied). [21018/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (4 May 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 277. To ask the Minister for Health the reason utrogesten 100ml tablets are no longer available under the DPS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21019/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (4 May 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 278. To ask the Minister for Health how many psychiatrist positions and how many mental health nurses are available to persons in the Athy area of south County Kildare. [21020/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (4 May 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 279. To ask the Minister for Health what funding is available for mental health services in the Athy area of south County Kildare . [21021/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (4 May 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 280. To ask the Minister for Health if the home support legislation which provides home care supports for all will make sure older people are equal in inclusion of supports (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21022/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (4 May 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 281. To ask the Minister for Health if staff in an organisation (details supplied) will be included in Covid funding; if so, when they will receive their payments, given staff continued to provide a full range of services on behalf of the HSE to service users during the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21024/23]

Food Costs and High Grocery Bills: Motion [Private Members] (9 May 2023)

Patricia Ryan: I thank my colleague Deputy Louise O’Reilly for bringing this timely motion before the Dáil. I want to address the issue of unsustainably high grocery and food bills that have been troubling people for far too long. Families and workers across the State are struggling to make ends meet as they grapple with the ever increasing cost of living. The Government's failure to address...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (11 May 2023)

Patricia Ryan: As my party's spokesperson on older people, I am deeply concerned by the recent news concerning home care providers leaving the market. According to a report on the website of The Irish Timeson Sunday, up to 40,000 people who depend on home care may be affected by this decision and their well-being could be in jeopardy. As a society, we have a responsibility to provide adequate care and...

Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Patricia Ryan: I too welcome the ambassador and I commend her on her work. I thank my colleague, Deputy Brady, for bringing this Bill before the Dáil. The UN Human Rights Council published a revealing database that names 112 businesses that are directly or indirectly embroiled in operations that infringe upon international law in these disputed Palestinian territories. The database reported in 2013...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electoral Process (10 May 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 122. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he intends to amend the Electoral Acts to allow voting at 16 years of age for local and European elections, to bring Ireland into line with the UK and other developed nations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22120/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (10 May 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 150. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures he and his Department have to address the crisis in recruitment and high staff turnover in qualified professionals across a range of disciplines in the youth services sector due to salaries being frozen, and gaps of 20% with salaries available elsewhere; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (10 May 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 158. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will challenge the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform’s decision to freeze Tusla funding at to community and voluntary organisations at 18% below 2009 levels, thus reducing their ability to provide essential services to vulnerable children and families...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (10 May 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 160. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the engagement he and his party have had with Tusla, the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform and other relevant stakeholders returning funding to community and voluntary organisations, whose current funding is still below 18% 2009 levels; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (10 May 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 161. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the engagement with Tusla and the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform regarding a commitment to minimum 4% year-on-year funding increases to community and voluntary services to bring their services up to the level required to cope with demand; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mental Health Services (10 May 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 159. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth with regard to the serious mental health issues facing young people today and the significant benefits of the counselling that Youth Services provides, if he and his Department will consider further investments in the provision of a unified counselling system for local youth services; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Voluntary Sector (10 May 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 162. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the engagement he and his Department have had with community and voluntary organisations in Kildare with regard to funding increases to address heightened demand for their services due to Kildare experiencing the highest rate of population increase in the State, and with the highest percentage of young people...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Admissions (10 May 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 205. To ask the Minister for Health the average patient experience to admission via an emergency department for all patients for Naas, Tullamore and Portlaoise hospitals for all months in 2019-2023, inclusive, in tabular form; the average for all patients; the average for patients aged under 75 years; the average for patients aged 75 or older; the number and percentage of patients waiting...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Admissions (10 May 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 206. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who attended an emergency department for Naas, Tullamore and Portlaoise hospitals in all months 2019-2023, inclusive, in tabular form; the number and percentage of patients who were admitted via an emergency department; the number and percentage of patients who were waiting for 0-6 hours, 0-9 hours, 9-24 hours and 24+ hours; the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 May 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 207. To ask the Minister for Health the bed occupancy rate for each week for Naas, Tullamore and Portlaoise hospitals of all months 2019-2023, inclusive, in tabular form; the national average; the number of beds available for the period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22123/23]