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The Future of Healthcare for Longer, Healthier Lives: Statements (26 Feb 2025)

David Cullinane: I cannot speak again.

The Future of Healthcare for Longer, Healthier Lives: Statements (26 Feb 2025)

David Cullinane: I do not want to see children with disabilities waiting for dental treatment. These are not the types of cases we want to bring to the floor of the Dáil, but, unfortunately, we have to because of the many challenges we have in the healthcare system.

The Future of Healthcare for Longer, Healthier Lives: Statements (26 Feb 2025)

David Cullinane: I start by wishing the Minister well. I think is the first chance we have had in the Dáil to formally do that. I also acknowledge the contribution that the former Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly made as well. It is important to put that on record. We had many exchanges but there are areas of healthcare, particularly women's healthcare, where the former Minister made a...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Feb 2025)

David Cullinane: Hear, hear.

Driver Test Waiting Times: Motion [Private Members] (25 Feb 2025)

David Cullinane: Some 72,000 learner drivers are languishing on waiting lists, of whom 10,000 have come on to the waiting lists in the last three months alone. I do not think we can blame anybody but the Government for that one. The Minister said the maximum ten-week waiting time is not a statutory target; maybe it should be. There is a possibility that the Opposition will bring forward a Bill to rectify...

Driver Test Waiting Times: Motion [Private Members] (25 Feb 2025)

David Cullinane: It is, because there are many people who do not have the tests within the target timeframes they should. The Minister may get a chance to respond again later. I want to refer to one example of a young man from Waterford who contacted me. He is not interested in glib responses from the Minister. He is interested in the Minister coming up with solutions and actually dealing with the...

Disability: Statements (25 Feb 2025)

David Cullinane: I want to raise with Minister two cases of two autistic boys from Waterford, one is six years of age and one is five years of age. Tiernan Power Murphy is a six-year-old boy from Waterford who urgently needs dental surgery. Tiernan is autistic, has been experiencing severe pain and needs three teeth removed. Given Tiernan's specific needs, the procedure must be carried out under general...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (25 Feb 2025)

David Cullinane: 135. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will ensure funding for dietetic services for adult disability services in Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6974/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (25 Feb 2025)

David Cullinane: 136. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her plans to address staffing deficits in children’s disability network teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6973/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (25 Feb 2025)

David Cullinane: 953. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of ambulance crews who are ready and mobile to receive another call within 20 minutes of patient handover, for each emergency department and each hospital, for each quarter in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [8017/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (20 Feb 2025)

David Cullinane: 337. To ask the Minister for Health the current number of adult inpatient hospital beds, excluding paediatric and/or day-case beds, in Model 3 and Model 4 Hospitals only, on a population basis in each of the six HSE health regions; and the projected number of adult inpatient hospital beds (excluding paediatric and/or day-case beds) on a population basis in model 3 and model 4 hospitals only...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (20 Feb 2025)

David Cullinane: 338. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultant posts that have been approved by the HSE consultant applications advisory committee (CAAC) for model 3 and model 4 hospitals in each of the six HSE health regions in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of consultant posts that are currently awaiting formal approval by the HSE CAAC, broken down by HSE health region; and the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2025)

David Cullinane: Hear, hear.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2025)

David Cullinane: Hear, hear.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2025)

David Cullinane: Managers not consultants.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (19 Feb 2025)

David Cullinane: 194. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children’s disability network teams which are in place; the number yet to be established; the recommended, approved and actual staffing composition of each team; the number of unfilled or vacant posts per team; and the number of posts for which the employee is on leave, maternity or...

Provision of Special Education: Motion [Private Members] (18 Feb 2025)

David Cullinane: I firstly welcome to the Public Gallery many of the parents from County Waterford who have travelled and who are doing everything possible to ensure their children will get the appropriate education they deserve. The facts are that they should not have to lobby, travel or protest because they have enough to do to look after their children. We met many of them and they talked about the...

Mental Health: Statements (18 Feb 2025)

David Cullinane: I will talk to the Minister of State about dual diagnosis and dual-diagnosis teams. As she will know, this is where a person has a mental health condition and an addiction. As has often been said in this Chamber, A Vision for Change and Sharing the Vision were very good on vision and on setting out what needs to be done. However, the implementation of both plans has unfortunately not been...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (18 Feb 2025)

David Cullinane: 786. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff at the National Ambulance Service suspended with pay, by the year the suspension started, in tabular form; and the number suspended with pay where the length of suspension was longer than six months, one year, and two years. [5987/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (18 Feb 2025)

David Cullinane: 820. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details of the total annual medicines budget for each year from 2020 to 2024. [6304/25]