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

Róisín Shortall: 747. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans to introduce a new medical card scheme for dental treatment; the timeline that he is working towards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58077/22]

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

Róisín Shortall: 748. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the details of any workforce planning undertaken by his Department in the area of oral healthcare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58078/22]

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

Róisín Shortall: 749. To ask the Minister for Health if he has engaged with the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science regarding increased capacity in University College Cork and Trinity College dental schools to produce more graduates across dentistry, dental nursing and dental hygiene; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58079/22]

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

Róisín Shortall: 750. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public-only dentists employed by the HSE in each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022, by LHO and CHO, in tabular form. [58080/22]

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

Róisín Shortall: 751. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on a school dental screening service waiting list by age, wait time, LHO and CHO in each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [58081/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (17 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 209. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 77 of 9 November 2022, the reason that an invitation for tenders to establish a single supplier contract for the provision of initial teacher education has been issued on eTenders; if the four existing State-funded higher education institutions were asked to increase the number of ITE places they offer...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (17 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 245. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of staff in the International Protection Accommodation Services by grade in tabular form; the number of additional staff since the Russian invasion of Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57206/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (17 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 262. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of bicycles which have been stolen in each of the past five years in the Dublin metropolitan region including to date in 2022; the number that have been recovered and returned to their owners; the understanding of the gardaí in respect the market for these bicycles; the strategy that is being pursued to reduce...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (17 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 308. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 680 of 1 March 2022, if he intends to retain the practice of remote telemedicine consultations in respect of abortions; the engagements he has had with the HSE and the chief medical officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57201/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Contracts (17 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 309. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Sláintecare consultant contract negotiations; the details of the reported offer (details supplied); the timeline that he is working towards for agreement between both parties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57202/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (17 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 310. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 724 of 18 October 2022, the timeline that he is working towards for the publication of his amendments to the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022 to include provisions for international surrogacy; when he expects this Bill to reach Committee stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57203/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (17 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 311. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the six regional fertility hubs; the number that are open; the timeline that he is working towards for opening the remaining hubs; the treatments currently available in these clinics and the treatments which will be available once he has legislated for assisted human reproduction; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (17 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 312. To ask the Minister for Health the proposed staffing complement of each regional fertility hub; the number of staff recruited, going through the recruitment process and vacant posts by clinic and role in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57205/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE Winter Plan 2022-2023: HSE (16 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: I would like to welcome the witnesses and thank them for their presentations. The most striking aspect of the health service is the fact that in every service one looks at, there are log jams. The result is that large numbers of people are denied access to basic healthcare. This has been the case for several years and in most cases there is no indication things are getting any better. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE Winter Plan 2022-2023: HSE (16 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Sorry, is that 995?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE Winter Plan 2022-2023: HSE (16 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: I am quoting from the figures in the winter plan. For acute beds, there was to be 1,228 but only 907 have been delivered. That is a shortfall of 321.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE Winter Plan 2022-2023: HSE (16 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Is Ms Day saying that there will be no additional beds provided in 2022?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE Winter Plan 2022-2023: HSE (16 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: I am getting back to the target that was set the year before last and the year before that. The HSE has only managed to deliver 907, according to its own figures. There are 321 outstanding and Ms Day is saying that it will be at least 2024 before those beds are delivered.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE Winter Plan 2022-2023: HSE (16 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Ms Day just said that in 2023, there will be 184 beds delivered.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE Winter Plan 2022-2023: HSE (16 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: What are the timelines? When will all of those beds that were promised a couple of years ago be delivered?