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

Róisín Shortall: 800. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the funding application submitted to his Department for the four remaining epilepsy nurse specialist posts agreed as part of the Valproate Response Project; when a decision can be expected on this funding application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37081/22]

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

Róisín Shortall: 801. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the establishment of a sodium valproate stakeholder group that was agreed in 2020 to assess and strengthen the current risk-reduction measures; the actions which have been taken to date to establish this group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37082/22]

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

Róisín Shortall: 810. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking to improve training for and the retention of public health doctors in the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37160/22]

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

Róisín Shortall: 811. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has allocated sufficient budgetary funding to ensure treatment for the 1,400 persons on the HSE orthodontic waiting list in the HSE Dublin north city and county CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37161/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (12 Jul 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 812. To ask the Minister for Health the volume of prophylactic surgery for cancer risk factors by hospital on a quarterly basis for each of the years 2010 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37162/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (12 Jul 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 813. To ask the Minister for Health the volume of prophylactic surgery for breast cancer risk factors by hospital on a quarterly basis for each of the years 2010 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37163/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (12 Jul 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 814. To ask the Minister for Health the volume of prophylactic surgery for ovarian cancer risk factors by hospital on a quarterly basis for each of the years 2010 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37164/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (12 Jul 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 829. To ask the Minister for Health when he will publish information for those other certain healthcare employees who are covered by the Government decision in relation to the pandemic bonus payment; the process available to their employers to implement this measure for eligible staff; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37267/22]

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

Róisín Shortall: 996. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the instances in which persons are still forced to travel abroad for abortion care, as evidenced by the 206 persons who gave Irish addresses at abortion clinics in England and Wales in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37838/22]

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

Róisín Shortall: 997. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the free contraception scheme, the roll-out of the initial phase for 17-to 25-year-olds and the extension of the scheme to those under 17 and over 25 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37839/22]

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

Róisín Shortall: 1072. To ask the Minister for Health if the paediatric endocrinology department in a hospital (details supplied) treats gender dysphoric patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38029/22]

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

Róisín Shortall: 1073. To ask the Minister for Health the public hospitals which treat patients under the age of 18 years for gender dysphoria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38030/22]

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

Róisín Shortall: 1074. To ask the Minister for Health the current average waiting times for the main surgical procedures carried out at Cappagh Hospital, Cappagh Road, Finglas, Dublin 11; the steps that are being taken to reduce the waiting times for procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38034/22]

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

Róisín Shortall: 1075. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration is being given to introducing routine vasa previa screening in public hospitals that provide maternity services; the reason that this type of screening is not recommended in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38035/22]

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

Róisín Shortall: 1079. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescents admitted to adult psychiatric units by year, age and hospital from 2015 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38067/22]

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

Róisín Shortall: 1080. To ask the Minister for Health the number of child and adolescent psychiatric in-patient beds in each public hospital by year, age and hospital from 2015 to 2021 and to date in 2022 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38068/22]

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

Róisín Shortall: 1081. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking to address the shortage of child and adolescent psychiatric in-patient beds in public hospitals; the number of new beds that will be delivered in 2022 by hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38069/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax and Social Welfare Codes (7 Jul 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 187. To ask the Minister for Finance the assumptions made when modelling the cost of increasing social welfare payments and other expenditures given that a portion of that money will be expected to be returned to the Exchequer in the form of VAT, excise duty and other forms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36946/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (7 Jul 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 188. To ask the Minister for Finance when he intends to publish legislation to amend the Credit Union Act 1997; his plans to increase the role of credit unions in the banking sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36948/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (7 Jul 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 189. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of credit unions participating in the personal microcredit scheme, by name and location, in tabular form; the number that are not participating; the steps that he is taking to increase participation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36949/22]