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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (9 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: 214. To ask the Minister for Health the additional funding allocated to implement the recommendations of the Framework for Safe Staffing and Skill Mix in General and Specialist Medical and Surgical Care settings in Adult Hospitals since 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13420/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (9 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: 215. To ask the Minister for Health if targets set or recommendations made under the Framework for Safe Staffing and Skill Mix in General and Specialist Medical and Surgical Care settings in Adult Hospitals since 2018 have been met; the number of wards or settings the framework applies to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13421/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (9 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: 216. To ask the Minister for Health if there are general or specialist medical settings or surgical care settings in which the recommendations of the Framework for Safe Staffing and Skill Mix in General and Specialist Medical and Surgical Care settings in Adult Hospitals have not been met since 2018 to date by setting and by ward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13422/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (9 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: 217. To ask the Minister for Health the number of current vacant posts in emergency departments in each of the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in by Department and by profession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13423/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (9 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: 219. To ask the Minister for Health the total value of payments made to agencies for agency nursing and healthcare assistant staff since 2016 separated into payment for fees, payment for pay costs and any other relevant category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13426/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Overcrowding Crisis in Hospitals: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: I pass on my appreciation to all the members of the organisations represented here today for the significant work they have done over recent years. Most of the witnesses have been before this committee a few times over recent years and we have spoken about the levels of burnout, stress and anxiety the members of their organisations face. I acknowledge that. The people on the front line and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Overcrowding Crisis in Hospitals: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: I received a response to a parliamentary question a number of weeks ago that I thought was chilling because we all know about the levels of overcrowding in our hospitals. Some hospitals are worse than others and maybe there are issues in individual hospitals that must be dealt with as well as structural and capacity problems. The response told me that in the month of January, almost 1,100...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Overcrowding Crisis in Hospitals: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: When I read all the opening statements, I found common themes in all of them in respect of solutions. For me, it is really worthwhile when we have witnesses and organisations come before an Oireachtas committee and not only outline the problem but also give us their insight into the solutions. As Deputy Durkan said, we know we need more beds so we need more inpatient bed capacity. If we do...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Overcrowding Crisis in Hospitals: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: I want to put a question to Ms Ní Sheaghdha. We are tight on time and I want to give her as much time as possible to respond. One of the issues that arises with staff I meet is the lack of safe staffing levels. We know we have a safe staffing framework and a skills mix framework. I have raised this issue with the Minister several times recently. He has told me that the money is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Overcrowding Crisis in Hospitals: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: Unfortunately, I could not ask questions due to time constraints. If I can come in a second time, I will.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Overcrowding Crisis in Hospitals: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: I echo points made about University Hospital Limerick. There is a need for a full independent review into that hospital. That is not to apportion blame. There is a crisis in many acute hospitals but there is a real problem in Limerick. There are accountability issues as well. While we rightly acknowledge the capacity issues in hospitals, and it is our job as politicians to make sure the...

Assessment of Needs for Children with Special Education Requirements: Motion [Private Members] (8 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: I commend an Teachta Tully on tabling this motion, which gives us an opportunity to discuss this very important issue. The Minister of State would accept that parents of children with disabilities or special needs should not need to battle to get access to an assessment of need or services. In recent days an Teachta Tully and I have met hundreds of parents in person and through Zoom whose...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Rights of People with Disabilities (8 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: 382. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to implement the recommendations made by the Ombudsman for Children to review the Disability Act 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12342/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Rights of People with Disabilities (8 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: 383. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to review the Disability Act 2005 to place a focus on intervention and service provision as well as assessments of needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12343/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (8 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: 462. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the fifth theatre at Children's Health Ireland, Temple Street Children's University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12319/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (8 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: 463. To ask the Minister for Health if the 24 additional beds and two additional high dependency unit beds provided for Children's Health Ireland in Budget 2021 are fully staffed and operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12320/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (8 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: 464. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the new Children's Health Ireland MRI and associated staffing, works and leasing arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12321/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Procurement Contracts (8 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: 465. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline further details of a tender (details supplied) valued at €1.5 million which is part of his paediatric orthopaedics plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12323/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (8 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: 466. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline further details of the radiology outsourcing valued at €0.64 million which is part of his paediatric orthopaedics plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12324/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: 467. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 342 of 24 February 2022, if the waiting list fund funded measures in his paediatric orthopaedic plan were funded from 2021 or 2022 voted expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12325/22]