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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (22 Sep 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 245. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital bed days required by patients treated for foot ulcerations which did not require a full or partial limb amputation in 2028, 2019 and 2020, by county; the number of those patients who had diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45557/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (22 Sep 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 246. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital bed days required by patients undergoing full and partial lower limb amputations procedures on persons under 65 years of age in 2018, 2019 and 2020, by county in tabular form; the number of these patients who had diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45558/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (22 Sep 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 247. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital bed days required by patients on persons under 65 years of age treated for foot ulcerations which did not require a full or partial limb amputation in 2018, 2019 and 2020, by county; the number of those patients who had diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45559/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (22 Sep 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 248. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent senior podiatrists and whole-time equivalent basic grade podiatrists employed by the Health Service Executive in 2018, 2019 and 2020, by CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45560/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (22 Sep 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 249. To ask the Minister for Health the number of outpatient podiatry appointments delivered by hospital group in 2018, 2019 and 2020; the number of outpatient podiatry appointments delivered by hospital group to persons with diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45561/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (22 Sep 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 250. To ask the Minister for Health the number of podiatry appointments delivered by CHO area in 2018, 2019 and 2020; the number of podiatry appointments delivered by CHO area to persons with diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45562/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Civil Registration Service (22 Sep 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 257. To ask the Minister for Health if he will give urgent attention to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the Dublin civil registration office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45636/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Services: Discussion (22 Sep 2021)

Róisín Shortall: Thanks, Chair. I welcome the two groups which are in this morning and thank them for all the work that they do.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Services: Discussion (22 Sep 2021)

Róisín Shortall: Sorry, is that okay now?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Services: Discussion (22 Sep 2021)

Róisín Shortall: Thanks, Chair. I will start with Ms Coyle. In her presentation, she referred to the three Rs - rebuilding, reforming and resourcing. I ask her to speak for a couple of minutes on the reforming side. What are the priorities in terms of how services should be reformed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Services: Discussion (22 Sep 2021)

Róisín Shortall: Sure, and thanks for that. We talk a lot about the need for early intervention. Dr. Keogh or Ms Coyle might be able to respond on this. Is anything happening, or are there proposals for any programmes, within schools to improve children's well-being and build their resilience in terms of responding to challenges that they meet, and particularly in disadvantaged areas, in order to protect...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Services: Discussion (22 Sep 2021)

Róisín Shortall: What is the name of the programme?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Services: Discussion (22 Sep 2021)

Róisín Shortall: Does anybody know whether it is part of the primary school curriculum or an optional programme? Do we know anything about it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Services: Discussion (22 Sep 2021)

Róisín Shortall: I thank Ms Grogan. I will move on to the issue of 24-7 services. We have been hearing about the need for them for a long time. Have there been improvements, particularly in emergency departments where people can turn up in serious distress? Rather than being sent home from emergency departments, are there now referral pathways in many of our acute hospitals? Is progress being made on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Services: Discussion (22 Sep 2021)

Róisín Shortall: Do we know how many of the acute hospitals have specific mental health nurses or other staff available on a 24-7 basis? Do many hospitals have that facility?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Services: Discussion (22 Sep 2021)

Róisín Shortall: I thank the witnesses.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (21 Sep 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 148. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of legislation to regulate electric scooters using public footpaths given the danger to pedestrians in particular elderly pedestrians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44848/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (21 Sep 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 314. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding a passport application for a child (details supplied) in Dublin 9; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45019/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: After-School Support Services (21 Sep 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 420. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); the steps he is taking to ensure access to after-school projects for all children in DEIS areas; the way he plans to support after-school projects negatively impacted by changes to the national childcare scheme; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (21 Sep 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 601. To ask the Minister for Health his plans and the detail of measures to ease restrictions on visits for nursing home residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44760/21]