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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (26 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 279. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason that carer's allowance has been stopped in respect of the daughter of a person (details supplied); when same will be restored; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27152/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Apprenticeship Programmes (26 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 318. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the availability of a motor mechanical apprenticeship for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27151/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (26 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 337. To ask the Minister for Health the degree to which he and his Department remain alert to the evidence of serious drug abuse in towns, villages and cities throughout the country including Dublin; if specific measures are contemplated to encourage moving away from illicit drugs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26022/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (26 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 338. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which an adequate number of pharmacists remain available to meet requirements; the extent to which provision is being made for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22641/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (26 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 339. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which provision is being made for an adequate supply of qualified doctors is being made to compensate for general practitioner doctors who are retiring or otherwise becoming unavailable for practice; the total number of practices throughout County Kildare and nationwide that are having difficulty meeting such requirements at present; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (26 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 368. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which it is envisaged that deficiencies in CAMHS can be identified; the extent to which it is intended to address these issues in the short-term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27116/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 369. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which it is expected to make serious inroads on hospital waiting lists throughout the country by whatever means; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27117/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (26 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 370. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of patients currently seeking orthopaedic interventionism; the extent of any such waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27118/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (26 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 371. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he has identified the ten most-regularly overcrowded accident and emergency departments throughout the country; the measures that are being put in place to deal with the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27119/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (26 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 372. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he and his Department have identified the most serious deficiencies in the delivery of the health services; the plans that are in place to address these issues in the short-term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27120/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (26 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 376. To ask the Minister for Health when Sláintecare is likely to be implemented in-full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27124/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (26 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 373. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the concerns of parents of children with mental health problems are regularly monitored with a view to ensuring the availability of adequate residential places; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27121/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (26 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 374. To ask the Minister for Health the issues that he and his Department have identified as being the most crucial in ensuring the availability and retention of staff at various levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27122/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (26 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 375. To ask the Minister for Health the current position in regard to the future development plans for Naas General Hospital; the position in relation to planning permission and any other factors which might affect the issue of early provision of the accommodation required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27123/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (26 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 377. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which out-of-hours general practitioner services are sufficient in all areas throughout the country; the areas of most concern; the proposals for a resolution of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27125/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (26 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 378. To ask the Minister for Health the degree to which homecare continues to be adequately staffed and supported in order to reduce pressure on hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27126/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (26 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 379. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which orthodontic services are being made available evenly throughout the country; the areas of greatest need in this regard at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27127/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (26 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 380. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which adequate provision is being made to ensure the availability of early intervention for patients with scoliosis or spina bifida; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27128/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (26 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 381. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which rare and orphan medicines continue to be tested and make available here; the extent to which progress is slow on any particular medicine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27129/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (26 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 382. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which his attention has been drawn to the difficulties affecting the availability of medical devices throughout the country; if measures are in hand to resolve any issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27130/22]