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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (18 Jan 2023)

Duncan Smith: 1573. To ask the Minister for Health the change in the total bed numbers and single-room bed numbers in each acute hospital group over the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1755/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (18 Jan 2023)

Duncan Smith: 1574. To ask the Minister for Health the change in the total staff in each acute hospital group over the past two years (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1756/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (18 Jan 2023)

Duncan Smith: 1575. To ask the Minister for Health the total annual number of acute hospital, medical and surgical, emergency and elective, and day-case, discharges overall and per hospital consultant in each of the six groups over the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1757/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (18 Jan 2023)

Duncan Smith: 1576. To ask the Minister for Health the national policy or strategy on single-room accommodation in acute hospitals in regard to preventing the spread of hospital-acquired infection and prevention of deaths resulting therefrom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1758/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (18 Jan 2023)

Duncan Smith: 1579. To ask the Minister for Health the level of spending on new medicines and extension indications by the HSE in 2022; if the €30 million allocation was spent in full; if any unspent allocations were returned to the Exchequer by the HSE or diverted to other expenditure areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1775/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 Jan 2023)

Duncan Smith: 1581. To ask the Minister for Health the facilities and specialists that a GP can refer a person to by each CHO, in cases in which the person believes they have ADHD and wish to be diagnosed and appropriately treated by a psychiatrist and get access to medication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1787/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 Jan 2023)

Duncan Smith: 1662. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the case of a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2021/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (15 Dec 2022)

Duncan Smith: 280. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are delays in the processing of stamp 4 extensions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62833/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Bodies (14 Dec 2022)

Duncan Smith: 97. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the National Coastal Change Management Strategy steering group will report on its initial findings and recommendations given that the group was due to report within six months of its foundation in September 2020 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62628/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (14 Dec 2022)

Duncan Smith: 195. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps that he is taking in ensuring that funding for sessional childcare facilities and those wholly reliant on ECCE fees will be restructured to provide for the continued viability of these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62627/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (14 Dec 2022)

Duncan Smith: 262. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on when the cystic fibrosis drug kaftrio will be available for all children, with specific regard to the 35 children in Ireland who are waiting on the drug; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62444/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (14 Dec 2022)

Duncan Smith: 261. To ask the Minister for Health if he is concerned about a paracetamol shortage in Ireland; the plans that his Department is putting in place to address the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62443/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 Dec 2022)

Duncan Smith: 281. To ask the Minister for Health if he will undertake a review of the current BreastCheck screening process (details supplied) in conjunction with the National Screening Advisory Committee to report breast density in BreastCheck to ensure women are informed appropriately and to give consideration to extending the breast check programme to younger women, who are more likely to have dense...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (13 Dec 2022)

Duncan Smith: 381. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans that she has to address the shortfall in secondary school places in County Kildare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62325/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (13 Dec 2022)

Duncan Smith: 382. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the discussions that she has had with an ETB (details supplied) regarding increasing the number of secondary school places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62326/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Welfare Services (13 Dec 2022)

Duncan Smith: 434. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of locations in the State that offer a drop-in centre where a community welfare officer would be available; the location of these drop-in centres; the number of drop-in centres offering this service over each of the past three years in tabular form by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62327/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Citizens' Assembly (8 Dec 2022)

Duncan Smith: That is encouraging. I am conscious that following last night's debate on the Patient Safety (Notifiable Patient Safety Incidents) Bill, the Department of Health is having to do more work on that going into January. That is understandable and a good thing. I am conscious of the pressure the Department is under but this is something we feel must be brought forward as early as possible. ...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Citizens' Assembly (8 Dec 2022)

Duncan Smith: Last week's two-hour debate included many examples, stories and emotive words on this. This question is not replaying that but is a demonstration that we are continuing to push this until it is delivered beyond the citizens’ assembly. The work of Deputy Ó Ríordáin on this especially is to be commended. Public opinion is with this. When speaking to families,...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Citizens' Assembly (8 Dec 2022)

Duncan Smith: 2. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for a citizens' assembly on drugs policy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61090/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Citizens' Assembly (8 Dec 2022)

Duncan Smith: Following our Private Members' motion last week on the decriminalisation of drug users, I wish to ask about the timeframe for the citizens' assembly that has been agreed by the Government. Are we any closer to understanding when we will have that assembly?