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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (22 Jun 2023)

David Cullinane: 355. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children with scoliosis waiting for surgery on 1 May 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30370/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (22 Jun 2023)

David Cullinane: 356. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children with spina bifida waiting for surgery on 1 May 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30371/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (22 Jun 2023)

David Cullinane: 357. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider hiring directly employed GPs, the work that has been carried out in his Department to progress this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30372/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (22 Jun 2023)

David Cullinane: 358. To ask the Minister for Health the number of salaried or directly hired GPs working for the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30373/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (22 Jun 2023)

David Cullinane: 359. To ask the Minister for Health the number of salaried or directly hired GPs hired by the HSE from 2014 to date, broken down by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30374/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (22 Jun 2023)

David Cullinane: 360. To ask the Minister for Health to outline what additional funds were made available to GPs in budget 2023 to assist in delivering additional GP-only cards; how that money was spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30375/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (22 Jun 2023)

David Cullinane: 361. To ask the Minister for Health when the promised extension of GP-only cards, as announced in budget 2023, will be delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30376/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Budgets (22 Jun 2023)

David Cullinane: 362. To ask the Minister for Health to outline any cost-saving measures identified in health in budgets from 2016 to date; the amount of money saved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30377/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (22 Jun 2023)

David Cullinane: 363. To ask the Minister for Health to outline all secondary non-health benefits associated with having a full medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30378/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (22 Jun 2023)

David Cullinane: 364. To ask the Minister for Health to outline, in tabular form, the cost of increasing funding to the NTPF to ensure a 10%, 20% and 30% increase in the fair deal and nursing home support scheme above current funding, broken down by public, private and voluntary providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30379/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (22 Jun 2023)

David Cullinane: 365. To ask the Minister for Health to outline how the pricing mechanism works to determine the fair deal rate for nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30380/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (22 Jun 2023)

David Cullinane: 366. To ask the Minister for Health to outline, in tabular form, the average weekly cost of care in HSE nursing homes; the average weekly cost of care in private or voluntary nursing homes; the percentage differential between the average weekly cost of public versus private-voluntary homes, further broken down by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30381/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (22 Jun 2023)

David Cullinane: 367. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the number of public, private or voluntary nursing homes that have closed since 2016; the number of beds per home lost, and further broken down by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30382/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (22 Jun 2023)

David Cullinane: 368. To ask the Minister for Health who is responsible for tracking availability of medicines, issuing warnings if there are shortages and monitoring supply of medicines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30384/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (22 Jun 2023)

David Cullinane: 369. To ask the Minister for Health who reports to him regarding medicine shortages; what reports of shortages he received in 2022 and to date in 2023; to outline the nature and date of the reporting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30385/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (22 Jun 2023)

David Cullinane: 370. To ask the Minister for Health if he is considering the introduction of a serious shortage protocol regarding medicine supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30386/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Sector Pay (22 Jun 2023)

David Cullinane: 372. To ask the Minister for Health if he is considering a new contract for optometrists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30388/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (22 Jun 2023)

David Cullinane: 373. To ask the Minister for Health if he will develop a population-wide strategy for ear and hearing care in the Irish population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30389/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (22 Jun 2023)

David Cullinane: 374. To ask the Minister for Health in tabular form, the capital funding allocated to each level 3 and level 4 hospital from 2016 to date, broken down by year, by hospital, and by hospital group; if he will itemise each capital allocation provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30390/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (22 Jun 2023)

David Cullinane: 375. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the changes that have been introduced to speed up delivery of capital projects in healthcare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30391/23]