Written answers
Thursday, 3 October 2024
- Department of Health
- Primary Care Centres
10. To ask the Minister for Health the plans for the construction of a primary care centre in Dundalk, County Louth, the timeline of the construction and resourcing of the centre, the services...
- Substance Misuse
12. To ask the Minister for Health if he is concerned at Health Research Board figures outlining alcohol-related poisoning deaths for 2021, which show that alcohol played a role in the poisoning...
- Hospital Services
14. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the gradual diminution of anaesthesiology services at Mallow General Hospital to the point where surgical lists have been...
- Healthcare Policy
15. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to develop a new national policy on palliative care for children with life-limiting conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38831/24]
- Health Strategies
16. To ask the Minister for Health if the new national drugs strategy will include a comprehensive policy on alcohol, or if a stand-alone national alcohol strategy is needed. [38908/24]
- National Children's Hospital
17. To ask the Minister for Health if he will commit that there will be no further delays to the delivery of the national children's hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39356/24]
- Primary Care Centres
18. To ask the Minister for Health his future plans for a building (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38919/24]
- Hospital Services
20. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the reopening of the pain clinic at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38825/24]
- Hospital Equipment
21. To ask the Minister for Health if he will liaise with the RCSI Hospitals Group to deliver MRI and CT scanners at Monaghan hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39364/24]
- Hospital Staff
22. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made in appointing a consultant in neurology services to Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39399/24]
- Hospital Facilities
23. To ask the Minister for Health to outline his plans to increase the capacity of the accident and emergency department, resuscitation area and intensive care unit at Beaumont Hospital; and if...
- Healthcare Policy
24. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date by the productivity and savings task force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39161/24]
- Substance Misuse
25. To ask the Minister for Health to outline, given the record numbers of drug deaths in Ireland, the work undertaken within his Department to deregulate the use of Naloxone in order to reduce...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
26. To ask the Minister for Health the reason many children with scoliosis continue to suffer while they are left waiting indefinitely for essential life-changing surgery; and if he will make a...
- Mental Health Services
27. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made by his Department in respect of the status of the mental health de-escalation unit and the dual diagnosis programme for the mid-west; and if...
- Care Services
28. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the planned usage for the existing community hospital building (details supplied) when the current residents have been moved to the new building...
- Ambulance Service
29. To ask the Minister for Health his proposals to ensure improved ambulance services in County Monaghan. [39365/24]
- Hospital Services
31. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the strategic review of anaesthesiology services within the southern region, and specifically within the South/South West...
- Ambulance Service
32. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a commitment for 24-7 advanced paramedics made to the people of Roscommon following the closure of the accident and emergency service has been...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
33. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children with complex orthopaedic conditions on waiting lists with Children's Health Ireland; his plans for making treatment abroad accessible for...
- Healthcare Policy
34. To ask the Minister for Health if he is developing a policy for the wider use of technology in predicting health risks, picking up signs of the onset of conditions, remote consultation and...
- Tobacco Control Measures
35. To ask the Minister for Health to comment on the sale of illicit tobacco products online; and to clarify if social media platforms can be mandated to delete profiles engaging in this activity...
- Home Care Packages
36. To ask the Minister for Health if a decision has been made not to fund additional hours for home care for service users in Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal; if overtime hours of caregivers are...
- Hospital Appointments Status
37. To ask the Minister for Health when a person will receive surgery (details supplied). [39354/24]
- Vaccination Programme
38. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to include the varicella or chickenpox vaccine in the childhood immunisation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39358/24]
- Mental Health Services
39. To ask the Minister for Health if he can guarantee when inpatient residential dual diagnosis services will resume in Keltoi; what has caused the delay in reopening these services; and if he...
- Health Services Staff
40. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on public health nurse staffing levels serving the Drimnagh area. [39329/24]
- Mental Health Services
42. To ask the Minister for Health the plans for the building of the additional ten beds in the Drogheda department of psychiatry, and the timeline for its completion; if he is aware of the 55...
- Hospital Services
43. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of insulin pump therapy in Cavan General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39389/24]
- Mental Health Services
44. To ask the Minister for Health if he expects to be in a position to ensure the seamless availability of back-up services for children or adults with extra needs such as mental health issues,...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
47. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) recently stated that the three main hospital waiting lists may increase by over 74,700 by the end of 2024...
- Primary Care Centres
48. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the primary care centre for Blarney, Mayfield and Glanmire. [39378/24]
- Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
49. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on progress to develop community healthcare options in Swords, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39011/24]
- Cancer Services
50. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that additional financial support is provided for healthcare services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39420/24]
- Hospital Waiting Lists
51. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting scoliosis surgery; the measures that have been taken to ensure timely treatment for these children; and if he will make a...
- Health Service Executive
52. To ask the Minister for Health the composition of regional executive management teams; if this will include a chief health and social care professional; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Budget 2025
54. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the level of funding provided in budget 2025 for his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39380/24]
- Health Service Executive
56. To ask the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive will issue its report on a ten-year plan for workforce planning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37293/24]
- Medical Qualifications
57. To ask the Minister for Health the progress he has made, along with CORU, to streamline the timeframe to complete the recognition of qualifications and registration of those with non-Irish...
- Cannabis for Medicinal Use
59. To ask the Minister for Health if the clinical review of the medical cannabis access programme has been progressed; the current status of the programme; and when he plans to publish the...
- Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
60. To ask the Minister for Health the progress of an elective hospital at the St. Stephen’s site in Glanmire in County Cork; if a more indicative timeline for the project can be provided;...
- Pharmacy Services
61. To ask the Minister for Health to outline his plans to develop the role pharmacists will play in the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39406/24]
- Care Services
62. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2022 of 23 July 2024, if the workforce plan has now been completed for a community nursing unit (details supplied); the...
- Healthcare Policy
63. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date by the productivity and savings task force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39370/24]
- Departmental Funding
64. To ask the Minister for Health if funding can be allocated to a therapy service in Dublin to continue the essential work it does in the community in providing low-cost counselling (details...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Road Traffic Accidents
65. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the recourse available to those injured by an e-bike, where the individual causing the injuries does not have the means for compensation...
- Bus Services
68. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on planned changes to the Bus Éireann route 103 service and schedule; if he will ensure there is...
- Driver Test
69. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the case of a person awaiting a driving test (details supplied) can be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39505/24]
- Active Travel
70. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of active travel plans being considered for Craughwell, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39536/24]
- Road Safety
71. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a speed limit review on the R446 at a school (details supplied) in County Galway where the speed limit is currently 80 km/h;...
- Active Travel
73. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on an active travel project (details supplied); the stage the project is at; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Road Projects
74. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on a road project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39548/24]
- Bus Services
75. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are any plans to increase the capacity of the southbound 101 Bus Éireann service, as buses are often full in the mornings...
- Department of Finance
- Prize Bonds
76. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 327 of 9 September 2024, if the reports of a company (details supplied) are published or available. [39501/24]
- Tax Credits
77. To ask the Minister for Finance if he would consider reviewing the rental tax credits scheme, which currently disallows in cases where the rental agreement is between a parent and an adult...
- Tax Yield
78. To ask the Minister for Finance whether the amount of VAT raised from sports streaming services in any of the years 2021, 2022 or 2023 has been calculated; the totals calculated in each of...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
79. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners might examine the tax-free allowances for which they are eligible in the case of two person (details supplied); if urgent action...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Public Procurement Contracts
80. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform about matters relating to a meeting with a person (details supplied) [39495/24]
- Public Sector Pensions
81. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of pension appeals currently being considered by his Department under the terms of Circular 16/2020; the number of those...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Corporate Governance
82. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of full and partial periodic reviews of the memorandum of understanding, MOU, between An Garda Síochána and the...
- Work Permits
83. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of the difficulty being experienced by companies in the motor industry, including companies with HGVs, buses, domestic...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Public Sector Pay
84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for clarification on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39489/24]
- School Staff
85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills following the welcome changes to the wages, entitlements and terms and conditions of school secretaries, the plans for school caretakers and...
- School Transport
86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if urgent school transport to a special school can be provided in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Schools Building Projects
88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a new school building (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39540/24]
- School Enrolments
89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding any analysis her Department has done following the 2022 census regarding the demand for additional secondary school places...
- School Staff
90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if teachers who avail of the bike-to-work scheme must repay the full salary deduction by the end of the current tax year, that is, by the end of...
- Special Educational Needs
91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that the designated 20 hours of one-on-one home tuition are given to a child (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- School Accommodation
92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will provide sanction to Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training Board to purchase a house, which is for sale, to...
- School Equipment
94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she can fund the provision of replacement lockers (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39563/24]
- School Admissions
95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options available to the parent of a student (details supplied) who has been unable to secure a placement in their school of choice. [39566/24]
- School Curriculum
96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to a video released by an organisation (details supplied) featuring an interview with a former social, personal...
- State Examinations
97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will request that the State Examinations Commission provide more time to students with dyslexia, dyscalculia and other learning...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Departmental Funding
98. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is aware of the enormous number of voluntary groups and countless individuals who give their time to produce and perform...
- Broadcasting Sector
99. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is aware of the significant concerns expressed by independent local, regional and national radio stations about the...
- Sports Funding
103. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reasons an applicant was not approved for funding (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39508/24]
- Departmental Funding
104. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding supports available to support the establishment of music festivals in the State; and if she will make a statement on...
- Sports Funding
105. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason the maximum possible grant to an applicant (details supplied) was limited; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Housing Schemes
106. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider increasing the threshold under the shared equity scheme to purchase a house in Sligo, Leitrim and...
- Vacant Properties
107. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to consider extending the vacant property refurbishment grant to other older buildings, including traditional barns and farm...
- Heritage Sites
108. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding options a group can access (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39529/24]
- Housing Policy
110. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the length of time the 10% requirement for open public space in new developments has been in place; if it has been reduced to...
- Public Sector Pay
111. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the same rights are attached to local authority gratuity payments to a former councillor as to a public servant's pension...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Social Welfare Eligibility
113. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the domiciliary care allowance of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed. [39474/24]
- State Pensions
114. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the homemaker changes will have an impact on the pension amount that a person (details supplied) is receiving; and if she...
- Social Welfare Eligibility
115. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a final decision has issued in respect of an application from a person in County Mayo (details supplied), or if this...
- Social Welfare Appeals
116. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an appeal for a disability allowance (details supplied) can be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Community Employment Schemes
117. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider changing the rules around community employment workers who currently are not entitled to the winter fuel...
- Social Welfare Eligibility
120. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to reconsider a decision to refuse free fuel allowance in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Social Welfare Benefits
122. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if and when a carer's allowance may be made payable in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
124. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a full evaluation of the case of a person (details supplied) can be undertaken, who has been incorrectly assessed as...
- Social Welfare Eligibility
125. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will examine the refusal of invalidity pension to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- State Pensions
126. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a top-up pension will be made available to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Daylight Savings Time
128. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration has been given to ending the annual seasonal time change that happens every March and October; the position of...
- Prison Service
129. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of drug overdoses in Irish prisons in 2023 and 2024 to date, in tabular form. [39471/24]
- International Protection
131. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an appeal (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39475/24]
- Departmental Contracts
132. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount spent for each of the past ten years by her Department, or any public body or organisation that comes under the...
- An Garda Síochána
133. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda vehicles taken out of service due to high mileage in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; the number of new...
- Judicial Appointments
134. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of District and Circuit Court judges who 'have retired in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; the number of newly...
- Legislative Reviews
135. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the review of the operations of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015, as required under section 6 of that Act, will be...
- Family Reunification
136. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a visa application to join a family member will be finalised for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- An Garda Síochána
137. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons convicted of offences committed during the Dublin riots on 23 November 2023; and if she will make a...
- Crime Prevention
138. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons convicted of sexual offences since 2010 who have changed their names by deed poll; and if she will make a...
- Wards of Court
139. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of adult wards now in the wards of court system. [39581/24]
- Naturalisation Applications
143. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department has received a new application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will...
- Family Reunification
145. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if family reunification can be approved in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Naturalisation Applications
146. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) qualifies for naturalisation given the existence of an Irish-born child; and if she will make a...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Harbours and Piers
148. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what is preventing his Department from funding preparatory, preliminary and actual works to dredge Dungarvan Harbour sufficiently to...
- Animal Diseases
149. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a herd number will be reissued to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39484/24]
- Renewable Energy Generation
150. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has met with any or all of the approved lists of PV installers; the dates of any such meetings; the agenda for such meetings;...
- Agriculture Schemes
151. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are any plans to restore a scheme whereby a farmer could retire on pension aged 55 and pass on the farm to a family member;...
- Nitrates Usage
153. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers in derogation (details supplied); and the number above 700 units; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Agriculture Schemes
154. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all payments due to a person (details supplied) under the basic income support for sustainability scheme have been paid to date....
- Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
- Assisted Decision-Making
157. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of adult wards 'discharged completely from wardship or to the Decision Support Service for a support...
- Disability Services
162. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which improved services for children diagnosed with autism are likely to become available in the...
- Disabilities Assessments
164. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will review the case of a child (details supplied); to clarify the assistance that can be offered to...
- Disability Services
165. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of vacant job positions in CHO 7; the plans for these positions to be filled before year end; the...
- Department of Health
- Public Sector Staff
166. To ask the Minister for Health if a circular (details supplied) applied to the HSE and other departments of health-funded agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39575/24]
- Care Services
167. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the current operational status of the new community nursing unit in Nenagh, County Tipperary, originally meant for the transfer of St. Conlon's...
- Hospital Staff
168. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital (details supplied), following the lifting of the recruitment ban, advertised vacancies for psychiatric nurses in the adult mental health unit of...
- Primary Care Centres
169. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on a primary care centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39465/24]
- Health Services Staff
170. To ask the Minister for Health the role he and his Department have had in the imposition of the recruitment embargo in the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29518/24]
- Hospital Staff
171. To ask the Minister for Health why a hospital (details supplied), following the lifting of the recruitment ban, did not advertise vacancies for psychiatric nurses in the adult mental health...
- Medicinal Products
172. To ask the Minister for Health when urgent injections will be carried out in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39480/24]
- Patient Transfers
173. To ask the Minister for Health if an issue (details supplied) in relation to the transfer of patients will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39482/24]
- Patient Transport
174. To ask the Minister for Health if there are specific criteria when the HSE is making a decision to allow assisted transport to children with a disability who are attending training centres;...
- Hospital Appointments Status
175. To ask the Minister for Health when a person in Donegal (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39490/24]
- Primary Care Centres
176. To ask the Minister for Health the plans for the unoccupied section of the primary care centre in Cobh, County Cork; when he expects it to be fully occupied; and if he will make a statement...
- Cancer Services
177. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the development of a role of ‘enhanced practitioner’ grade in radiation therapy, a level of practice after ‘clinical...
- Health Services Waiting Lists
178. To ask the Minister for Health when a person in County Meath (details provided) will get an appointment for play therapy, speech and language and occupational therapy; and if he will make a...
- Medical Qualifications
179. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the processing time for registration of radiation therapists, the current average processing time, and his Department’s target...
- Hospital Appointments Status
181. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment (details supplied) can be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39517/24]
- Patient Transfers
182. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate an issue (details supplied) in relation to the transfer of patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39525/24]
- Patient Transport
183. To ask the Minister for Health if there are specific criteria when the HSE is making a decision to allow assisted transport to children with a disability who are attending training centres;...
- Medicinal Products
184. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 447 of 28 June 2024, the progress to date in making this medication available; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Health Services Waiting Lists
185. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of locations at which treatment for cataracts, spina bifida and scoliosis can be treated in this country, public or private, and is readily...
- Pharmacy Services
186. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address the issue with dispensing fees for community pharmacists and ensure the sustainability of these essential services; and if he...
- General Practitioner Services
187. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of the Shannondoc service in Roscrea, County Tipperary, given the ongoing concerns from residents about the lack of this essential service;...
- Assisted Human Reproduction
189. To ask the Minister for Health the status of his planned amendment Bill to the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 to deal with outstanding matters, as committed to during Report...
- Hospital Appointments Status
190. To ask the Minister for Health if a date for an operation will be scheduled immediately for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39555/24]
- Health Services
192. To ask the Minister for Health if speech therapy and all other services required to support the care of a motor neuron disease patient (details supplied) will be fast-tracked; and if an...
- Disability Services
193. To ask the Minister for Health the way his Department creates long-term projections of need to meet the needs of persons with autism, in order that their families can have some confidence in...
- Hospital Appointments Status
194. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39569/24]
- Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
195. To ask the Minister for Health if he will furnish all details of capital investments in hospitals (details supplied) since 2011. [39573/24]
- Medical Cards
196. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a medical card might be awarded in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39596/24]
- Patient Transport
199. To ask the Minister for Health the plans to enhance transport assistance for patients who require same to attend critical health appointments for treatments for cancer and other medical...
- Health Services Staff
200. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he has taken within the past 12 months to counter the difficulties of obtaining and retaining professional staff throughout the health services; and...
- Eating Disorders
201. To ask the Minister for Health the number of residential placements available for minors with eating disorders; the extent to which the number of placements has increased over the past four...
- Primary Care Centres
203. To ask the Minister for Health if it is recognised that the location of a primary care centre in Maynooth, County Kildare, is urgently required to accommodate the burgeoning population,...
- National Children's Hospital
205. To ask the Minister for Health the steps now being taken to provide all the anticipated necessary services at the new children's hospital, given the necessity to advance the extent and...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Education and Training Provision
206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the provision of funding for full-time practice tutors in the area of radiation therapy to ensure adequate tutor-to-student ratios...
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Community Development Projects
208. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on the status of plans for a community hotel in Roscrea, County Tipperary, in light of a proposed site being recently...
- Rural Schemes
209. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when consideration of the review of CLÁR areas nationally, undertaken in 2021 using the 2016 Census of Population data, will be...
