Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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184. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ultra sonographers operating in maternity hospitals by community hospital organisation and by individual maternity hospital in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31683/17]

Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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185. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ultrasound machines in maternity hospitals by community health organisation and by individual maternity hospital in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31684/17]

Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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186. To ask the Minister for Health the age profile of every ultrasound machine in maternity hospitals by machine and by maternity hospital in which it is located in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31685/17]

Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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188. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ultrasound machines in maternity hospitals; the way in which this compares to the number required to meet the Birthrate Plus standard in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31687/17]

Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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189. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ultra sonographers operating in maternity hospitals; the way in which this compares to the number required to meet the Birthrate Plus standard in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31688/17]

Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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190. To ask the Minister for Health the number of foetal medicine experts operating in maternity hospitals; the way in which this compares to the number required to meet the Birthrate Plus standard in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31689/17]

Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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191. To ask the Minister for Health the number of 20-week foetal anomaly scans carried out in maternity hospitals in each of the years 2010 to 2016, and to date in 2017, by community health organisation and by individual maternity hospital in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31690/17]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 184 to 186, inclusive, and 188 to 191, inclusive, together.

Birthrate Plus is a midwifery workforce planning tool. It is an evidence-based methodology that takes account of a range of factors to determine the appropriate midwifery resource for maternity services. As such, it does not make recommendations on ultrasound machines. In relation to the specific queries on staffing numbers and equipment, I have asked the HSE to reply to you directly.

Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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187. To ask the Minister for Health the number of foetal medicine experts operating in maternity hospitals by community health organisation and by individual maternity hospital, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31686/17]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on this matter.