Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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370. To ask the Minister for Health the number of assaults that have been recorded against front line staff, including nurses, doctors, social workers, ambulance staff and other health professionals in each of the years 2008 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by hospital, geographical location and profession in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17552/18]

Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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371. To ask the Minister for Health the number of work days that have been lost as a result of assaults on staff in the health service; the cost to the Exchequer of such enforced absences; the number of staff who have not returned to duties as a result in each of the years 2008 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by hospital, geographical location and profession in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17553/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 370 and 371 together.

I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly on these matters.