Seán Canney (Galway East, Independent)
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1716. To ask the Minister for Health the situation in CHI in relation to the recruitment of the main lead paediatric pain consultant roles; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that children in chronic pain have been without a proper full-time pain consultant care service for over 16 months (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15210/21]

Noel Grealish (Galway West, Independent)
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1786. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the recruitment of the main lead paediatric pain consultant in Children’s Health Ireland given that children in chronic pain have now been without a full-time pain consultant care service for over 16 months (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15435/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1716 and 1786 together.

As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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1717. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a clear timeframe for bringing senior psychologist staff provision across the three community adult mental health teams in Mallow, Fermoy and Kanturk, County Cork (details supplied) in line with other areas in CHO4; if particular longstanding psychology resource inequities on the Mallow community adult mental health team can be definitively addressed with secure staff contracts to ensure continuity of care for service users among the 39,000 plus population served by the team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15211/21]

Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Seán Canney (Galway East, Independent)
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1718. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the multidisciplinary pain team roles at CHI that have been filled for the past three months are not seeing any patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15218/21]

Noel Grealish (Galway West, Independent)
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1787. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the multidisciplinary pain team roles that have been filled for the past three months are not seeing patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15436/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1718 and 1787 together.

As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.