David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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1769. To ask the Minister for Health the number and types of staff required to safely staff an adult critical care bed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35477/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to restore its IT capacity and resume normal services. Members of the Oireachtas will be advised as soon as the HSE is again in a position to provide responses to PQs and are encouraged to resubmit their Parliamentary Questions at that point.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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1770. To ask the Minister for Health the number and types of staff typically required to safely staff an inpatient ward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35478/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy is aware the National Framework for Safe Nurse Staffing and Skill Mix for medical, surgical and speciality inpatient wards, published in 2018, provides for an evidence-based methodology to assess appropriate staffing levels across certain areas.

This framework is used to determine the staffing and skill mix required in a unit/ward based on the patients' acuity and dependency. Therefore, in applying the methodology, no single number can be identified as being typically required as each unit/ward must be assessed based on its patients' care needs.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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1771. To ask the Minister for Health the cost to restore pay equality for consultants on type B contracts; the additional cost of any back pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35479/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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This Parliamentary Question requires information held by the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to restore its IT capacity and resume normal services. Members of the Oireachtas will be advised as soon as the HSE is again in a position to provide responses to PQs and are encouraged to resubmit their Parliamentary Questions at that point.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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1772. To ask the Minister for Health the cost to restore pay equality for consultants on type C contracts; the additional cost of any back pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35480/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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This Parliamentary Question requires information held by the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to restore its IT capacity and resume normal services. Members of the Oireachtas will be advised as soon as the HSE is again in a position to provide responses to PQs and are encouraged to resubmit their Parliamentary Questions at that point.