Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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618. To ask the Minister for Health the status of recruitment for the six epilepsy specialist nurse posts approved by the HSE for the implementation of the Valproate Pregnancy Prevention Programme; the number of these posts that have been filled to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49699/21]

Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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629. To ask the Minister for Health when four unfilled epilepsy nurse specialist posts agreed in 2018 will be filled for the implementation of the pregnancy prevention programme; if it is the case that six epilepsy nurse specialist posts were agreed in 2018 specifically for this purpose but only two have been recruited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49770/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 618 and 629 together.

As these questions relate to operational matters for the Health Service Executive (HSE), I have asked that the HSE responds to the Deputy directly.