Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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227. To ask the Minister for Health the strategy in place increase the number of neurology nurses from its current low base to 100 and in the case of St. James’s Hospital from four to ten which would be the international recommended number based on the hospital’s catchment area. [56313/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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In relation to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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228. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that investing in more neurology nurses in the health service is a cost efficient way of improving the efficiency of outpatient clinics, reducing waiting times and ensuring that patients have access to the specialist support they need to manage their conditions; and his views on the current low numbers employed in the hospital network. [56314/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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In relation to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.