Patrick Costello (Dublin South Central, Green Party)
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790. To ask the Minister for Health if he will instruct the HSE to continue to fund long-Covid occupational therapy services in St. James’s Hospital which are currently set to cease in April. [15509/22]

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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791. To ask the Minister for Health the status of funding for a senior occupational therapist in the long Covid clinic at St. James’s Hospital; if there will be a reduction in such posts in 2022 on 2021 levels at this site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15520/22]

Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)
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1039. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that the occupational therapy in the long-Covid clinic at St. James's Hospital is being discontinued in April 2022 (details supplied); if he will provide funding to keep occupational therapy in the clinic; if will he further invest in a nationwide network of multidisciplinary long-Covid clinics to ensure that Ireland has the capacity and expertise to deal with this growing challenge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14807/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 790, 791 and 1039 together.

As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to reply to the Deputy directly