Written answers

Thursday, 31 March 2022

Department of Health

Disability Services

Photo of Pauline TullyPauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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78. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 448 to 450, inclusive, of 24 February 2022, of the more than 475 staff development posts allocated since 2019 to children's disability services, the number of these that were clinical specialists; the number of clinical specialists working within children's disability services as of March 2022; the number of clinical specialist posts currently advertised for recruitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16984/22]

Photo of Anne RabbitteAnne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Photo of Pádraig O'SullivanPádraig O'Sullivan (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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79. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to address the staffing crisis in the disability sector, which is leaving persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities without essential services; if additional staffing resources are being provided to the children's disability network team in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16930/22]

Photo of Anne RabbitteAnne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

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