David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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596. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cardiologists working in acute hospitals, broken down by hospital, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35317/22]

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.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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597. To ask the Minister for Health the compliance rate of the European working time directive agreement for non-consultant hospital doctors in percentage terms from 2014 to date, broken down by month, hospital and hospital group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35318/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter I have asked the HSE to reply directly to the Deputy with the data sought as soon as possible.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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598. To ask the Minister for Health the number of recorded times the HSE found a failure by a hospital to comply with the European working time directive agreement through the performance and accountability framework, broken down by month, year and hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35319/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter I have asked the HSE to reply directly to the Deputy concerning the information sought as soon as possible.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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599. To ask the Minister for Health if any inaccuracies in reporting of hours worked by non-consultant hospital doctors in compliance with the European working time directive, EWTD, agreement were found by the EWTD verification group, broken down by month, hospital and year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35320/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter I have asked the HSE to reply directly to the Deputy concerning the information sought as soon as possible. The National EWTD Verification Group clearly identified the need to distinguish between rostered hours and worked hours and to report on the latter in its engagement with hospitals and other sites where NCHDs are employed. Similarly the HSE's guidance to hospitals and other sites for the purposes of the completion of the monthly EWTD reporting template specifies how to calculate 'working time' under the EWTD.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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600. To ask the Minister for Health the average number of hours worked by non-consultant hospital doctors for the years 2018 to 2021 and this year to date, broken down by month, hospital and hospital group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35321/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter I have asked the HSE to reply directly to the Deputy with the data sought as soon as possible.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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601. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times that a non-consultant hospital doctor worked more than 48 hours a week on-site on-call, averaged over 12 months or less, for the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35322/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter I have asked the HSE to reply directly to the Deputy concerning the data sought as soon as possible.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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602. To ask the Minister for Health the number of acute hospitals that have failed to implement rosters for non-consultant hospital doctors in line with the European working time directive in each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022, broken down by year and hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35323/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter I have asked the HSE to reply directly to the Deputy concerning the data sought as soon as possible.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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603. To ask the Minister for Health if any hospital has been fined for breaching the European working time directive in respect of non-consultant hospital doctors; if so, the year and the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35324/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter I have asked the HSE to reply directly to the Deputy with the information sought. I am aware that the HSE put in place an internal system that involved financial penalties for certain hospitals to support the attainment of compliance.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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604. To ask the Minister for Health the system used to record the number of hours worked by non-consultant hospital doctors; if the system varies across hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35325/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter I have asked the HSE to reply to the Deputy with the information sought as soon as possible.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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605. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated number of hours worked by non-consultant hospital doctors in cases in which they have not been paid in each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35326/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter I have asked the HSE to reply directly to the Deputy concerning the estimated number of hours, if any, as soon as possible. My position on this issue is clear, NCHDs must get paid for all hours worked.