500. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE clinical specialist physiotherapists in developmental dysplasia of the hip at the Mater Hospital in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [27183/24]
499. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant obstetricians based at Letterkenny University Hospital in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [27181/24]
498. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants in anaesthesiology based in Tipperary University Hospital in the years of 2022,2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [27180/24]
497. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE emergency medicine registrars based at the minor injuries unit at Mallow General Hospital in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if this number will be further increased. [27179/24]
496. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation devices currently available in Galway University Hospital. [27178/24]
495. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE theatre nurses based in St. Vincent's University Hospital in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [27177/24]
494. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by Monaghan Hospital on private medical and other healthcare services for public patients in 2023 and to date in 2024. [27176/24]
493. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE physiotherapists working in Clare primary care services in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [27175/24]
492. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeons based in St. James's Hospital in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if this number will be further increased. [27174/24]
491. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of student midwives offered positions at the maternity unit at University Hospital Waterford in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [27173/24]
489. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE clinical nurse manager 2s based in the special care baby unit at Portlaoise Regional Hospital in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [27171/24]
488. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the nature of refurbishment works that were carried out at Kilcreene Orthopaedic Hospital, Kilkenny, in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [27170/24]
487. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE pharmacy staff, by job title, working in the pharmacy department of Wexford General Hospital in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [27169/24]
486. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeons at Beaumont Hospital in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [27168/24]
485. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the operational costs of running a CAMHS team, including a breakdown of staffing, by WTE. [27167/24]
484. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of CT, x-ray and MRI scanners currently in use at Sligo University Hospital. [27166/24]
483. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant neonatologists based at the maternity unit of Kerry General Hospital in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [27165/24]
482. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE emergency department nurses in Our of Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if this number will be further increased during 2024. [27164/24]
481. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the actions his Department is taking to tackle the lack of beds at Letterkenny University Hospital; to provide, in tabular form, the number of patients who were unable to access a bed from January 2024 to June 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27163/24]
464. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health when veoza will be made available on the drug payment scheme and the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27105/24]
462. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the training provided to parents of children with type 1 diabetes in Saint Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny on the use of insulin pumps; if there is a shortage in the provision of insulin pumps in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27074/24]
351. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current status for parents who secured a childcare place for their child, paid a large deposit and whose childcare circumstances change months prior to the child commencing in the crèche, who give ample notice of withdrawing their child from the provider’s list and are refused a refund of the fee paid, with the crèche provider having a waiting list for parents looking for childcare, given the lack of childcare services within the area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27162/24]
213. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department will provide for a pension (details supplied) to be paid into an Irish bank account as no valid reason has been given as to the reason this should not be the case and there is existing precedence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26735/24]
189. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education if her Department will contact a school (details supplied) to clarify the status of two related applications for emergency works where a revised application for the urgent replacement of a floor and removal of asbestos was refused despite the fact that the inclusion of the asbestos removal was requested by her Department; if the original application for the floor replacement on its own can be approved, or if an appeal could be made to have the asbestos removed at the same time; if she can ensure that some works can take place this summer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27056/24]
284. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if individuals seeking international protection have been moved from Hilden House to other parts of the country; if so, to provide a rational to this move; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26085/24]
155. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education if she will engage with Bus Éireann to alter their policy of an age limit for drivers over 70 years and instead replace this policy with a medical examination for drivers over 70 years to determine their ability to continue in their job; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26043/24]
145. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education to clarify the number of school buses traveling from Balbriggan to a school (details supplied); if the demand for busses to this school indicates the need for a special national school to be established in Balbriggan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25953/24]
31. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the severe shortage of medical scientists working in hospitals; if he is aware of the impact this is having on patients nationwide; if he will consider an amendment to legislation that would allow CORU to accredit scientists in a single discipline to provide an instant boost in numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25061/24]
21. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health what State funding provisions have been provided to an organisation (details supplied); if, in Budget 2025, these provisions are to be increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25064/24]
16. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he has plans to introduce a consultant-led helicopter emergency service that would bring lifesaving expertise to the scene of crashes rather than waiting for the injured to arrive at a hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25062/24]
14. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he has plans to provide State funding to an organisation (details supplied) that is currently fully reliant on donations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25063/24]
6. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health what actions his Department is taking to lower car parking charges at hospitals in circumstances where car parking charges are currently at unacceptable levels and waiting times in hospitals can mean that undertaking a CT scan can cost a patient €15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25065/24]
766. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE posts allocated to cancer services as per his letter of determination to the HSE outlining his funding priorities following Budget 2024; the overall number of WTE posts allocated to health services for 2024; the number of WTE posts allocated to areas (details supplied) in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25042/24]
677. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made in respect of an appeal against a decision to remove a medical card from a person (details supplied), given there was just a €5 increase in income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24634/24]
482. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm that the Chief Appeals Officer has received an appeal by a person (details supplied) against a decision to refuse his application for carers allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25398/24]
449. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection if steps can be taken to expedite an application for carer’s allowance by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24868/24]
393. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is an official pause on the cost-rental tenant-in-situ scheme; if such a pause exists, how long it is intended to last for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24924/24]
268. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education her views on the need for additional space to safely accommodate ASD special classes at a school (details supplied); the resources that can be provided in order to open the ASD classes while addressing the schools issues with requiring additional learning support teachers, car parking spaces, a secure play area accessible from the classroom, adequate storage, a sensory area and an activities room with a daily living skills space connected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24692/24]
116. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport to provide an outline of all flight paths out from Dublin Airport; if any new flight paths have commenced this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24745/24]
97. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the provision that has been made in the National Broadband Plan for issues known as direct buried ducting which can preclude premises or an entire estate from being connected to fibre broadband; and if he would direct the providers to investigate the issues affecting [details supplied]. [25396/24]
48. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to provide a status update in respect of a foreign birth registration (details supplied); if he will expedite the application process for reasons (details supplied);; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24947/24]
191. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the HSE expenditure on vaccines, excluding Covid-19 vaccines, for each of the years 2019 to 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24254/24]
84. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education if she plans to reverse the decision to cut the annual grant for primary schools from €96 a year per pupil to €80; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24197/24]
83. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education the reason her Department has cut the annual grant for primary schools from €96 a year per pupil to €80; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24196/24]
53. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the reason there are two vacancies on the Board of the Road Safety Authority that arose on 1 January 2024, given the alarming increase in road deaths; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24245/24]
468. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the impact of delays in access to innovative oncology treatments on disease progression; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23947/24]
467. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if his Department is monitoring the discrepancy in access to innovative oncology treatments for Irish cancer patients in the public health system, compared with patients with private health insurance; if he will request the HSE to commence tracking of this data as part of its role in assessing and reimbursing medicines for patients in the public health system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23946/24]
466. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health his views on the discrepancy in access to innovative oncology treatments for Irish cancer patients in the public health system, compared with patients with private health insurance; if he is aware of the extent of this discrepancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23945/24]
195. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant orthopaedic surgeons with a special interest in ankle surgery at Letterkenny University Hospital in the years of 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form [23202/24]