725. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of speech and language therapists that have left HSE employment prior to retirement age since January 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7813/22]
724. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists that have left HSE employment prior to retirement age since January 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7812/22]
723. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of physiotherapists that have left HSE employment prior to retirement age since January 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7811/22]
722. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of healthcare assistants that have left HSE employment prior to retirement age since January 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7810/22]
721. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses that have left HSE employment prior to retirement age since January 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7809/22]
720. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of additional permanent ICU beds that will be delivered in quarters 1, 2, 3 and 4 of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7808/22]
719. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the shortage of consultants in the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7807/22]
718. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the shortage of CAMHS consultants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7806/22]
717. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the status of his Department’s discussions with an association (details supplied) in relation to agreeing a new contract and provision for dental care services for medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7805/22]
622. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if persons working as administrators on contract for the HSE at vaccination centres will be eligible for the €1,000 bonus for healthcare workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7939/22]
373. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is satisfied that his Department and the National Parks and Wildlife Service has met and continues to meet its responsibilities towards properly advising him in regard to the obligation to control urban seagulls nationally particularly in areas in which high density herring gull colonies have been shown to be out of control and that are proliferating unmanaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8114/22]
372. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is satisfied that his Department and the National Parks and Wildlife Service is fully compliant with the legal obligations (details supplied) not only to protect but also to manage and control urban seagulls and wild birds generally. [8113/22]
371. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention and that of his Department and the National Parks and Wildlife Service has been drawn to the fact that the CEO of Dublin City Council has described urban seagulls as a menace in the city (details supplied); his views on whether a coherent, comprehensive and consistent policy for the management and control of urban seagulls needs to be publicly and transparently articulated by him, his Department and the National Parks and Wildlife Service in partnership with local authorities that are experiencing problems with urban seagulls; if a commitment will be given for a date for the publication and implementation of such a policy; and if not, if he will provide the evidence that he is relying upon for his position. [8112/22]
370. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to a newspaper article (details supplied); the status of the newspaper article and the quoted Ministerial advice to schools; if he will provide this Deputy with a copy of the advice being given to schools that is quoted in the article; his views on whether notwithstanding serious damage to buildings by nesting seagulls, that school children and staff are vulnerable to attack and at real risk of serious injury from urban seagull colonies which may or may not be nesting in the schools aggressively foraging in schools; and when he, his Department or the National Parks and Wildlife Service plan to provide advice and assistance to schools in order to protect children and staff from serious injury risks to their person as distinct from damage to the buildings. [8111/22]
369. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention and that of his Department and the National Parks and Wildlife Service has been drawn to a project undertaken by students in a school (details supplied) in relation to the escalating problematic behaviours of high density urban seagull colonies aggressively foraging in the school; his views on whether it is unacceptable and egregiously contrary to the legitimate interests of the health and safety of schoolchildren and staff in any school to be exposed to such serious and escalating risks; if he will request his Department and the National Parks and Wildlife Service to set out detail the level of priority and the implementation dates for all measures it plans to take towards elimination of such risks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8110/22]
181. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a primary care centre in Swords, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7724/22]
176. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health his plans to tackle the ongoing trolley crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7725/22]
145. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he has considered the appointment of a chief social care officer for social care services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7727/22]
97. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health his views on the reinstatement of a national director for the Mental Health Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7726/22]
71. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health his interaction with an association (details supplied) to date; and the steps that he plans to take to address the particular healthcare needs of those affected by the failure to withdraw thalidomide from the Irish market in a timely manner. [7728/22]
59. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the detailed breakdown of child and adolescent orthopaedic and related surgeries waiting lists; his plans to tackle those waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7729/22]
155. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the upgrade of a facility (details supplied) in County Kildare. [6926/22]
154. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the up-to-date position regarding the provision of a new facility (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6925/22]
152. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the services that will be included as special disability community-based services which will be transferred to the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; the mainstream health services that will be delivered to persons with disabilities under his Department as per the health (miscellaneous provisions) Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6920/22]
101. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection if the community welfare service has seen a reorganisation; if so, the reason for same; if she will provide the details of the new structures by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6930/22]
83. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the breakdown of the infrastructural development plan for the Defence Forces; the total amount allocated; the amount allocated to each barracks and training centre; the timeframe involved in the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6928/22]
82. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the amount returned by his Department to the Exchequer for the past four years by year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6927/22]
71. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to a structural problem with a heritage listed bridge (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6929/22]
757. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the travel costs, accommodation costs and other costs related to his visit to the United Arab Emirates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6559/22]
557. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice if she will consider a representation by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5976/22]
274. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the allocations given under the sports capital grants will be announced given the challenges faced by many sports clubs such as a club (details supplied) since the Covid-19 pandemic began; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5975/22]
427. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if the child speech and language services therapy of a person (details supplied) will be expedited given that they have been told it will be four years from completion of application to commencement of therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5579/22]
584. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if the HSE building and property department has plans in place to upgrade, refurbish and extend the HSE dispensary premises at Ballynacargy, Mullingar, County Westmeath to modernise same and ensure it has adequate capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3123/22]
583. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the steps the HSE is taking to provide a full-time doctor in the dispensary premises at Ballynacargy, Mullingar, County Westmeath to replace the doctor who has recently retired and ensure that persons in the area can continue to avail of medical services and attention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3122/22]
582. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of cancelled appointments in the past year for hospitals for services for disabled persons; his plans to ensure disabled persons can access services and appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3121/22]
2057. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the position regarding the provision of funding to complete a project (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1825/22]
1785. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of employees of private operators providing home support packages for the HSE for past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1824/22]
1784. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of employees of the HSE providing home support packages for the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1823/22]
1783. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of new home support service packages for the past three years for each health service area; the amount of funding provided for this service in the past three years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1822/22]
1782. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for home support service throughout the HSE service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1821/22]
1781. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if further consideration has been given to providing a national register of defibrillators throughout Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1819/22]
1440. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent PCR swabbers that will be required to sustain a level of approximately 200,000 PCR tests per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63260/21]
1439. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a Covid-19 testing centre in Drogheda, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63259/21]
1438. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent vaccination posts there have been for each month in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63258/21]
1437. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent vaccination posts required to meet the targets set out in the Covid-19 booster campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63257/21]
1431. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the response of his Department to the findings of the Cost of Disability in Ireland research report; the plans that will be made in quarter one 2022 in response to these findings; if he will implement an all-Department response which will be timescaled and measured to ensure everyday costs are reduced for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63219/21]
1275. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to the continued criminal damage been carried out on public access defibrillators around the country; if there is a mechanism to highlight this damage and increase the penalty on those found guilty of damage to these life-saving devices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1820/22]
1146. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the response of his Department to the findings of the Cost of Disability in Ireland research report; the plans that will be made in quarter one 2022 in response to these findings; if he will implement an all-Department response which will be timescaled and measured to ensure everyday costs are reduced for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63224/21]
1073. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the response of his Department to the findings of the Cost of Disability in Ireland research report; the plans that will be made in quarter one 2022 in response to these findings; if he will implement an all-Department response which will be timescaled and measured to ensure everyday costs are reduced for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63225/21]
1045. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of carer’s allowance applications refused in the past year; the number of applications made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1829/22]