1604. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of a long standing commitment to the refurbishment of a building in the old St. Otterans site in Waterford so that community services presently located on the acute hospital campus at University Hospital Waterford, UHW, could move to this new location thereby freeing up space within the main campus which is badly needed to provide new medical bed space (details supplied); if he will provide an update on when this building will be refurbished and in a position to receive community services out of the acute hospital campus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17452/23]
1603. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1275 of 21 March 2023, if he will address a number of issued raised (details supplied). [17451/23]
851. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage with respect to the new communications masts that are becoming apparent around Waterford city, what safeguards are being built into the planning Acts to ensure that there are no negative health effects on people located in the areas adjacent to these masts. [17997/23]
849. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage regarding section 254 of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2021, what right of appeal will exist under the Draft Planning and Development Bill 2022 in relation to telecom and communication masts, which presently appear to be planning-exempt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17970/23]
703. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health if a person with dementia, who is in receipt of maximum 22.5 hours home help per week, could also avail of the dementia home support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15036/23]
178. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education if she will review the project details for a school (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14282/23]
1454. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health when the recommendations of the Expert Panel report, now two and a half years old, will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13552/23]
1450. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health if the Government intends to set up a public inquiry to investigate the causal relationship between enduring managerial weaknesses in nursing homes, public and private, as reported on by HIQA, and the tragic and disproportionate impact of Covid-19 in nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13537/23]
1449. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health if the Government intends to set up a public enquiry to investigate the respective roles of Government policy, HSE and acute hospitals' transferral of patients to nursing homes without proper screening at admission and without adequate isolation accommodation on arrival; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13532/23]
1443. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health if the Government intends to set up a public enquiry into the reason Covid-19-related deaths in Irish nursing home settings were among the highest in the world; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13523/23]
1440. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health if the Government intends to set up a public enquiry into the handling of the Covid pandemic in nursing homes; when the enquiry will get underway; how long it will take; who will conduct the enquiry; if the enquiry will be independent; what will be its terms of reference; what will be the scope of the enquiry; if service users will be involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13518/23]
1439. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 253 of 8 March 2023, the specific funding amount that he is referring to in the response; if he will define the quantum of funding approved; the amount that is being grant-aided by EU funds; if any funds are being provided through the Exchequer or State funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13510/23]
1436. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health if he will outline when the capital funding program the money is being allocated for the development neuro-rehabilitation service centre at University Hospital Waterford (details supplied); the timelines for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13478/23]
1276. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details on a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12716/23]
1275. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12715/23]
1274. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a firm date for an expansion to a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12714/23]
1273. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on an angiogram activity list (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12713/23]
1272. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the expected termination date of an agreement (details supplied); the return date of this three-day diagnostic list activity to UHW cardiac suite; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12712/23]
1271. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the additional service capacity that has been provided by way of additional dedicated day ward beds to the cardiac suite, with respect to the new cardiac cath lab in Waterford; what weekly service plan is being assigned in terms of this bed allocation availability; where in the hospital these beds are located; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12711/23]
1270. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an opening date for the beginning of cardiac interventional procedures in the new cardiac cath lab in Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12710/23]
1269. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in clear detail the number of whole-time equivalents or redirected personnel who have been recruited as part of the University Hospital Waterford 24-person additional cardiac care team; if he will outline the core responsibilities that each of the 24 is tasked with in terms of deployment to the cardiac suite in Waterford; if these are recruited personnel now in place and available for duty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12709/23]
1268. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the ten highest risks on the risk register maintained by each of the eight hospital groups in respect of each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12708/23]
1052. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice the number of deportation orders issued, the number of deportations carried out and the countries to which the failed applicants were repatriated, in the past two years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12365/23]
1050. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice the number of asylum applicants refused leave to remain in the past two years; their country of origin, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12363/23]
1049. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice the number of asylum seekers given leave to remain and the number of family members awarded joint family visas in the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12362/23]
1048. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice the countries of origin of asylum seekers arriving in Ireland in the past two years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12360/23]
1047. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice the number of asylum applications made nationally in the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12359/23]
1011. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will detail capital expenditure within each of the technological universities since their creation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12725/23]
1010. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a detailed explanation of the processes, milestones and timelines for releasing ring-fenced funding in his Department in respect of the compulsory purchase order being contemplated by Wexford Council for the acquisition of lands for a higher education campus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12722/23]
1009. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will outline the various procurement stages in respect of the acquisition of Premier House by the Institute of Technology Tallaght, now TUD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12721/23]
1008. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 127 of 25 May 2016, in respect of 100 major capital projects listed, to identify which projects proceeded and which have not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12720/23]
1007. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will detail the impact of rising interest rates on the borrowing of our university sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12719/23]
1006. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will detail the arrangements with respect to the €5 million in emergency funding provided to IT Tralee in 2019/2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12718/23]
1005. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department carries out any economic or value for money evaluation in respect of the annual €1 million bill for the two Cork PPP projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12717/23]
968. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of funding presently being provided to UHW and to CHO5 to provide a community neuro-rehabilitation team (details supplied); the number of whole-time equivalent positions and the specialisation of each, between acute hospital service and community service, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13477/23]
404. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social homes, broken down by houses and apartments, respectively completed in Waterford and nationally in the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12351/23]
403. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social homes completed in the past two years in Waterford and nationally, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12350/23]
401. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of homeless people on the housing list in Waterford and nationally, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12340/23]
308. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance the number of help-to-buy scheme mortgages drawn down in Waterford and nationally in two years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12355/23]
259. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the number of patients presenting through the University Hospital Waterford emergency department or due to diabetic ketoacidosis; how many of these presenting patients were admitted; whether these patients presenting and admissions were adult or paediatric in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11950/23]
258. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the number of patients with type 1 diabetes who have attended DAFNE carb counting and insulin adjustments in University Hospital Waterford since it began in 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11949/23]
257. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the number of patients attending University Hospital Waterford for type 2 diabetes care in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11948/23]
256. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the number of paediatric patients attending University Hospital Waterford for type 1 diabetes care in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11947/23]
255. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health if he could please confirm in tabular form the number of Adult Patients attending University Hospital Waterford for Type 1 Diabetes care in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11946/23]
254. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with diabetes who are awaiting a first appointment to the adult outpatient's diabetes clinic in University Hospital Waterford; the duration of their time on the list since first referral/diagnosis in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11945/23]
253. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health if his Department has made a submission indicating Ireland's interest in participating in the EU4Health Joint Action for Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease (CVD); if he is aware that Ireland could have had access to part of the €53 million of funding that is available for these policy areas through this programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11944/23]
252. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the number of dedicated whole-time equivalents of consultant endocrinologists, dietitians, advanced nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, staff nurses, podiatrists and administrative support posts currently in place in the paediatric diabetes and endocrinology service at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11943/23]
251. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the number of dedicated whole-time equivalents of consultant endocrinologists, dietitians, advanced nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, staff nurses, podiatrists and administrative support posts currently dedicated to the outpatient adult diabetes clinic in University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11942/23]
225. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance if his Department is currently considering measures to reintroduce mortgage interest relief, given the sharp compounded rises in mortgage interest rates that many families are facing at the moment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11669/23]
224. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance the strategy and timeline his Department has in relation to reducing Ireland’s national debt given that, according to the Department’s own report on public finances, it currently has one of the highest per capita debt burdens in the world, being noted as €226 billion at the end of quarter 4, 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11668/23]