2468. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on the waiting list for primary care psychology services in County Clare, divided by local area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33069/24]
2467. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the reason primary care psychology services for County Clare are provided from the Ennis Centre, as opposed to utilising the Kilrush Centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33068/24]
2466. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the number of eating disorder referrals that have been made from UHL emergency department since 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33067/24]
2465. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of the nursing vacancies in UHL; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33065/24]
2464. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the timeline for release of Justice Clarke’s report into the mid-west region urgent and emergency care capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33064/24]
2463. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health whether the vacancies in UHG pathology were affected by the recruitment embargo; how his Department intends to address these vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33063/24]
2462. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the number of qualified advanced paramedics in the midwest region who are currently serving in desk positions, outside of those on light duty for practical reasons, out of the 43 advanced paramedics in the region; if some of those desk positions could be filled by a clerk who is not licensed to practice as an advanced paramedic, to increase the number of paramedics on the road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33062/24]
2461. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the failure rate of emergency ambulances and intermediate care vehicles in their vehicle roadworthiness inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33061/24]
2460. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the number of operational emergency ambulance and intermediate care vehicles currently on the road, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33060/24]
2459. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health given that the six hospitals in the UHL group function as one hospital system, if there are any plans for a shuttle bus or equivalent between the hospitals for patient use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33059/24]
2458. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the plans within his Department to expand the non-ambulance patient transport policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33058/24]
2457. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the number of patients transported in emergency ambulances for AS3 non-urgent interfacility transfer, 2020-2024, by CHO, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33057/24]
2456. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the number of patients transported in the non-ambulance patient transport policy, 2020-2024, by CHO, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33056/24]
2455. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to expanding the newborn bloodspot screening panel from nine diseases to at least the European average of eighteen diseases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33055/24]
2454. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the plans to implement the citizens assembly recommendation for a joint report on an annual basis detailing total and disaggregated expenditure and channels of funding provided for drug-related services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33046/24]
2453. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 10 of 29 February 2024, if the proposal for an externally contracted satellite haemodialysis unit at Ennis has been granted approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33045/24]
2452. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health how many staff have been lost in the recruitment stages of UHL recruitment to other services; how many left in the panel stages of recruitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33043/24]
2451. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the plans to ensure that GPs have suitably fast access to diagnostics equivalent to those in acute settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33042/24]
2450. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health his views on the lack of adult psychiatric beds for those with eating disorders in the mid-west region. [33038/24]
2449. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of further patients presented to UHL with sepsis since the death of a person (details supplied) who are still not being treated in accordance with sepsis policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33028/24]
2448. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who had a do-not-resuscitate order activated in Ennis General Hospital, UHL and the others in CHO3 for the years 2010-2023, in tabular form. [33027/24]
2447. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health what reassurance can be provided in respect of protocols that are in place to ensure that inpatients’ human rights and dignity are respected in model 2 hospitals such as Ennis General Hospital when an emergency occurs. [33026/24]
2446. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of do-not-resuscitate orders being offered to patients that are non-compos mentis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33025/24]
2445. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the training that is provided to staff in respect of do-not-resuscitate orders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33024/24]
2444. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health what the policy and protocol is regarding do-not-resuscitate orders in UHL and the model 2 hospitals in the mid-west region (Ennis, Nenagh and St. Johns); if these policies and protocols conform with international best practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33023/24]
2443. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if he will meet with an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33022/24]
1918. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of WTE vacancies in children’s disability services for the past twelve months for CHO3, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33066/24]
1917. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number attending disability day centres for persons with disabilities, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33037/24]
1916. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the 27% of children reported to have experienced physical restraint in schools, according to Inclusion Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33036/24]
1915. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the need will be addressed for a six-year plan to build more inclusive schools by 2030 and have sufficient school places for special needs students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33035/24]
1914. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the lack of data being collated by his Department in respect of children in special schools, and their outcomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33034/24]
1913. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the fact that early childhood care education learning educators are unhappy with the lack of recognition of the sector; if he will take steps to ensure that they are fully recognised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33033/24]
1912. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether his Department plans to ensure that no new family resource centre will be planned until all existent family resource centres are on the same footing and aligned in terms of core funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33032/24]
1911. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will commit to core funding of €240,000 for all 121 family resource centres, totalling €8 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33031/24]
1910. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps his Department is taking to recognise hidden disabilities; if it will work with one of the schemes (details supplied);; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33021/24]
1153. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage regarding the combining of two existing applications for social housing, if it could be possible to do so without making an entirely new application, which would reset the time spent on the list to a couple’s detriment (details supplied); and if he will outline the principles guiding his Department’s decision on this matter. [33054/24]
1152. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress made on the tenant incremental purchase scheme as operated by Clare County Council since its implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33049/24]
1151. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the progress made since the announcement of the inclusion of Broadford and Cooraclare for wastewater treatment centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33048/24]
1150. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 262 of 28 May 2024, for an update on the review his Department undertook in respect of the differential rent scheme for local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33047/24]
1149. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if local authority properties require occupational therapists to review properties before they are assigned to tenants with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33041/24]
1148. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the regulations that are currently in place to protect tenants, including local authority tenants, from living in a property with only one exit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33040/24]
1005. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the progress of the One Shannon Hub; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33052/24]
952. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media regarding the recently announced journalism schemes, if consideration will be given to removing the requirement to have 20% news and current affairs, which Independent Broadcasters of Ireland believes will require regurgitating stale news, and further disadvantage these important stations. [33030/24]
951. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the details of recently announced journalism schemes; if they are “platform neutral”; her views on whether they will adequately support independent radio; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33029/24]
834. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Education the amount being spent transporting children to school, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33039/24]
833. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Education her plans with respect to the education of teachers, SNAs and others employed in education settings around foetal alcohol spectrum disorder in advance of the coming school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33020/24]
263. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport the progress on allowing the 336 bus route to stop within Ennis town; the reason for the delay in changing the route; the timeline for implementation of this change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33051/24]
262. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the progress of the Ennis town bus service; whether his Department has released funding to ensure it moves to the next stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33050/24]
374. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the reason the Labour Court recommendation of 20 September 2023 (details supplied) has not yet been implemented across the board; the timeline for its full implementation, including proper regard for CNS and CPCs; the reason for delaying the implementation of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30661/24]
337. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the reason the Labour Court recommendation of 20 September 2023 (details supplied) has not yet been implemented across the board; the timeline for its full implementation including proper regard for CNS and CPCs; the reason for delaying the implementation of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30662/24]