Ann Graves — Sinn Féin
0 votes ·
0 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.
Darragh O'Brien — Fianna Fáil
0 votes ·
0 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.
Duncan Smith — Labour Party
0 votes ·
36 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked36 total
Health30 questions
2023-07-25Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the timeline which he has given the HSE to complete its reimbursement process regarding the provision of enhertu for the treatment of breast cancer; if he is aware of the impact of delays in access to enhertu on outcomes for Irish patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35998/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health how his Department plans to increase the workforce (details supplied); how his Department plans to fund the additional clinical placements that will be needed to train the growing workforce; if additional clinical tutors will be hired to facilitate extra clinical placements; if monetary incentives will be given for current staff to facilitate clinical placements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36005/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health what efforts were made to contact individuals and families who were victims of medical negligence to make them aware of the Public Consultation on Health Claims Costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36275/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health what the communication and outreach strategy was for the Public Consultation on the Health Claims Costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36276/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the status of the primary medical certificate; if new applications are being accepted; the status of the board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36277/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health for an update on audiology waiting lists, by age and region, as of July 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36387/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health for an update on speech and language therapy waiting lists, by age and region, as of July 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36388/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the projected cost of providing additional funding to Section 39 organisations to provide pay increases in line with the current public service pay deal; to provide a breakdown by organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37082/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on agency staff in 2022 and to date in 2023 across the health service, broken down by staffing type and to whom the payments were made; if he will provide a breakdown for the amount spent on nursing agency staff in 2022 and to date in 2023; his plans to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37083/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reducing the drugs payment scheme threshold to €50; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37084/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the projected full-year cost of expanding the free contraception scheme to all women; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37085/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost in 2024 of reducing prescription charges to €1 per item with a cap of €10 for all, or to 50 cent per item with a cap of €5 for all; the overall cost of abolishing the charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37086/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost in 2024 of reducing emergency hospital charges to either €50 or abolishing it; the cost of removing the €75 charge for an injury unit, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37087/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing in 2024 medical cards to all those diagnosed with cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37088/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing medical card income limits by 5%, 10% or 20%, and in each case, the projected additional number of cards that would be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37089/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the funding provided for the home support service in 2023; the number of home care packages funded; the projected additional cost of providing a home care package to every identified case in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37090/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of home care and home help hours funded in 2022, and 2023, respectively; the amount not utilised due to staffing shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37091/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the cost of the flu vaccine programme in 2022 and 2023, respectively; how many doses are expected to be provided in 2023 and 2024; how many doses the State ordered; the estimated cost to provide the flu vaccine free to all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37093/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing free GP care to all children under 18 years on the basis of the fees provided for the expansion of the current scheme to six- and seven-year-olds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37094/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing the HPV vaccine for free to adults who have not received it but want to access it through their GP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37095/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the projected cost of providing two doses of the chicken pox varicella vaccine free to all children through the primary or school child immunisation programme; the estimated annual cost of providing this in 2024; the estimated five-year cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37096/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the current number of ICU beds in place; how many are currently funded; how many additional ICU beds will be provided in 2023 and are planned for 2024; the all-in cost for a new ICU bed, support services and staffing; the projected cost for 50 additional ICU beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37097/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of adding asthma to the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37098/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health to outline the additional funding provided for mental health in each of the past two budgets; to provide a detailed breakdown of the status of each of the measures announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37099/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the projected costs of fully funding the safe staffing framework; the projected costs of growing the nursing and midwifery workforce by 2,000 WTEs annually for the next three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37100/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health to provide, in tabular form for each hospital, the number of unfilled nurses and midwives positions, respectively that currently remain unfilled; to provide the current staffing levels in each; the additional recruitment into each in 2022 and 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37101/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form for each hospital the number of unfilled consultant positions respectively that currently remain unfilled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37102/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the projected costs of settling the medical laboratory scientists' pay claim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37103/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health how many additional hospital beds have been delivered in each of 2022 and 2023 to date, by type; what the end-of-year delivery is expected to be; his plans for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37104/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the projected cost of delivering 1,500 additional acute beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37105/23]
Finance3 questions
2023-07-25Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Finance in view of the decision of a number of music festivals in Ireland to go cashless for their events in 2023, if he is satisfied these events and organisers are in compliance with legal tender rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35744/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Finance if businesses are required to accept cash as payment from consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35745/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Finance the oversight that is in operation to ensure businesses are complying with legal tender rules in terms of accepting cash as payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35746/23]
Transport1 question
2023-07-25Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if an additional 33X bus will be added to the morning roster departing from Skerries to St. Stephen’s Green at 7:45 am, given the demand for the service and overcrowding issues outlined in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35719/23]
Education1 question
2023-07-25Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the progress of the School Inclusion Model Pilot that is currently ongoing in primary schools which allow access to onsite professional support from occupational therapists and speech and language therapists; when these pilots will produce results; when they will be rolled out more broadly to other schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35718/23]
Children1 question
2023-07-25Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of personal assistant hours funded in 2022 and 2023; how many people are currently supported; how many have applied but who have not yet been granted support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37092/23]