Written answers
Thursday, 9 February 2023
- Disability Services
248. To ask the Minister for Health the strategies being examined to fill the vacancies to support the workload of the staff of an organisation (details supplied) and speed up waiting lists. [6399/23] - Covid-19 Pandemic
249. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of private and voluntary homes to which the HSE offered crisis support during the Covid outbreak crisis; the number that received and the... - Nursing Homes
250. To ask the Minister for Health the number of concerns or complaints HIQA has received in the last year regarding restricted visiting in care homes. [6194/23] - Health Services
252. To ask the Minister for Health the number of concerns or complaints received by the office of the confidential recipient since March 2020, with a full breakdown by concern type, that is,... - Nursing Homes
254. To ask the Minister for Health the reason only ten concerns relating to nursing homes were reported to safeguarding teams from the period from 2020 to the end of November 2022, out of more... - Health Services
256. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the medical laboratory in Mayo University Hospital is unable to diagnose vitamin D blood tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6209/23] - General Practitioner Services
257. To ask the Minister for Health the approximate cost of a vitamin D blood test through a GP; if he intends to streamline doctor fees charged to patients nationwide; and if he will make a... - Official Engagements
258. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a list in tabular form of details of meetings between his Department and the National Women's Council of Ireland, which included reference to... - Legislative Reviews
260. To ask the Minister for Health if he received advice from organisations on the appointment of the chairperson of the abortion review in January 2022; and to name such organisations. [6215/23] - Hospital Waiting Lists
261. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay for patients (details supplied) awaiting orthodontic maxillofacial surgery for open bite, with current wait times of six to eight... - Medical Cards
262. To ask the Minister for Health when the income limits for medical card eligibility will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6244/23] - Medicinal Products
263. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of Hyperemesis Ireland regarding the current reimbursement policy in respect of medication to treat this... - Health Services
264. To ask the Minister for Health the Governmental or European funding initiatives that are available for digital healthcare companies that provide personalised solutions for the intervention... - Medicinal Products
265. To ask the Minister for Health if a decision has been taken to remove the lanriotide chemotherapy drug from the drugs refund scheme; if so, the reason for this; and the notice that is being... - Vaccination Programme
266. To ask the Minister for Health for an update with regard to the payment of the pandemic recognition to staff administering vaccines in SouthDoc; and if he will make a statement on the... - Pension Provisions
267. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the implementation of the 2006 Labour Court ruling that pensions should be paid to section 39 workers; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services
268. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1396 of 14 June 2022, if Cork will be considered as a location for the provision of gallium scans as currently the only... - Home Help Service
269. To ask the Minister for Health the current timeframe for a person (details supplied) to receive the 7.5 hours per week home support they were approved for in October 2022; and if he will... - Departmental Legal Cases
270. To ask the Minister for Health the number of outstanding cases, both active and dormant, which were not otherwise resolved by settlement or withdrawal and relate to long-stay charges... - General Practitioner Services
272. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that older people are being charged significant sums of money by GPs to carry out certification of fitness to drive check-ups; and if he will... - Mental Health Services
273. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adults transferred to inpatient mental health facilities in Britain and Northern Ireland from 2014 to date in 2023, in tabular form;... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
275. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that healthcare assistants currently employed by a company (details supplied) have received the pandemic special recognition payment, while... - Health Services Staff
276. To ask the Minister for Health the current total number of speech and language therapist posts across all healthcare services in County Wexford, including primary care services, mental... - Mental Health Services
280. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on north Kerry CAMHS (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6313/23] - Disability Services
281. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6317/23] - Medicinal Products
282. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will provide persons with access to a drug (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6319/23] - Rights of the Child
287. To ask the Minister for Health his views on his recent contributions to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6135/23] - Legislative Reviews
292. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; when the completed review will be published; and if he will make a... - Health Services Staff
293. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide up-to-date information on a number of speech and language therapy vacancies in CHO 8 (details supplied). [6366/23] - Health Services Waiting Lists
297. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can be placed on the May 2022 review list instead of the October 2022 review list. [6370/23] - Medicinal Products
298. To ask the Minister for Health with regard to the drug payment scheme, the analysis that his Department or the HSE has carried out into removing the requirement for the original prescriber... - Departmental Reports
307. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 745 of 22 November 2022, the status of the final report of the expert group on the reform and management of clinical... - Disability Services
308. To ask the Minister for Health when the seven-day services will be operational at a premises (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6163/23] - Legislative Programme
309. To ask the Minister for Health the date he is working towards for Second Stage of the health (termination of pregnancy services (safe access zones)) Bill, the general scheme of which has... - Medical Aids and Appliances
310. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting times for pre-application assessment for aids and appliances for those under 18 years of age in CHO 4; the length of time they have been... - Health Services Staff
311. To ask the Minister for Health the number of lactation consultant positions in each CHO, including a breakdown to LHO level, the number of positions that are currently filled, the number...
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