Written answers
Tuesday, 13 June 2023
- Health Services Staff
1101. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the extent of the use of lean management systems in the health service to make it more efficient and effective for staff and patients; and... - Legislative Process
1102. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the development of the Health (Adult Safeguarding) Bill 2017 which is currently being led by his Department; and the reason this is not being... - Healthcare Policy
1103. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health (Adult Safeguarding) Bill 2017 will provide for the establishment of an independent national adult safeguarding authority with an interagency... - Hospital Facilities
1104. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the progress that has been made to date in developing the project of a new paediatric department in Cork University Hospital; the work that... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1105. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken regarding the recognition of Covid/long-Covid as having an occupational connection in social or health care and certain other settings... - Hospital Appointments Status
1106. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) could be given an earlier appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27075/23] - Health Service Executive
1107. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE capital plan for 2023 will be published. [27083/23] - Hospital Appointments Status
1108. To ask the Minister for Health if he will endeavour to ensure that a person (details supplied) receives an urgent orthopaedic appointment at Navan Hospital, considering the significant pain... - Home Help Service
1109. To ask the Minister for Health when the report on the home support pilot study undertaken in four CHO areas will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27090/23] - Health Services
1110. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update in regard to tender 2018 for a service (details supplied); if he will ensure the process is transparent; if he will provide an... - Mental Health Policy
1111. To ask the Minister for Health if psychological or other such assessments for children paid for privately by parents, rather than waiting years on HSE assessments, are accepted by the CAMHS... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
1112. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date in the establishment of the integrated care of chronic disease management hub based in north Cork; the location of the hub; the... - Health Services Staff
1113. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the plan to regulate the psychology profession under CORU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27124/23] - Nursing Homes
1114. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated number of long-stay elderly care beds there will be in Roscrea town following the proposed purchase of a nursing home (details supplied) in the... - Health Services Staff
1115. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the situation with regard to the HSE job evaluation team scheme as it relates to the Haddington Road Agreement of May 2013 where an... - Disease Management
1116. To ask the Minister for Health when a clinical care programme will be implemented to meet the requirements of patients with lung fibrosis; the resources that will be allocated to its... - Healthcare Policy
1117. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); the status of the review of this policy; and if he will make a statement on the... - Nursing Homes
1118. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the situation whereby nursing home residents in private nursing homes who are medical card holders were wrongly charged for nursing home... - Medical Aids and Appliances
1119. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive approval for an item; the reason for the delay; the number of such applications awaiting approval in Roscommon;... - Health Services Staff
1120. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in issuing non-payment-of-pay increases to retired HSE staff (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27200/23] - Health Services
1121. To ask the Minister for Health his views on providing funding to address the rising cost of baby formula; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27206/23] - Medicinal Products
1122. To ask the Minister for Health when the drug, Ozempic, used to treat obesity as a consequence of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) will be available to medical card holders; and if he will... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1123. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on a waiting list for ophthalmology services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27217/23] - Healthcare Policy
1124. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the desire of athletic therapists to obtain recognition for their profession; and how such a process can be initiated. [27223/23] - Nursing Homes
1125. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that negotiations have broken down between the NTPF and some private nursing homes, thereby jeopardising continuing care for many residents; if... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
1126. To ask the Minister for Health if will outline the recent capital investments made in Beaumont Hospital; and the planned investments in the next five years, covering both buildings and... - Home Care Packages
1127. To ask the Minister for Health If she will outline the progress being made on a 2023 tender for home care services, and on the development of a statutory scheme for home care, which would... - Hospital Services
1128. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27233/23] - Health Services
1129. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [27237/23] - Healthcare Policy
1130. To ask the Minister for Health in view of his Department's decision to fund the recruitment of an additional 3,500 skilled staff for the Enhanced Community Care Programme, 1,500 of whom are... - State Bodies
1131. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 737 of 30 May 2023, the number of times the Chief Clinical Officer of the NCPE has briefed him since he took office in... - Medicinal Products
1132. To ask the Minister for Health the reason melatonin is not covered by the medical card or the drug payment scheme; the plans he has, if any, to review this; and if he will make a statement... - Health Services
1133. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure a referral to the National Rehabilitation Hospital is expedited for a person (details supplied). [27255/23] - Medical Cards
1134. To ask the Minister for Health when the increase in the income limit thresholds for medical cards is due to come into effect. [27259/23] - Hospital Facilities
1135. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the plans to address parking charges in hospitals, especially for those who attend hospital regularly due to ongoing... - Medical Aids and Appliances
1136. To ask the Minister for Health if there have been any circumstances where the State has covered the cost or provided the direct funding for pectus carinatum bracing for an individual,... - Health Services
1137. To ask the Minister for Health if stem cell-based therapies are available to people living with arthritis; and if not, if the HSE intends to progress to providing such treatments. [27270/23] - Health Services Staff
1140. To ask the Minister for Health if he will fund a programme to expand the Sláintecare initiative in the West to employ a senior physiotherapist in each CHO area for people with multiple... - Health Services
1141. To ask the Minister for Health when a community hospital, Newcastlewest, County Limerick (details supplied) will receive the requested letter from his Department or the HSE in response to... - Nursing Homes
1142. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm the reason that a person (details supplied) who has a diagnosis of paranoid schizoaffective disorder, dementia and several other physical health... - Hospital Services
1143. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a person (details supplied) has not received their diagnosis letter from a hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27333/23] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
1144. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to offer financial support for practical home assistance, such as cleaning, to healthcare workers suffering from long-Covid, whose infection was... - Departmental Policies
1146. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 466 of 18 May 2023, if he will confirm that the reduction in the definition of the threshold of foetal viability from 24... - Medicinal Products
1147. To ask the Minister for Health if there are any plans to add an illness to the long-term illness scheme, medical card or drugs payment scheme for medications for an illness (details... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
1148. To ask the Minister for Health what plans his Department has, and if it is working with the Department of Social Protection, to ensure the SLWP scheme continues for HCWs who contracted... - Healthcare Policy
1150. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that some health insurance companies do not cover the drug, pembro; the way that a patient can avail of it if their health provider does not cover... - Hospital Services
1151. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an urgent hospital appointment for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27428/23] - Mental Health Services
1152. To ask the Minister for Health if he will follow up on a request by a person (details supplied) for immediate access to CAMHS. [27456/23] - Hospital Services
1153. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) cannot get a letter from their consultant in Monaghan General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Home Care Packages
1155. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the refusal of a home care package for a person (details supplied) who has a variety of obvious and serious needs but is under the age of 65... - Hospital Services
1156. To ask the Minister for Health if a surgery appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27474/23] - Health Service Executive
1157. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE has not published a Performance Profile or Management Data Report since its September 2022 publications; if he can provide both the... - Departmental Data
1158. To ask the Minister for Health the number and details of all approved consultant posts by discipline, speciality, and clinical site grouped and totalled by Hospital Group/CHO respectively... - Legislative Measures
1159. To ask the Minister for Health the legislative measures that are in place to ensure parents of an adult child residing with them with a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia or other such... - Departmental Data
1160. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people with lung injuries and all other injuries arising from e-cigarettes treated by the health service in 2022 and to date in 2023; the... - Health Services
1161. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been brought to a campaign (details supplied); the steps being taken to improve access to male infertility services and address stigma... - Health Services Staff
1162. To ask the Minister for Health if the offers of bursaries made to new incoming psychology students who will work in counselling that can be made retrospectively to current second and third... - Health Services
1163. To ask the Minister for Health the on-street outreach work that is being conducted in Dublin 1,3,7 and 9 to engage with people who are abusing substances in public places; the level of... - Dental Services
1164. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the planned developments in the DTSS; and whether discussions are under way with the profession to extend these services. [27575/23] - Health Services
1165. To ask the Minister for Health if the condition fibromyalgia, will be recognised on the long-term illness scheme; what supports will be introduced to assist people with fibromyalgia; and if... - Mental Health Services
1166. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that adolescent mental health services that parents are being told that there is no funding available for a public bed in a private in-patient... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
1167. To ask the Minister for Health in relation to support for those with long-Covid, if he agrees that the SLWP scheme needs to be extended; and if he will ensure that this view is expressed at... - Home Help Service
1168. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of home support hours provided; the total number of home support workers covering an area (details supplied); if there are issues with... - Mental Health Policy
1169. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the potential negative impact of technology and social media on users' mental well-being; if he can detail if current mental health services... - Health Services Staff
1170. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant consultant posts by speciality and registrar posts by speciality currently at St. Luke's General Hospital, Kilkenny; and when each of... - Departmental Data
1171. To ask the Minister for Health if a price has been agreed for the purchase of the Mount Carmel nursing home and site in Roscrea that has been referenced in the HSE's 2023 capital plan; and... - Departmental Budgets
1172. To ask the Minister for Health if it is appropriate for the HSE to say in its capital plan that it intends to purchase a specific site and business without any due diligence undertaken and... - Nursing Homes
1173. To ask the Minister for Health how many private nursing homes the HSE is in negotiations to purchase currently and where. [27633/23] - Departmental Communications
1174. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of social media videos posted on each of his Departmental social media accounts, or the social media accounts of public bodies and agencies... - Departmental Policies
1175. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department, and public bodies and agencies under his remit, have an anti-racism policy which can be accessed by the public; and if he will make a... - Medicinal Products
1176. To ask the Minister for Health when semaglutide will be available to diabetic patients as there currently is a shortage of this vital medication for many patients; and if he will make a... - Public Sector Pensions
1177. To ask the Minister for Health if he will liaise with the HSE on a case (details supplied) of owed pension arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27688/23] - Hospital Appointments Status
1178. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27689/23] - Living Wage
1179. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of delivering a living wage for home care workers; and the estimated cost of providing for mileage expenses. [27690/23] - Health Services Staff
1180. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the 600 job vacancies currently within the HSE, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27691/23] - Medical Aids and Appliances
1182. To ask the Minister for Health if he can confirm that the cost of hearing aids and the cost of replacing hearing aids is covered under the medical card for people over 70 years of age; and... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1183. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to try to improve the waiting list time for cataract procedures in Galway University Hospital given that the list is now at three years; and if he... - Nursing Homes
1184. To ask the Minister for Health the nursing homes that have already exited the fair deal scheme and the nursing homes that have applied to exit the fair deal scheme, per county, in tabular... - Health Services
1187. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the status of an individual (details supplied) waiting for treatment in a public health service. [27739/23] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1188. To ask the Minister for Health his views on recognising Covid-19 as an occupational disease for front-line health care workers as per EU ACSH agreement in November 2022; and if he will make... - Hospital Appointments Status
1189. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the long waiting lists for children with scoliosis for their first appointment with an orthopaedic consultant; and if he... - Mental Health Services
1190. To ask the Minister for Health for information and contact details for advice on how to procure for a voluntary organisation (details supplied) providing mental health services; and if he... - Public Sector Pensions
1191. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied ) who is a retiree of the HSE will receive their arrears of payment under the recent pay agreement; and if he will make a... - Health Services Staff
1192. To ask the Minister for Health to indicate the ongoing plans, if any, to have the athletic therapy profession in Ireland regulated, given the ARTI was formed in 2009 and serves as the... - Hospital Services
1193. To ask the Minister for Health if overspending across his Department will result in any delay to the works required to bring Wexford General Hospital back to full operational capacity; and... - Dental Services
1194. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the creation of a mobile dentist unit to provide dental care for housebound people with oral problems; and if he will make a statement on... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
1195. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ascertain from a company (details supplied) when payment will issue to a person given that they have raised this issue directly with their... - Prescriptions Charges
1196. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications currently being assessed by the CHO4 Resource Allocation Group. [27797/23] - Emergency Accommodation
1198. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the situation around the housing of beneficiaries of temporary protection in disused nursing homes which are no longer in use; if it is the... - Public Sector Pensions
1199. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital pension for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27823/23] - Nursing Homes
1200. To ask the Minister for Health if additional funding could be provided for the expansion of a service (details supplied) to enable people to attend more frequently; and if he will make a... - Dental Services
1201. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will be seen under the school dental programme for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27829/23] - Hospital Appointments Status
1202. To ask the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) is waiting so long to get their appointment in Monaghan General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27830/23] - Medicinal Products
1203. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 590 of 24 January 2023, if any price agreement has been reached between the HSE and a drug company (details supplied)... - General Practitioner Services
1204. To ask the Minister for Health if the GMS contract in place in Newmarket-on-Fergus, County Clare, requires the contracted GP to have a practice located in the town, or if there is leeway... - Hospital Appointments Status
1208. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be provided with an appointment for a lung function test with the lung specialist in University Hospital Kerry; and if... - Departmental Correspondence
1209. To ask the Minister for Health when a response will be issued to the petition submitted (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27893/23] - Eating Disorders
1210. To ask the Minister for Health the eating disorder services available to people in CHO3 and CHO8; the plans in place to develop services in these CHO areas; and if he will make a statement... - Grant Payments
1211. To ask the Minister for Health if bereavement support funding will be made available to communities in instances (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27909/23] - Pharmacy Services
1212. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a Departmental review of community pharmacy services; if he is currently engaging with an organisation (details supplied) on the... - Ambulance Service
1213. To ask the Minister for Health the first- and full-year cost of providing five additional ambulances in each HSE region, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1214. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list to see a consultant nephrologist at Beaumont Hospital; the average waiting times to see the consultant; and if he... - Health Services Staff
1215. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE dentists and dental surgeons employed by the HSE working in each health centre and primary care centre within CHO1 in 2022 and to date in... - Medical Aids and Appliances
1216. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ceiling hoists delivered to families in CHO1 in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Appointments Status
1217. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [27936/23] - Departmental Data
1218. To ask the Minister for Health the engagements or training missions abroad engaged in by the Irish National Ambulance Service in the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; the purpose... - Mental Health Services
1219. To ask the Minister for Health if the Mental Health Commission took any action against the HSE in 2022 following the transfer of a resident of the Owenacurra Centre, Midleton, to Unit 3,... - Disabilities Assessments
1220. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate the reason the HSE has not replied to Parliamentary Question No. 718 of 9 May 2023; when a reply will be forthcoming; and if he will... - Health Services
1221. To ask the Minister for Health the engagement his Department has had with the INMO in relation to the latest figures outlining the number of patients on trolleys awaiting a hospital bed;... - Departmental Expenditure
1223. To ask the Minister for Health the total spend on consulting services and on ‘business-as-usual’ outsourcing, as differentiated under the Code of ‘Practice for the... - Hospital Appointments Status
1224. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment in Galway University Hospital for cardiac surgery; if they are on the routine or urgent waiting... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
1225. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 176 of 10 May 2023, in relation to long-Covid and providing financial support for HSE personnel suffering from... - Medicinal Products
1226. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the eye-drop medication, muro, has been removed from the medical card scheme; if he plans to reinstate its coverage in the scheme; and if he will... - Public Sector Pensions
1227. To ask the Minister for Health if he will liaise with the HSE on the case of a person (details supplied) of owed pension arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28004/23] - Healthcare Policy
1228. To ask the Minister for Health further to the release of the CSO Census 2022 population figures which show significant increases in south County Louth and east County Meath, if he will... - Hospital Appointments Status
1229. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28033/23] - Hospital Services
1230. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of a CHI-commissioned external review of the paediatric gastroenterology department at Our Lady's Hospital, Crumlin, which was initiated to... - Medicinal Products
1231. To ask the Minister for Health if acarizax can be added to the reimbursement list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28062/23] - Health Services
1232. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown and timeline for the allocation of the additional €3.5 million announced in Budget 2023 to support front-line community... - Healthcare Policy
1233. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review the Health Act 2004 to assess the nature of services provided by Section 39 organisations; his plans to ensure a multi-annual, sustainable... - Vaccination Programme
1234. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to establish if a vaccine compensation scheme will be established in view of the urgent recommendations made in the Expert Group Report to... - Nursing Homes
1235. To ask the Minister for Health if a rehabilitation place will be arranged for a person (details supplied). [28107/23] - Primary Care Services
1236. To ask the Minister for Health whether an audit can be lifted for a centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28119/23] - Departmental Schemes
1237. To ask the Minister for Health the supports his Department has in place for advice, healthcare, medication and mental health supports for adults in Ireland diagnosed with foetal alcohol... - Health Services
1238. To ask the Minister for Health the opening hours of each MAU in Ireland, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28122/23] - General Practitioner Services
1240. To ask the Minister for Health the total list of GPs in County Clare who are enrolled in the GMS, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28124/23] - Dental Services
1241. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will have an orthodontic assessment carried out; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement... - Health Services
1243. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the lack of access to eye care services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28142/23] - Health Services Waiting Lists
1244. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for speech and language therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28150/23] - Medical Aids and Appliances
1245. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the scheme whereby cancer patients can only avail of one wig per year. [28156/23] - Hospital Appointments Status
1246. To ask the Minister for Health if he will urgently expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [28165/23] - Dental Services
1247. To ask the Minister for Health the steps, if any, currently being undertaken to reduce the HSE general anaesthesia waiting list for children, which is currently at 12 to 18 months within... - Departmental Staff
1248. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff seconded to his Department from a company (details supplied) in the past ten years to date; the title and-or role they filled; and the... - Departmental Contracts
1249. To ask the Minister for Health the number of instances in which his Department availed of services, consultancy and-or advices from a company, details supplied, in the past ten years to... - Cost of Living Issues
1250. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the increasing costs of infant formula and that amid the cost-of-living crisis, some parents are taking drastic measures to try to make ends... - Public Sector Pay
1251. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to altering the salary pay scale of radiation therapists, details supplied; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Prison Service
1252. To ask the Minister for Health the number of psychiatrists employed in each prison; the vacancy rates for psychiatry staff within prison services; and if he will make a statement on the... - Nursing Homes
1253. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE sought to acquire any of the private nursing homes for use as HSE public community nursing homes prior to them being granted permission to transfer... - Residential Institutions
1254. To ask the Minister for Health if he will step in to ensure a person, details supplied, and the other residents of Beaumont residential care in Cork are not made homeless and are provided... - Hospital Charges
1255. To ask the Minister for Health if he will engage with the management of hospitals to abolish car parking charges for patients attending hospital for cancer treatment, such as radiotherapy... - Departmental Funding
1256. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ring-fence dedicated funding for the establishment of a treatment abroad fund to cover non-medical expenses incurred when travelling abroad for... - Hospital Charges
1257. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure current parking concessions offered to cancer patients are highlighted through the HSE website and hospital websites and... - Vaccination Programme
1258. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ring-fence funding to expand the catch-up programme for HPV vaccination between the ages of 15 to 24 years, as recommended by the national... - Medicinal Products
1259. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reduce the threshold of the drugs payment scheme to a maximum of €50 per month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28245/23] - Vaccination Programme
1260. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure greater take up of the HPV vaccine, including a review of the current information campaign; and if he will make a statement... - Health Strategies
1261. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ring-fence funding to ensure that the provisions of the National Skin Cancer Prevention Plan 2023-2026 are implemented, in light of the fact that... - Health Services
1262. To ask the Minister for Health if he will take the necessary steps to ensure that environmental health officers are adequately resourced to ensure that sun bed operators comply with current... - Health Strategies
1263. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ring-fence multi-year funding dedicated to implementing all outstanding recommendations from the National Cancer Strategy to 2026; and if he will... - Health Promotion
1264. To ask the Minister for Health if he will engage with the HSE and other relevant bodies to develop education and awareness campaigns on the dangers associated with e-cigarettes usage; and... - Health Strategies
1266. To ask the Minister for Health if he will set aside funding to implement the National Cancer strategy 2017-2026 recommendations in relation to genetic services, by reducing genetic service... - Nursing Homes
1268. To ask the Minister for Health how many private and public nursing homes beds are registered in the State for each of the past five years; how many nursing homes have opened and closed in... - Hospital Appointments Status
1269. To ask the Minister for Health where a person (details supplied) with a medical card and history of oral cancer can expect to get an urgent appointment with a dentist in County Kerry; and... - Nursing Homes
1271. To ask the Minister for Health if an application has been made by a nursing home (details supplied) for a pandemic special recognition payment for a staff member; if this payment has been... - Housing Policy
1272. To ask the Minister for Health if he has plans to develop housing for older persons where they can live independently but in a safe community, given that older people want to downsize and... - Nursing Homes
1273. To ask the Minister for Health how many private nursing homes the State has purchased or taken over; the locations of these nursing homes; and the costs associated with purchasing/taking... - Health Service Executive
1274. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a copy of all capital acquisition circulars/regulations/capital appraisal/capital value for money rules/capital acquisition due diligence... - Health Services
1275. To ask the Minister for Health if he will detail the budget allocated to each hospital in the Saolta Hospital Group in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [28283/23] - Mental Health Policy
1276. To ask the Minister for Health the voluntary mental health/counselling service organisations that are receiving funding from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Cards
1278. To ask the Minister for Health the reason court safety orders or court barring orders older than 12 months are not accepted as proof of relationship estrangement by the medical card... - Health Services
1280. To ask the Minister for Health his views on reinstating genetic clinician satellite clinics in each of the regions by the national genetic services in Crumlin as national genetic resources... - Hospital Admissions
1281. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect an appointment from Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Staff
1282. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration would be given to implementing a bursary of €5,000 per annum for the training of radiation therapists, similar to the scheme which is... - Health Services Staff
1283. To ask the Minister for Health the action being taken by his Department to increase the number of training places that can be allocated to radiation therapy students in the HSE, in view of... - Mental Health Services
1286. To ask the Minister for Health what is required by a county to apply for a JIGSAW project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28382/23] - Care Services
1287. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the provision of respite care for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28388/23] - Hospital Charges
1288. To ask the Minister for Health what plans he has to address hospital parking charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28393/23] - Pharmacy Services
1290. To ask the Minister for Health if a pharmacy will be located in the new primary healthcare centre in Roscrea, County Tipperary; if so, if a contract has already been agreed with a provider;... - Mental Health Commission
1291. To ask the Minister for Health the undertakings the HSE committed to in respect of the transfer of a patient to Unit 3, St. Stephen's Hospital in July 2022 in breach of a condition of... - General Practitioner Services
1295. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of free GP care for children aged six and seven years, as announced in Budget 2023; if any automatic GP cards for children aged six and... - Dental Services
1296. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of the dentists in County Wexford providing services to medical card holders under the dental treatment services scheme; and if he... - Primary Care Centres
1297. To ask the Minister for Health if he will seek an update from within the HSE in respect of the need to provide a state of the art new primary care centre in Dunleer, County Louth given the... - Hospital Appointments Status
1298. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28411/23] - Health Strategies
1300. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the National Strategy for Accelerating Genetics and Genomics Medicine in Ireland; the status of the development of the... - Health Services
1301. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of extending the opening hours to 8am-9pm, seven days a week for the Cashel minor injury unit. [28435/23] - Primary Care Centres
1303. To ask the Minister for Health when the new primary care centre in Roscrea will be opened; and the services that will be provided at this PCC when opened. [28437/23] - General Practitioner Services
1304. To ask the Minister for Health the out-of-hours GP services that are contracted or in operation; the number of GPs with contracts; and the number of GPs actively making claims, by month, to... - Hospital Procedures
1305. To ask the Minister for Health the hospitals that were allocated funding for obesity surgery in 2023; and the number of such procedures that will be funded. [28439/23] - Hospital Staff
1306. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE midwives working in the University Maternity Hospital, Limerick in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; if this number will be... - Health Service Executive
1307. To ask the Minister for Health the current members of the implementation working group set up to consider and progress the various recommendations contained in a report (details supplied)... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
1309. To ask the Minister for Health when the Covid bonus will be paid to section 39 healthcare workers given the significant delay; whether KOSI has engaged with companies (details supplied) to... - Departmental Investigations
1311. To ask the Minister for Health if the report into the tragic death of a person (details supplied) and the subsequent recommendations will be published in full; if not, if he will detail the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1313. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for an operation at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on... - Pharmacy Services
1315. To ask the Minister for Health considering that community pharmacies were linked to the public sector agreements through FEMPI legislation when pay cuts were implemented, but are currently... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1316. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be called for a gynaecological procedure in view of the fact that they have been waiting since November... - Pharmacy Services
1317. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the progress made to date in respect of the programme for Government commitment to commence talks with pharmacists on a new contract and... - Meals-on-Wheels Services
1318. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 621 of 9 May 2023, if he will increase the level of guaranteed ring-fenced annual funding for a meals-on-wheels service... - Health Service Executive
1319. To ask the Minister for Health the body or bodies representing professional counsellors and psychotherapists that are recognised by his Department and the HSE; and if he will make a... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1321. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for physiotherapy at Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar. [28511/23] - Health Services
1322. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts being made to reduce medical treatment wait times, improve healthcare infrastructure, and ensure equitable healthcare provision across County... - Medicinal Products
1324. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of a shortage of HRT medications in the country; the measures being put in place to alleviate this shortage; and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Funding
1325. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide his response to the request from an organisation (details supplied) for sustainable funding for national physiotherapy services for people... - Health Services Staff
1326. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to deploy all healthcare professionals currently on panels in CHO4 to front-line roles; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Schemes
1327. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to reform the national treatment purchase fund/fair deal scheme to meet current healthcare costs; and if he will make a statement on... - Nursing Homes
1328. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking in relation to a nursing home (details supplied) that will exit the fair deal scheme at the end of May if the National Treatment... - Departmental Correspondence
1329. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to queries raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28601/23] - Hospital Waiting Lists
1331. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the case of a child (details supplied); and when the person concerned can expect an appointment for admission. [28604/23] - Ambulance Service
1332. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made with the provision of a new ambulance base (details supplied); the reason for the delay with this; and if he will make a statement on the... - Data Protection
1333. To ask the Minister for Health the security protections in place for remote workers within civil and public service organisations to safeguard against personal information of members of the...
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