Written answers
Thursday, 21 September 2023
- Hospital Overcrowding
5. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that issues of overcrowding at Cork University Hospital are addressed as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Dental Services
12. To ask the Minister for Health what steps his Department is undertaking to ensure that more dentists in the State will accept medical card patients; and if he will make a statement on the... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
13. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an estimate of the average number of inpatient and outpatient procedures that have been delivered by public hospitals and by the NTPF to date... - Qualifications Recognition
14. To ask the Minister for Health if therapists (details supplied) who have qualified in Queens University Belfast or Ulster University have to complete a compensation measure, comprising either... - Departmental Expenditure
18. To ask the Minister for Health the extent of the estimated health budget overrun in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40788/23] - Hospital Staff
19. To ask the Minister for Health if he will legislate for safe staffing levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40789/23] - Health Service Executive
20. To ask the Minister for Health the total amount paid out in compensation by the HSE in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023. [40281/23] - Covid-19 Pandemic
21. To ask the Minister for Health to provide defined commencement timelines with regard to the long-awaited public inquiry into the handling of the Covid pandemic in nursing homes; if he can... - Care Services
22. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to provide funding for a day care centre for the elderly in Youghal, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40616/23] - National Treatment Purchase Fund
23. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that recent data has shown that 100,800 children are on some form of National Treatment Purchase Fund waiting list, with one in five of those... - Health Services
24. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria that would be used to recruit medical staff from third countries to assist with the staffing crisis that exists within the Irish health services;... - Hospital Staff
25. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the measures that are being taken to fill the 51.4 WTE vacancies across medical assessment services at model 2 hospitals at St John's, Ennis and... - Mental Health Services
26. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the Mental Health Commission report into CAMHS services in each CHO, in particular the lack of out-of-hours services in CHO3 and CHO5; the shortage... - Health Services
27. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the accessibility to acute care in the mid-west region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40655/23] - Primary Care Centres
28. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the provision of new and upgraded primary care centres in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40620/23] - Medical Aids and Appliances
29. To ask the Minister for Health if he is considering extending eligibility to the long-term illness scheme for reimbursement of blood glucose test strips (insulin and metformin) to all women... - Health Services Staff
30. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the fact that medical students from Northern Ireland are unable to apply for internship posts in the Republic of Ireland due to an... - Hospital Waiting Lists
31. To ask the Minister for Health what steps have been taken to address the patient waiting list in respect of scoliosis; the number of patients that have been facilitated to date in 2023; the... - Abortion Services
32. To ask the Minister for Health how he is making the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023 a priority, to have it in operation by Christmas 2023 (details... - Dental Services
33. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review dental practice regulations, in line with calls from the Dental Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40787/23] - Emergency Departments
34. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) has called for the emergency department taskforce to meet urgently to discuss how the HSE plans to tackle... - Mental Health Services
35. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) recently published data showing that the mental health budget has declined as a percentage of the overall... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
36. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the involvement, if any, of his Department in the provision of a new building for the Cork University Dental School and Hospital; the indicative... - Hospital Overcrowding
37. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on his Department’s latest work in tackling overcrowding in hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40744/23] - National Children's Hospital
40. To ask the Minister for Health when the new National Children's Hospital is expected to open; what the final cost of the project will be; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40710/23] - Care Services
41. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the reopening of the day centre in Áras Mhic Dara in Carraroe; the reason the day centre did not reopen on 11 September 2023, as planned;... - Medicinal Products
42. To ask the Minister for Health his views that the assessment processes for accessing new medicines are too stringent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40476/23] - Departmental Projects
43. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the progression of, and the timeline for, the establishment of a commission on care for older people and the establishment of a... - Hospital Waiting Lists
44. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which ongoing measures are taking place to deal with the issue of waiting lists in all hospitals throughout the country in respect of all... - Mental Health Services
45. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that there are only 51 CAMHS inpatient beds operational across the country at any one time, falling well short of the 130 beds recommended in the... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
46. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1373 of 25 July 2023, to provide a status update on the Strategic Assessment Report/ Preliminary Business Case for the new... - Mental Health Services
48. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in recruiting additional personnel for CAMHS teams in areas such as Cavan/Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40707/23] - Pharmacy Services
49. To ask the Minister for Health if pharmacist services can be expanded to aid in alleviating some of the pressures currently experienced in GP services; and if he will make a statement on the... - General Practitioner Services
50. To ask the Minister for Health what measures are being taken to ensure adequate GP services are in place for Cork north-west; if he is aware of the difficulties that people are experiencing... - Hospital Overcrowding
51. To ask the Minister for Health to what extent hospital wards are mixed gender due to over-capacity in the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31340/23] - Departmental Policies
52. To ask the Minister for Health the digital reforms he has undertaken, and those he intends to undertake; and his views on whether a greater use of digital health will improve patient... - Hospital Waiting Lists
53. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a person (details supplied) has been waiting so long for their operation. [40651/23] - General Practitioner Services
54. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on actions being taken by his Department to ensure that the services of a general practice medical doctor remain in... - Addiction Treatment Services
55. To ask the Minister for Health if it is proposed to increase the level of funding for the North-East Drug Task Force, in view of the increased demand for services; and if he will make a... - Mental Health Services
56. To ask the Minister for Health if the Government has any plans to regulate CAMHS under the Mental Health Act 2001 to give the Mental Health Commission statutory oversight of CAMHS; and if he... - Hospital Staff
57. To ask the Minister for Health when the management of the MRH Mullingar can expect approval to recruit the necessary staff for the new MRI scanner which has recently been commissioned. [40599/23] - Primary Care Centres
58. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of a much-needed primary care centre for Swords in north County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40551/23] - Mental Health Services
59. To ask the Minister for Health his views on expanding Jigsaw services on the ground into County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40656/23] - Departmental Expenditure
60. To ask the Minister for Health what the key drivers of the reported overruns in health expenditure are; whether there are improvements that can be made in spending management; and if he will... - Primary Care Centres
61. To ask the Minister for Health how many primary care centres had construction halted due to increased construction costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40745/23] - Health Services Staff
62. To ask the Minister for Health if he will contact the Cuban Ambassador to request that Cuba assist with the provision of Cuban doctors and medical staff from to help with the staffing crisis... - Primary Medical Certificates
63. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applicants notified to his Department in the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023 for a primary medical certificate; and if he believes the... - Primary Care Centres
64. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of a primary care centre in Youghal, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40617/23] - Hospital Waiting Lists
65. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting times for children with scoliosis; the number waiting 0 to 4, 4 to 12, and over 12 months, by hospital, in tabular form; and if he will make... - Health and Safety
66. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of an organisation (details supplied); if so, his views on the organisation’s role in assisting recovery through exercise; if he can...
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