Written answers
Tuesday, 23 January 2024
- Programme for Government
554. To ask the Minister for Health to provide on update on the programme for Government commitment to ensure that older people who are at greater risk of fuel poverty and the respiratory... - Departmental Data
555. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric endocrinologists at University Hospital Waterford in 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Services
556. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE now charges public patients a fee for an MRI scan following a referral; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2361/24] - Health Promotion
558. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the Breastfeeding in a Healthy Ireland Action Plan, the framework for progressing help and assistance for breastfeeding in Ireland; if... - Ambulance Service
559. To ask the Minister for Health the average ambulance turnaround time at the emergency department of St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny, in each month of 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make... - Medical Records
560. To ask the Minister for Health if a report can be made available to a person urgently (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2385/24] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
561. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated timeline for delivery of each of the six surgical hubs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2386/24] - Vaccination Programme
562. To ask the Minister for Health the aftercare provided to people who received the incorrect formulation of a vaccine (details supplied); the information provided to those impacted; if any... - Health Services
563. To ask the Minister for Health why access to withdrawal of funding for vital diabetic services by the HSE was suddenly withdrawn for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Medical Cards
564. To ask the Minister for Health if an application for a full medical card by a person (details supplied) can be fully re-examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2405/24] - Hospital Waiting Lists
565. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be given an urgent date for surgery. [2408/24] - Waste Management
566. To ask the Minister for Health how do Ireland's hospitals, public and private, deal with radioactive waste; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2423/24] - Health Services
567. To ask the Minister for Health if plans for the proposed ADHD clinic in the CHO7 area are progressing and the date by which they expect operation to commence. [2428/24] - Mental Health Services
568. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) was denied a place on the CAMHS waiting list and was instead referred to charitable organisations; and the reason... - Hospital Services
569. To ask the Minister for Health the new services that are available at the surgical hub at Mount Carmel Hospital, Churchtown Dublin 14 which he recently opened; and if he will make a... - Care of the Elderly
570. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the progression and the timeline for the establishment of a commission on care for older people and the establishment of a... - Healthcare Policy
571. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the expansion of community-based care, bringing it closer to home, in line with the Sláintecare Implementation plan since the... - Mental Health Policy
572. To ask the Minister for Health to provide on update on the Programme for Government commitment to develop and increase access to talk therapies and improve access to specialist expertise,... - Social Isolation
573. To ask the Minister for Health to provide on update on the Programme for Government commitment to develop a plan aimed at tackling loneliness and isolation, particularly among older people,... - Nursing Homes
574. To ask the Minister for Health to provide on update on the Programme for Government commitment to further support the nursing homes support scheme (the fair deal) to provide assistance when... - Nursing Education
575. To ask the Minister for Health to provide on update on the Programme for Government commitment to ensure that no nursing homes support scheme resident is charged for services they do not... - Nursing Homes
576. To ask the Minister for Health to provide on update on the Programme for Government commitment to ensure that the best possible safeguards are in place to protect our friends and family in... - Health Services
577. To ask the Minister for Health to provide on update on the Programme for Government commitment to increase the number of specialist palliative care beds countrywide over the five years of... - Home Care Packages
581. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the expected timelines on the establishment of a new statutory home support scheme; how he plans to scope and plan for such a... - Hospital Admissions
582. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a progress update on the expansion of community intervention teams to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions and to support the timely discharge of... - Care of the Elderly
583. To ask the Minister for Health to provide on update on the Programme for Government commitment on the target of community services assigning a case manager for older people with chronic... - Health Services
585. To ask the Minister for Health to provide on update on the Programme for Government commitment on the development and targeted expansion and availability of step-down facilities across each... - Programme for Government
587. To ask the Minister for Health to provide on update on the Programme for Government commitment to develop and deliver a ‘carers guarantee’ proposal that will provide a core... - Hospital Staff
588. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE Staff by grade working in the pharmacy department of Nenagh General Hospital as of 12 January 2024; and if he will provide same figures as of... - Health Strategies
590. To ask the Minister for Health if an implementation budget has been earmarked for the recommendations that will come from the Rare Disease Strategy Steering Group; and if he will make a... - Healthcare Policy
591. To ask the Minister for Health for an updated on the implementation of Electronic Health Records in Ireland; and if he will clarify why Ireland is so far behind its European counterparts in... - Health Services
592. To ask the Minister for Health if there will be a rare disease clinic at the new National Children’s Hospital. [2492/24] - Medical Aids and Appliances
596. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department or any of the other relevant bodies will issue a formal authoritative request to a representative body to issue a notification to its members... - Hospital Transfers
597. To ask the Minister for Health the status of funding for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2537/24] - Nursing Homes
598. To ask the Minister for Health whether the former Baggot Street Hospital could be used as a State owned nursing home for elderly people in the vicinity; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Services
599. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2549/24] - Medicinal Products
600. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to approve skyclarys (omaveloxolone) for Friedreich's ataxia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2552/24] - Health Service Executive
601. To ask the Minister for Health if a commitment will be given by the HSE for the key requirements that were committed to within the SIA report to be fully and immediately funded for services... - General Practitioner Services
602. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can be allocated a GP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2592/24] - Mental Health Services
603. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that the only child and adolescent counselling service in Donegal is to close in March; if he is aware of how important this facility is for... - Hospital Appointments Status
604. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2594/24] - Health Services
605. To ask the Minister for Health if repairs will be expedited on hearing aids for a person (details supplied) given the circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2602/24] - Disability Services
606. To ask the Minister for Health the level of collaboration between his Department and the HSE to streamline the process whereby aids and appliances provided through HSE resource allocation... - Health Services
607. To ask the Minister for Health who the notified body is for medical devices in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2612/24] - General Practitioner Services
608. To ask the Minister for Health if it is a requirement for a doctor who is seeking to be issued with a GMS registration that he/she must agree to an allocation of (public) patients; and if he... - Mental Health Services
609. To ask the Minister for Health if funding is available for families who have to go private to see a psychologist when no services are available to them with CAHMS (details supplied); and if... - Health Services
610. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive treatment for their condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2628/24] - Official Travel
611. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of official flights and costs of same taken by him in 2023; if a schedule will be provided of all hotels he stayed in in 2023,... - Health Service Executive
612. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the possible acquisition of a parcel of land (owned by the HSE) adjacent to a location (details supplied). [2658/24] - Animal Welfare
613. To ask the Minister for Health what progress is being made to introduce animal testing replacements in favour of non-animal methods; what transparency exists in animal testing under the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
614. To ask the Minister for Health with regard to a person (details supplied) who is waiting for a hospital bed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2663/24] - General Practitioner Services
615. To ask the Minister for Health the expected uptake for the GP visit cards after the increase in income limits and the actual uptake as of January 2024; his plans to promote the uptake of GP... - Nursing Homes
617. To ask the Minister for Health if he will indicate the date from which the rental earnings on the home of a person receiving support under fair deal will cease to be assessed for the... - General Practitioner Services
618. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of money reimbursed to GPs under the PCRS for performance of abortions in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2712/24] - Abortion Services
619. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of money spent on abortion provision in 2023, broken down by category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2713/24] - Hospital Appointments Status
620. To ask the Minister for Health when a person in County Cork who was referred on 22 December 2022 will have a date for cataract surgery assigned to their (details supplied). [2717/24] - Health Services Waiting Lists
621. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for rehab; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2782/24] - Health Services
622. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the model of care for dual diagnosis; the funding given to the model of care; the rollout plan for the model of care; and if he will make a... - General Practitioner Services
623. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider a request (details supplied) regarding a GP service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2849/24] - Mental Health Services
624. To ask the Minister for Health how he intends to implement the 49 recommendations identified in a report (details supplied) in respect of child and adolescent mental health services; and if... - Emergency Departments
625. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people under 18 years of age who have presented to accident and emergency at University Hospital Limerick with mental health issues and-or at... - Mental Health Services
626. To ask the Minister for Health if he will comment on the increase in recent years of children with medical referrals being refused support from child and adolescent mental health services;... - Primary Care Services
627. To ask the Minister for Health if all primary care eye teams, PCETs, are in full operation nationally; to set out in tabular form all PCETs that are in operation and all PCETs that are not... - Health Services Staff
629. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will engage with the HSE to review the current position where there are no psychotherapists employed by them, in view of the fact it is well... - Medical Qualifications
630. To ask the Minister for Health what action his Department is taking to ensure the minimum qualification threshold for entry to the register for psychotherapists is set at a level which meets... - Hospital Services
632. To ask the Minister for Health the number of paediatric emergency beds currently available in Cork; and the number that will be available after facilities have moved to CUH. [2892/24] - Hospital Staff
634. To ask the Minister for Health whether paediatric staff in Mercy University Hospital have been reallocated within the same hospital pending the move to CUH; whether this will happen; and if... - Hospital Appointments Status
635. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting so long for a hip replacement in Cappagh hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2901/24] - Hospital Facilities
636. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the plans to close the paediatric unit in Mercy University Hospital which would leave Cork University Hospital as the only hospital in the area... - Emergency Departments
639. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm if accident and emergency care will still be provided to under-16 year-olds at Mercy University Hospital after the conclusion of the plan to move... - Health Service Executive
645. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent staff currently working in the pricing and reimbursement system across the NCPE, HSE's corporate pharmaceutical unit and... - Medicinal Products
646. To ask the Minister for Health the level of funding spent on new medicines in 2023 and new uses of existing medicines in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2918/24] - Health Services
647. To ask the Minister for Health to report on the services and access so far provided by the new mobile health unit run by the social inclusion team from CHO Dublin north city and county. [2920/24] - Mental Health Services
649. To ask the Minister for Health for a report on the staff vacancies in the Clondalkin mental health services, efforts to fill vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2924/24] - Pharmacy Services
651. To ask the Minister for Health whether the group considering expanding the role of community pharmacists has reported to him; and if he is considering increasing the fees for existing work... - Hospital Waiting Lists
652. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting to see a consultant vascular surgeon at Cork University Hospital. [2947/24] - Ambulance Service
653. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of Clinical Status 1 ECHO and Clinical Status 1 Delta incidents responded by a patient carrying ambulance in 18 minutes and 59 seconds or less... - Covid-19 Pandemic
654. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the procurement and oversight process which was used by his Department/HSE when renting or leasing hotels for use during Covid; if he is... - Hospital Facilities
655. To ask the Minister for Health the plans to upgrade facilities at St. Dympna's Hospital, Carlow; if a contractor has been appointed; the expected start date for refurbishment; the impact on... - Home Help Service
658. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite the allocation of home help hours for a person (details supplied). [2986/24] - Nursing Homes
659. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the fair deal application of a person (details supplied). [2987/24] - Hospital Facilities
660. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a full update regarding the development of the 42 bed unit extension to Sligo University Hospital; the timelines around tender closing dates... - Hospital Services
661. To ask the Minister for Health to provide information on why the public fertility treatment system does not provide for male fertility specialists, despite the fact that infertility affects... - Departmental Reports
664. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1740 of 17 January 2024, when he will publish ‘Monitoring and Evaluating the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018: A... - Home Care Packages
665. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a current policy document or procedure outlining the HSE’s stance on feeding in the community with regard to an elderly individual in receipt... - Health Services
667. To ask the Minister for Health if he will give due consideration to setting up a diabetes task force composed of healthcare professionals, researchers and patient advocates for the purposes... - Dental Services
669. To ask the Minister for Health if it is the policy of the National Oral Health Office that funding provided for orthodontic treatment for under-18s categorised at the highest category 5... - Medicinal Products
670. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the number of new medicines reimbursed in 2023; the number of extended uses of existing medicines in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the... - Assisted Human Reproduction
672. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the roll-out of fertility treatment; what is the waiting time for an appointment; how many people are on the waiting list for an appointment;... - Departmental Data
673. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify whether the transfer of data and/or records from his Department that is transferred to other departments, State bodies and local authorities...
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