Written answers
Wednesday, 7 February 2024
- Hospital Staff
466. To ask the Minister for Health if he could provide an update on a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5062/24] - Cancer Services
467. To ask the Minister for Health to outline any work undertaken by his Department on the development of lung cancer screening for high risk groups; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Facilities
468. To ask the Minister for Health the average daily running cost of an in-patient hospital bed in a model 1 hospital based on data from the HSE healthcare pricing office; the total number of... - Hospital Staff
473. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dedicated whole-time equivalents of consultant endocrinologists, dietitians, advanced nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, staff... - Health Services
477. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults attending UHW with type 1 diabetes who have requested insulin pump therapy, and when those patients can expect to avail of this diabetes... - Hospital Waiting Lists
478. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with diabetes who are awaiting an appointment to see an endocrinologist over the last five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Departmental Inquiries
479. To ask the Minister for Health for a status update concerning an inquiry into the historical licensing and use of sodium valproate in women of child-bearing potential in the State; when the... - Medicinal Products
480. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the current shortage in the medicine victoza; what measures are being taken to address this shortage; what alternative medicine can be... - Health Services
481. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people who have started the new insulin pump, in all hospitals within the RCSI Hospital Group, aged between 0-17 years and those aged 18 years or... - Hospital Admissions
483. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital admissions that occurred through the University Hospital Waterford accident and emergency or the acute medical assessment units due to... - Hospital Waiting Lists
484. To ask the Minister for Health if he can expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5004/24] - General Practitioner Services
486. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be allocated a GP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5017/24] - Nursing Homes
487. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds that are currently operational at the new 30-bed purpose build dementia unit in a nursing home (details supplied) in Drogheda; and if he... - Hospital Waiting Lists
488. To ask the Minister for Health why there is a significant delay to provide cataract surgery for a medical card holder (details supplied) aged 85 years who has been waiting for this operation... - Dental Services
489. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm the annual budget for the school dental programme for children and to detail, in tabular form, the number of appointments in the years 2020 - 2023,... - Ambulance Service
490. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on a National Ambulance Service base (details supplied), including details, in tabular form, of callouts during the years 2020 - 2023,... - Health Services Staff
491. To ask the Minister for Health as part of the recently agreed public sector pay agreement, what payments, in addition to the previously agreed grants under section 39 of Health (Amendment)... - Nursing Homes
492. To ask the Minister for Health what assistance can be given to a person (details provided) who is living in full time care in a nursing home, registered disabled, non-verbal with no... - General Practitioner Services
493. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a reply has not issued to Parliamentary Question No. 136 of 8 November 2024 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5076/24] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
494. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a reply has not issued to Parliamentary Question No. 1265 of 7 November 2024 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5081/24] - Health Services Staff
495. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a reply has not issued to Parliamentary Question No. 1267 of 7 November 2024 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5082/24] - Health Services
497. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the €7.5 million allocated in Budget 2024 for "new services", specifically the amount designated for expanding newborn... - Community Care
498. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the Cashel community nursing unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5088/24] - Hospital Appointments Status
499. To ask the Minister for Health if a surgical appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5110/24] - Primary Care Centres
500. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision for a new primary care centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5116/24] - Medical Aids and Appliances
501. To ask the Minister for Health how much the HSE and Department of Health spent on personal protection equipment from China; to provide details of what stock was usable and what was not... - Covid-19 Pandemic
502. To ask the Minister for Health if all workers entitled to the pandemic bonus payment have been paid the bonus; if any workers have not yet been paid; and if he will make a statement on the... - Pension Provisions
503. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting times for processing pensions for recently retired staff in the HSE, particularly in the CHO2 district; the steps being taken to speed up... - Medical Cards
504. To ask the Minister for Health if MRI scans on one hand has been removed from the general medical card scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5149/24] - Health Services
505. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider investigating whether urinary tract infections can be tested for by pharmacists rather than GPs to reduce costs on patients and ease... - Health Services Staff
506. To ask the Minister for Health how many speech and language therapists are working in CHO8, including figures for full time and part time positions, in tabular form and broken down by... - Health Services
507. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children using the paediatric speech and language therapy services in CHO8, specifically in counties Louth and Meath. [5157/24] - Health Services Waiting Lists
508. To ask the Minister for Health the numbers on waiting lists, and how long they have been waiting, for paediatric speech and language therapy in CHO8, specifically in counties Louth and... - Departmental Inquiries
509. To ask the Minister for Health for an update regarding the establishment of the promised inquiry on the historical licensing and prescribing of sodium valproate; when he expects the inquiry... - Health Services
510. To ask the Minister for Health the services currently available to those diagnosed with foetal valproate spectrum disorder; how families can access these services within their communities... - Hospital Services
511. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can remain in Bantry hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5176/24] - Hospital Staff
512. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants in emergency medicine working in Cavan General Hospital in 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [5188/24] - Hospital Facilities
513. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost to increase the number of adult critical care beds in the public health service to 400. [5189/24] - Hospital Appointments Status
514. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person’s appointment was cancelled for surgery (details supplied); when he will be called again in the Mater Hospital; and if he will make... - Hospital Staff
515. To ask the Minister for Health to review correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5201/24] - Hospital Appointments Status
516. To ask the Minister for Health to review a case (details supplied); if he can arrange an alternative appointment urgently for this person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5202/24] - Hospital Waiting Lists
517. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who was referred 12-months ago to the vascular unit at University Hospital Limerick and has yet to... - Hospital Appointments Status
519. To ask the Minister for Health to review correspondence (details supplied) and provide an update on an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5220/24] - Health Services Staff
520. To ask the Minister for Health how many speech and language therapists are currently working in each health district; how many positions are currently vacant; and how current number compare... - Hospital Appointments Status
521. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive their urgent referral; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5227/24] - Official Travel
522. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times he embarked on visits to foreign countries on behalf of the State since the formation of the Government; the geographical location of each... - Home Help Service
523. To ask the Minister for Health if home help support can be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal following an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Vaccination Programme
524. To ask the Minister for Health if he is considering adding the shingles vaccine to the adult immunisation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5268/24] - Health Services
525. To ask the Minister for Health when the new dementia specific weekend day centres are intended to be operational; the locations of same and how carer's/those suffering with dementia can... - Abortion Services
526. To ask the Minister for Health to provide the names of the members of the National Termination of Pregnancy (TOP) Service Improvement Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services
528. To ask the Minister for Health what is meant by the term “digital wards”; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5306/24] - Hospital Services
531. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to provide a service at a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5312/24] - National Treatment Purchase Fund
538. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to amend the Health (Corporate Bodies) Act 1961 to expand the role of the National Treatment Purchase Fund so that they may facilitate a subvention... - Departmental Advertising
539. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on traditional and online advertising by his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [5351/24] - Departmental Contracts
540. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has spent money or sought external assistance with departmental or ministerial public relations; if so, the cost; and the name of the... - Departmental Expenditure
541. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by his Department on legal costs or legal services in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [5387/24] - Nursing Homes
543. To ask the Minister for Health when the required WTEs will be in place to open the new Nenagh community nursing home; and the date it is expected to be open. [5418/24] - Hospital Appointments Status
544. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be seen for urgent treatment. [5421/24] - Health Services
545. To ask the Minister for Health the supports that are available to people who are dealing with sudden and traumatic deaths of a friend or family member. [5436/24] - Covid-19 Pandemic
546. To ask the Minister for Health how a former HSE worker (details supplied) can apply for the pandemic bonus payment. [5444/24] - Period Poverty
547. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the HSE period poverty scheme. [5462/24] - Covid-19 Pandemic
549. To ask the Minister for Health the reason care assistants working during the Covid pandemic with an organisation (details supplied) nationwide have been excluded from payment of the special... - Health Strategies
550. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive is actively enforcing the relevant provisions of the Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023... - Departmental Consultations
551. To ask the Minister for Health the responses his Department received on the public consultation in respect of the Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023 ;... - Health Services
552. To ask the Minister for Health the number of CAMHS teams within CHO9 that offer family-based therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy and play therapy. [5526/24] - Hospital Appointments Status
553. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting to see a consultant in respiratory medicine at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown. [5532/24] - Vaccination Programme
554. To ask the Minister for Health the number of childhood flu vaccines distributed by GPs, pharmacists and walk in clinics in the winter of 2023-2024 period.; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Staff
555. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE optometrists and opticians working in the Mater Hospital in 2021,2022,2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form. [5534/24] - Hospital Appointments Status
556. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of persons who attended lung rapid access clinics in each month of 2023, in tabular form. [5535/24] - Departmental Data
557. To ask the Minister for Health to report on the outcomes of having taxed sugar drinks; and whether any detailed research has been carried out into the outcomes. [5539/24] - Departmental Contracts
558. To ask the Minister for Health to seek information from the management of all acute hospitals as to whether third party companies are contracted to provide medical consultation, advice,... - Departmental Properties
559. To ask the Minister for Health if the building utilised by Carrickmacross Social Services, located at Cloughvalley, Carrickmacross, County Monaghan was sold by the HSE to a third party... - Hospital Waiting Lists
561. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on a matter (details supplied); to note that despite Parliamentary Question response No. 3490 of 21 January 2024, referral has been... - Hospital Facilities
562. To ask the Minister for Health to provide detail on the planned closure of 16 beds across two units in Clonakilty Community Hospital in order to facilitate the opening of a new unit; whether... - General Practitioner Services
564. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the scarcity of (details supplied); the measures being taken to ensure GPs are able to prescribe alternative medication; and if he will... - Hospital Waiting Lists
566. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list to see a consultant maxillofacial surgeon at St. James's Hospital; and the average waiting times to see the... - Health Services
567. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dementia day centres located within CHO7; the capacity of each of these centres; and if each of the centres are opened five days a week. [5636/24] - Hospital Staff
568. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE staff by job title working in the accident and emergency department of the Mater Hospital. [5637/24] - Home Care Packages
571. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home help hours provided in each CHO region, in tabular form; how these hours are provided for example by private provider contracted in or by... - Home Help Service
572. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home help hours sanctioned or approved and waiting on a service provider in each CHO region.. [5642/24] - Departmental Schemes
573. To ask the Minister for Health to conduct a review on calculations made for the nursing home support scheme (details supplied). [5650/24] - Mental Health Services
574. To ask the Minister for Health to provide clarification on when the youth mental health pathfinder project will be implemented; when the Government will place a pathfinder unit on a... - Dental Services
575. To ask the Minister for Health if urgent orthodontic treatment will be expedited for a child (details supplied) [5706/24] - Disability Services
576. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine a matter in respect of the case of a person (details supplied); and if there are any other resources or assistance which can be offered to...
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