Written answers
Tuesday, 13 February 2024
- Hospital Admissions
552. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; the status of this case; and if a place will be expedited for them in the National Rehabilitation... - Health Services Staff
553. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE medical professionals employed by the HSE; the number of same in receipt of pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6051/24] - Medicinal Products
554. To ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene in the case of a person (details suppled) and ensure that their prescription only drug will be made available to them. [6065/24] - Health Services
555. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the funding crisis in an organisation (details supplied); the steps being taken by the HSE to address the funding requirements... - Nursing Education
556. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the necessary funding is provided by the HSE to an organisation (details supplied) for intellectual disability student nurses at DkIT to... - Medical Cards
557. To ask the Minister for Health if the shingles vaccine is covered on the medical card scheme; if not, there are plans to include it under the medical card scheme; and if he will make a... - Health Service Executive
558. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the new proposed HSE taskforce to target savings and productivity; who the members of the taskforce will be; if independent members will be... - Health Services
559. To ask the Minister for Health how many pregnancy loss clinics are in operation in Ireland; if there is a staffing shortage at present in these clinics; how often do these clinics offer... - Nursing Homes
561. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the draft design guide for long-term care, to ensure the facilities remain viable and that this is taken into account in determining the... - Mental Health Services
562. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the independent regulation of CAMHS under the Mental Health Act 2001, as recommended in a report (details supplied); the timeline for same; the... - Health Services
564. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide information on a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6131/24] - Mental Health Services
569. To ask the Minister for Health the budget allocated to CAMHS as a percentage of the health budget for each of the years 2021 to 2024, in tabular form. [6162/24] - Public Inquiries
571. To ask the Minister for Health when a chair will be appointed to the promised inquiry into sodium valporate in Ireland; his response to those impacted (details supplied); and if he will make... - Hospital Facilities
572. To ask the Minister for Health if a gallium scanner will be installed in Cork University Hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6175/24] - Mental Health Services
573. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the regulation of CAMHS under the Mental Health Act 2001; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6184/24] - Health Services
574. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the introduction of a minor injuries clinic for Kerry. [6228/24] - Hospital Appointments Status
575. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have a surgical procedure rescheduled in Tallaght Hospital. [6232/24] - Mental Health Services
576. To ask the Minister for Health the number of psychologists working for CAMHS in the Meath area; if there is a dedicated day that each centre has a psychologist in attendance at each centre;... - Food Safety
578. To ask the Minister for Health if the Food Safety Authority of Ireland is obliged to inspect and approve of abattoirs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6239/24] - Medical Cards
579. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person over 70 years whose income comes solely from social welfare or HSE payments is entitled to a medical card even though they are over the... - Dental Services
580. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address concerns relating to the delay in dental treatment of a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6275/24] - Hospital Appointments Status
581. To ask the Minister for Health when a person will receive an appointment date (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6284/24] - Health Services
582. To ask the Minister for Health the current number of GP doctors in County Meath; the current average number of people per GP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6285/24] - Hospital Services
583. To ask the Minister for Health if a bed can be provided for a person in St Joseph’s Community Hospital, Stranorlar, County Donegal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement... - Health Services
584. To ask the Minister for Health the way that a person (details supplied) can get reimbursement for medical expenses from Norway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6297/24] - Hospital Services
585. To ask the Minister for Health what services or financial supports are available from the State to patients in County Donegal who have to travel for hospital treatment outside of their... - Health Services
586. To ask the Minister for Health if he will comment on the availability of private capacity to be used as a surge measure by a hospital group (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Departmental Contracts
588. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that all systems of confidentiality are used when tendering for the National Children’s Hospital; what controls his Department has... - Hospital Facilities
589. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the need to repurpose the nightingale beds at University Hospital Limerick to provide a more immediate increase in capacity at the hospital,... - Medical Cards
590. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on a medical card application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6487/24] - Departmental Properties
591. To ask the Minister for Health the future plans for the old HSE-owned site at St Peter’s in Castlepollard, County Westmeath. [6488/24] - Primary Care Centres
592. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of a primary care centre in New Ross, County Wexford;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6505/24] - Medicinal Products
593. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a family has been refused payment for a long term illness card drug (details supplied). [6508/24] - Nursing Homes
594. To ask the Minister for Health to provide the amount paid to a number of nursing home groups (details supplied) last year under the nursing homes support scheme; and if he will make a... - Hospital Appointments Status
595. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on a case (details supplied) and when the person concerned can expect an appointment. [6523/24] - Nursing Homes
596. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a nursing home (details supplied) following HIQA's findings in respect of fire safety issues at the building; if alternative accommodation has... - Hospital Services
597. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public hospitals that have Wi-Fi, by location, in tabular form. [6534/24] - Health Promotion
598. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to a media report (details supplied) on a recommendation by the HSE's national women and infants health programme that white flour should be... - Hospital Facilities
599. To ask the Minister for Health to provide further details in relation to the dedicated paediatric spinal surgery unit that he asked Children's Health Ireland to establish; the indicative... - Hospital Procedures
600. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for completion and publication of the independent review into spinal surgeries at Temple Street Children's Hospital, following the identification... - Legislative Programme
601. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline he is working towards in drafting and publishing the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2023, listed for priority drafting in the Spring Government... - Covid-19 Pandemic
602. To ask the Minister for Health if he will list all medications that are needed for long-Covid sufferers that are not available on the medical card; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Reviews
603. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a timeline for when the clinical review group will complete its work to determine if evidence exists to expand the scope of the medical... - Departmental Correspondence
604. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will address the concerns outlined and provide an update on this matter. [6562/24] - Departmental Reports
606. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the implementation of recommendation No. 7 of the Report of the Strategic Workforce Advisory Group on Home Carers and Nursing Home Healthcare... - Health Services Staff
607. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent, WTE, adult ADHD specialists working in community healthcare organisations, CHO 3 and CHO 5, in 2022, 2023 and to date in... - Health Services
608. To ask the Minister for Health the number of heart transplant procedures that have been performed to date in 2024. [6607/24] - Hospital Staff
609. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent, WTE, consultant gastroenterologist and gastroenterologist registrars attached to University Hospital Limerick in 2022,... - Mental Health Services
610. To ask the Minister for Health if urgent action will be taken to prioritise the reform of the child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS; and if he will make a statement on the... - Ministerial Responsibilities
611. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to concerns and details raised by a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6614/24]
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