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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (16 May 2023)

Colm Burke: 699. To ask the Minister for Health when retired HSE employees can expect to receive increases in their pension in accordance with terms and conditions of their retirement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23004/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (16 May 2023)

Colm Burke: 700. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide data regarding the number of deaths recorded as prescription related overdose from 2011 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23005/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (16 May 2023)

Colm Burke: 701. To ask the Minister for Health what engagement has taken place with the HSE with regard to providing additional financial supports for patients requiring a higher level of care in private nursing homes, and in particular where these patients are being discharged from HSE hospitals and where there is no HSE community hospital beds available; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (16 May 2023)

Colm Burke: 702. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on waiting times for gynaecological outpatient waiting lists in hospitals nationwide of the conditions the referrals relate including chronic pelvic pain, urinary incontinence and endometriosis for 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 30 April 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23007/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (16 May 2023)

Colm Burke: 703. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women on waiting lists for excision surgery for endometriosis, in tabular form; the length of the waiting times in view of the fact that any undue delay to this type of surgery may impact severely on women's reproductive health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23008/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (16 May 2023)

Colm Burke: 704. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update as to when specialist endometriosis services located at Tallaght University Hospital and Cork University Maternity Hospital will begin to accept patient referrals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23009/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (16 May 2023)

Colm Burke: 705. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update in respect of his Department's plans to give additional training to general practitioners to enable them to diagnose women with endometriosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23010/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 May 2023)

Colm Burke: As the Tánaiste is aware, there was a huge extension to Mallow hospital. It is a four-storey building. There are 48 rooms between the second and third floors for hospital beds. Between the ground and first floors, there are 40 rooms - 20 rooms on each floor - and the whole idea was that they would be developed as rehabilitation facilities. There now appears to be a question mark over...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Colm Burke: I thank Mr. Gloster very much for his presentation and for all the staff being available here this morning. I will open with the issue of long-term planning. I raised the matter yesterday at the private meeting about the winter plan for last year when we had significant challenges dealing with the flu. My understanding is that the Department has now requested HIQA to examine the roll-out...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Colm Burke: So Dr. Henry does not foresee that there will be any delays. My understanding is that HIQA has been asked to do an assessment or HTA report and my concern is that it may then delay the final decision the Department will make.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Colm Burke: Have lessons been learned from what occurred last year to make sure that we are well prepared? We must remember that the age profile of the population is changing as well. Therefore, we have more and more people living longer. We have more people over 85, we have more people over 65. Is that factored in as well?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Colm Burke: Dr. Henry spoke about the roll-out at national level of the neurorehabilitation inpatient facilities, an issue I have raised previously. My understanding is that a new modular hospital was built in Mallow. There are 40 rooms in addition to the 50 rooms that are required to complement the existing hospital. What is the proposal for the use of those 40 rooms?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Colm Burke: What I am saying is that there is a building that has been almost completed, or 95% completed, at least. As I understand it, there are 40 rooms available on the ground floor and first floor of this building. Are they going to stay vacant, or can they be put to use to get this up and running?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Colm Burke: There is a serious problem in the south in relation to rehabilitation, overall. We have a huge challenge in this regard, which I have raised previously. There are long delays in getting people out of the hospital setting. As a result, there is a logjam getting people in, because we cannot get people out. Is it not time to address this, especially now that we are facing into a time when...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Colm Burke: The strategy for the neurorehabilitation and community-based teams is very welcome. I think the right approach has been taken. Multiple Sclerosis Ireland, MS Ireland, has also proposed a community-based service to reduce the number of people having to go to hospital for their care. Where are we with that proposal? It has set out a very detailed proposal, with nine people being appointed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Colm Burke: MS Ireland has shown that it has worked very successfully in Galway where people are treated outside of the hospital setting and as a result, the time that people spend in hospital is greatly reduced, leading to less demand on the hospital services.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Colm Burke: Mr. Gloster made reference to the 1.6 million unscheduled attendances in hospital. That figure has not improved over the last 20 years. It is getting worse and worse. People are being referred from nursing homes into hospitals. When this happens, the person often ends up in the accident and emergency department of the hospital. Can we set up a different structure for dealing with that?...