Results 41-60 of 394 for cork speaker:David Cullinane

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (21 Jun 2022)

David Cullinane: 719. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that the BreastCheck mobile unit has moved from the Cork Road, Waterford to Dungarvan; if it is to be permanently relocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31827/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Emergency Departments (26 May 2022)

David Cullinane: In one of the hospitals the Minister will visit tomorrow, Cork University Hospital, the average wait time for over 75s in April was 28.8 hours which is staggering. These are people over the age of 75, who the Minister admits have comorbidity and other challenges. The average wait time in the Mercy Hospital was 26.8 hours and University Hospital Limerick was 22.2 hours. We have major...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (24 May 2022)

David Cullinane: 617. To ask the Minister for Health the total amount of funding allocated for the Cork and Kerry region to date; the amount allocated to hospitals and CHOs inclusive of section 38 and 39 organisations in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25939/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (5 Apr 2022)

David Cullinane: 710. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which the site for the health centre in Leap, County Cork was purchased; the value of HSE investment in the site, including construction costs, fitting and associated works, in tabular form; the total expenditure on this location, including legal and other fees since purchase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17674/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (30 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: ...Health the amount recovered through the use of debt collectors and-or debt collection agencies in respect of the collection of fees and charges from patients attending hospital groups managed by Cork University Hospital in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17055/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (29 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: 768. To ask the Minister for Health the number of positions at Cork University Hospital that are vacant, unfilled or filled, on a temporary agency or locum basis, at staff grade level, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16516/22]

Select Committee on Health: Patient Safety (Notifiable Patient Safety Incidents) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (10 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: ...There was a failure in clinical supervision at the very top. It is accepted by the HSE. There were failures at management level and at very senior clinician level. I understand that in CAMHS in Cork it was a social worker who made disclosures, not because she was mandated to do it but because she felt it was the right thing to do. I just have a fear here. While there is some logic...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (3 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: 329. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost to fund the endometriosis centres at Tallaght University Hospital and Cork University Maternity Hospital; if this will include infrastructure, staff, training; the funding for same in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12189/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Hospital Waiting Lists (15 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: ...of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, INMO. She is very concerned about what is happening in our hospitals. The number of patients on trolleys is at a critical level in Waterford, Galway, Cork and Limerick. She is calling for the emergency department task force to be convened immediately and for the Minister to take the reins and intervene by putting all options on the table,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (3 Dec 2021)

David Cullinane: ...open mind on it, but my understanding is that elective-only hospitals will be for the regions and for addressing waiting lists for elective procedures. I support its location on the northside of Cork, as it makes sense. I spoke to Deputy Gould on this issue and we understand that these hospitals will be for people throughout the regions. I hope that these hospitals, in whatever form...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (16 Nov 2021)

David Cullinane: 576. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing levels at the cardiac services division of Cork University Hospital in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55774/21]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Nov 2021)

David Cullinane: ...week, more than 1,800 patients were languishing on hospital trolleys. The Saolta University Health Care Group, which serves the north-west and west regions, is worst affected, along with Limerick, Cork and Waterford university hospitals. The cancellation of elective and often time-sensitive care is unsustainable. It will lead to the worsening of conditions, physical health and mental...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Emergency Departments (19 Oct 2021)

David Cullinane: .... Every hospital I have visited across the State has said that it has submitted a capital application for new beds in single-bed isolation units - 42 beds in Sligo, 98 in Limerick, 50 in Cork and the same in Galway and Laois - but that, apart from dealing with all of the other problems, there is no urgency to put capacity in place. That is why there is such pressure on the emergency...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Hospital Waiting Lists (19 Oct 2021)

David Cullinane: I have been in many hospitals in recent weeks. I have been in hospitals in Cork, Galway, Limerick, Laois, Sligo and many other places. I have met hospital management, campaigning groups and those on the front line and the figures are shocking. The length of time people are waiting is also a difficulty. I want to home in on the matter of children with scoliosis because a promise was...

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (13 Oct 2021)

David Cullinane: ...some form of health waiting list, with 200,000 of those waiting for more than 18 months. Some 100,000 are children, with 31,000 children waiting more than 18 months. I visited hospitals in Sligo, Cork and Limerick in recent weeks. On Friday I will be in Galway. I am hearing the same story: emergency departments are overflowing, attendances have increased, and the trolley count has...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Oct 2021)

David Cullinane: ...be missed not only by his family but also by people in Leinster House. This morning, there were 451 people on trolleys in hospital corridors and squeezed into free space. Limerick, Galway and Cork are still the worst hit hospitals, as they have been for years, with no change. Waiting lists are spiralling out of control, with more than 900,000 people on acute lists and 200,000 people...

Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2021: Motion (5 Oct 2021)

David Cullinane: ...I would be remiss of me, in my last few minutes, not to mention the maternity restrictions. We know these restrictions are presenting a major difficulty and challenge for women and their partners. I was in Cork yesterday meeting the CEOs of hospitals and health campaigning groups as part of my role as Opposition health spokesperson. I met a number of women who have campaigned for these...

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (30 Jun 2021)

David Cullinane: ...over recent weeks the infrastructure that has allowed outdoor hospitality and outdoor dining to become a reality. Any of us who have walked through the streets of Dublin, Limerick, Waterford, Cork or any city, town or village, will have seen the pop-up infrastructure in place and people dining outdoors in a controlled environment, which is always better than uncontrolled environments. It...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on the Cyberattack, Covid-19 Vaccination Roll-out and Covid-19 Restrictions in Maternity Hospitals: Health Service Executive (23 Jun 2021)

David Cullinane: ...system is experiencing very high demand. We heard from the INMO at the end of last weekend that overcrowding has become a feature again in our hospitals, particularly Letterkenny, Limerick and Cork hospitals, and some in some other hospitals as well. A number of years ago the emergency department task force was established. The INMO is represented on that task force. I understand Mr....

Fisheries and Coastal Communities: Statements (17 Jun 2021)

David Cullinane: ...East want this facility returned in order to generate additional economic activity. The crews of the British and Northern vessels want it to return to prevent them from having to sail to Howth or Cork. The SFPA, which would be responsible for overseeing any landing requirements on a limited-hours basis, has said it would not require any additional capacity to carry out the functions...