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Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (21 Oct 2021)

David Cullinane: 305. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of fees charged for the National Ambulance Service and Dublin Fire Brigade ambulance services in 2018, 2019 and 2020 by region, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51772/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (21 Oct 2021)

David Cullinane: 306. To ask the Minister for Health the total amount outstanding from patient debtors for private facilities in public hospitals; the reason for this sum; the amount which the HSE considers to be bad and or doubtful in terms of repayment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51773/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (21 Oct 2021)

David Cullinane: 307. To ask the Minister for Health the total amount outstanding to HSE creditors in August 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51774/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (21 Oct 2021)

David Cullinane: 308. To ask the Minister for Health the total value of consultancy costs for his Department and the HSE in the year to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51775/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (21 Oct 2021)

David Cullinane: 338. To ask the Minister for Health the reason funding for the stroke strategy was not announced as part of the €50 million for clinical strategies in Budget 2022; when the plan and the implementation plan will be published; the level of funding that will be provided;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51880/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (21 Oct 2021)

David Cullinane: 349. To ask the Minister for Health the reason funding for the stroke strategy was not announced as part of the €50 million for clinical strategies in Budget 2022; when the stroke strategy and implementation plan will be published; the level of funding which will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51962/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (21 Oct 2021)

David Cullinane: 348. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide definitive date for the implementation of a full 24/7 primary percutaneous coronary intervention service at the University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51908/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Oct 2021)

David Cullinane: 224. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to recognise fibromyalgia as a disability; his plans to update the long-term illness scheme to include this condition; his plans to introduce necessary supports and services for persons with fibromyalgia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51428/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Services (19 Oct 2021)

David Cullinane: I was in Navan today with my two colleagues. I met a number of different groups as I wanted to see and hear for myself at first hand what was happening in Navan. In the spirit of the offer the Minister made to work with Oireachtas Members from both the Government and Opposition in the constituency, as the main Opposition health spokesperson I want to work with him on this as well. If it is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Services (19 Oct 2021)

David Cullinane: He has to finish naming all of the Government Deputies first-----

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

David Cullinane: That does not tally with what I am being told by hospital managers. Across the State, all of them, with the exception of the Limerick hospital manager because that hospital got a new modular unit, are saying that many of the beds the Minister talks about are beds that were temporarily open anyway. They did not get capital funding to build new units and they are being asked to cram beds into...

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

David Cullinane: 88. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to prevent emergency department overflows from interrupting scheduled care this winter; if he will provide additional resources to the National Ambulance Service to boost emergency care in the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50783/21]

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

David Cullinane: We are seeing presentations in emergency departments at record levels for this time of year. It is concerning for hospital managers and the staff on the front line, who are burned out and exhausted and are now facing into what they believe could be a dreadful November, December and January. What will the Minister do about the crisis in emergency departments and its relationship with the...

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

David Cullinane: We have to examine why we are seeing this high level of presentations. The Minister is right, in that many of those attending are doing so with more acute needs, which is presenting more challenges for hospitals. Another reason is the lack of out-of-hours GP services. The NAS has told me that there is an absence of a treat and refer policy that is underpinned by clinical governance and...

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

David Cullinane: 86. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on hospital waiting lists, including lists not reported by the National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF, such as diagnostic lists; his plans for tackling waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50782/21]

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

David Cullinane: My question is on hospital waiting lists. I am asking for the total number of people who are on waiting lists, including those not captured by the NTPF, which would include diagnostics. When I make my supplementary contribution I want to concentrate on children on waiting lists, which is of huge concern to me.

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...

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

David Cullinane: I met parents of children with scoliosis on Zoom today and many of them said to me that their children have been left with lifelong complications because of the delays to their care. They also said they have seen this before and heard all the promises but that they have not seen the improvements. They said that we should aspire to do better for our children and to have a health service that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (19 Oct 2021)

David Cullinane: 106. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase specialist training places in particular for general practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50780/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (19 Oct 2021)

David Cullinane: 227. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he will fully implements the safe staffing framework; the full-year implementation cost; the number of nurses and midwives the health service will hire in 2022; if he will implement nurse patient staffing ratios; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50781/21]