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Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jul 2022)

Duncan Smith: 477. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the payment of the pandemic special recognition payment to vaccinators, swabbers and other healthcare staff employed by the HSE through an agency (details supplied); when these workers will receive their payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38255/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jul 2022)

Duncan Smith: 558. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Dublin Fire Brigade workers who worked on the Covid-19 pandemic response as swabbers and vaccinators that have received the pandemic bonus payment; if they are due to receive the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38598/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jul 2022)

Duncan Smith: 559. To ask the Minister for Health if he will detail all organisations, public, voluntary and private that are due to have workers recognised with the pandemic bonus payment but have not yet received the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38599/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (13 Jul 2022)

Duncan Smith: 509. To ask the Minister for Health the projected cost of providing additional funding to section 39 organisations to provide pay increases in line with the public service pay deal; the breakdown by each organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38331/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (13 Jul 2022)

Duncan Smith: 510. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on agency staff in 2021 and to date in 2022 across the health service broken down by staffing type and to whom the payments were made; the breakdown of the amount spent on nursing agency staff to date in 2022; his plans to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38332/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (13 Jul 2022)

Duncan Smith: 511. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reducing the drugs payment scheme threshold to €50; the estimated full-year cost of a reduction in same from €100 to €80; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38333/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (13 Jul 2022)

Duncan Smith: 512. To ask the Minister for Health the projected full-year costs of the free contraception scheme for women aged 17 to 25 years in 2023; if funding is already in place for 2023; the estimated amount that it would cost to extend the scheme up to women aged 45 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38334/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescriptions Charges (13 Jul 2022)

Duncan Smith: 513. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost in 2023 of reducing prescription charges to €1 per item with a cap of €10 for all or to 50 cent per item with a cap of €5 for all; the overall cost of abolishing the charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38335/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (13 Jul 2022)

Duncan Smith: 514. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing in 2023 medical cards to all those diagnosed with cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38336/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (13 Jul 2022)

Duncan Smith: 515. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing medical card income limits by 5%, 10% or 20%; the projected additional number of cards that would be issued in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38337/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (13 Jul 2022)

Duncan Smith: 516. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided for the home support service in 2022, the number of homecare packages funded; the projected additional cost of providing a homecare package to each identified case in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38338/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (13 Jul 2022)

Duncan Smith: 517. To ask the Minister for Health the number of homecare and home help hours that were funded in 2021 and 2022; respectively; and the amount that was not utilised due to staffing shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38339/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (13 Jul 2022)

Duncan Smith: 518. To ask the Minister for Health the number of personal assistant hours that were funded in 2022; the number of persons who are currently supported; the number who have applied but not yet been granted support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38340/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (13 Jul 2022)

Duncan Smith: 519. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of the flu vaccine programme in 2021 and 2022 respectively; the number of doses that are expected to be provided in 2022; the number of doses ordered by the State; the estimated cost to provide the flu vaccine free to all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38341/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (13 Jul 2022)

Duncan Smith: 520. To ask the Minister for Health the projected cost of providing a Covid-19 booster vaccine in winter 2022 to all those currently vaccinated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38342/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (13 Jul 2022)

Duncan Smith: 521. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing free general practitioner care to all children under 18 years of age; the status of the current roll-out programme; the amount of additional funding that was provided to his Department to commence the extension to those aged 6 to 8 years in 2022; when this measure will come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (13 Jul 2022)

Duncan Smith: 522. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing the HPV vaccine for free to adults who have not received it but want to access it through their general practitioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38344/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (13 Jul 2022)

Duncan Smith: 523. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing the chicken pox varicella vaccine free to all children through the primary or the School Child Immunisation Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38345/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (13 Jul 2022)

Duncan Smith: 524. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the current funding imbalance for University Hospital Limerick compared to other model 4 national hospitals to bring it to the national average; the projected cost for same in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38346/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (13 Jul 2022)

Duncan Smith: 525. To ask the Minister for Health current number of ICU beds in place; the number that are currently funded; the number of additional ICU beds that will be provided in 2023; the estimated all-in cost of a new ICU bed and support services and staffing for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38347/22]