Results 381-400 of 25,248 for speaker:David Cullinane

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (15 Feb 2024)

David Cullinane: 383. To ask the Minister for Health the bed occupancy rates of each public and public voluntary hospital, by hospital group, for each quarter for each year 2019-2023, inclusive, in tabular form; the national average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7293/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Overcrowding (15 Feb 2024)

David Cullinane: 384. To ask the Minister for Health for each model 3 and model 4 hospital, the number of days that full capacity protocols have been active, for each quarter for each year 2019-2023 to date, inclusive, in tabular form. [7294/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (15 Feb 2024)

David Cullinane: 385. To ask the Minister for Health the number of assaults recorded against patients at HSE facilities for each quarter for each year 2019-2023, inclusive, in tabular form. [7295/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (15 Feb 2024)

David Cullinane: 386. To ask the Minister for Health the number of assaults recorded against staff at HSE facilities for each quarter for each year 2019-2023, inclusive, in tabular form. [7296/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (15 Feb 2024)

David Cullinane: 390. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on Children's Health Ireland waiting lists at each location, including suspensions, waiting for spina bifida and/or scoliosis-related procedures at the end of each year 2019-2023, in tabular form; the number of patients waiting greater than the Sláintecare target times; and the number waiting 0-6 months, 6-12 month, 12-18 months,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (15 Feb 2024)

David Cullinane: 391. To ask the Minister for Health the number of spinal fusion and other paediatric orthopaedic procedures carried out by Children's Health Ireland in each year 2019-2023 by month at each location in tabular form; the number which have been outsourced and the location at which they were conducted. [7301/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (15 Feb 2024)

David Cullinane: 392. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients on primary care and community healthcare waiting lists, for each care service, at the end of each year 2019-2023; the breakdown by length of wait and by age; the numbers waiting for initial assessment, initial therapy/intervention, and follow up therapy/intervention for each specialty, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (15 Feb 2024)

David Cullinane: 393. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients on home support waiting lists for a carer at the end of each month of each year 2019-2023, inclusive; the breakdown by length of wait, in tabular form. [7303/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (15 Feb 2024)

David Cullinane: 395. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people on CAMHS waiting lists by CHO and length of wait at the end of each quarter of each year 2019-2023, in tabular form. [7305/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (15 Feb 2024)

David Cullinane: 396. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people on waiting lists for Jigsaw by CHO and length of wait at the end of each quarter of each year 2019-2023, in tabular form. [7306/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (15 Feb 2024)

David Cullinane: 397. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on diagnostic waiting lists at the end of each quarter of 2022-2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7307/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (15 Feb 2024)

David Cullinane: 398. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults and children on HSE dental and orthodontic waiting lists at the end of each quarter of each year 2019-2023, broken down by standard waiting times, by area, in tabular form. [7308/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Public Health and the Commercial Determinants of Health: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

David Cullinane: Following on from the issue Deputy Shortall raised, the next speaker who will appear before the committee is an academic who has done a great deal of work on the issue of the commercial detriments of health, which is an important issue because it concerns relationships with commercial actors and how their actions impact on people's health, health outcomes, equity and so on. It is an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Public Health and the Commercial Determinants of Health: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

David Cullinane: With respect, it is much bigger and deeper than all that. It probably would have been better if we had invited in the academic before the Minister of State, but she will get a copy of her opening statement and can read that. What the academic is talking about is much deeper than any of the responses we have so far got from the Minister of State. We can all measure any action plan or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Public Health and the Commercial Determinants of Health: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

David Cullinane: I am talking about evidence for-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Public Health and the Commercial Determinants of Health: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

David Cullinane: I might put the question differently. What is the evidence of the success in decreasing the levels of obesity and the impact that is having on people?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Public Health and the Commercial Determinants of Health: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

David Cullinane: What metrics does the Department use to measure success or a lack of it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Public Health and the Commercial Determinants of Health: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

David Cullinane: The experts are telling us, however, that it is not as difficult as the Minister of State is suggesting. How are we ever meant to have a sense of whether a strategy is working if we cannot measure its success or failure?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Public Health and the Commercial Determinants of Health: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

David Cullinane: I am not convinced of that at all. It is understandable, however. When I look at preventative healthcare, issues such as obesity and what Healthy Ireland does, I am not at all critical. Much good work is done on health promotion. There are a lot of leaflets, information on websites and encouragement of what individuals should do, but my point is that alone will not address the problem....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Public Health and the Commercial Determinants of Health: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

David Cullinane: I welcome all our witnesses. We have very limited time, so I just want to put a number of questions first to Dr. Campbell and then Dr. Gilheany. I am not looking for everybody to answer them and I will not get through some of the questions I have. My first observation on the opening statements is that we obviously need to simplify this message as best we can for people. We need a...