Written answers
Wednesday, 13 May 2020
- Air Ambulance Service Funding
449. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5294/20] - Disability Services Funding
450. To ask the Minister for Health if the €60,000 cut in funding for an association (details supplied) will be reversed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3913/20] - Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
451. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time a person (details supplied) will have to wait for funding to be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3916/20] - Health Services Funding
452. To ask the Minister for Health the budget for Sláintecare for 2020; the priority areas to which the funding will be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3924/20] - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
455. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to add Crohn's disease as a qualifying illness for the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3937/20] - Hospital Appointments Delays
456. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting four years for an appointment with a consultant at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a... - Disability Services Provision
457. To ask the Minister for Health the steps taken by the HSE to provide a comprehensive care plan for a person (details supplied) involving the relevant disability and educational organisations... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
458. To ask the Minister for Health if a fair deal application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; the status of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3953/20] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Administration
459. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding CAMHS (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3954/20] - HSE Waiting Lists
460. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times in CHO9 for suprapubic catheter surgery. [3958/20] - Nursing Staff Recruitment
461. To ask the Minister for Health the number of advanced nurse practitioner posts filled at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9 in each of the years 2016 to 2019; and his plans for 2020 in this regard... - Midwifery Services Provision
462. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of recruiting two extra drug liaison midwives in community addiction services in CHO9. [3960/20] - Respite Care Services Provision
463. To ask the Minister for Health when St. Brendan’s community nursing unit, Loughrea, County Galway will be open to new respite admissions; if the legionella issue at the unit has been... - Hospital Appointments Status
464. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be issued to a person (details supplied). [3989/20] - Audiology Services Provision
465. To ask the Minister for Health if an urgent appointment with the audiology service will be provided to a person (details supplied). [3990/20] - Cross-Border Health Services Provision
466. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) who has received treatment under the cross-border directive scheme will be investigated; the reason for the... - Departmental Expenditure
467. To ask the Minister for Health the amount expended on access to online and hardcopy media publications in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020; the breakdown of online and hard... - Departmental Data
468. To ask the Minister for Health the top ten websites visited by officials and political staff annually in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020 via hardware provided to them by... - Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
469. To ask the Minister for Health if the decision to remove cover for liraglutide, marketed as Victoza, under the drugs payment scheme which came into effect on 1 December 2019 will be reversed... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
470. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients awaiting an outpatient appointment in Naas General Hospital as of 3 March 2020; the length of time waiting for an appointment by each... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
471. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which a fair deal application by a person (details supplied) came into the possession of another person; and if he will make a statement on the... - Audiology Services Waiting Lists
475. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting audiology services in counties Laois and Offaly; and the number waiting more than six and 12 months and in excess of two years,... - HSE Staff Recruitment
476. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the number of cranial facial specialists for adolescents here; his plans to recruit additional specialists; and his views on whether... - Disability Support Services
477. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of day services for persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4067/20] - Disability Services Funding
478. To ask the Minister for Health if the €60,000 cut in funding for an association (details supplied) will be reversed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4071/20] - Hospital Consultant Data
479. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultants not on the specialist register; the specialist area of each; the number working in each hospital; and if he will make a statement on... - Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
480. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide better access to drugs for MS patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4105/20] - Medical Card Administration
481. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the medical card client registration unit treats medical card applications when queued for the attention of the deciding officer; if his... - Health Services Provision
482. To ask the Minister for Health the referral and treatment pathway for persons who, during their annual diabetes retina screen, are identified as having an eyesight abnormality other than... - Hospital Services
483. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the provision of a canopy at a hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4120/20] - Health Services Provision
484. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4123/20] - Disability Services Provision
485. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be released to the HSE disability section for a person (details supplied) to avail of residential services. [4124/20] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
486. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied). [4129/20] - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
487. To ask the Minister for Health if asthma will be included under the long-term illness scheme in the near future. [4141/20] - Disability Services Provision
489. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be transferred from the ASD services in Mervue, County Galway to the ASD services in Briarhill, County Galway; and if he... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
490. To ask the Minister for Health when the new CAMHS building (details supplied) will open in Tralee, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4157/20] - Hospital Appointments Status
491. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and when they can expect an appointment for admission. [4160/20] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
492. To ask the Minister for Health if a payment under the fair deal scheme can be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4162/20] - Ambulance Service
493. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an ambulance base proposed for Maam Cross, County Galway, which was agreed by the National Ambulance Service and is awaiting HSE approval; the... - Hospital Appointments Status
494. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment at the orthopaedics outpatient clinic at the Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore. [4170/20] - Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
499. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been rejected by the hardship scheme without explanation or notice; and if he will request a review of their case... - HSE Properties
500. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the site of the former HSE health centre in Cloyne, County Cork; if his attention has been drawn to the desire of a group (details supplied) to... - HSE Waiting Lists
501. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting so long for two CT scans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4194/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
502. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to provide a drug (details supplied) for the treatment of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4195/20] - Home Help Service
503. To ask the Minister for Health if additional home help will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4196/20] - Hospital Appointments Status
504. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4197/20] - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
506. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to recognise a life-threatening allergy as a long-term illness; if so, if it will be included on the long-term illness scheme; if such a condition... - Medical Records
507. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive medical records from a hospital which they requested in early January 2020; and if he will make a... - Hospital Appointments Status
508. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4205/20] - Health Services Provision
509. To ask the Minister for Health the plans that can be put in place to assist persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4206/20] - Long-Term Illness Scheme Data
510. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons availing of support under the long-term illness scheme by county; the conditions for which the scheme has been granted (details... - Dietetic Services Provision
512. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the dietician service in Ballincollig, County Cork, was withdrawn from the chronic disease management programme; when the service will be restored;... - Hospital Services
513. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding the acute medical assessment unit in University Hospital Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Speech and Language Therapy
514. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Cork with ASD will be offered services such as speech and language therapy; and if he will make a statement on the... - Disability Services Provision
516. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the closure of a facility (details supplied) in County Cork which offered services to children with special needs; and if he will make a statement... - Patient Data
518. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the health protection surveillance centre website section on notifiable diseases outlining the circumstances under which the disclosure of patient... - Disability Services Provision
519. To ask the Minister for Health the position on the provision of home support for a family of a child (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4225/20] - HSE Waiting Lists
520. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who aged out of and off the waiting lists for early intervention team assessments by HSE area in 2018 and 2019. [4229/20] - Alcohol Pricing
522. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the introduction of minimum unit pricing for alcohol; and the timeline to which he is working. [4232/20] - Occupational Therapy Provision
523. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting time for the early intervention team for Dublin 9; when a child (details supplied) will be given an appointment; and if he will make a statement on... - Waste Disposal
524. To ask the Minister for Health if local authorities have powers under the Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act 1919 to take action in cases in which the build-up of an accumulation of rubbish and... - HSE Staff Data
525. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing numbers for the Health Service Executive pest control service for north Dublin city and county; if there are vacancies awaiting to be filled; if... - Cancer Screening Programmes
526. To ask the Minister for Health the laboratories and companies that will conduct the new HPV testing for cervical cancer screening; if more than one company is involved; the expected... - Hospital Appointments Status
527. To ask the Minister for Health if surgery will be expedited in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4240/20] - Mental Health Services
528. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding mental health facilities under the National Development Plan 2018-2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4244/20] - Hospital Appointments Status
529. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an angiogram for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4247/20] - Drugs Payment Scheme
531. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on a drugs repayment fund request for persons (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Appointments Status
532. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for speech and language therapy for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4258/20] - HSE Staff Recruitment
533. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an evaluation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4263/20] - Hospital Services
534. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of new hospital beds and hospital accommodation at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Athy, County Kildare. [4277/20] - Health Services Provision
535. To ask the Minister for Health the services which were being provided through Rochfortbridge health centre as of 31 December 2018 and 31 December 2019; and the services now available at the... - HSE Staff Recruitment
536. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review the panel system regarding the recruitment of therapy staff such as physiotherapists and occupational therapists in view of the fact there... - Medical Negligence Cases
537. To ask the Minister for Health the internal processes and safeguards in place when HSE employed medical professionals are asked to provide supporting medical commentary and evidence in... - Prompt Payments
538. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE does not publish quarterly reports on prompt payment of accounts on its website as required by the Department of Business, Enterprise and... - Hospital Beds Data
539. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital beds in the system by hospital in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4321/20] - Cancer Screening Programmes
540. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) experienced a delay between providing a cervical screening sample on 22 November 2018 and receiving a positive cancer... - Medical Card Applications
541. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be issued with a medical card without delay due to extenuating circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
542. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to deficiencies in the CAMHS helpline services made available to those in north County Dublin on CAMHS waiting lists; the... - Sexually Transmitted Infections
545. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address STIs as a public health issue and ensure the provision of contraceptives for persons under 21 years of age; and if he will make a... - Departmental Data
546. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 478 and 480 of 5 March 2020, the reason the HSE has not published its quarterly payment performance reports on its... - Drugs Payment Scheme
547. To ask the Minister for Health if osimertinib will be reimbursed for patients suffering from non-small cell lung cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4382/20] - Health Services
549. To ask the Minister for Health if public patients that have the EGFR mutation have been tested for the T790M mutation. [4384/20] - Medical Card Applications
551. To ask the Minister for Health if a decision will be made on a medical card application by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4387/20] - Healthcare Policy
552. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 813 of 5 March 2020, the details of the major EU programme of work related to the code of practice for food and beverage... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision
554. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive an appointment with CAMHS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4400/20] - Hospital Services
555. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of new central sterilisation units at both Sligo University Hospital and Roscommon hospital; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Appointments Status
556. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a MRI scan for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4404/20] - Emergency Departments
557. To ask the Minister for Health the reason persons that are 16 years of age are required to register in the adult accident and emergency unit in Tallaght Hospital while still being required... - Disability Services Funding
558. To ask the Minister for Health if a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4417/20] - Health Services Provision
559. To ask the Minister for Health if the need to create a rheumatology service in County Wexford will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4418/20] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
560. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4420/20] - Rehabilitative Training Allowance Payments
561. To ask the Minister for Health if the decision to abolish the rehabilitative training allowance will be reversed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4422/20] - Health Services Provision
562. To ask the Minister for Health if arrangements will be put in place for an adult insulin pump clinic to be provided at the Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise; and if he will make a... - National Maternity Hospital
563. To ask the Minister for Health if a binding unconditional contract between a health group (details supplied) and the State for the purchase of land was in existence prior to the advancement... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
564. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ventilators the HSE has in each hospital in tabular form; if additional ventilators have been ordered; and if he will make a statement on the... - Disability Services Funding
566. To ask the Minister for Health if the funding shortfall in an agency (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4438/20] - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
567. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include Crohn's disease and inflammatory bowel disease on the list of long-term illness scheme illnesses; and if he will make a statement on the... - General Practitioner Contracts
568. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he plans to implement in respect of the difficulties in the recruitment and retention of general practitioners with particular reference to... - Hospital Appointments Status
569. To ask the Minister for Health when a procedure will take place for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4456/20] - Disabilities Assessments
570. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be issued with an appointment for an assessment with the ASD services in counties Galway and Roscommon; the reason for... - Hospital Appointments Status
572. To ask the Minister for Health if appointments for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; the status of the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4487/20] - Orthodontic Services Provision
573. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be treated for orthodontic care in St. Finbarr’s Hospital, Douglas Road, Cork in view of the circumstances [4489/20] - Hospital Appointments Status
574. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay for a person (details supplied) receiving a hospital appointment; the length of time they will be on the waiting list; and if he will... - Health Services Provision
575. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being put in place for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4493/20] - National Children's Hospital
576. To ask the Minister for Health the procurement strategy used for the national children's hospital; the nature of the public procurement contract used; the financing arrangements for the... - Mental Health Act Review
577. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which the children’s part of the review of the operation of the Mental Health Act 2001 will be released; the reason it has been delayed; and... - Mental Health Policy
578. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made in advancement of the Youth Mental Health Pathfinder project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4503/20] - Hospital Appointments Status
580. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied) in UHK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4512/20] - HSE Records
583. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 216 of 12 December 2019, if he will further investigate the query (details supplied). [4516/20] - HSE Waiting Lists
584. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to clear the waiting list for ophthalmic services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4528/20] - Health Services Provision
587. To ask the Minister for Health if a target for eye care patients based on the urgency of the condition will be introduced alongside referral to treatment targets to prevent avoidable... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
588. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will work with an organisation (details supplied) to ensure the eye clinic liaison officers are in the right place at the right time across... - Disability Support Services
599. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will be supported in extending the personal assistant service to include persons that are blind and vision impaired; and if he will make a statement... - Disability Services Funding
601. To ask the Minister for Health if the funding allocation to an organisation (details supplied) will be restored by at least 16%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4546/20] - Transport Support Scheme
603. To ask the Minister for Health if the financial resources will be provided to introduce a subsidised taxi transport scheme for persons with sight loss; and if he will make a statement on the... - Covid-19 Tests
604. To ask the Minister for Health the provision made for drive-in testing for Covid-19; and if medical professionals are checking passengers from affected areas to assess risk in ports and... - Disability Services Funding
605. To ask the Minister for Health if one single national budget will be considered for an organisation (details supplied) to facilitate equal access to services nationwide; and if he will make... - Blind Welfare Allowance
606. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider lowering the 100% taper rate of the blind welfare allowance in view of the fact it is regarded as too steep and creates an income plateau... - Blind Welfare Allowance Data
607. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will digitalise its records in order that it can easily retrieve statistics on the number of blind and vision impaired persons that have... - Audiology Services Waiting Lists
609. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting time for children to access child audiology services by county in tabular form [4576/20] - Hospital Appointments Status
610. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment in University Hospital Kerry for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4577/20] - Disability Support Services
613. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will resource local authorities in order that they can subsequently ensure that the accessibility needs of persons that are blind and vision... - Disability Services Funding
615. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will ring-fence adequate funding to facilitate a project (details supplied) and its associated costs in continuing to better support the... - Disability Support Services
616. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will seek to officially recognise and support an organisation (details supplied) as a complementary service provider to support and... - Medicinal Products Availability
617. To ask the Minister for Health if a drug will be released to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4596/20] - Hospital Appointments Status
618. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4597/20] - HSE Staff Data
619. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are agency staff employed as clerical officers within the HSE filling posts since 2014; and the steps... - Hospital Appointments Status
620. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4601/20] - HSE Reports
621. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of occupational therapy reports furnished by the HSE to local authorities for housing adaptation grants; if the HSE... - Hospital Appointments Status
622. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4603/20] - Hospital Services
627. To ask the Minister for Health if an updated risk assessment has been carried out in relation to the protocols and procedures in place at the laundry service of University Hospital Galway,... - Healthcare Policy
628. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 812 of 5 March 2020, if all recommendations of the Changing Cardiovascular Health: National Cardiovascular Health Policy... - Air Quality
630. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 222 of 20 November 2019, when the HSE and the EPA collaborative report to examine the relationship between short-term... - Hospital Appointments Status
631. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4625/20] - Primary Care Centres Staff
632. To ask the Minister for Health if, between 2019 and 2020, 153 posts will be supressed in CHO2 the primary care unit that has responsibility for primary care in counties Galway, Mayo and... - Covid-19 Pandemic
633. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure adequate care for persons with an intellectual disability that may be impacted by Covid-19 either directly or indirectly in view of their... - Foireann Seirbhíse Sláinte
634. To ask the Minister for Health cén fáth nach bhfuil ach conradh bliana á thairiscint maidir le post an dochtúra ar Inis Oírr; cé na socruithe atá i... - Healthcare Policy
635. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date in implementing the special island health policy published in the past year; the health services that have or are proposed to be... - Disability Services Funding
636. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reverse the cuts of €20 million announced for the intellectual disability sector in January 2020; his further plans to provide extra... - Water Fluoridation
637. To ask the Minister for Health the reviews carried out over the past nine years into the use of fluoride in water to ascertain the advantages and possible risk from same; the discussions... - HSE Staff Recruitment
638. To ask the Minister for Health when a person offered a job (details supplied) with the HSE in January 2019 will receive their work contract to commence work; the reason the person has not... - Health Services Data
639. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of ensuring that all primary care teams have at least one mental health post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4663/20] - Home Help Service
645. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the home help provision for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4689/20] - Departmental Expenditure
647. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost to the vote of his Department if the rate of employer PRSI was increased to 15.75% for the portion of salaries over €100,000; and if... - Transport Support Scheme
648. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans to introduce a new transport support scheme to replace the removal of the mobility allowance and motorised transport grant in 2013. [4713/20] - Disability Services Funding
649. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 217 of 12 December 2019, the status of the issues to be addressed; if the funding has been approved for the additional... - Health Services Staff Data
650. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of recruiting 2,500 additional nurses and midwives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4730/20] - General Practitioner Data
655. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of delivering free general practitioner care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4735/20] - Health Services Staff Data
657. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of employing 1,000 additional practice, community care and public health nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4737/20] - Prescriptions Charges
658. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of abolishing prescription charges and rolling out free prescription medicines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4738/20] - Hospital Car Parks
659. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of removing hospital car parking charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4739/20] - Home Help Service
660. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing an additional 12 million home help hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4740/20] - Health Services Data
661. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing the number of nursing home beds by 1,250 over five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4741/20] - Hospital Beds Data
662. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing the number of hospital beds by 1,500; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4742/20] - Health Services Data
663. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing for free contraception, including emergency contraception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4743/20] - Ambulance Service Data
664. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of purchasing, equipping and staffing 50 additional new ambulances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4744/20] - Dental Services Data
665. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing free dental care for all children and young persons under 18 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4745/20] - Mental Health Services Data
666. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of recruiting a minimum 2,000 additional full-time mental health staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4747/20] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
667. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing child and adolescent mental health teams to 100; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4748/20] - Mental Health Services Data
668. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing community mental health teams to 50; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4749/20] - Health Services Data
669. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of establishing a crisis house in each HSE catchment area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4750/20] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
671. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ventilators and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation machines that are the subject of purchase orders [4759/20] - Hospital Appointments Status
672. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4761/20] - Home Help Service
674. To ask the Minister for Health if additional home help hours will be made available to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4765/20] - Nursing Staff Recruitment
675. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the diabetes nurse for Loughlinstown health centre has not been replaced; if the post will be filled as soon as possible in order that those in need... - Orthodontic Services Provision
676. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an orthodontic appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4776/20] - Psychological Assessments
677. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be assessed by a psychologist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4778/20] - Medical Card Eligibility
678. To ask the Minister for Health if a person who has a medical card on the basis of having kidney failure will have that medical card withdrawn if the person undergoes a successful kidney... - Driver Licence Renewals
679. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure the medical certificate required for the over 80s to renew their driver licences can be obtained free of charge; if his attention has been... - Disabilities Assessments
680. To ask the Minister for Health if an assessment of needs can be undertaken in respect of a child (details supplied); if services and therapies can be obtained by the early intervention team;... - Covid-19 Pandemic
681. To ask the Minister for Health the additional funding being made available to University Hospital Waterford to deal with Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4784/20] - Respite Care Services
685. To ask the Minister for Health the current use and capacity of a respite care house for persons with an intellectual disability at a location (details supplied); the cost of running the... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
687. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on an application by a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Appointments Status
688. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to get an appointment with the Eye and Ear Hospital. [4814/20] - Nursing Staff Recruitment
690. To ask the Minister for Health if a replacement breastfeeding nurse has been provided at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, County Galway. [4824/20] - Hospital Appointments Status
691. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4825/20] - Addiction Treatment Services
692. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reinstate the participant payment for a service (details supplied). [4826/20] - Hospital Staff Data
695. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies filled or unfilled on a temporary basis in Cavan General Hospital; and the details of each by categories (details supplied). [4852/20] - Medical Qualifications
696. To ask the Minister for Health the checks made into the qualifications of doctors coming to work here from other countries; and if an English language exam is required before they take up a... - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
697. To ask the Minister for Health if medicinal cannabis can be provided here without the necessity of patients having to travel abroad to acquire the product; if so, the location it can be... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
698. To ask the Minister for Health if a fair deal application will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4865/20] - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
699. To ask the Minister for Health the mechanism and criteria to reimburse families that have had to travel abroad to obtain medicinal cannabis; the length of time it takes for families to be... - Hospital Appointments Status
700. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a procedure for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4871/20] - Disability Support Services
701. To ask the Minister for Health if appropriate supports and services will be provided for a person (details supplied) at the Prader-Willi syndrome specific house located in Enniscorthy,... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
702. To ask the Minister for Health when additional medical treatment will be provided under the treatment purchase fund for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision
703. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which appropriate and sufficient assistance of the request nature has been made available and continues to be made available in the case of... - Hospital Appointments Status
704. To ask the Minister for Health when medical treatment will be made available in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4896/20] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
705. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will cover the weekly nursing home care cost in respect of a person (details supplied) who was recently admitted to a nursing home from a recent... - Primary Care Centres Data
706. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of hiring 1,500 additional new staff for primary care centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4902/20] - Disabilities Assessments
707. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for assessment of needs in south-west areas of Dublin; the waiting times for follow-up supports following an assessment; and if... - Occupational Therapy Provision
708. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment for occupational therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4918/20] - Maternity Leave
709. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which maternity cover can be made available to speech and language therapists to ensure uninterrupted treatment for children with special needs;... - Health Services Provision
710. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the residential services provided in the case of a person (details supplied) continue to meet the person's diagnostic requirements; and if... - Respite Care Services Provision
711. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 890 of 5 March 2020, the status of an application for respite services in the case of a person (details supplied); and if... - Patient Transport Provision
712. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 879 of 5 March 2020, in the case of a person (details supplied), with particular reference to the statement that patients... - Hospital Services
713. To ask the Minister for Health the status of progress on a new endoscopy unit for Naas General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4959/20] - Mental Health Services
714. To ask the Minister for Health the next steps in the delivery of a new stand-alone mental health unit to replace an existing unit (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Services
715. To ask the Minister for Health the status of works proposed for St. Vincent's Hospital, Athy, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4961/20] - Hospital Appointments Status
716. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4976/20] - Hospital Services
718. To ask the Minister for Health if there is agreement on funding being provided to facilitate a new 72-inpatient care wing at Tallaght University Hospital in 2020. [4981/20] - Addiction Treatment Services
720. To ask the Minister for Health if reassurance will be provided to the staff at a facility (details supplied) that once the current health emergency has alleviated they will be permitted to... - Hospital Appointments Status
721. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4996/20] - Occupational Therapy Provision
727. To ask the Minister for Health the status of occupational therapy for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5007/20] - Hospital Appointments Status
728. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5018/20] - Disability Services Funding
729. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be made available as a matter of urgency for an approved placement in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Appointments Status
730. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5023/20] - General Practitioner Services Provision
731. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he plans to take to address the lack of access to general practitioner services in rural locations and in particular the greater Rosslare area in... - Hospital Appointments Status
732. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5030/20] - National Office for Suicide Prevention
737. To ask the Minister for Health the budget allocation for the National Office for Suicide Prevention in 2019 and 2020, respectively in tabular form. [5044/20] - Home Care Packages Funding
738. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be released for a home care package for a person (details supplied) in order that the person can leave the Mater Hospital. [5049/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
739. To ask the Minister for Health if staff of home care providers will be issued with personal protective equipment to deal with possible cases of Covid-19. [5051/20] - Home Help Service
741. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which continuity of home help services will be maintained. [5053/20] - Hospital Appointments Status
742. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); the timeline for the scheduling of the surgery; and if he will make a statement on... - Nursing Home Accommodation
743. To ask the Minister for Health if funding for additional staff will be committed for the opening of the new residential unit at a nursing home (details supplied); if his attention has been... - Hospital Appointments Status
744. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5058/20] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
753. To ask the Minister for Health the status of fair deal applications by persons (details supplied); the position of each on the waiting list; when the scheme will commence for them; and if he... - Hospital Appointments Status
754. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5082/20] - Speech and Language Therapy
757. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive an appointment for speech therapy and autism support. [5087/20] - Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
758. To ask the Minister for Health if he has given consideration to re-registering nursing staff that have allowed their registration to expire in view of the Covid-19 outbreak; and if the... - Hospital Appointments Status
759. To ask the Minister for Health if an application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [5090/20] - Nursing Staff Remuneration
760. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide for an increase in pensions for retired nursing staff in view of the fact this group has not seen an increase in pension rates in over 10... - Home Help Service
761. To ask the Minister for Health if suitable home help hours will be put in place as a matter of urgency for a person (details supplied). [5098/20] - Primary Care Centres
762. To ask the Minister for Health the status of works to complete a primary care health centre at Church Street, Moate, County Westmeath; and if this work will be completed within the coming... - Physiotherapy Provision
763. To ask the Minister for Health the physiotherapy plans the HSE foresee putting in place for a person (details supplied). [5105/20] - Home Help Service
764. To ask the Minister for Health if additional home help will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5117/20] - Hospital Appointments Status
765. To ask the Minister for Health when a cataract operation will be allocated to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5118/20] - Pharmacy Regulations
767. To ask the Minister for Health if he will re-examine changes which have recently been made by which pharmacy assistants can no longer cover for the senior pharmacist for a short period of... - Respite Care Services Provision
768. To ask the Minister for Health if an extra week respite can be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5139/20] - Primary Care Centres Administration
769. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the resolution of parking issues at the primary care centre in Mullingar, County Westmeath. [5140/20] - Alcohol Pricing
770. To ask the Minister for Health the status of legislation governing minimum unit pricing for the sale of alcohol; and the efforts being made to ensure that this legislation is not further... - Assisted Human Reproduction Legislation
771. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which Statutory Instrument No. 541/2019 will affect families that began their IVF donor-sperm procedures prior to 4 May 2020 in relation to the... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
772. To ask the Minister for Health if an application by a person (details supplied) for inclusion on the fair deal scheme will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5148/20] - HSE Complaints Procedures
773. To ask the Minister for Health when an issue that has been referred to the Consumers Affairs Office in accordance with the Your Service Your Say: the Management of Service User Feedback for... - Home Help Service
775. To ask the Minister for Health when home help which was granted will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5172/20] - Disability Support Services
776. To ask the Minister for Health the social worker availability for persons with a disability over 55 but not yet 65 years of age in Portlaoise, County Laois (details supplied); and if he will... - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
777. To ask the Minister for Health if persons with Dravet syndrome that have severe intractable epileptic seizures can obtain CBD oil on the medical card system or at least at a price they can... - Hospitals Building Programme
778. To ask the Minister for Health when construction of the 20-bed cystic fibrosis unit at Beaumont Hospital will commence; when it is due to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the... - Alcohol Pricing
780. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to commence legislation on minimum unit pricing provisions of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Rare Diseases Strategy
781. To ask the Minister for Health the supports in place for those with epidermolysis bullosa; the efforts being made to support nursing care and care packages for persons living with the... - Dental Services
782. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to update the Dentists Act 1985; the steps he is taking to allow dental hygienists and clinical dental technicians to work directly with the public... - Disease Management
783. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the consideration of the scientific advisory committee of the Health Protection Surveillance Centre of the report of the lyme borreliosis... - Medicinal Products Availability
785. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to make kuvan available through Temple Street Children’s University Hospital and the Mater Hospital for phenylketonuria patients;... - Hospitals Policy
786. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to restore funding to the baby friendly hospital initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5217/20] - Health Services Provision
787. To ask the Minister for Health when funding and a care package approved but not delivered will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in view of the conditions of the person;... - Healthcare Policy
788. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a national children’s eye care programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5231/20] - HSE Waiting Lists
789. To ask the Minister for Health his plans in relation to the number of persons waiting to receive appointments in relation to eye care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5232/20] - Care Services
791. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a register to ensure consistency in terms of a qualification and care in respect of care assistants; and if he will make a statement on... - National Children's Hospital
792. To ask the Minister for Health if he has engaged with the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board since it made its decision to pursue legal action against a company (details... - State Bodies
793. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the National Immunisation Advisory Committee has no representative from a society (details supplied); the... - Abortion Services Provision
794. To ask the Minister for Health the work being carried out with respect to revising the model of care applied to terminations of pregnancy; the person or body he has assigned to revise the... - Health Services Funding
795. To ask the Minister for Health if funding can be provided for an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5285/20] - Protected Disclosures
797. To ask the Minister for Health the number of protected disclosures his Department has received since the legislation was introduced; the number of protected disclosures examined to... - Health Services Provision
798. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a specialist to deal with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and hypermobility spectrum disorder; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Groups
801. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 161 of 13 November 2019, if an independent external facilitator to engage in a consultative process in respect of Midland... - Home Help Service Data
802. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home support hours being provided in each LHO area as of 17 April 2020 or the latest date available; the way in which it compares to target in... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
804. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme as of 17 April 2020 or the latest date available; the average waiting time; the number of... - HSE Waiting Lists
805. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a podiatry appointment in primary care at the end of March 2020 or the latest date available; and the number... - Disability Services Data
872. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with disabilities in receipt of home support hours in each LHO area at the end of March 2020 or latest date available; the number of... - HSE Waiting Lists
876. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children at the end of March 2020 or latest date available that were awaiting a first assessment from the HSE under the Disability Act 2005 by... - Disability Services Provision
884. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5419/20] - Health Services Funding
885. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the ten-year timeframe projections of his Department and the Health Service Executive on nursing home and residential care including expected... - Healthcare Policy
886. To ask the Minister for Health the cost basis for the agreement with the private hospital sector; and the way in which the figure of €115 million per month was arrived at. [5432/20] - Hospital Services
889. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5455/20] - Infectious Diseases Data
890. To ask the Minister for Health if statistical data on the incidence of bronchitis in April 2020 is or may become available; and if so, the details of same. [5458/20] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
891. To ask the Minister for Health if financial support can be provided to a person (details supplied) in a case in which due to alopecia, expensive wigs are required for more than one member of... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
892. To ask the Minister for Health the reason Arden House, County Wexford, is not opened; the opening date; if the staffing numbers will meet the standards as set down by the WHO; and if he will... - Tobacco Control Measures
893. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the ban on menthol cigarettes; when the measure will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5473/20] - Hospitals Expenditure
894. To ask the Minister for Health the amount paid for public relations advice since January 2020 in each hospital group; and the services paid for each month in tabular form. [5479/20] - Nursing Staff Remuneration
895. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding payments to nurses. [5480/20] - Departmental Offices
896. To ask the Minister for Health if there are vacancies in the offices of his Department at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5490/20] - Drug Treatment Programmes
897. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5512/20]
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