Written answers
Wednesday, 3 June 2020
- Mental Health Services
500. To ask the Minister for Health if he has communicated with the national procurement board since 1 March 2020 about the increased cost projections of the National Forensic Mental Health... - Covid-19 Pandemic
502. To ask the Minister for Health the amount paid to a company (details supplied) for the transportation of personal protective equipment during the Covid-19 pandemic. [8925/20] - Dental Services
507. To ask the Minister for Health the process for the school dental screening programme and Covid-19 (details supplied). [9515/20] - Mental Health Services
508. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that mental health services and voluntary NGOs receive sufficient funding to ensure that their services can continue during the pandemic;... - Departmental Correspondence
509. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered the issues raised in correspondence by associations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8289/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
510. To ask the Minister for Health if an investigation has been undertaken into the continuing high incidence of Covid-19 in counties Cavan and Monaghan; if so, if there is an identified... - Hospital Appointments Status
511. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for a surgical procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8296/20] - Medical Cards
512. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) who is over 70 years of age was refused a full medical card and was awarded a general practitioner only card [8297/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
513. To ask the Minister for Health if queries raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) regarding the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business and property industry protocols... - Hospitals Building Programme
515. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the proposed building of the Shiel Hospital in Ballyshannon, County Donegal; if the contract has been awarded; when building will commence; and... - Hospital Services
516. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the events which took place at the Rock Hospital, Ballyshannon, County Donegal, in which all patients were relocated; the status of the... - Disabilities Assessments
517. To ask the Minister for Health the status of HSE waiting times for assessment of need for children with disabilities; the number of children waiting at present; the length of time they have... - Primary Care Services Provision
518. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 637 of 3 March 2020, if the issue at a health centre (details supplied) has been rectified; his plans to reopen the... - Free Travel Scheme
519. To ask the Minister for Health if the reason free travel passes are not being accepted under an agreement between the HSE and LocalLink to facilitate bringing persons to day services will be... - Hospitals Data
520. To ask the Minister for Health the number of attendances at the minor injury unit in Monaghan Hospital between 2010 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8315/20] - Fire Service
521. To ask the Minister for Health the reason members of the fire service who are trained emergency first responders are not called to life-threatening emergencies such as cardiac arrests in... - Home Help Service
522. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to deal with the provision of home help hours during the ongoing Covid-19 crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8324/20] - Counselling Services
523. To ask the Minister for Health when full counselling services will resume in the context of the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business (details supplied). [8337/20] - Assisted Human Reproduction
524. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the IVF scheme in maternity hospitals; the criteria for same; the way in which eligibility for the scheme is determined; the waiting list for... - Primary Care Services Provision
525. To ask the Minister for Health if primary care counselling services will be made available free of charge for general practitioner visit card holders here; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospitals Building Programme
526. To ask the Minister for Health if construction work on a new radiation oncology unit at University Hospital Galway has commenced; when the project is set to be completed; the estimated cost... - Misuse of Drugs
527. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department or the HSE will launch a public awareness campaign in 2020 on the dangers of casual drug use; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
528. To ask the Minister for Health the reason epidiolex that is a cannabis-based medicine for the treatment of epilepsy and been approved by the EMA and FDA, has not be approved for... - Covid-19 Pandemic
529. To ask the Minister for Health if pubs that serve food can open as part of phase 3 of the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8391/20] - Mental Health Services
530. To ask the Minister for Health the provisions being made to facilitate the needs of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8397/20] - Dental Services
531. To ask the Minister for Health the process for the school dental screening programme in view of Covid-19 (details supplied). [8228/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
532. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds and locations available for hospital step-down patients that are positive for Covid-19; the number occupied in each location; his plans and... - Health Services Staff
533. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of PPE for home help and carers. [8408/20] - Medical Cards
534. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that all carers are provided with a medical card; the reason for this not being the case at present; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Facilities
535. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether it is appropriate for delivery drivers to enter or pass through isolation wards in order to deliver materials to hospitals during the... - Hospital Car Parks
536. To ask the Minister for Health when the implementation of the €10 cap on hospital car park charges will be introduced to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital car parks in Drogheda, County... - Primary Care Centres
537. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the proposed Dundalk primary care centre; if a site has been secured; if so, the full list of services that will be provided on-site; the reason... - Hospitals Building Programme
538. To ask the Minister for Health the position in relation to the progression of the 50-bed new St. Joseph's Hospital, Ardee and other relevant details; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medicinal Products
539. To ask the Minister for Health if there will be a new national medicine pricing agreement in 2020 and in place before the expiry of the existing agreement later in summer 2020; the... - Hospitals Building Programme
540. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the proposed 100 bed unit at the St. Mary’s Hospital site, Dublin Road, Drogheda, County Louth; the most recent specification brief on the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
541. To ask the Minister for Health the detailed financial support provided to the private nursing home sector to deal with Covid-19; the amount of payments that have been paid in support of this... - Hospital Appointments Status
542. 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. [8455/20] - Health Services Staff
543. To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements in place between the HSE and section 38 and 39 organisations in respect of an organisation and its staff that are pregnant; the special... - Special Educational Needs
544. To ask the Minister for Health when ASD early intervention services and services for children with other neurodevelopmental conditions will recommence in County Louth; and if he will make a... - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
545. To ask the Minister for Health the circumstances under which a person can acquire cannabis-based products (details supplied); the details of the clinical guidance required; the Department... - Covid-19 Pandemic
546. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the serious concerns and worries amongst affected families, staff and the wider public regarding Covid-19 procedures at Mayo... - Hospitals Capital Programme
547. To ask the Minister for Health the capital investments that have been sought by the Saolta group for Mayo University Hospital; the status of each application; the status of the planned... - Mental Health Services
548. To ask the Minister for Health the free mental health supports in place for young persons in counties Longford and Westmeath during the Covid-19 pandemic; if an organisation (details... - Hospital Procedures
549. To ask the Minister for Health if partners of women having an elective caesarean section at St. Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny are not allowed to attend the birth; and the reason for same... - Covid-19 Pandemic
550. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider allowing religious services to resume in June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8480/20] - Disabilities Assessments
551. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the referral for an assessment of needs for a person (details supplied); and the steps he will take to ensure that the HSE complies with its... - Alcohol Sales
552. To ask the Minister for Health if he is considering a delay in the implementation of the enforcement of structural separation within off-licences as part of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act... - Home Care Packages
553. To ask the Minister for Health if a home care package will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [8494/20] - Health Services Staff
554. To ask the Minister for Health if there are still plans to recruit 1,000 new community healthcare workers by the end of 2020 as was pledged in budget 2020; if so, the number of positions... - General Practitioner Services
555. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the reopening of a service (details supplied) in County Cork. [8508/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
556. To ask the Minister for Health the advice or instruction available for a retailer aged over 70 years of age who is the only employee in the business as to whether he or she should reopen if... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
557. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will be given an urgent date for an assessment of needs to be carried out by CAMHS. [8519/20] - Health Insurance
558. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that certain private patients who have paid health insurance are not able to have essential surgery carried out by... - Covid-19 Tests
559. To ask the Minister for Health the reason it is not possible to be referred for a Covid-19 test by the Covid-19 HSE information line which would save time and money; the reason only a... - Health Services Provision
560. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided to carry out the necessary upgrade to keep a health centre (details supplied) open in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement... - Covid-19 Pandemic
561. To ask the Minister for Health the phase in the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business which applies to the return to work of speech and language and occupational therapists; and if he... - Covid-19 Tests
562. To ask the Minister for Health if mental health workers in the public, private and community sectors returning to work are being prioritised for Covid-19 testing; and if not, the reason... - Medicinal Products
563. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing campaign by families of persons with amyloidosis here to be provided with the drug patisiran as is the case in... - Mental Health Tribunals
564. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons made the subject of an order for detention and isolation to date pursuant to section 38A of the Health Act 1947, as amended, in which... - Medicinal Products
567. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has received an application for acarizax to be added to the reimbursement list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8581/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
568. To ask the Minister for Health if summer camps will be allowed to take place during the summer in view of the fact they are integral part of summer for children; and if he will make a... - Hospital Appointments Status
569. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment date in the ENT clinic in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic
571. To ask the Minister for Health his views on matters raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8586/20] - Departmental Correspondence
572. To ask the Minister for Health if matters raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) will receive a response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8599/20] - Dental Services
573. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of PPE for dentists (details supplied) who have HSE contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8606/20] - Nursing Staff
574. To ask the Minister for Health if the service of a qualified practice nurse (details supplied) who responded to the Be on Call for Ireland initiative is required; if the nurse will be... - Covid-19 Pandemic
575. To ask the Minister for Health the position in relation to the opening of caravan parks in summer in the context of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8614/20] - Speech and Language Therapy
576. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive services such as speech and language therapy and occupational therapy; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services
578. To ask the Minister for Health when services for older persons in Drogheda will be reopened (details supplied); if the status and operation of the service and centre is under review; if the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
579. To ask the Minister for Health if a reply will issue to a query raised (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8640/20] - Health Services Provision
580. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the need for healthcare of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8642/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
581. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which the practice of the same staff, that is, nurses, carers, porters, cleaners and others working between Covid-19 positive, negative and queried... - Mental Health Services
587. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a series of matters regarding the provision of funding to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Nursing Staff
588. To ask the Minister for Health when the location allowance will be paid to nurses in University Hospital Limerick that are employed by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Cross-Border Health Initiatives
589. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) is eligible for cross border directive funding through the HSE. [8667/20] - Disability Services Provision
590. To ask the Minister for Health when full services will be restored for a person (details supplied). [8673/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
591. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to cases by which a shoe and clothing repair store which as outlined in the Roadmap on Reopening Society and Business is... - Hospital Services
595. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to approve a 24/7 catheterisation laboratory at University Hospital Waterford; the position regarding the recruitment of a consultant interventional... - Covid-19 Pandemic
596. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cases of a disease similar to Kawasaki disease combined with toxic shock and similar to Covid-19 which have been identified here (details... - General Practitioner Services
597. To ask the Minister for Health when out of hours doctors service will resume in Youghal, County Cork [8753/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
598. To ask the Minister for Health the measures and funding in place to assist the farming community deal with the mental health consequences of Covid-19; if funding allocations can or have been... - National Children's Hospital
599. To ask the Minister for Health the latest costings of the development of the national children’s hospital since the outbreak of Covid-19; the date those costings relate to; and if he... - Hospitals Capital Programme
600. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by the HSE on capital projects at Naas General Hospital in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; and the status of each project [8777/20] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
601. To ask the Minister for Health if he will direct that the fair deal scheme will apply to a person (details supplied). [8784/20] - Nursing Staff
602. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of expanding the current public health nurse sponsorship programme by 200 nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8789/20] - Health Services Provision
603. To ask the Minister for Health if injections and procedures will continue for a person (details supplied). [8795/20] - Disabilities Data
604. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who have a severe or profound disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8797/20] - Disability Services Funding
605. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter raised in a submission by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8814/20] - Disability Services Provision
606. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be expedited for the accommodation and care of a person (details supplied). [8830/20] - Pension Provisions
608. To ask the Minister for Health the pension entitlements of a person (details supplied); and if the full details of the person's pension and benefits will be released. [8832/20] - Disabilities Assessments
609. To ask the Minister for Health when an assessment of need will be carried out for a child (details supplied); if the child can be provided with speech and language therapy in addition to... - Covid-19 Pandemic
610. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider using a statutory instrument to lift visiting restrictions on condition of adherence to HSE guidelines for social distancing and use of... - Hospital Staff
611. To ask the Minister for Health if some radiologists or radiographers have resigned recently in the radiology department at University Hospital Kerry; and if so, the way in which this will... - Hospital Services
612. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which private hospital capacity is being used in County Limerick to relieve pressure on University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic
613. To ask the Minister for Health if reflexology and similar complementary therapies can be identified in the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business; and the guidelines on appropriate... - Hospital Appointments Status
614. To ask the Minister for Health if a scheduled operation will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [8852/20] - Dental Services
615. To ask the Minister for Health the reason dentists treating patients on behalf of the HSE are without the necessary PPE to carry out their work in view of the fact the receipt of same was... - Speech and Language Therapy
616. To ask the Minister for Health the provision being made for the return to work of speech and language therapists (details supplied); and the point at which speech and language therapists... - Covid-19 Pandemic
617. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 609 of 20 May 2020, if the work location of a person diagnosed with Covid-19, that is, a small retail, large retail,... - Substance Abuse Prevention Education
620. To ask the Minister for Health the work being carried out by his Department to educate young persons on the dangers of nitrous oxide abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Covid-19 Pandemic
622. To ask the Minister for Health the difference in the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business which allows, dentists, chiropodists and so on to operate (details supplied) compared to the... - Health Screening Programmes
623. To ask the Minister for Health when cervical cancer screening and BreastCheck screening will resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8894/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
624. To ask the Minister for Health if guidance can be given to paediatric occupational therapists and speech and language therapists as to which phase under the Roadmap for Reopening Society and... - Disability Support Services
625. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for implementation and expansion of ASD and disability services for persons over 18 years of age; the subsidised transport options that can be made... - Covid-19 Pandemic
626. To ask the Minister for Health the extra steps and measures put in place to deal with mental health needs of prisoners in view of the extra restrictions in place to protect the prison... - Mental Health Services
627. To ask the Minister for Health the latest costings of the development of the National Forensic Mental Health Service Hospital in Portrane, County Dublin, since the outbreak of Covid-19; the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
628. To ask the Minister for Health when amusement arcades can reopen under the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8901/20] - Nursing Staff
632. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses working in Wexford General Hospital; the number of vacancies for nurses; when the posts will be filled; the number of full-time... - Medical Cards
633. To ask the Minister for Health if pain relief medication will be put on the medical card of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8930/20] - Hospital Appointments Status
634. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8932/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
635. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider amending the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business to enable restaurants co-located in public houses and operating under public house... - Home Care Packages
636. To ask the Minister for Health if it is planned to introduce a statutory home care scheme to support the elderly at home (details supplied); if he has had discussions with the Minister for... - Hospitals Building Programme
637. To ask the Minister for Health when it is planned to open the new rehabilitation hospital in Dún Laoghaire in view of the long waiting list of patients waiting to access the facility as... - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
638. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include cannabis oil on the medical card or as part of the drugs payment scheme for those affected with Dravet syndrome; and if he will make a... - Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
639. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided to each regional drugs and alcohol task force in 2019 and 2020, in tabular form. [9013/20] - Health Services Provision
640. To ask the Minister for Health if he will permit the resumption of acupuncture services in view of the fact that some persons are of the view such services are critical to their health; and... - Hospital Services
641. To ask the Minister for Health the date he expects private hospitals to be released back to the private sector to ensure those who pay for private health insurance can get their medical... - Hospital Appointments Status
642. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to have an operation which has been cancelled; if the procedure can take place in one of the State controlled... - Covid-19 Pandemic
643. To ask the Minister for Health if there is need for more Covid-19 contact tracing officers; if those in the private sector or without work can apply for same; and if he will make a statement... - Disability Services Provision
644. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 882 of 8 May 2019, if he will provide an up-to-date report on the services required by a person (details supplied); the... - Disability Services Funding
645. To ask the Minister for Health if the funding required to restore the level of services that were in place prior to the cuts being applied over the past ten years at a service (details... - Hospitals Discharges
646. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in discharging a person (details supplied) to the person's home; if the requirements for the person to be cared for at home have to be... - Hospital Closures
647. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the recent closure of a hospital (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the length of time the centre will remain closed; when hospital... - Covid-19 Pandemic
648. To ask the Minister for Health if a series of matters (details supplied) will be addressed with regard to weddings in the context of the gradual unwinding of Covid-19 restrictions; and if he... - Dental Services
651. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend the provision of PPE to dentists that treat patients with sufficient PRSI payments under the treatment benefit scheme; if additional... - Covid-19 Pandemic
652. To ask the Minister for Health the recourse available to families when a member of the family has symptoms of Covid-19 or has tested positive for Covid-19 but refuses to self-isolate; and if... - Dental Services
655. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in outfitting private practice dentists with appropriate PPE gear; the steps being taken to outfit them with correct PPE in a timely... - Patient Transport
656. To ask the Minister for Health if the taxi transfer contract attached to University Hospital Kerry and awarded to a company (details supplied) has been terminated; if the hospital management... - Hospital Appointments Status
657. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment. [9120/20] - Health Services Expenditure
658. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the €9 million allocation for paediatric orthopaedic services was spent in 2018; and the budget allocations for same for 2019 and 2020,... - Hospital Services
659. To ask the Minister for Health the dermatology services available at University Hospital Kerry. [9122/20] - Gambling Sector
660. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to meet with major bookmaker firms and ensure that they have sufficient safeguards and public health measures in place to safeguard staff and members... - Covid-19 Pandemic
661. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1366 of 20 May 2020 to the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, if his Department and the National Public... - Health Information and Quality Authority
665. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occasions HIQA raised concerns regarding the lack of clinical oversight in nursing homes with his Department over the past three years; if the... - Hospital Services
667. To ask the Minister for Health the services that have been removed from Monaghan Hospital since 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9195/20] - Disability Services Provision
668. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the group home for persons with disabilities constructed at Drummond Otra, Carrickmacross; if the HSE will be instructed to make the centre... - Covid-19 Tests
669. To ask the Minister for Health the dates from which each Covid-19 testing centre has been open; the number of patients tested on each date; the number of positive results resulting from each... - Hospital Staff
670. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether staff in Beaumont Hospital should be in a position to apply for transfers to HSE hospitals while all hospitals are under the control of... - Health Screening Programmes
671. To ask the Minister for Health when cancer screening treatments will resume to prevent cancer fatalities increasing during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the... - Data Protection
672. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the breach of patient confidentiality regarding the HSE decision that an employer will be informed of Covid-19 tests before the person that was... - Covid-19 Pandemic
673. To ask the Minister for Health the reason Covid-19 notices in some hospitals request a social distance of one metre while all other public signs are two metres; if one metre is acceptable in... - Health Services Reports
675. To ask the Minister for Health if the nine community healthcare organisations have now completed their assessments of all centres in which persons are living in congregated settings... - Hospital Services
676. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a series of matters relating to the agreement with private hospitals (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9239/20] - Disability Services Provision
677. To ask the Minister for Health when early intervention and disability services will be resumed; his plans to deal with the huge backlogs that will have built up during the period of... - Primary Care Centres
678. To ask the Minister for Health when construction will commence on a project (details supplied); the timescale for the construction and completion of this facility; and if he will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic
679. To ask the Minister for Health when he will establish a mental health task force to ensure a co-ordinated approach to the provision of adequate supports in a timely manner to persons with... - Hospital Services
680. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to make greater use of capacity in both public and private hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9253/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
681. To ask the Minister for Health if mandatory quarantining is envisaged for overseas visitors as international travel begins to resume; the length of time the quarantining period will be; if... - Hospital Services
682. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the agreement with private hospitals is providing value for money; his plans for the agreement; his plans to extend or cancel the... - Hospital Appointments Status
684. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital appointment. [9288/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
686. To ask the Minister for Health if Ireland will support the Costa Rica and World Health Organisation proposal to create a global pooling mechanism for rights in the data, knowledge and... - Healthcare Policy
687. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made on the commitment to introduce a statutory home care scheme. [9312/20] - National Dementia Strategy
688. To ask the Minister for Health the 2020 budgetary allocation of his Department for the implementation of the national dementia strategy. [9313/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
689. To ask the Minister for Health when consultants will be able to schedule public appointments for patients they had been treating in a private capacity prior to the Covid-19 crisis; and if he... - National Public Health Emergency Team
692. To ask the Minister for Health the membership of the NPHET committee from its first meetings on Covid-19 in January 2020 to date; the persons added to the committee and when in each case;... - Covid-19 Pandemic
693. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure nursing homes, especially those in which there were clusters of Covid-19 cases and deaths, will meet HIQA standards, for example, in... - Medicinal Products
694. To ask the Minister for Health the restrictions in place to prevent minors from purchasing paracetamol tablets in supermarkets and other retail units at self-service tills and other such... - Covid-19 Pandemic
695. To ask the Minister for Health if direction and guidance will be given to restaurants on procedures and protocols to be followed on reopening; if consideration will be given to reducing the... - Health Services
697. To ask the Minister for Health the number of residents of nursing homes disaggregated by the number or percentage of residents in private and voluntary nursing homes and in public nursing... - Covid-19 Pandemic
698. To ask the Minister for Health the number of residents of nursing homes who died from Covid-19 related illnesses disaggregated by the number or percentage of those residents in private and... - Disability Services Funding
701. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the underfunding of supports for persons with disabilities as a result of the cuts to funding for not-for-profit disability... - Covid-19 Pandemic
703. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the matter raised in a statement from HIQA at the Special Oireachtas Committee on Covid-19 Response on 26 May 2020 in relation to a list of... - Disabilities Assessments
704. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that will be implemented to reduce the unacceptable waiting times in relation to assessment of needs in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he... - Health Services Reports
705. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for publishing the Health Services Capacity Review as it relates to intellectual disability services. [9399/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
706. To ask the Minister for Health if guidelines have been given to carers that call to person's homes in regard to Covid-19 infections at the home. [9415/20] - Patient Transport
707. To ask the Minister for Health the current primary care transport service schedule for County Wicklow residents travelling to Dublin city hospitals, that is, transport services provided by... - Childcare Services
708. To ask the Minister for Health the supports available for medical staff working in private hospital facilities in circumstances in which they cannot commence work due to the lack of... - National Public Health Emergency Team
709. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts made to date to include a representative on NPHET with expertise in child psychology and child development to enable a child-centred approach to... - Vaccination Programme
710. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the free flu vaccine was not extended to all children between 6 months and two years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9435/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
711. To ask the Minister for Health the protocols in place with regard to PPE in relation to mental health practitioners working with children; the way in which toys are handled and sterilised;... - Health Services
712. To ask the Minister for Health when arrangements will be made to facilitate medical treatment in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9460/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
713. To ask the Minister for Health when patients of private hospitals will be able to attend appointments and undergo procedures postponed due to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the... - Disabilities Assessments
716. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 707 of 13 May 2020, the proposals he plans to implement to lower the 59 month waiting list for school age team and 30... - Covid-19 Pandemic
717. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the refusal by the insurance industry to renew cover Covid-19 liability for small family owned nursing homes; his views on... - Hospitals Data
718. To ask the Minister for Health the number of appointments that have been cancelled by month in Cork University Hospital and Mercy University Hospital, Cork since February 2020. [9482/20] - Hospital Waiting Lists
719. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting lists for outpatient and inpatient appointments in Cork University Hospital and Mercy University Hospital, Cork. [9483/20] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
720. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons employed in May 2018, 2019 and 2020 in community psychiatry, community psychology and community CAMHS areas in County Cork by area; and... - Covid-19 Pandemic
721. To ask the Minister for Health if all CHO areas are providing the same advice to home helps in terms of provision of PPE and sanitiser; if all areas have the same access; and his plans to... - Hospital Services
723. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 85 of 10 October 2019, the progress made with the review; when the review will conclude; if the findings of the review... - General Practitioner Services
724. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to general practitioner practices local in primary care centres; and if he... - Covid-19 Pandemic
725. To ask the Minister for Health if the fast tracking process of opioid substitution therapy implemented as part of the NPHET response to protect vulnerable groups deemed to have an increased... - Organ Transplant Services
728. To ask the Minister for Health the number of organ transplants carried out in each of the past five years; if over 450 organ donations have been declined due to the fact the next of kin were... - National Children's Hospital
729. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to works being carried out or when work will resume on the new National Children’s Hospital. [9527/20] - Hospital Waiting Lists
730. To ask the Minister for Health the outpatient appointments that were cancelled in the primary care centres in County Westmeath due to Covid-19; and the current revised waiting list numbers... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
733. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for urgent and non-urgent patients that are waiting on an appointment with the child and adolescent mental health services in County... - Hospital Appointments Status
734. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a MRI for a person (details supplied). [9565/20] - Obesity Strategy
735. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the work of the Obesity Policy Implementation Oversight Group Reformulation sub-group in its priority of setting of targets for food and drink... - Hospital Facilities
736. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 805 of 5 March 2020, if the timeframes for the installation of first device scheduled for November 2020 with second room... - Hospital Services
737. To ask the Minister for Health the progress within the Saolta group to progress the development of the acute stroke unit in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement... - Health Services
739. To ask the Minister for Health when essential elective surgery that had been planned to take place but was postponed due to the Covid-19 crisis will resume throughout the health service; and... - Eating Disorders
740. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to progress the implementation of eating disorder teams in CHOs here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9585/20] - Mental Health Policy
741. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the establishment of a task force on mental health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9586/20] - National Public Health Emergency Team
742. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide all the minutes of the expert advisory group, the advices and position papers provided to NPHET and the minutes of the vulnerable and... - Covid-19 Tests
743. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for expanding testing into all healthcare settings including regularity with which healthcare workers will be tested and the way in which this will... - Covid-19 Pandemic
745. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the investigation by the HSPC and HSE of a beef plant in Ballyjamesduff, County Cavan after reports of a possible outbreak at the plant; and if... - Health Services
746. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a detailed report on the research and trials taking place here into vaccines, therapies and antibody testing and specifically in the area of... - Covid-19 Pandemic
747. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 deaths in hospitals; the number of these patients that were transferred to an intensive care unit; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Procedures
748. To ask the Minister for Health if changes have been made to the private hospital agreement to allow for private consultants to treat existing patients; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Staff
749. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the process of hiring a pain management team and consultant full-time post at Children's Health Ireland, Crumlin (details supplied). [9609/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
750. To ask the Minister for Health if he will create a pathway for persons who are at risk due to underlying healthcare conditions to see a specialist and receive a letter to present to their... - Health Services Provision
751. To ask the Minister for Health the reason haemochromatosis patients are having their treatment deferred indefinitely; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9611/20] - Hospitals Data
752. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional beds which have been opened in the public hospital system since the onset of Covid-19; and the current number of hospital beds in the... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
753. To ask the Minister for Health the number of requests for capital health projects which have been made and which have not been precommitted under existing capital plans but have been applied... - Covid-19 Pandemic
754. To ask the Minister for Health the phase of the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business in which local authorities can reopen their tennis courts and cemeteries to the public; and if he... - Health Services
755. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to establish a new easily accessible, dedicated telephone line and-or email for relatives of residents and staff in nursing homes... - Departmental Advertising
756. To ask the Minister for Health the amount that has been spent on advertising in 2020 by his Department and its agencies on social media platforms (details supplied) in tabular form; and the...
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