Written answers
Tuesday, 14 July 2020
- Human Rights
970. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the challenges faced by LGBTQ parents due to the lack of legal recognition for both parents; his plans to address these... - Disability Services Provision
971. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he will introduce to open up full day care services for children and adults with disabilities. [14690/20] - Ministerial Responsibilities
972. To ask the Minister for Health if he has responsibility for the Health Research Board. [14743/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
974. To ask the Minister for Health if holidaymakers from abroad are to spend 14 days in self-isolation on arrival; if there are legal repercussions arising from a breach of this 14-day period;... - Health Services Funding
975. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure better funding of section 38 and 39 organisations. [14910/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
976. To ask the Minister for Health if he will relax the 100-person restriction for indoor venues in the case of exhibitions in which very large venues are used in view of the importance of the... - Disabilities Assessments
977. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether current timelines for assessment of needs and implementation of services are adequate. [15063/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
978. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review regulations relating to wedding venues to explore if increased guest numbers can be accommodated safely in larger venues; and if he will make... - Disability Services Provision
979. To ask the Minister for Health if a plan will be developed to address the situation in which young disabled persons are being housed in residential care homes against their will by... - Disability Services Funding
980. To ask the Minister for Health if disability funding being administered by the HSE will be reassigned to the new Department of children and disability for distribution in view of the... - Disability Services Provision
981. To ask the Minister for Health when a service (details supplied) will recommence day services and respite care; his views on the fact that no dates have been provided to users to date in... - Covid-19 Pandemic
982. To ask the Minister for Health when guidelines will be finalised and issued for the reopening of day services for adults with intellectual disabilities; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Information and Quality Authority
985. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HIQA inspectors that have received training in infection control per region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15705/20] - Protected Disclosures
987. To ask the Minister for Health the number of protected disclosures made by HIQA employees in each year since 2015 and to date 2020; the number of those staff that made protected disclosures... - Covid-19 Pandemic
989. To ask the Minister for Health when adult day care services will resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15773/20] - Disability Services Provision
991. To ask the Minister for Health when it is envisaged a facility (details supplied) will be allowed resume services for its customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16091/20] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
993. To ask the Minister for Health when normal services for adolescent mental health and other similar services will resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16093/20] - Health Services Provision
994. To ask the Minister for Health when normal services for development checks for infants and children will resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16094/20] - Hospital Appointments Status
995. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive an urgent appointment for surgery at Temple Street Hospital; and if he will make a statement on... - Home Help Service
996. To ask the Minister for Health the home help waiting lists in the various community health organisations by CHO area. [14657/20] - National Children's Hospital
997. To ask the Minister for Health the status of works at the national children's hospital; the timeline for the completion of the works; the estimated total cost of the project; the impact... - Covid-19 Pandemic
998. To ask the Minister for Health the capital infrastructure projects that have had works carried out in response to Covid-19 in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Bereavement Care
999. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate and address the unacceptable miscommunication that has taken place between HIQA and his Department in regard to the availability of a... - Disability Support Services
1000. To ask the Minister for Health the additional supports that are available to children who have a dual diagnosis of autism and verbal dyspraxia; and if he will make a statement on the... - Disability Services Provision
1001. To ask the Minister for Health when a resumption of services is planned at a HSE adult disability day service centre (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Appointments Status
1002. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment in Cork University Hospital for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14679/20] - Disability Services Provision
1003. To ask the Minister for Health if a matter raised in correspondence by a group (details supplied) in respect of adult day services will be examined. [14681/20] - Covid-19 Tests
1004. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide Covid-19 testing to persons returning from international travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14684/20] - Hospital Procedures
1006. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is a difference in policy on allowing the attendance of partners of women giving birth in Cork University Maternity Hospital as compared to... - Hospital Appointments Status
1008. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14702/20] - Nursing Home Inspections
1010. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nursing homes closed from January 2020 to date pursuant to section 64 of the Heath Act 2007, by county; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medicinal Products
1011. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the inequality that is being created by denying patients diagnosed with stage 3 melanoma in the public system to access refunds for... - Special Educational Needs
1012. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has a legal duty to refer children to the National Council for Special Education or a special educational needs officer in circumstances in which... - Hospital Appointments Status
1015. To ask the Minister for Health if an appropriate appointment and treatment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14731/20] - Health Services Staff
1016. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses' positions that have been vacant in the Children's Health Ireland hospital group as of 26 June 2020, in tabular form. [14757/20] - Primary Care Services
1017. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in CHO 7 who were waiting for an ophthalmology appointment in primary care at the end of June 2020; and the numbers waiting from zero to... - Medicinal Products
1018. To ask the Minister for Health when it is proposed to licence a drug (details supplied) here and make it available under the general medical scheme; the reason for the delay in the... - Medical Cards
1019. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding general practitioners charging for regular blood tests (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Appointments Status
1021. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); if an appointment will be scheduled as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the... - Disabilities Data
1022. To ask the Minister for Health the official figures for autism in an area (details supplied); and the breakdown by age of the figures. [14837/20] - HSE Regional Service Plans
1024. To ask the Minister for Health the expected start date for development of a new elective hospital in Cork city; the possible locations of same; and if he will make a statement on the... - Dental Services
1025. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the fact that many dentists are refusing to see medical card holders and are only providing treatment to private patients, which is leaving the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1026. To ask the Minister for Health if the 50-person restriction for indoor gatherings refers to the whole building in the case of a gym regardless of its size; if the size of the area in the... - Hospital Equipment
1028. To ask the Minister for Health if the national maternity hospital, Holles Street, has received a new scanning machine for mesh implants; and if staff have received training on the way to... - HSE Waiting Lists
1029. To ask the Minister for Health if he will guarantee that no patient will have to wait more than six months for health treatments here; and if so, the date he expects to be able to deliver... - Health Services Provision
1031. To ask the Minister for Health the number of extra hospital public beds he expects to deliver in each of the years 2020 to 2024. [14862/20] - Hospital Staff
1032. To ask the Minister for Health the number of extra hospital consultants that will be hired in 2020. [14863/20] - Nursing Staff
1033. To ask the Minister for Health the number of extra nurses that will be hired in 2020. [14864/20] - Disability Services Provision
1034. To ask the Minister for Health the service providers here for adults with intellectual disabilities; the date each service provider will reopen; and the percentage of services that each... - Emergency Departments
1036. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which a four-hour target will be applied to all emergency department waits. [14867/20] - Primary Care Centres
1037. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of overall health spending being devoted to the provision of primary care services under the current departmental spending Estimates. [14868/20] - HSE Regional Service Plans
1038. To ask the Minister for Health when he will announce the construction locations and timelines for new elective hospitals that he plans to build. [14869/20] - Health Services Reports
1039. To ask the Minister for Health if he accepts the findings of the de Buitléir report into private activity in public hospitals; and the timeline for its implementation. [14870/20] - Home Help Service
1040. To ask the Minister for Health the number of extra hours of home help he expects to fund in 2020; and the number of hours he is planning to deliver in 2021. [14871/20] - Emergency Departments
1041. To ask the Minister for Health if there is an emergency medicine consultant present on a 24-hour basis in each emergency department across all acute hospitals; and if not, when there will... - Hospital Consultant Contracts
1042. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which he plans to end pay inequality for hospital consultants. [14873/20] - General Practitioner Services
1043. To ask the Minister for Health the extra funding he plans to provide for general practitioner services in 2020 and 2021. [14874/20] - Health Screening Programmes
1045. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he will bring forward the reintroduction of all health screening programmes; and the changes he has made since he took up office in order to... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1047. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE roadmap for reopening health services will be published. [14878/20] - Health Services Provision
1048. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of extra diagnostics he plans to put into acute and non-acute settings in 2020. [14879/20] - Departmental Functions
1049. To ask the Minister for Health if he has established an office for budgetary responsibility in his Department; if not, when he will establish it; and the resources that will be in the... - National Children's Hospital
1050. To ask the Minister for Health the full status of the new national children's hospital; the amount spent on the project to date; the revised timelines for the completion of the project; and... - Disability Services Funding
1051. To ask the Minister for Health the extra funding resources that will be put into the disability sector in 2020. [14882/20] - Covid-19 Tests
1053. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase antibody testing for Covid-19; and the timelines there are for doing so. [14885/20] - Departmental Bodies
1054. To ask the Minister for Health the process he has in place for appointments to NPHET or its subgroups; and if he has changed that process since he became Minister. [14890/20] - HSE Board
1055. To ask the Minister for Health the dates and times of the meetings of the HSE board to date in 2020. [14891/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1056. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the reason so many healthcare professionals have been infected with Covid-19; and the details of the investigation he will commence to address... - Nursing Staff
1057. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the remuneration of nurses in the HSE is fair and comparable to nurses on both a European and global level. [14893/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1058. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to employ new methods to ensure nursing homes nationally have enough staff and PPE. [14900/20] - Health Services Access
1060. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether an e-health card or number should be introduced; and if so, the timeline he would envisage for such work. [14907/20] - Health Services Provision
1061. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reopen St. Michael's unit, Clonmel, County Tipperary. [14920/20] - Hospital Services
1062. To ask the Minister for Health when St. Brigid's Hospital, Carrick-on-Suir, will reopen as a unit for respite and palliative care. [14921/20] - General Practitioner Services
1063. To ask the Minister for Health when the general practitioner visit card will be extended to children under eight years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14927/20] - Hospital Facilities
1064. To ask the Minister for Health if the commitment to the building of a second cath lab at University Hospital Waterford will be reaffirmed; if so, the date on which a build contract will be... - Motorised Transport Grant
1065. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the 2013 decision to end the motorised transport grant with a view to reinstating same (details supplied); and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Facilities
1066. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the feasibility of upgrading Ennis general hospital to a grade 3 facility in order that the hospital can again perform elective procedures... - Hospital Appointments Status
1067. 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. [14935/20] - Medical Aids and Appliances
1068. To ask the Minister for Health when a chair will be received for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14939/20] - Departmental Budgets
1069. To ask the Minister for Health the amount his Department sought in its Estimate bid in each of the years 2017 to 2020 in terms of additional funding to maintain existing levels of service... - Medicinal Products
1071. To ask the Minister for Health if the Spinraza treatment has been stopped for persons (details supplied); and when the treatment will commence [14951/20] - Care of the Elderly
1072. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter regarding day care centres (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14961/20] - Legislative Process
1073. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the outcome of the 2019 public consultation in respect of regulations to be made under sections 12 and 13 of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act... - Health Services Staff
1074. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be offered alternative employment other than in the ambulance service in view of the fact that the person's health... - HSE Correspondence
1076. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a contract negotiated by the HSE with a company (details supplied); if he will liaise with the HSE on the matter as the company cannot get a... - Hospital Facilities
1077. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline to produce and issue a build tender for planned cath lab at University Hospital Waterford; the planned contract close date, build and completion... - Hospital Groups
1079. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the seat left vacant on the advisory board of the south west hospital group by the promotion of a person (details supplied) has not been made... - HSE Waiting Lists
1080. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting time for patients referred to the pain clinic in Galway; the reason the issue of long waiting lists at the clinic has not been addressed; the... - Hospital Facilities
1082. To ask the Minister for Health when the births, deaths and marriages office will reopen at St. Mary’s hospital, Thurles, County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
1083. To ask the Minister for Health the wait time for funding to be made available for applicants approved for the nursing home support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - HSE Regional Service Plans
1084. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of the awaited development phase of Naas General Hospital, the new national children’s hospital and other similar... - Health Services Provision
1085. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which comparable replacement public hospital bed provision has been provided following the closure of St. Brigid’s hospital, Crooksling;... - Hospital Data
1086. To ask the Minister for Health the number of elective procedures and appointments, for example, smear tests, test results and meeting a consultant, that had to be cancelled or deferred in... - Health Services Provision
1087. To ask the Minister for Health the status of treatment for a person (details supplied). [15015/20] - Medical Cards
1088. To ask the Minister for Health if persons who are eligible for a general medical card under the new criteria once enacted will receive a refund for prescription costs incurred from July... - Hospital Appointments Status
1089. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15021/20] - Mental Health Services
1090. To ask the Minister for Health the budget for mental health provision in 2020; the priority areas to which the funding will be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1091. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding hospital-acquired infection of Covid-19 by hospital and patient outcome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15035/20] - Ministerial Responsibilities
1092. To ask the Minister for Health the delegated functions assigned to the Minister of State with responsibility for mental health and older people; and the date those delegated functions come... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1094. To ask the Minister for Health the consideration given to those who are hearing impaired and the challenges facing them with facemasks that prevent lip reading and other facial tics that... - Assisted Human Reproduction
1095. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a query raised in correspondence regarding assisted human reproduction from a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Thalidomide Victims Compensation
1098. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied). [15084/20] - Primary Care Centres
1099. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a primary care centre at a location (details supplied); if the site selection process has been completed; the planned timeline... - HSE Data
1100. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons employed by the HSE (details supplied) within the administrative and front-line sectors; and the percentage spend on salaries for both... - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
1101. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to legalise cannabis during his term as Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15137/20] - Alcohol Pricing
1102. To ask the Minister for Health when he will introduce minimum unit pricing for the purchase of alcohol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15139/20] - General Practitioner Services
1103. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15154/20] - Medical Aids and Appliances
1104. To ask the Minister for Health if funding can be provided to a person (details supplied) in order to purchase devices; if the exceptional medical circumstances in this case will be taken... - Hospital Appointments Status
1105. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be prioritised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15174/20] - General Practitioner Services
1106. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the provision of a treatment (details supplied) at general practitioner clinics is not covered under the GMS scheme or the long-term illness... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1108. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for a procedure (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15190/20] - HSE Correspondence
1109. To ask the Minister for Health if he will instruct HSE West to issue a reply in respect of a query that was raised (details supplied). [15192/20] - HSE Data
1110. To ask the Minister for Health the contracts in place with taxi companies in County Waterford; the duration of the contracts; if the contracts were extended; the tendering processes... - Covid-19 Tests
1111. To ask the Minister for Health when his attention was drawn to private hospitals charging for Covid-19 tests prior to treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15200/20] - Hospital Procedures
1112. To ask the Minister for Health if he has made contact with Cork University Maternity Hospital on the lifting of visiting restrictions for designated birthing partners; and if he will make a... - Disability Services Funding
1113. To ask the Minister for Health when a letter will be issued to disability service providers to confirm that the 1% cut earmarked in the 2020 HSE service plan no longer applies further to... - Covid-19 Tests
1114. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding insurance coverage for Covid-19 tests for patients to access services in private hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Cards
1115. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding changes to the over 70s medical card income threshold; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Information and Quality Authority
1116. To ask the Minister for Health if he will order an independent investigation into the circumstances of a death in a nursing home (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Medicinal Products
1118. To ask the Minister for Health when a review of hATTR amyloidosis treatment funding will commence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15228/20] - Disability Services Provision
1119. To ask the Minister for Health if assistance will be offered to persons (details supplied) regarding the urgent need for an expansion in adult disability services; and if he will make a... - Dental Services
1120. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an orthodontics appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15242/20] - Hospital Waiting Lists
1121. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a medical procedure for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15251/20] - Hospital Services
1123. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the reopening of St. Brigid’s Hospital, Carrick-on-Suir, for respite and palliative care services; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Staff
1125. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultants by specialist posts that are vacant in each hospital that is part of Dublin Midlands hospital group as of 1 July 2020; the length of... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1126. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list to see a consultant cardiologist at Naas General Hospital; and the average waiting time to see the consultant. [15271/20] - Hospital Expenditure
1127. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year current and capital costs of extending the period the sleep clinic is available at Naas General Hospital from half a day per month to... - Respite Care Services
1128. To ask the Minister for Health if provisions will be put in place for those in need of respite care who are unable to access it due to public health advice. [15288/20] - Hospital Appointments Status
1129. 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. [15291/20] - Disability Services Provision
1130. To ask the Minister for Health the specific timeline for the reopening of adult and child disability services, respectively; the additional supports that will be put in place to support... - Hospital Services
1131. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to deliver access to 24-7 cardiac care at University Hospital Waterford, UHW; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15294/20] - Primary Care Centres
1132. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which a community in County Kerry would apply for a new primary care centre in its area; the points of contact within his Department and the HSE to... - Departmental Expenditure
1133. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated to the production of television programmes (details supplied); the subhead in the accounts from which the sums were allocated;... - Hospital Data
1134. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of hospitals that act as mesh centres at which women who have been injured due to the use of mesh can see a specialist. [15316/20] - Medicinal Products
1136. To ask the Minister for Health if approval will be given to the immunotherapy drug osimertinib; if a timeline can be provided for its availability for lung cancer patients; and if not, the... - Data Protection
1137. To ask the Minister for Health if he will conduct a full audit of all data transferred with or without consent to a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Charges
1139. To ask the Minister for Health the provision being made to waive the accident and emergency charge for public patients during the Covid-19 pandemic in circumstances in which a patient has... - Disability Services Provision
1140. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the effectiveness of the HSE framework for the resumption of adult disability day services; if he will obtain feedback from user groups such as... - Hospital Data
1141. To ask the Minister for Health the number of isolation beds operational and available at South Tipperary General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15353/20] - Covid-19 Tests
1143. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the situation for private patients who, despite paying for health insurance, are being charged for Covid-19 testing on top of their... - Disability Services Data
1144. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for access to the early intervention teams covering Dublin 9 and 11; and if plans will be put in place to increase the capacity of... - National Children's Hospital
1145. To ask the Minister for Health when construction work will recommence on the national children’s hospital, if works have stalled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15376/20] - Hospital Funding
1146. To ask the Minister for Health the reason funding to develop a new endoscopy wing at Cavan General Hospital by the RCSI hospital group has not been allocated to date; and if he will make a... - Departmental Schemes
1147. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to replace the travel schemes ceased in 2013 due to incompatibility with the Equal Status Acts 2000 to 2018; if an alternative scheme is... - Hospital Funding
1148. To ask the Minister for Health the allocations of substantial funding in excess €1 million allocated to hospitals (details supplied) in the RCSI hospital group over the past 20 years... - Ambulance Service
1149. To ask the Minister for Health the ambulance coverage by county and main towns within each county in tabular form. [15390/20] - Health Information and Quality Authority
1150. To ask the Minister for Health if an investigation will be undertaken into the death of an elderly person in a nursing home (details supplied); if so, if the adequacy of the response of the... - Medical Cards
1151. To ask the Minister for Health when legislation necessary to implement changes to the medical card weekly income limit for persons over 70 years of age announced in budget 2020 will be... - Disability Services Provision
1152. To ask the Minister for Health if assistance will be offered to a person (details supplied) in relation to the urgent need for an expansion in adult disability services; and if he will make... - Abortion Services Provision
1153. To ask the Minister for Health the number of terminations of pregnancies that were carried out in each hospital providing the service from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019, in tabular... - Hospital Appointments Status
1155. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [15430/20] - Disability Services Provision
1156. To ask the Minister for Health when full day-time services for persons with disabilities of all ages will be restored. [15431/20] - Health Information and Quality Authority
1157. To ask the Minister for Health if requests to investigate allegations of ill treatment in a nursing home (details supplied) have been received; if the matter is being investigated; and if... - Hospital Data
1158. To ask the Minister for Health the inpatient and outpatient wait times in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020 by speciality, hospital group and by zero to six months, six to... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1160. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff hired by the HSE to assist in combating Covid-19 by job field and hospital group in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Screening Programmes
1161. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients screened as part of BreastCheck from 1 January to 1 June in each of the years 2018 to 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1165. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional beds made available in acute hospitals to help combat Covid-19 by hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15444/20] - Health Information and Quality Authority
1166. To ask the Minister for Health the powers of HIQA regarding private nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15445/20] - Hospital Data
1168. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant beds in the public health system by hospital in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15447/20] - Dental Services
1169. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting lists for dentistry and orthodontic services disaggregated by region in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15448/20] - Hospital Data
1170. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new beds made available to date in 2020 and planned for the remainder of the year disaggregated by hospital group and hospital in tabular form;... - Hospital Staff
1172. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent consultant psychiatrists working in the mental health unit in Waterford in each of the years 2018 and 2019 and to date in... - Mental Health Commission
1173. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the most recent report of the Mental Health Commission; the actions that will be taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15452/20] - Hospital Facilities
1174. To ask the Minister for Health the timetable for the construction and delivery of the second cath lab at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15453/20] - Hospital Services
1175. To ask the Minister for Health his plans with regard to the provision of 24-7 emergency cardiac care at the primary percutaneous coronary intervention, PCI, centre in Waterford; and if he... - Mental Health Services
1176. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 556 of 30 June 2020, when the national guidelines will be published (details supplied); and if he will make a statement... - HSE Data
1177. To ask the Minister for Health the number of day centres in Galway city and county that have closed since mid-March 2020 as result of Covid-19; the location of and service provided by each... - Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
1178. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the restoration of funding for an organisation (details supplied); if the funding will be restored ahead of the proposed Clonburris development;... - Medical Cards
1179. To ask the Minister for Health the revised income limits due to come into force in July 2020 for medical cards; and if the HSE is now processing applications under these new guidelines.... - Dental Services
1180. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the possibility of restoring free dental benefits, namely, a free clean and polish, for the over-70s. [15475/20] - Hospital Car Parks
1181. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the abolition of car parking charges at public hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15478/20] - National Children's Hospital
1182. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the construction of the national children’s hospital; the estimated cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15479/20] - Health Screening Programmes
1184. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the expansion of neonatal screening; the action he will take in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15482/20] - General Practitioner Services
1185. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend free general practitioner care for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15483/20] - Dental Services
1186. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend free dental care for children; the timeline to deliver this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15484/20] - Health Services Staff
1187. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to hire additional dentists, orthodontists and dental nurses in the public system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15485/20] - Dental Services
1188. To ask the Minister for Health the wait times for orthodontic treatment by region and wait time of zero to one, one to two, two to three, three to four and more than four years,... - General Practitioner Services
1189. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners employed in each primary care centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15487/20] - Health Screening Programmes
1190. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to fully implement the recommendations of the Scally report and, specifically, actions and time frames to deliver it; and if he will make a... - Medicinal Products
1191. To ask the Minister for Health his views on an independent inquiry into the use of sodium valproate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15489/20] - Home Help Service
1192. To ask the Minister for Health his plan to increase home support hours; the number of increased hours he plans to deliver over the lifetime of the Government; if he has a target for each... - Departmental Schemes
1194. To ask the Minister for Health the status of progress on the proposed transport support scheme that is due to replace the mobility allowance and the motorised transport grant, which both... - Health Services Staff
1195. To ask the Minister for Health the number of active pathologists in light of the fact that there has been a shortage of pathologists in some regions, with post-mortem procedures taking up... - HSE Properties
1196. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding and status of a property (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15500/20] - Disability Services Provision
1197. To ask the Minister for Health his plans and timelines prepared to ensure that day services for adults with disabilities can resume on a full-time basis, in view of the caring burden that... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1198. To ask the Minister for Health if overdue surgery will be expedited for a child (details supplied). [15522/20] - National Children's Hospital
1199. To ask the Minister for Health if building work is progressing on the new national children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15532/20] - Primary Care Services
1200. 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 June 2020 or the latest date available; and the number... - Home Help Service
1204. 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 June 2020 or the latest date available; the number on... - Disability Services Data
1205. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with disabilities in receipt of personal assistance hours in each LHO area at the end of June 2020 or the latest date available; the... - Disabilities Assessments
1208. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children at the end of June 2020 or the latest date available that were awaiting a first assessment from the HSE under the Disability Act 2005.... - HSE Waiting Lists
1209. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the physiotherapy waiting list in each local health area at the end of June 2020 or the latest date available; the number waiting... - Speech and Language Therapy
1210. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the speech and language therapy assessment waiting list in each local health area at the end of June 2020 or the latest date... - Occupational Therapy
1213. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the occupational therapy first time assessment waiting list in each local health area at the end of June 2020 or the latest date... - Primary Care Services
1214. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a counselling appointment in primary care at the end of June 2020 or the latest date available; and the... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
1215. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a child and adolescent mental health services appointment in primary care at the end of June 2020 or the... - Mental Health Services
1216. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a psychology appointment in primary care at the end of June 2020 or the latest date available; and the... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
1217. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to adult mental health units to date in 2020. [15557/20] - Home Help Service
1218. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home support hours being provided in each LHO area as of 1 July 2020 or the latest date available; the way in which this compares to target in... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
1219. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme as of 1 July 2020 or latest date available; the average waiting time; the number of... - Medicinal Products
1221. To ask the Minister for Health if he will fully implement the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health recommendations on sodium valproate and foetal anticonvulsant syndrome; and if he will... - Home Help Service
1224. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the lack of equality of treatment in respect of home help being funded by the HSE to persons (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Food Safety Authority of Ireland
1225. To ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene in a funding dispute between the Food Safety Authority of Ireland and his Department in view of the fact that the authority has indicated... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
1226. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a person (details supplied); if the case will be dealt with in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15589/20] - Health Services Provision
1227. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for residential care by a person (details supplied). [15591/20] - Hospital Data
1228. To ask the Minister for Health the numbers of inpatient and day procedure beds in place at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15594/20] - Emergency Departments
1231. To ask the Minister for Health the emergency department attendances in acute hospitals in each of the years 2018 and 2019 and to date in 2020 by hospital and hospital group in tabular form;... - Hospital Data
1232. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public patients outsourced to private hospitals in each of the years 2018 and 2019 and to date in 2020 by hospital group; and if he will make a... - Hospital Expenditure
1234. To ask the Minister for Health the capital expenditure at University Hospital Waterford in each of the years 2018 and 2019 and to date in 2020; and the projects and timelines for completion... - HSE Agency Staff
1235. To ask the Minister for Health the agency staff expenditure by acute hospital in each of the years 2018 and 2019 and to date in 2020 by month, hospital and hospital group; and if he will... - Hospital Facilities
1236. To ask the Minister for Health the theatre capacity in place at University Hospital Waterford in each of the years 2018 and 2019 and to date in 2020; the theatres that are operational; and... - Hospital Funding
1237. To ask the Minister for Health the closing budget and revenue expenditure for University Hospital Waterford in each of the years from 2007 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and... - Hospital Staff
1238. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent radiographer posts at University Hospital Waterford in each of the years from 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he... - Health Services Staff
1240. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of recruiting 15 additional dialectical behaviour therapy teams. [15616/20] - Medical Aids and Appliances
1241. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital-style bed will be secured for a person (details supplied). [15617/20] - Disability Services Provision
1242. To ask the Minister for Health when a centre (details supplied) for adults with special education needs will reopen following closure due to the Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a... - Hospital Funding
1243. To ask the Minister for Health when funding already pledged for essential maintenance works at New Houghton Hospital, New Ross, County Wexford, will be made available; and if he will make a... - Health Services Staff
1244. To ask the Minister for Health when a response acknowledging receipt of a job application for a child psychologist for County Wexford will be furnished to the applicant; the reason there... - Disability Services Provision
1245. To ask the Minister for Health when full disability services will resume in County Wexford for both adults and children; the additional supports being put in place for those regressing as a... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1247. To ask the Minister for Health if he will introduce legislation to make the wearing of face coverings on public transport obligatory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15634/20] - Disability Services Provision
1248. To ask the Minister for Health when adult disability day services will reopen for those that urgently require these services in order that they do not regress further; if there will be a... - National Children's Hospital
1249. To ask the Minister for Health the works underway at the national children’s hospital; if none, when they will resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15640/20] - Medical Cards
1250. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to situations in which persons in hospital who are being referred to general practitioners for blood tests are being charged... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
1252. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be assessed for surgery under the National Treatment Purchase Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15660/20] - Long-Term Illness Scheme
1253. To ask the Minister for Health if a device (details supplied) will be CE approved and available here under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15677/20] - Primary Care Centres
1254. To ask the Minister for Health the status of works and costs involved for a project (details supplied). [15678/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1255. To ask the Minister for Health if new Covid-19 guidelines will be sought regarding old folks' homes and residential care centres (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Waste Disposal
1256. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a national scheme for the proper disposal and or recycling of unused medicines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15694/20] - Health Screening Programmes
1257. To ask the Minister for Health if those women who donate breast milk for use by the health services are now required to undertake a blood test; if the cost of such blood tests are or will... - Emergency Departments
1258. To ask the Minister for Health if he will commission an examination into the potential for restoring accident and emergency services at Monaghan hospital in view of the pressures evident at... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1259. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to appointing a representative from the Mental Health Commission onto the National Public Health Emergency Team expert group;... - Medical Cards
1260. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed. [15730/20] - Medical Waste Disposal
1261. To ask the Minister for Health if he will introduce a disposal of unused medicines properly, DUMP, scheme through local pharmacies (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1262. To ask the Minister for Health the status of reopening of private parks that contain playgrounds and other children and family play areas; the person or body that has the ultimate... - Covid-19 Tests
1263. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that private hospitals are charging as much as €275 for Covid-19 testing before patients can access... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1264. To ask the Minister for Health if a date for surgery will be provided for a person (details supplied). [15825/20] - Home Help Service
1266. To ask the Minister for Health if additional financial resources will be provided for home support in 2020 in view of the delays in providing these essential supports for many eligible... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1267. To ask the Minister for Health if downloads for the newly launched Covid-19 tracker application on phone models below iPhone 6S or Android 7 count towards total downloads. [15856/20] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
1268. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list for CAMHS in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15867/20] - Hospital Consultant Contracts
1274. To ask the Minister for Health the number of retired consultants that were re-employed in the health service in the past year; the amount paid in respect of their salaries in the past year;... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1275. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered the recommendation by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission that his Department should undertake a participative consultation... - Speech and Language Therapy
1276. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the reopening of HSE speech and language therapy sessions. [15884/20] - HSE Agency Staff
1277. To ask the Minister for Health the reason agency nurses being interviewed for permanent posts within the HSE are being offered zero-hour contracts and in cases in which they refuse, are... - Covid-19 Tests
1278. To ask the Minister for Health his views on reports that some private hospitals plan to charge patients up to €250 for a Covid-19 test before they can undergo a procedure in the... - Obesity Strategy
1279. To ask the Minister for Health when an initial progress report on each recommendation in the Obesity Policy and Action Plan 2016-2025 will be issued by the obesity policy implementation... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1280. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that will be able to attend weddings in September 2020 under the revised Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business guidelines. [15893/20] - Disability Support Services
1283. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made regarding day services for persons with disabilities further to the publication of a HSE document, entitled the Framework for the Resumption... - Traveller Community
1284. To ask the Minister for Health the dates on which the Traveller health advisory committee met between 2010 and 2020 inclusive in tabular form; the date on which it will next meet; and if he... - Medicinal Products
1285. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to make adjuvant immunotherapy, nivolumab and pembrolizumab available to public patients with stage 3 melanoma; and if he will make a statement on... - Disability Services Provision
1286. To ask the Minister for Health when a service (details supplied) in Dublin 13 will reopen to service users. [15927/20] - Hospital Facilities
1287. To ask the Minister for Health the status of St. Michael's ward in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9. [15928/20] - Rare Diseases Strategy
1288. To ask the Minister for Health when the proposed new national plan for rare diseases will be completed; if a consultation process will be run to allow input into this plan; and if he will... - Health Services Staff
1289. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time paediatric occupational therapists and speech and language therapists in CHO 7 in 2019 and to date in 2020; and the number of vacant... - Hospital Data
1290. To ask the Minister for Health the number of scoliosis surgeries carried out at Crumlin Children's Hospital in 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [15934/20] - Home Help Service
1291. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated amount it would cost in 2021 to provide 35,000 extra intensive home care packages. [15935/20] - National Dementia Strategy
1293. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the health impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on persons living with dementia and their family carers; his further views on the lack of... - Assisted Human Reproduction
1297. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that same sex couples that received IUI and or IVF abroad will have full recognition of their parentage on birth certificates registered... - Primary Care Centres
1298. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of a new primary healthcare centre in Arklow, County Wicklow; the expected timeframe for the construction to completion of the... - Medical Aids and Appliances
1299. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) on use of pelvic mesh; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15956/20] - Legislative Process
1300. To ask the Minister for Health his plans regarding the 2017 assisted human reproduction Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15960/20] - Care of the Elderly
1303. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE can take over a nursing home (details supplied). [15990/20] - Disability Services Funding
1304. To ask the Minister for Health if he is in receipt of a funding request from an organisation (details supplied); and if he will ensure the resumption of services for that entity in each HSE... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1305. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the social distancing guidelines for an organisation (details supplied). [16002/20] - National Lottery Funding
1306. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 674 of 7 July 2020, if he will provide the specific total amount made available by his Department and the HSE in 2010;... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1307. To ask the Minister for Health if Covid-19 health and safety guidelines will be issued to an organisation (details supplied) in respect of private therapist,s such as occupational... - Addiction Treatment Services
1308. To ask the Minister for Health if increased funding has been provided to drug and alcohol treatment centres in view of the fact that their bed capacity has been significantly reduced in... - Home Help Service
1312. To ask the Minister for Health the home services provided by HSE staff and home services provided by agencies for 2019 in terms of hours. [16023/20] - Medicinal Products
1314. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing campaign by families of persons with the hereditary blood disease ATTR amyloidosis; and the status of the... - Respite Care Services
1315. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to plans to restore or increase respite hours in the Cork area for families of children with special needs that had been... - Home Help Service
1316. To ask the Minister for Health when an application by a person (details supplied) will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16031/20] - Rare Diseases Strategy
1317. To ask the Minister for Health when an updated national rare diseases plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16034/20] - National Children's Hospital
1318. To ask the Minister for Health the reason work has stopped on the national children’s hospital; if there are legal proceedings under way on the project; the estimated cost to the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1319. To ask the Minister for Health when day services for persons with disabilities will resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16111/20] - Primary Care Centres
1320. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16122/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1321. To ask the Minister for Health the details of facilities that were block booked or taken over in County Mayo for use during the Covid-19 pandemic; the location, capacity and costs involved... - Public Inquiries
1322. To ask the Minister for Health the number of tribunals, public investigations and commissions of investigations in process; the length of time each has been under way; when each will...
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