Written answers
Tuesday, 21 July 2020
- Covid-19 Pandemic
606. To ask the Minister for Health the procedures carried out with respect to Covid-19 for travellers arriving at points of entry here, in particular for passengers that have arrived from the... - Health Services
607. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a copy of HSE Circular 3 of 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16485/20] - Nursing Home Accommodation
608. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for a nursing home (details supplied). [16490/20] - Health Services
609. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16503/20] - Hospital Staff
610. To ask the Minister for Health the number of midwifery posts in the maternity unit in Portiuncula University Hospital, Galway, in 2019 and to date in 2020; and the number of vacancies in the... - Disability Services Data
611. To ask the Minister for Health the number of residential places for persons with a disability being provided at the end of June 2020 in CHO 5. [16509/20] - Food Safety Authority of Ireland
612. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated amount it would cost in 2021 if the budget for the Food Safety Authority of Ireland increased by 5.5%. [16510/20] - Maternity Services
613. To ask the Minister for Health the names of the persons undertaking the review of the maternity unit in Cavan General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16515/20] - Disability Services Provision
615. To ask the Minister for Health the action the HSE is taking to support a person (details supplied) who is on the autism spectrum and whose condition has deteriorated significantly in the... - Prescriptions Charges
616. To ask the Minister for Health when the prescription charge will be reduced by 50 cent, as was promised from July 2020 in budget 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16540/20] - Nursing Home Inspections
617. To ask the Minister for Health his plans in respect of the case of a person (details supplied); if a thorough and complete independent investigation into the matter will be ensured; the... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
618. To ask the Minister for Health if the new Government in respect of the legislation brought forward by the last Government to the fair deal system in June 2019 will proceed and implement... - Ministerial Advisers
619. To ask the Minister for Health the number of advisers and special advisers appointed by him since becoming Minister; the starting annual salary of each person appointed by him; if an open... - Covid-19 Pandemic
620. To ask the Minister for Health the checks in place here on visitors from abroad to ensure they are self-isolating; the number of checks made each month since February 2020; and the number... - Dental Services
621. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to expand dental treatment provision for medical card holders to include two fillings, cleaning and extraction; and if he will make a statement on... - Covid-19 Pandemic
622. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for allowing travel from countries with a high level of Covid-19; if consideration is being given to restricting travel from countries with high... - HSE Waiting Lists
623. To ask the Minister for Health the position of a person (details supplied) on the waiting list for services within the HSE disability and community care services; when they will be allocated... - Hospital Appointments Status
624. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16607/20] - Audiology Services
625. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost if the number of audiologists working in public health service increased by 15%; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Primary Care Services
626. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of recruiting of 50 additional assistant psychologists in primary care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16614/20] - Medical Cards
627. To ask the Minister for Health when the increased income thresholds for over-70s medical cards in budget 2020 will be given effect. [16616/20] - Motorised Transport Grant
628. To ask the Minister for Health when a replacement scheme for the motorised transport grant and mobility allowance will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16638/20] - Hospital Funding
629. To ask the Minister for Health if he will honour the commitment by his predecessor to provide the necessary funding to Letterkenny University Hospital to enable it to reopen all the beds in... - Disability Services Funding
630. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will urgently prioritise the funding of a nurse for a school (details supplied) to support children with profound disabilities at the school. [16640/20] - Palliative Care Services
631. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will urgently prioritise the reinstatement of a permanent palliative consultant to a hospice (details supplied) [16641/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
632. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Covid-19 tracker application can only be used by residents here with an Irish credit card on store; if he... - Primary Care Services
634. To ask the Minister for Health the services that will be on offer when a primary care centre (details supplied) is completed [16665/20] - Hospital Procedures
635. To ask the Minister for Health when procedures such as gastroscopies will be allowed to proceed [16668/20] - Health Services Provision
636. To ask the Minister for Health when the development of the community nursing unit in Tuam, County Galway will proceed to tender; when a contractor is expected to be appointed to carry out... - Cancer Services
637. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the financing of regional cancer care groups on a statutory basis; if his attention has been drawn to the regional discrepancies in the funding of... - Covid-19 Pandemic
638. To ask the Minister for Health if paediatric Covid-19 units can be set up alongside the current adult Covid-19 hubs; the reason these units were not formed initially (details supplied); and... - Home Care Packages
639. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding funding for homecare packages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16694/20] - Vaccination Programme
640. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the elimination of HPV-related cancers within a generation while acknowledging that there is a national recommendation for HPV vaccination of... - Medicinal Products
641. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the governance review of the drugs approval and procurement process which was included in the Sláintecare Action Plan 2019; his plans to... - Hospital Appointments Status
642. To ask the Minister for Health if an operation date will be scheduled for a person (details supplied) [16703/20] - HSE Properties
643. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the relocation of a building (details supplied); the plans of the HSE on same; the reason and location for same; and if he will make a statement... - Covid-19 Pandemic
644. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for persons returning from abroad and visitors from abroad to go into quarantine for a two-week period to reduce the spread of Covid-19; and if he... - Hospital Appointments Status
646. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital bed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16712/20] - Abortion Services Provision
648. To ask the Minister for Health if the revised model of care for the termination of pregnancy which currently permits the use of telemedicine will be maintained beyond the period of the... - Mental Health Services
649. To ask the Minister for Health when the Derg Centre in Nenagh, County Tipperary will reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16742/20] - Maternity Services
650. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to develop guidelines (details supplied) which have been identified as best practice in the UK to be rolled out here instead of each hospital... - Covid-19 Pandemic
651. To ask the Minister for Health if advice will be provided in relation to correspondence regarding face masks and summer camps (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Appointments Status
652. 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. [16754/20] - Health Services
653. To ask the Minister for Health when a service (details supplied) will be introduced to County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16772/20] - Hospital Services
654. To ask the Minister for Health when radiology services will be opened in hospitals for non-Covid-19 patients especially those who may have cancer-related health issues; and if he will make a... - Health Services Funding
655. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be made available to provide staff to operate the state-of-the art x-ray equipment in a Saolta health campus (details supplied) in County... - Medicinal Products
656. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria used to determine whether a patient is to receive B12 injections for a B12 deficiency; and if the guidance given to general practitioners is in... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
657. To ask the Minister for Health if the outcome of a fair deal means test application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed to determine if further financial assistance can be... - Departmental Contracts
658. To ask the Minister for Health the value of contracts awarded to a company (details supplied) and its subsidiaries by his Department and each body and local authority under his remit from 1... - Hospital Staff
659. To ask the Minister for Health the number of extra hospital consultants who will be employed in 2020 [16855/20] - Hospital Facilities
660. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the construction of the 60-bed interim unit at University Hospital Limerick; when works will commence; the expected cost of the project; the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
666. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting for a hip replacement with a consultant at Croom Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Facilities
667. To ask the Minister for Health when a planning application will be lodged for the new emergency department at University Hospital Galway; the reason this urgently needed project is being... - Hospital Funding
668. To ask the Minister for Health the budget allocated by hospital in each of the years 2016 to 2020, in tabular form. [16898/20] - Hospital Data
669. To ask the Minister for Health the number of inpatients cared for by hospital in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [16899/20] - Hospital Staff
670. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses employed by hospital in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [16900/20] - Medical Aids and Appliances
672. To ask the Minister for Health the status of patients affected by pelvic mesh medical deficiencies in view of the UK Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety review published in July... - Medicinal Products
673. To ask the Minister for Health if he will engage with an organisation (details supplied) regarding the use of sodium valproate in pregnancy; his plans to hold an inquiry into the use of the... - Vaccination Programme
675. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reinstate universal administering of the BCG vaccine; and if he has received recommendations from the HSE on the matter. [16909/20] - Medical Research and Training
676. To ask the Minister for Health if his consultation with the HSE has considered the introduction of bursaries to support graduate entry medicine students which could require a contribution of... - Covid-19 Pandemic
677. To ask the Minister for Health if copies of the NPHET document entitled Risk Register for each month since March 2020 will be made available. [16912/20] - Convalescent Centres
678. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the appointment of a provisional liquidator to a convalescent centre (details supplied); if the staff whilst not public... - Alcohol Treatment Services
679. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a significant reduction in the number of meetings of a group (details supplied) during the Covid-19 pandemic due to Covid-19... - Drugs Payment Scheme
680. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is no longer provided access the drug subutex in tablet form on the hardship scheme; and if he will make a statement on... - HSE Expenditure
681. To ask the Minister for Health the amount a company (details supplied) has been paid by the HSE in University Hospital Galway over the past five years by the payment showing wage costs,... - Care of the Elderly
683. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the refurbishment of Monasterevin day care centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16950/20] - Nursing Home Accommodation
684. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide clear guidelines to nursing homes in relation to family visits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16951/20] - Home Care Packages
685. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for homecare support; his plans to deal with same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16954/20] - General Practitioner Services
686. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the need for an extra full-time general practitioner service for Monasterevin, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Covid-19 Pandemic
687. To ask the Minister for Health if each capital project already committed to is under review due to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16961/20] - Hospital Facilities
688. To ask the Minister for Health if the delivery of a second cath lab at University Hospital Waterford as previously committed to will proceed and is not a project currently under review in... - Ministerial Meetings
689. To ask the Minister for Health the organisations and representative groups he has met since he became Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16963/20] - Pharmacy Services
690. To ask the Minister for Health when he will commence talks with pharmacists on a new contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16964/20] - Ophthalmology Services
691. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to update the National Eye Care Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16965/20] - National Children's Hospital
693. To ask the Minister for Health if he has met the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board or representatives of the Board since he became Minister; and if he will make a statement on... - Palliative Care Services
694. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve palliative care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16968/20] - Health Services Staff
695. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase staffing in healthcare settings over the lifetime of the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16969/20] - Rare Diseases Strategy
696. To ask the Minister for Health when he will publish an updated National Rare Disease Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16970/20] - Proposed Legislation
697. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to enact the human tissue Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16971/20] - National Maternity Strategy
698. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to implement the National Maternity Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16972/20] - Information and Communications Technology
699. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to roll out eHealth and improve information and communications technology systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16973/20] - Proposed Legislation
700. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to implement a patient safety Bill and mandatory open disclosure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16974/20] - Home Care Packages
701. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to implement a statutory homecare scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16975/20] - Primary Care Centres
702. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to deliver additional primary care centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16977/20] - Hospital Funding
703. To ask the Minister for Health the agency spend in acute hospitals for each quarter in each of the years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, by hospital and hospital group; and if he will make... - Home Care Packages
704. To ask the Minister for Health the current homecare waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16979/20] - Hospital Waiting Lists
705. To ask the Minister for Health the current cataract wait time by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16980/20] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
707. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing levels for CAMHS teams in CHO9; and the way in which this compares with the necessary full complement of staff as outlined by A Vision for Change.... - Hospital Staff
708. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional theatre staff recruited in 2019 and to date in 2020 for each public and voluntary hospital for the purposes of increasing theatre... - Health Services
709. To ask the Minister for Health if 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 is covered by the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
710. To ask the Minister for Health if there will be a revision to the Covid-19 restrictive guidelines as they pertain to agriculture marts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17024/20] - Care of the Elderly
712. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made in relation to opening day-care centres for older persons which play an important role in their well-being; and if he will make a... - Paediatric Services
713. To ask the Minister for Health when recommendations on the expansion of the newborn screening programme will be published; his plans to implement the recommendations; and if he will make a... - Cancer Services
715. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons diagnosed with cancer by HSE region each month since January 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17083/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
718. To ask the Minister for Health the number of overseas visitors who have been found to be in breach of the 14-day self-isolation guidelines as set out by SI 181 of 2020. [17086/20] - Pharmacy Services
722. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE guidelines to pharmacists discouraging the sale of multiple months' worth of medication to patients to prevent stockpiling will be rescinded; if... - Health Services Staff
723. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to restore leave to frontline workers who had to use it to provide childcare, particularly for couples who both worked on the frontline... - Medicinal Products
724. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive the drug spinraza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17096/20] - Hospital Appointments Status
725. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and when they can expect an appointment with a consultant. [17120/20] - Disability Services Provision
726. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and when they can expect an admission date to the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dún Laoghaire,... - Hospital Appointments Status
727. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and when they can expect an appointment with a consultant. [17122/20] - Nursing Education
728. To ask the Minister for Health if he will seek to reverse the upcoming wage decrease in September 2020 for student nurses on four year internships; and if he will make a statement on the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
729. To ask the Minister for Health the distinct protections, advice and oversight of tourist and non-tourist arrivals from countries deemed to have a safe level of Covid-19 infections to those... - Medical Aids and Appliances
730. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken for persons who have suffered as a result of pelvic mesh implants; the measures being put in place to ensure such harm is avoided in the... - Health Services Access
731. To ask the Minister for Health the circumstances under which a patient leaving hospital is offered convalescence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17162/20] - Maternity Services
732. To ask the Minister for Health if he will issue revised guidelines to allow fathers-to-be to attend scan appointments and antenatal check-ups with their expectant wives and partners; and if... - Disability Services Provision
734. To ask the Minister for Health the alternatives to medication, such as support interventions, including duration of service offered to children with ADHD or their parents in each CHO area if... - Disability Services Funding
735. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time in each CHO area from referral to assessment for children with queried ADHD. [17185/20] - Disability Services Provision
736. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in each CHO area referred for queried ADHD in each year since 2016. [17186/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
737. To ask the Minister for Health the number of downloads of the Covid-19 application; the number of persons who tested positive for Covid-19 who have allowed their close contacts to be... - Hospital Appointments Status
740. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can get a referral expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17235/20] - Medical Aids and Appliances
741. To ask the Minister for Health if he will liaise with the HSE to ensure flexibility for the procurement of catheters from a company (details supplied) as a matter of urgency; and if he will... - Hospital Waiting Lists
742. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting times for orthodontic treatment in each hospital; the measures being taken to address the significant delays in accessing orthodontic... - Hospital Appointments Status
744. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [17242/20] - Dental Services
745. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to additional personal protective equipment-related charges being applied by dentists to medical card holders when attending... - Covid-19 Pandemic
746. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether it is acceptable for two persons from different households who would normally dance together in a dance studio to create a bubble between... - Audiology Services
747. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) must wait for 19 months before they can be scheduled for a hearing test; and if he... - Dental Services
748. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists registered under the dental treatment services scheme by county monthly from January 2020 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Care Services
749. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied). [17307/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
750. To ask the Minister for Health if a social media campaign on Covid-19 specifically aimed at young persons will be designed and implemented by his Department; and if he will make a statement... - Ministerial Meetings
752. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a meeting request from a society (details supplied); and if he will accede to a meeting. [17328/20] - Drugs Payment Scheme
753. To ask the Minister for Health the decisions taken by the senior leadership team of the HSE at its monthly sittings relating to drugs reimbursement in 2019 and to date in 2020; the... - Rare Diseases
754. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the work of the Rare Diseases Technology Review Committee; the sittings it has had since its inception; if it will conduct a review of the terms... - Covid-19 Pandemic
756. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the free face masks scheme in Luxembourg; and if he will consider introducing a similar scheme to help to protect the... - Child Protection
757. To ask the Minister for Health if parental alienation syndrome is recognised here; his plans to address the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17350/20] - Health Services Funding
758. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing and budgets for public health in north-eastern areas of Dublin and other health areas pre-, during and post-Covid-19; his views on whether it is... - Covid-19 Pandemic
759. To ask the Minister for Health the steps persons with asthma and other breathing difficulties should take in respect of face masks; and the way in which they can avoid penalties for not... - Medicinal Products
763. To ask the Minister for Health the position on the supply and importation of medical drugs to persons who are being informed that their medication is being replaced by a generic one or a... - Legislative Measures
764. To ask the Minister for Health when the Health (General Practitioner Service and Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2020 will be enacted. [17387/20] - Medical Cards
765. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who are medical card holders; and the number of persons who lost their medical cards in 2019. [17388/20] - Hospital Appointments Status
767. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be given a hospital appointment. [17390/20] - Primary Care Centres
768. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE clinic at the Harbour, Maynooth, County Kildare, has been relocated to Kilcock, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the... - Respite Care Services
769. To ask the Minister for Health the provisions that will be made in 2020 for the respite care of a person (details supplied); if the HSE will pay for private respite in view of the fact that... - Electronic Cigarettes
770. To ask the Minister for Health if guidelines will be put in place regarding the use of e-cigarettes in public houses (details supplied). [17425/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
771. To ask the Minister for Health if the guidelines issued to nursing homes on family visits will be reviewed to ensure, subject to public health, that the rights of residents and their... - National Drugs Strategy
772. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the strategic action plan for the period 2017 to 2020 included in the Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery national drugs strategy 2017-25, with...
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