Written answers
Wednesday, 22 July 2020
- Covid-19 Pandemic
190. To ask the Minister for Health the consideration being given to the way in which the pub sector will be treated should a further rise in infections occur. [17507/20] - Hospital Appointments Status
194. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [17454/20] - Medical Cards
195. To ask the Minister for Health when the planned increase in the thresholds for medical cards from €900 to €1,050 will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the... - Disability Services Funding
196. To ask the Minister for Health the funding he is providing to each organisation to provide and fund services for persons with intellectual disabilities, in tabular form. [17462/20] - Long-Term Illness Scheme
197. To ask the Minister for Health if access under the long-term illness scheme will be expanded to include all persons with type 1 diabetes on the scheme for a monitoring system and associated... - Health Services Provision
198. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the sanction and approval of a monitoring system and associated devices (details supplied) to all recipients in receipt of a... - Care of the Elderly
199. To ask the Minister for Health his plan to help persons with Alzheimer's disease; his further plans to increase resources and staff to help those affected; when daycare centres to help... - Hospital Appointments Status
200. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17470/20] - Hospital Waiting Lists
201. To ask the Minister for Health the number on outpatient waiting lists at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, by department or medical specialty in tabular form. [17473/20] - Dental Services
202. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting lists in counties Louth and Meath for dental appointments by each local area in tabular form. [17474/20] - Health Services Access
204. To ask the Minister for Health the health centres in counties Louth and Meath that provide therapeutic phlebotomy services for patients suffering with haemochromatosis; the number on the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
205. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 cases and deaths in each nursing home in County Louth and east County Meath in tabular form. [17477/20] - Hospital Appointments Status
206. 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. [17481/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
207. To ask the Minister for Health when the reopening guidelines for non-food pubs will be published; the reason for the delay in the publication to date; and if he will make a statement on the... - Audiology Services
209. To ask the Minister for Health when audiology services will be provided in Tuam primary care centre, County Galway; when an audiologist will be appointed to provide this vital service for... - Dental Services
210. To ask the Minister for Health the entitlements of medical card holders for dental treatments; his plans to extend or expand same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17533/20] - Addiction Treatment Services
211. To ask the Minister for Health the Department that has responsibility for the funding, delivery and commissioning of treatment and prevention services for gambling addiction; and if he will... - Covid-19 Tests
212. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 tests being carried out daily by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17536/20] - Medical Cards
215. To ask the Minister for Health the position on the increased income thresholds for medical card applicants over 70 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17550/20] - Disability Services Provision
216. To ask the Minister for Health when an adult day service facility (details supplied) in County Donegal will resume services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17558/20] - Podiatry Services
217. To ask the Minister for Health when HSE chiropody and podiatry services will resume in County Donegal; if his attention has been drawn to the impact on service users while services have been... - Health Services Access
218. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of time patients in the health service are waiting for treatments, grouped in six-month groups in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Waiting Lists
219. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of time persons are waiting in emergency departments by number of hours, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17569/20] - Hospital Staff
220. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultants employed in public hospitals; the number on a public-only contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17570/20] - Cancer Services
221. To ask the Minister for Health when cancer screening services will resume by cancer type and region of country; if screening will resume sooner in areas of the country with lower incidence... - Departmental Reviews
222. To ask the Minister for Health when his Department will complete its review of its resourcing [17572/20] - Medical Aids and Appliances
223. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make lidocaine patches available on the medical card to patients with cancer in need of pain relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Covid-19 Pandemic
224. To ask the Minister for Health the options available for persons who cannot wear a face mask for medical reasons; and if must prove the medical reason [17581/20] - Disability Services Provision
225. To ask the Minister for Health if a diagnostic assessment for a pupil (details supplied) with the school age team will be expedited [17583/20] - Covid-19 Tests
226. To ask the Minister for Health the average turnaround time between taking a Covid-19 test and receiving results in the hospital and in the community, respectively; the average time to... - Covid-19 Pandemic
227. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that have been alerted through the new Covid-19 tracker app that they are a close contact of a confirmed case of Covid-19 [17591/20] - Covid-19 Tests
228. To ask the Minister for Health the daily testing capacity in each hospital and Covid-19 community testing centre, in tabular form; the total capacity; and if he will make a statement on the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
230. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that private hospitals are seeking cash contributions over and above the insurance cover of patients to cover PPE... - Disability Services Provision
231. To ask the Minister for Health when services such as a service (details supplied) and early intervention services in County Cork will reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Covid-19 Pandemic
232. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have downloaded the Covid-19 tracker application; the average number of check-ins per day; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Promotion
235. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to publicly communicate the contents of a report (details supplied); if so, the timeline for communicating same; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Procedures
237. To ask the Minister for Health when scoliosis surgery will resume in Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17675/20] - Hospital Funding
238. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding funding for neurology services at University Hospital Limerick [17694/20] - Covid-19 Tests
239. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department oversees responsibility for reporting on the cost of the testing and tracing strategy; if so, the amount spent to date on tracing; the...
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