Written answers
Thursday, 23 July 2020
- Departmental Correspondence
200. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17772/20] - Mental Health Services
201. To ask the Minister for Health if grants are available for clubs to access training in mental health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17824/20] - Drugs Payment Scheme
202. To ask the Minister for Health if spinraza has been evaluated for funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17698/20] - Public Sector Pensions
203. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) in relation to care workers [17701/20] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
204. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a building (details supplied) in County Cork [17702/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
206. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he plans to take to address the issue of passengers arriving in to Dublin Airport (details supplied); his plans to cease passenger flights arriving... - Hospital Services
211. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing an additional 100 acute hospital beds; and the associated staffing and equipment costs, respectively in tabular form [17727/20] - Sláintecare
213. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17729/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
214. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the NPHET advice on the mandatory quarantining of those travelling here. [17733/20] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
216. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to end the practice of placing children into the care of adult psychiatric hospital and units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17740/20] - Mental Health Services
218. To ask the Minister for Health his views on matters contained in Sharing the Vision in which it states that a person with an addiction has a right to access relevant mental health supports;... - Disease Management
219. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients being treated for chronic kidney disease and end stage kidney disease in University of Limerick hospitals in each of the years 2016 to... - Departmental Correspondence
220. 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. [17746/20] - Funeral Guidelines
221. To ask the Minister for Health the guidelines for undertakers during funerals in their funeral home, in the church and in the graveyard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17751/20] - Medical Cards
223. To ask the Minister for Health the date the new thresholds for the weekly income limit for the medical card for persons over 70 years of age will come into effect [17768/20] - Departmental Correspondence
225. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be allocated a date for stage 1 of a spinal cord stimulator [17771/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
226. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding Covid-19 certification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17773/20] - Medical Aids and Appliances
227. To ask the Minister for Health if prosthetics used here are being supplied by a UK company; if so, if additional charges will result in relation to prosthetics after Brexit; his plans to... - Disability Support Services
230. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reopen adult disability services to support those with intellectual disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17788/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
232. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide extra funding to adult disability services to see them through the Covid-19 crisis and beyond while still supplying a high level of care;... - Hospital Facilities
234. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a report in relation to a project (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17810/20] - Mental Health Services
236. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of funding allocated to national governing bodies for mental health in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Funding
239. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding made available in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020 to replace income expected from private care in public hospitals... - Hospital Services
241. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made in eliminating the provision of private care by consultants in public hospitals; when same will be achieved; and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Waiting Lists
243. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients waiting more than 12 weeks for an inpatient procedure, 10 weeks for an outpatient appointment and 10 days for a diagnostic test; and if... - HSE Reviews
244. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made in the HSE directorate becoming a more strategic national centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17838/20] - Departmental Funding
249. To ask the Minister for Health the advancements made in eHealth; the funding that has been made available to ensure the roll out of the electronic health record system; and if he will make a... - Departmental Expenditure
250. To ask the Minister for Health the spending in the healthcare system in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020, by year, amount, percentage and other categories (details... - Sláintecare
251. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the single national health fund promised under Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17845/20] - Cancer Services
278. To ask the Minister for Health if a rapid review of cancer services will be performed to assess capacity and demand in view of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17872/20] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
279. To ask the Minister for Health the additional capacity he plans to make available in healthcare to facilitate a health catch up programme; if it will involve additional and immediate... - Cancer Services
280. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to expand cancer services here including additional investment in oncology day wards, operating theatres, community diagnostics, elective only... - Hospital Consultant Contracts
282. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to fill the 500 vacant consultant posts; the timeline to achieve same; the estimated cost to fill 500 posts; and if he will make a statement on the... - Cancer Services
283. To ask the Minister for Health the additional communications campaigns that will be rolled out regarding the signs and symptoms of cancers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Consultancy Contracts
287. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to award consultant contracts to specialists in public health medicine in line with their specialist training and experience; the number of such... - Hospital Services
288. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to invest in additional public acute bed capacity in 2021 and 2022; the number of additional beds planned; the estimated cost of an acute care bed;... - Hospital Consultant Contracts
290. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to end the two-tier nature of consultant pay; the way in which he plans to address same; the time frame for same; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Services
291. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reopen AMUs and ASUs; his further plans to improve linkages with general practitioners in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the... - Home Care Packages
293. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase homecare supports and intensive homecare packages; the additional funding that will be made available for same; and if he will make a... - Nursing Home Accommodation
294. To ask the Minister for Health his views on clinical governance in private nursing homes; his plans for reform in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17888/20] - Vaccination Programme
295. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to prepare for the winter flu season; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17889/20] - Hospital Consultant Contracts
297. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the shortage of consultants by speciality (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17891/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
298. To ask the Minister for Health the decrease in community service activity that has occurred as a consequence of Covid-19; his plans to address the matter; and if he will make a statement on... - Cancer Services
299. To ask the Minister for Health the backlog in screening by the four national screening programmes in tabular form; his plans to clear the backlog; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Facilities
300. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to further increase hospital step-down capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17894/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
301. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to leverage the use of private health facilities and capacity to help deliver a public catch up programme to deal with missed care as a consequence... - Cancer Services
302. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cancers which have gone undetected due to the suspension of screening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17896/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
303. To ask the Minister for Health the details of his plans to return all four national screening programmes to pre-Covid-19 levels; the time frame to achieving same; the additional resources... - Disability Services Provision
304. To ask the Minister for Health when full access to disability day services will be restored; his views on whether additional funding and capacity will be needed to achieve same; and if he... - Covid-19 Pandemic
305. To ask the Minister for Health the impact of the two-metre rule on acute hospital capacity; the actual loss of capacity, by hospital and by hospital group in tabular form; and if he will... - Departmental Correspondence
309. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a reply has not issued to a query (details supplied) which was sent to his Department on two separate occasions [17904/20] - Hospital Waiting Lists
310. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting a needs assessment in CHO9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17932/20] - Hospice Services
315. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a proposal to develop a new urgent care centre at University Hospital Limerick; if the necessary resources will be provided...
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