Written answers
Tuesday, 28 July 2020
- Medical Cards
823. To ask the Minister for Health when legislation will be introduced to amend the qualifying criteria for persons aged over 70 years of age to entitle them to a medical card if their gross... - Covid-19 Pandemic
824. To ask the Minister for Health if he sought or obtained a legal opinion regarding the constitutionality of the guidelines and regulations emanating from his Department in respect of the... - Mental Health Services
825. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing the budget for psychiatric services in prisons by 20%. [18450/20] - Social Workers Recruitment
826. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of employing an additional 50 social workers. [18662/20] - HSE Staff
827. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of recruiting an additional ten administrative support staff for social workers. [18663/20] - Aftercare Services
828. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of recruiting an additional ten after care workers. [18664/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
829. To ask the Minister for Health if a proposal (details supplied) to use medical detection dogs at airports and ports to detect Covid-19 will be investigated; and if he will make a statement... - Prescriptions Charges
830. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost in a full year if prescription charges were abolished for medical card holders over 70 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Aids and Appliances
831. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a device for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17973/20] - Disability Services Provision
832. To ask the Minister for Health the supports available to a person (details supplied); if the person is in receipt of the maximum level of support available under the HSE personal assistant... - Hospital Appointments Status
833. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address issues in relation to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17985/20] - Disability Services Provision
834. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the case of a person (details supplied). [17997/20] - Hospital Waiting Lists
835. To ask the Minister for Health if additional capacity will be provided to reduce waiting lists for assessments and procedures (details supplied). [18004/20] - Hospital Facilities
836. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of construction of a temporary modular surgical theatre similar to that planned for Merlin Park Hospital; the lifespan of such a modular theatre; and... - Hospital Staff
838. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of employing one, ten and 100 non-consultant hospital doctors, respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services Staff
839. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reversing financial emergency measures in the public interest across the health service by speciality in tabular form. [18014/20] - Nursing Home Accommodation
841. To ask the Minister for Health the capital cost of a nursing home bed; the estimated fully absorbed cost of a nursing home bed including staff, ancillary services and running costs; and the... - Hospital Data
842. To ask the Minister for Health the capital cost of a hospital bed; the estimated fully absorbed cost of a hospital bed including staff, ancillary services and running costs; and the capital... - National Maternity Strategy
843. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of funding and implementing the national maternity strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18018/20] - Emergency Departments
844. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of abolishing the €100 charge for the use of emergency departments and the €75 per day charge for inpatient care in tabular... - Home Help Service
845. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons directly employed by the HSE to provide home support services. [18020/20] - Health Services Expenditure
847. To ask the Minister for Health the time frame and estimated cost per year of full implementation of the e-health system. [18022/20] - Ambulance Service
848. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of purchasing and staffing one air ambulance to run 24-7, 365 days a year. [18023/20] - Health Services Expenditure
849. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of diabetes related illnesses to the health service each year; the amount the health service spends on diabetes prevention and management;... - Nursing Staff
850. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of bringing the nursing and midwifery professions in line with the pay grades of other therapeutic grades. [18025/20] - Hospital Staff
851. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of the restoration of the 30% pay cut to new entrant consultants imposed in 2012. [18026/20] - Health Promotion
852. To ask the Minister for Health the expenditure for the Healthy Ireland office in each year since its establishment; the cost of information campaigns; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Funding
853. To ask the Minister for Health the funding that has been made available to the Healthy Ireland fund each year since its establishment; if the funding for each of those years was spent in its... - Stroke Care
854. To ask the Minister for Health the average cost of keeping a stroke patient in long-term care assuming a mean three-year survival; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18029/20] - Health Promotion
858. To ask the Minister for Health if a new FAST media campaign will be established to ensure nationwide awareness of stroke symptoms among adults and ensure more persons get to hospital for... - Neuro-Rehabilitation Services
859. To ask the Minister for Health the costs associated with the implementation plan for the national neuro-rehabilitation strategy, which outlines a ten-step plan to develop... - Hospital Services
860. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of establishing a heart failure unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18035/20] - Health Services
863. To ask the Minister for Health the costs associated with the national roll-out of heart failure integrated care projects in the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Cards
866. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated annual additional cost in each of the next five years of allowing medical card holders in receipt of disability allowance who move into work and... - Disability Services Data
867. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of allocating the remainder of the capital expenditure identified as necessary by the HSE to complete the process of decongregation. [18042/20] - Hospital Facilities
870. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated capital costs of providing 100 additional hospital beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18045/20] - Hospital Data
871. To ask the Minister for Health the fully absorbed cost of running a hospital bed per day and per annum. [18046/20] - Health Services Staff
874. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing staffing cover for HSE staff who engage in continuing professional development courses. [18049/20] - Health Services
876. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing the HSE contribution for approved clinical courses and examinations under the clinical course and examination refund scheme... - General Practitioner Services
877. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing the annual general practitioner training intake to 250 for 2020. [18052/20] - Disability Services Data
888. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing an additional 500,000 hours under the personal assistant scheme. [18063/20] - Medical Cards
889. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of guaranteeing a medical card for all members of the Traveller community. [18064/20] - Health Screening Programmes
891. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing funding to BreastCheck by 10%. [18066/20] - Health Services
894. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing contraceptives to all women who require same. [18069/20] - Period Poverty
895. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing free female hygiene products to all women in receipt of a medical card. [18070/20] - Hospital Staff
899. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing the number of obstetricians and gynaecologists employed by ten. [18074/20] - Dental Services
900. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of recruiting five and ten orthodontists, respectively, on the average pay grade in tabular form. [18075/20] - Nursing Staff
901. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of employing 100, 200, 300 and 400 nurses, respectively, on the average pay scale in tabular form. [18076/20] - Midwifery Services
902. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of employing 100, 150 and 200 midwives, respectively, on the average pay scale in tabular form. [18077/20] - Nursing Staff
903. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of employing ten and 25 advanced nurse practitioners in tabular form. [18078/20] - Physiotherapy Services
904. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of employing ten community physiotherapists and hospital physiotherapists at entry level with five years and ten years of experience,... - Occupational Therapy
905. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of employing 100 occupational therapists. [18080/20] - Physiotherapy Services
906. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of employing 100 physiotherapists. [18081/20] - Mental Health Services
907. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of employing 150 psychologists. [18082/20] - Speech and Language Therapy
908. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of employing 100 speech and language therapists. [18083/20] - Hospital Staff
910. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of recruiting ten consultants on the average pay grade. [18085/20] - Dental Services
911. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of recruiting ten, 20 and 40 dentists, respectively, on the average pay grade in tabular form. [18086/20] - Prescriptions Charges
913. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated additional cost of extending free prescription medicines to the entire population and of abolishing prescription charges. [18088/20] - Neuro-Rehabilitation Services
914. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing a community neuro-rehabilitation team. [18089/20] - Home Care Packages
915. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of putting home care entitlements on a statutory footing. [18090/20] - Hospital Data
916. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of ceasing private activity in public hospitals in the event that lost revenue was replaced with public funding. [18091/20] - Information and Communications Technology
917. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing the information technology budget of the HSE by 1%. [18092/20] - Hospital Data
918. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated additional cost of ensuring each maternity hospital has access to foetal anomaly screening, including a breakdown in terms of equipment and... - Midwifery Services
919. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated additional cost of ensuring all maternity hospitals meet the birthrate plus standard for midwifery staffing. [18094/20] - General Practitioner Services
920. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated additional cost of extending free general practitioner care to the entire population, by age groups (details supplied). [18095/20] - Vaccination Programme
922. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received a full breakdown of the legal costs of fighting court cases in relation to the administration of the Pandemrix vaccine; and his views on... - Addiction Treatment Services
923. To ask the Minister for Health the number of drug and alcohol detoxification and rehabilitation beds by region, in tabular form. [18102/20] - Medical Cards
924. To ask the Minister for Health when the over 70 years of age threshold for the medical card will be increased as promised in Budget 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18127/20] - Disability Services Funding
925. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the funding for day services for a person (details supplied) is being spent; his plans to restore the services; and if he will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic
926. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that applied to the Be On Call For Ireland initiative that were available to take up positions in the health service including a... - Hospital Appointments Status
927. To ask the Minister for Health when surgery will take place for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18136/20] - Medicinal Products
929. To ask the Minister for Health if a matter raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) in relation to the prescription of Epilim to pregnant women will be reviewed; his views on... - Health Screening Programmes
930. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the HSE recently amended its public statement of 6 August 2019 in response to the Independent Rapid Review of... - Cancer Services
931. To ask the Minister for Health when persons diagnosed with stage III melanoma will be able to access adjuvant immunotherapy nivolumab pembrolizumab as advised by the National Cancer Control... - Nursing Home Accommodation
932. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the pending closure of a nursing home (details supplied); if his attention has been further drawn to the impact the move... - Covid-19 Tests
933. To ask the Minister for Health the turnaround time for Covid-19 tests relative to the recommended 48 hours for proper test and trace. [18155/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
934. To ask the Minister for Health if a series of matters raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) will be examined. [18156/20] - Hospital Appointments Status
936. 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. [18164/20] - Home Help Service
937. To ask the Minister for Health if an increased allocation of home help hours from 17.5 hours a week will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
938. To ask the Minister for Health when legislation will be introduced for the modifications to the fair deal scheme to deal with self-employed persons; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Services
939. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the distress caused to young persons and their families in County Donegal by the long journeys they regularly have to make... - Hospice Services
940. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will ensure that the delays in delivering the additional and required four new suites at a hospice (details supplied) are resolved and that the... - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
941. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in the awarding of a licence to access medical cannabis to a person (details supplied). [18180/20] - Physiotherapy Services
943. To ask the Minister for Health the reason physiotherapists are not allowed to order X-rays in view of the fact that in other parts of Europe and Australia this is not the case, provided a... - Hospital Equipment
948. To ask the Minister for Health the purchase date of each MRI machine in each hospital in Ireland; the end of life date; and the end of supply of spare parts date of each machine ,in tabular... - Medical Cards
951. To ask the Minister for Health if an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; when the new thresholds for medical cards will be enacted; and if he will... - Mental Health Services
952. To ask the Minister for Health when interviews for psychiatric nurses for those on the HSE national panel will be held; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18242/20] - Health Research Board
954. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to an anomaly in the rules governing health research grants and awards by the Health Research Board which preclude researchers... - Community Care
955. To ask the Minister for Health the number of toddlers waiting to receive their two-year developmental check-up by a public health nurse by CHO region; if his attention has been drawn to... - Covid-19 Pandemic
956. To ask the Minister for Health if wearing a face mask makes persons exempt from being classed as a face to face contact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18264/20] - Dental Services
957. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the closure of dental clinics (details supplied) which provided free dental checks to children in approximately 16 schools... - Covid-19 Pandemic
959. To ask the Minister for Health the activity volumes per month at each of the 18 private hospitals which were part of the provision of public health services in private hospitals as a... - Hospital Appointments Status
960. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied) in view of the circumstances. [18287/20] - Carer's Allowance
961. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a carer’s allowance appeal by a person (details supplied). [18289/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
962. To ask the Minister for Health if he has obtained legal opinion regarding the constitutionality of measures, guidelines and regulations of his Department in relation to the restricting of... - Vaccination Programme
963. To ask the Minister for Health if children have missed mandatory or routine vaccinations as a result of the pandemic; if so, the number of same; the steps he is taking to encourage and... - Covid-19 Pandemic
965. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cases identified with the help of the Covid-19 tracker application; the number of contacts traced through the application; and if he will make a... - Primary Care Centres
966. To ask the Minister for Health if the appropriate policy is in place for utilising primary health centres for urology procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18313/20] - Hospital Facilities
967. To ask the Minister for Health the status of progress of the Carndonagh Community Hospital capital investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18316/20] - Long-Term Illness Scheme
968. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that have through their pharmacist or otherwise requested for additional or new items to be added to their long-term illness book in the... - Maternity Services
969. To ask the Minister for Health the person or body responsible for developing national clinical obstetric ultrasound guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18329/20] - Hospital Appointments Status
973. To ask the Minister for Health if a procedure will be scheduled for a person (details supplied) [18336/20] - Home Help Service
974. To ask the Minister for Health when extra home help hours will be granted to a person (details supplied). [18347/20] - Hospital Appointments Status
975. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment with the audiology department, Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore, County Offaly. [18348/20] - Child Abuse
976. To ask the Minister for Health the services and supports for victims of abuse following court proceedings; his plans to expand such services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Nursing Home Fees
977. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some nursing homes have been charging additional fees outside of the costs covered by the fair deal scheme for... - Covid-19 Pandemic
978. To ask the Minister for Health the concerns that led to the HSE and RCSI hospital group taking over operational control of a facility (details supplied) in response to the outbreak of... - Departmental Correspondence
979. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the correspondence received from the owner and managers of a facility (details supplied) dated 12 April 2020; the response issued to that... - Disability Services Provision
980. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address concerns on the delay in reopening day-care services for persons with intellectual and other disabilities; and if he will make a statement... - Substance Misuse
981. To ask the Minister for Health when his Department plans to have completed gathering evidence on the abuse of nitrous oxide by young persons; the plans he has to create a strategy to tackle... - Covid-19 Pandemic
982. To ask the Minister for Health if the mandatory use of face masks for those who suffer with respiratory illnesses and the deaf community will be waived in favour of plastic face shields.... - Health Services Staff
983. To ask the Minister for Health the number of workers in the public health system by profession and hospital who have been required to work back-to-back shifts resulting in working for 14 to... - Substance Misuse
984. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cases of nitrous oxide abuse recorded by the national poisons information centre in each year since 2015 and to date in 2020; and if he will make... - National Drugs Strategy
985. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 772 of 21 July 2020, the four of the 50 actions for delivery between 2017 to 2020 in the National Drugs Strategy,... - Health Screening Programmes
987. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients screened as part of bowel screening in 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [18462/20] - Hospital Appointments Status
989. To ask the Minister for Health if a review will take place in the case of a person (details supplied); and if a date for treatment will be provided in this case. [18508/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
990. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding restrictions on inbound travel here during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18509/20] - Medicinal Products
991. To ask the Minister for Health if Spinraza is available to those in need of the drug; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18518/20] - Hospital Funding
992. To ask the Minister for Health if the 22 additional beds funded in Wexford General Hospital will be funded on a permanent basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18519/20] - Hospital Staff
993. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 632 of 3 June 2020, if any of the 18 nurse grade positions have been vacant for longer than three months in Wexford... - Disability Services Provision
994. To ask the Minister for Health the number of autism spectrum disorder units that cater for County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18521/20] - Medical Aids and Appliances
997. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will have a diabetic automatic pump fitted and receive training from a specialist diabetic nurse in the use... - Disability Services Provision
998. To ask the Minister for Health when intellectual disability services will resume in County Donegal; the level of service planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18584/20] - Hospital Staff
1003. To ask the Minister for Health when a reply from the HSE to Parliamentary Question No. 405 of 9 June 2020 will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18628/20] - Hospital Facilities
1004. To ask the Minister for Health when refurbishment and construction works will commence at Buncrana Community Hospital, Donegal; the estimated duration of the works; the estimated cost of... - Respite Care Services
1005. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing 8,000 additional day respite sessions and 21,500 additional overnight respite sessions; and if he will make a statement on the... - Disability Services Provision
1006. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive an assessment of need. [18639/20] - Mental Health Services
1007. To ask the Minister for Health if an analysis has been carried out on the further cost of carrying out upgrade works on the former St. Michael's unit at South Tipperary General Hospital to... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1009. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 821 of 7 July 2020, the nature of the works carried out at St. Brigid's Hospital, Carrick on Suir following the... - Covid-19 Tests
1010. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 tests that have been carried out to date here; the cost of such testing; if he will provide a breakdown of the beneficiaries of such... - Disability Services Provision
1011. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken to combat the waiting lists within the HSE for home support services and the provision of respite for persons with... - Dental Services
1013. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to update its website in relation to the opening hours of the emergency dental service in Corduff and Roselawn, Dublin 15. [18671/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1014. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 738 of 21 July 2020, the details on the number of users who have chosen to register their location in these areas when... - Hospital Services
1015. To ask the Minister for Health if essential lifesaving treatments will be resumed for persons with critical diagnoses, in particular cancer; if it will be ensured that persons with cancer... - Mortality Rates
1016. To ask the Minister for Health the number of deaths from alcohol, drug overdose and suicide in each of the years from 2008 to 2019, in tabular form. [18683/20] - Mental Health Services
1017. To ask the Minister for Health the number of From Timid to Tiger programmes facilitated by the HSE in 2019 and to date in 2020; and his plans to extend the programme. [18693/20] - Maternity Services
1023. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many mothers nationwide have to attend pre-natal appointments without their birth partner (details supplied);... - Medical Cards
1024. To ask the Minister for Health if he will introduce a scheme in which online doctors could accept medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18730/20] - Nursing Home Accommodation
1025. To ask the Minister for Health if he will write to an organisation (details supplied) and request it to ensure nursing home operators are offering tailored solutions in relation to family... - Information and Communications Technology
1026. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure information technology equipment running an operating system (details supplied) currently in use in the HSE is replaced and that staff can... - Dental Services
1027. To ask the Minister for Health if he will engage with an association (details supplied) on the cost of personal protective equipment to prevent dentists withdrawing from the dental... - Medical Aids and Appliances
1028. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a product (details supplied) that constantly monitors glucose levels for persons with type 1 diabetes is not available under the long-term illness... - General Practitioner Services
1029. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a roadmap for the reopening of general practitioner and health centre services, many of which are continuing to provide diagnostic and... - Medical Cards
1030. To ask the Minister for Health when the revised income threshold for medical card applicants aged over 70 will be enacted following the abandonment of previous legislation; and if he will... - Disability Services Provision
1031. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the group home for persons with disabilities constructed at Drummond Otra, Carrickmacross, County Monaghan; if he will intervene to instruct the... - Prescriptions Charges
1032. To ask the Minister for Health if the 50 cent reduction for medication and prescriptions charges has been delayed; if so, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18855/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1033. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of new Covid-19 cases; the percentage of new cases with serious symptoms; the percentage of those new cases who have lost the sense of smell;... - Covid-19 Tests
1035. To ask the Minister for Health if universal access to Covid-19 testing will be established to support patients who require a test before attending hospitals for day or other procedures; and... - Mental Health Services
1037. To ask the Minister for Health the projected retirement figures for mental health staff in each of the years 2020 to 2025; if the posts will be refilled; and if he will make a statement on... - Primary Medical Certificates
1038. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 709 and 726 of 7 July 2020 and the replies of the HSE, if he will request the chairperson of the disabled drivers... - Hospital Appointments Status
1039. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be given an urgent date for two vital surgeries to be performed in view of the fact the person has been over a year on the... - Mental Health Services
1040. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the appointment of a national director for mental health in the HSE (details supplied); when the examination will conclude; and if the new... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1042. To ask the Minister for Health if it is safe for blind persons to use a sighted guide in view of Covid-19 health restrictions; his plans to issue guidance on same; and if he will make a... - Home Help Service
1043. To ask the Minister for Health the maximum hours of home help available (details supplied); if he will consider increasing the maximum number of hours to 20 in view of the issues with... - Health Services Access
1044. To ask the Minister for Health the plans that will be put in place for the care of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18902/20] - Cross-Border Health Initiatives
1045. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the EU cross border health directive as a vehicle in the short term for funding of amyloidosis; the time frame for the ultimate funding of... - Home Help Service
1046. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 556 of 5 March 2020, the status of the provision of home help for a person (details supplied). [18907/20] - Health Services Funding
1047. To ask the Minister for Health if there is funding available for voluntary organisations that are providing a service for persons with both substance addiction and mental health issues; if... - Prescriptions Charges
1048. To ask the Minister for Health when persons (details supplied) in County Clare will be reimbursed for prescription charges for each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1049. To ask the Minister for Health if a guarantee will be given that the Covid-19 tracker application does not share the location data, IP addresses or IMEI of persons who download same. [18930/20] - Hospital Services
1050. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of activity levels at a location (details supplied). [18933/20] - Hospital Staff
1051. To ask the Minister for Health if a consultant will be appointed for a person (details supplied) without further delay. [18937/20] - Vaccination Programme
1052. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the flu vaccine will not be provided for each person in 2020 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18939/20] - Hospital Data
1053. To ask the Minister for Health the number and types of beds available in the public health system on 1 January 2020, in tabular form. [18941/20] - Hospital Facilities
1056. To ask the Minister for Health his strategy for reaching the targets set by the bed capacity review; the progress on same; the interim targets that may be identified; and if he will make a... - Health Services Staff
1057. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts made by his Department to devise and implement a comprehensive workforce plan; if there are targets for year end in each of the years 2020 to... - Suicide Incidence
1058. To ask the Minister for Health his views on reports that data collection on suicide for hospitals was suspended due to the Covid-19 lockdown; the reason for same; when such data collection... - Drugs Payment Scheme
1059. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a copy of the review of governance structures of the HSE drug reimbursement process that was conducted by a company (details supplied) and... - Health Services Staff
1060. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the recruitment process of a professional for a service (details supplied); the number of applications received; and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Procedures
1061. To ask the Minister for Health the investment made in colposcopy services in 2018, 2019 and 2020; the amount he plans to invest in 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Vaccination Programme
1062. To ask the Minister for Health when HPV screening will be rolled out for women under the CervicalCheck programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18975/20] - National Cervical Screening Programme
1067. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the work of the CervicalCheck tribunal from establishment; when he plans to appoint new members to the CervicalCheck tribunal; and if he... - Home Help Service
1068. To ask the Minister for Health if home support services will be terminated for service users in circumstances in which the service was suspended while their disability day services remain... - Hospital Appointments Status
1069. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be considered for an earlier appointment in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a... - Tribunals of Inquiry
1070. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a tribunal (details supplied); the status of the appointment of its new chairperson; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18986/20] - Hospital Data
1071. To ask the Minister for Health the number and cost of retaining the new beds added in 2020 to year end; and the full-year cost of retaining those beds for 2021. [18988/20] - Health Services Funding
1072. To ask the Minister for Health if he will direct the HSE to provide adequate funding to ensure that a facility (details supplied) can continue to function and remain open; and if he will... - Mental Health Services
1073. To ask the Minister for Health the funding available for non-governmental organisations to provide mental health supports in the community; and the process for applications. [19049/20] - Hospital Appointments Status
1074. To ask the Minister for Health if a response will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19050/20] - Hospital Funding
1075. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost to increase funding for diagnostic, radiology and laboratory departments, respectively, in tabular form, by 5%. [19053/20] - Hospital Staff
1076. To ask the Minister for Health the number of oncologists employed in the health service; the number required to meet recommendations for the size of the population and consequent shortfall;... - Hospital Data
1078. To ask the Minister for Health the lost bed capacity, by type of bed, in acute hospitals due to social distancing and infection control guidelines, by hospital and hospital group, in... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
1079. To ask the Minister for Health if access to assessment in Linn Dara CAMHS inpatient unit will be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); if same will be addressed at an... - Disability Services Provision
1080. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be allocated to persons (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19076/20] - Hospital Facilities
1081. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development phase of Naas General Hospital, including the endoscopy unit, the new national children's hospital and other similar capital... - Abortion Services Provision
1082. To ask the Minister for Health if the Chief Medical Officer or the Office of the Chief Medical Officer were consulted prior to the decision in March 2020 to revise the model of care for the... - Crisis Pregnancy Services
1083. To ask the Minister for Health if measures that encourage adoption as an alternative to abortion are being supported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19102/20] - Health Services
1086. To ask the Minister for Health if progress is being made on introducing a laboratory information system and national individual health identifier within the HSE; and if he will make a... - Hospital Staff
1087. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical scientists employed in public hospital laboratories by hospital, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19111/20] - Hospital Services
1088. To ask the Minister for Health if progress is being made on the appointment of an independent facilitator for the Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise, County Laois; and if he will make a... - Medicinal Products
1089. To ask the Minister for Health when the recommendation by an organisation (details supplied) will be implemented for dupilumab to be licensed under the primary care reimbursement service... - Disability Services Provision
1090. To ask the Minister for Health when the resumption of residential facilities for persons with special needs will be facilitated, including, in particular, a residential unit (details... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1091. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 791 of 7 July 2020, if clear and concise directions will be issued to nursing homes in order that they are clear in... - Proposed Legislation
1092. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the enactment of the human tissue (transplantation, post-mortem, anatomical examination, and public display) Bill 2018 which provides the legal... - Maternity Services
1093. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for reducing restrictions on maternity services in Cork University Maternity Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19149/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1094. To ask the Minister for Health the stock of PPE held in reserve by his Department and the HSE in anticipation of a second wave of Covid-19 or another health emergency requiring all medical... - Hospital Services
1096. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the management of fracture clinics (details supplied) in view of the fact that advanced practice physiotherapists are responsible for managing...
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