Written answers
Wednesday, 29 July 2020
- Covid-19 Pandemic
268. To ask the Minister for Health if a Covid-19 testing system will be set up at airports here for persons arriving from countries not on the green list; and if he will make a statement on the... - Disability Services Provision
269. To ask the Minister for Health if an emergency helpline can be set up for carers of those with physical and intellectual disabilities to receive help in emergency situations; and if he will... - Covid-19 Pandemic
270. To ask the Minister for Health the role his Department has in controls at ports and airports in respect of contacting and monitoring travellers entering Ireland; the reason for the delay in... - Nursing Staff
271. To ask the Minister for Health when nurses offered permanent posts in Roscommon University Hospital in 2019 will be formally appointed; the reason for the delay; if an embargo on... - Hospital Staff
272. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff appointed to each hospital in the Saolta University Health Care Group in the period from March to July 2020; the posts they were appointed... - Homeless Persons Data
273. To ask the Minister for Health if deaths of homeless persons are collated nationally; if so, the body or agency that collates same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19227/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
276. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider adding individual nations such as Scotland, Wales or dependencies such as the Isle of Man to the green list in view of the differing... - Respite Care Services
277. To ask the Minister for Health when State respite services are due to recommence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19237/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
278. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to allowing partners to attend scans in maternity hospitals, particularly the first scan at 12 weeks and anomaly scans when... - Hospital Staff
279. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a shortage of diabetic nurse specialists in Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown; his plans to address the issue; and if he will... - Primary Care Centres
280. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of a new primary healthcare centre in Greystones, County Wicklow; the stage at which plans are at; the timeframe for completion;... - Autism Support Services
283. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children diagnosed with autism and other behavioural conditions such as ADHD and so on in HSE CHO 7 that are on the waiting list for the early... - Vaccination Programme
284. To ask the Minister for Health if children whose scheduled vaccines were cancelled during Covid-19 will receive them before the beginning of the 2020-2021 school year; if special clinics... - Covid-19 Pandemic
286. To ask the Minister for Health if an information technology literacy campaign will be introduced for the elderly to assist them to communicate with loved ones as a result of the changes... - Health Services
287. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age that have an acquired brain injury; the person or body that records data on children with the injury; the national... - Covid-19 Pandemic
288. To ask the Minister for Health if he will institute a campaign to assist young persons that have mental health challenges as a result of or exacerbated by Covid-19; and if he will make a... - Respite Care Services
290. To ask the Minister for Health when there will be a resumption of day and respite services for those with special needs and the day services provided by a service (details supplied) in... - Freedom of Information
291. To ask the Minister for Health the number of freedom of information requests being processed by his Department; the number that have had the deadline for reply extended; the number at least... - Cancer Services
292. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the elimination of HPV-related cancers; the strategies that will need to be implemented in the coming twelve months; and if he will make a... - Nursing Home Accommodation
293. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons under 65-years of age that are residing in public nursing homes nationally in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the... - Speech and Language Therapy
295. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in each county on the waiting list for speech and language therapy in 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Occupational Therapy
296. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in each county on the waiting list for occupational therapy in 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Hospital Car Parks
298. To ask the Minister for Health the policies and procedures in place regarding hospital car parking charges for healthcare workers during the Covid-19 pandemic; if the measures will return to... - Hospital Services
299. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to provide a fully resourced diabetes services at University Hospital Limerick for adults with type 1 diabetes; if plans are in place to... - Respite Care Services
301. To ask the Minister for Health if residential care will be granted to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19378/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
302. To ask the Minister for Health if the number of random Covid-19 tests that will be carried out at airports will be a fixed number or a minimum percentage of passengers; the manner of testing... - Health Screening Programmes
304. To ask the Minister for Health the decisions that were taken at the meeting of 17 July 2020 of the National Screening Advisory Committee about expanding the blood spot screening programme;... - Dental Services
305. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adults on the dental appointment waiting list in County Wexford; the average waiting time for appointments; and if he will make a... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
307. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting on the child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, waiting list in County Wexford; the average waiting time; the number... - Mental Health Services
308. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to adult psychiatric units each year in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020 in the CHO 5 area and the County Wexford area; and if he... - Home Care Packages
311. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for homecare support in County Wexford; the number of hours allocated in each of the past 12 months in County Wexford; the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
312. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting a colonoscopy in Wexford General Hospital; the number who have been waiting up to 30, 30 to 60, 60 to 90 and more than 90 days,... - Hospital Staff
314. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies at Wexford General Hospital; the grade of each vacancy; the length of time of the vacancy in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Health Services
315. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting a needs assessment in CHO5 ; the number waiting less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular... - Respite Care Services
319. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite hours provided to families in County Wexford in each of the past 12 months; the number that have been provided each month since March... - Covid-19 Pandemic
320. To ask the Minister for Health the number of day care centres in County Wexford that have reopened; the number that will be reopened by September 2020; if there are centres that will not be... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
321. To ask the Minister for Health the number of day care centres for persons with intellectual disabilities in County Wexford that have submitted applications for funding in order to reopen;... - Health Services
322. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for ophthalmology in County Wexford; the average waiting time for an appointment in tabular form; and if he will make... - Covid-19 Pandemic
324. To ask the Minister for Health the details of accommodation hired during Covid-19 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19462/20] - Dental Services
325. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adults on the dental appointment waiting list in Cork city; the average waiting times for appointments; and if he will make a... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
327. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting on the CAMHS waiting list in Cork city; the average waiting time; the number waiting more than six months; and if he will make a... - Home Care Packages
328. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that are waiting for homecare support in Cork city; the number of hours allocated in each of the past 12 months in Cork city; the average... - Hospital Waiting Lists
329. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting a colonoscopy in the Mercy Hospital; the number waiting up to 30 days, 30 to 60 days, 60 to 90 days and more than 90 days, in... - Hospital Staff
331. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies at the Mercy Hospital; the grade of each vacancy; the length of time of the vacancy in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Waiting Lists
332. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting a needs assessment in the Mercy Hospital; the number waiting less than three months, three months to six months, six months to... - Respite Care Services
335. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite hours provided to families in north central areas of County Cork over each of the past 12 months; the number provided in each month since... - Disability Services Provision
336. To ask the Minister for Health the number of day-care centres in north central areas of County Cork that have now reopened; the number that will be reopened by September 2020; the number... - Disability Services Funding
337. To ask the Minister for Health the number of day care centres for persons with intellectual disabilities in north central areas of County Cork that have submitted applications for funding in... - Health Services
338. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for ophthalmology in north central areas of County Cork; the average waiting time for an appointment; and if he will... - Addiction Treatment Services
340. To ask the Minister for Health the number of detoxification and rehabilitation treatment beds by region in each of the years 2010 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [19507/20] - Medicinal Products
341. To ask the Minister for Health if a drugs-monitoring scheme for distribution of prescribed medicines has been implemented. [19508/20] - Addiction Treatment Services
342. To ask the Minister for Health the funding available to prevent gambling addiction; the amount available to treat gambling addiction; and the number of publicly funded treatment places for... - Nursing Home Accommodation
343. To ask the Minister for Health the number of publicly funded residential care homes for the elderly in Cork city in each of the years 2010 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [19510/20] - Dental Services
344. To ask the Minister for Health if a replacement service in the community will be opened due to the closure of dental clinics (details supplied). [19511/20] - Respite Care Services
345. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure day and respite services will be restored for persons with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19512/20] - Disability Services Provision
346. To ask the Minister for Health when services including occupational therapy, speech and language therapy will resume for children with special needs or a disability; and if he will make a... - Treatment Abroad Scheme
347. To ask the Minister for Health if an application by a person (details supplied) for the treatment abroad scheme for referral to the NHS for treatment of sarcoidosis will be reviewed and... - Health Services Provision
348. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a child (details supplied) will be examined. [19516/20] - Nursing Home Accommodation
350. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that residents are being moved out of a nursing home even though no resident has contracted Covid-19 at the home;... - Nursing Staff
357. To ask the Minister for Health when extra Parkinson’s nurses will be recruited in Leinster in view of the fact there is one nurse per 1,760 persons with the condition which is...
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