Written answers
Tuesday, 15 September 2020
- Disabilities Assessments
622. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for an autism assessment from initial referral to acceptance by the early years intervention team, from acceptance by the early... - Medical Cards
623. To ask the Minister for Health when the legislation to increase the income limit on medical cards will commence (details supplied). [23538/20] - Mental Health Services
624. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department provides supports or services for families or individuals experiencing parental alienation syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the... - Home Help Service
625. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home help hours funded across County Tipperary and nationwide; the specific care packages that are receiving funding; the number of hours... - Covid-19 Tests
627. To ask the Minister for Health the Covid-19 test centres in counties Cavan, Monaghan and Meath; his plans to open additional centres; his further plans to relocate existing centres; if so,... - National Maternity Hospital
629. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the transfer of the National Maternity Hospital from Holles Street to St. Vincent’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Cards
630. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the increase in income threshold for those over 70 years of age to access medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23288/20] - Mental Health Services
631. To ask the Minister for Health the supports that will be implemented to support those whose mental health has suffered as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement... - Health Screening Programmes
632. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place to clear the backlog of cancer screening checks that have built up due to the Covid-19 crisis; and if he will make a statement on the... - HSE Data
633. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a podiatry appointment in primary care as of 31 August 2020 or the latest date available; and the number... - Disability Services Data
639. To ask the Minister for Health the number of residential places for persons with a disability currently being provided as of 31 August 2020 or latest date available by CHO area in tabular... - Disabilities Assessments
641. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children as of 31 August 2020 or the latest date available that were awaiting a first assessment from the HSE under the Disability Act 2005, by... - HSE Data
642. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the physiotherapy waiting list waiting less than four, four to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively by each LHO area as of 31... - Mental Health Services
650. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to adult mental health units to date in 2020. [23323/20] - HSE Data
651. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home support hours being provided in each LHO area as of 31 August 2020 or the latest date available; the way in which the number compares with... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
652. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme as of 31 August 2020 or the latest date available; the average waiting time; the number of... - Medical Cards
653. To ask the Minister for Health if doctors can charge for blood tests for medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23333/20] - Suicide Incidence
654. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to releasing suicide figures on a county basis in order for NGOs and charities working in this field to target support and... - General Practitioner Services
655. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for a facility (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23337/20] - Prescriptions Charges
656. To ask the Minister for Health when prescription charges will be reduced for medical card holders and persons over 70 years of age as per measures announced in budget 2020; the reason for... - Disability Services Data
657. To ask the Minister for Health the number of day care centres for persons with intellectual disabilities that have reopened in County Tipperary since their closure due to Covid-19; and the... - Hospital Appointments Status
658. 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. [23353/20] - National Treatment Purchase Fund
659. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be referred for treatment under the treatment purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the... - Covid-19 Tests
660. To ask the Minister for Health the provisions in place for those who do not drive or have access to a car to travel to Covid-19 test centres for testing; the way in which such provisions can... - General Practitioner Services
661. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding an out-of-hours doctor service in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23370/20] - Medical Cards
662. To ask the Minister for Health if a reassessment of eligibility for a medical card can be undertaken in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Assisted Human Reproduction
663. 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. [23372/20] - Health Services Access
664. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been told she must wait another two years for an eye test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23381/20] - Dental Services
665. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that dentists in Portlaoise, County Laois, are refusing to take medical card patients even though they are already... - General Practitioner Services
666. To ask the Minister for Health the future plans for Shannon Doc offices across the mid-west region of counties Limerick, Clare and Tipperary in view of ongoing concerns for the future of the... - Pharmacy Services
667. To ask the Minister for Health if a minor ailments service will be instituted in community pharmacies here similar to the system which operates in Northern Ireland in order to alleviate... - Drugs Payment Scheme
668. To ask the Minister for Health if the reduction in the drugs payment scheme is going ahead in September 2020 as announced in budget 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23390/20] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
669. To ask the Minister for Health when diabetes reviews of hospitals and prairie care settings resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23393/20] - Disability Support Services
670. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the motorised transport grant; when it will be reopened to applicants; if there is an alternative scheme being prepared; when it can be expected... - Disease Management
672. To ask the Minister for Health if all new diagnoses of hepatitis C here are immediately being referred to the highly successful treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Staff
674. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects the vacant roles within the diabetes services in the mid-west University Hospital Limerick, UHL, group to be filled to elevate the backlog in... - Family Resource Centres
675. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to review the funding model for counselling services being run by family resource centres across County Clare; and if he will make a statement on... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
676. To ask the Minister for Health the number of youths and adults awaiting counselling services across the mid-west over and under 18 years of age and waiting three, six and more than 12 months... - Health Screening Programmes
677. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting BreastCheck screening services in the mid-west by county in tabular form. [23411/20] - Hospital Staff
679. To ask the Minister for Health when the UHL group will be receiving funding to hire additional dietitians for diabetic services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23413/20] - Disease Management
680. To ask the Minister for Health when there will there be a diabetes self-management education programme available in the mid-west. [23414/20] - Hospital Staff
681. To ask the Minister for Health when we can expect UHL to have adequate diabetes nurse specialists in their adult diabetes service as per the recommendations of the National Survey of... - Health Services
682. To ask the Minister for Health when there will be insulin pump therapy offered to adults with type 1 diabetes in the mid-west (details supplied). [23416/20] - Disease Management
683. To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to offer diabetes self-management education courses to the adult sufferers of diabetes in the mid-west. [23417/20] - HSE Waiting Lists
684. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in the mid-west awaiting eye appointments by county; and the length of time they have been waiting, whether three, six or more than 12... - Covid-19 Tests
685. To ask the Minister for Health if patients attending public and private hospitals for procedures have to take a Covid-19 test before they are admitted; if the patient will be expected to pay... - Covid-19 Pandemic
686. To ask the Minister for Health if a response will issue to a request by a person (details supplied) to review the green list and travel policy on countries which have a lower Covid-19 rate... - Covid-19 Tests
688. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE has not provided a Covid-19 testing centre in Drogheda, County Louth; if the HSE will review this position; and if he will make a statement... - Covid-19 Pandemic
690. To ask the Minister for Health the position to be employed by dance schools under the public health guidelines in respect of the numbers that can be accommodated in classes and other... - Medicinal Products
691. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to cases regarding the drug Duogynon (details supplied); and the research undertaken by his Department on the use of this drug.... - HSE Staff
692. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE staff redeployed to deal with Covid-19 by county in tabular form. [23492/20] - Disabilities Assessments
694. To ask the Minister for Health the impact on the assessments of needs process of the redeployment of HSE staff. [23494/20] - Disability Support Services
696. To ask the Minister for Health when a training centre (details supplied) is expected to reopen; the reason it has not reopened to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23508/20] - General Practitioner Services
697. To ask the Minister for Health when the proposed extension of free general practitioner care for persons aged six and seven years of age will be available; and if he will make a statement on... - Nursing Staff
698. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses in County Kildare; the areas covered by the nurses; the number of nurses per district; and if he will make a statement on... - Disability Services Provision
699. To ask the Minister for Health when urgent psychology services and occupational therapy services will be made available to a person (details supplied) who applied for an assessment of need... - Covid-19 Tests
700. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 tests conducted to the end of August 2020; the number and percentage which were positive; the estimated number and percentage of false... - Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
702. To ask the Minister for Health the annual funding provided to a mental health charity (details supplied) in County Kildare since its inception; his plans to fund the charity in the future;... - Disability Support Services
703. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the problems Covid-19 restrictions are causing to service users attending an association (details supplied), who are now... - Covid-19 Pandemic
704. To ask the Minister for Health if the latest restriction on groups of 15 outdoors will be clarified with regard to caravan parks in which families are only allowed use their own caravans,... - Hospital Procedures
705. To ask the Minister for Health if a method of hospital to general practitioner communication (details supplied) will be reviewed; if the communication model will be introduced nationwide... - Speech and Language Therapy
706. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a matter relating to a speech and language assessment for a child (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and if he will make a statement on the... - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
707. To ask the Minister for Health when the medical cannabis access programme will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23551/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
710. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the outdoor group size permitted under Covid-19 regulations of 14 September 2020 (details supplied). [23555/20] - National Treatment Purchase Fund
712. To ask the Minister for Health when the publication of a pricing review of the National Treatment Purchase Fund, which was due to be published in 2017, can be expected; and if he will make a... - Covid-19 Tests
713. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to concerns regarding the PCR Covid-19 test; if he has received reports on the test since he became Minister; and if so, the... - National Public Health Emergency Team
714. To ask the Minister for Health if he has made appointments to NPHET since he became Minister; if so, the persons appointed; the dates they were appointed; and the way in which he signed off... - Covid-19 Pandemic
715. To ask the Minister for Health the status for those working in contact tracing in University College Dublin regarding the offering of pay and contracts; and if he will make a statement on... - Suicide Incidence
716. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that died by suicide in 2019 by age, gender and CHO area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23606/20] - Disability Services Data
717. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adult speech and language therapists operating in County Wicklow; and the services available to adults in need of such care in cases in which... - Covid-19 Pandemic
718. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE has stopped providing the median age of those whot died with or of Covid-19 since 12 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Screening Programmes
720. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women availing of cervical screening since 1 March 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23623/20] - Tribunals of Inquiry
721. To ask the Minister for Health when the statutory tribunal established for the purpose of assessing claims against the State arising from its negligence in the provision of cervical... - Disability Support Services
722. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting a long time for an appointment; when the person will receive an appointment; and if he will make a... - Health Services Staff
723. To ask the Minister for Health if a series of matters raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) regarding medical scientists will be addressed; and if he will make a statement... - Covid-19 Tests
724. To ask the Minister for Health the protocol for arranging a test for a person who does not have access to a car to drive himself or herself; if there is a backlog or delay in handling such... - Hospital Facilities
725. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the cath lab at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23707/20] - Mental Health Services
726. To ask the Minister for Health the procedure if a child on a waiting list for a psychology appointment turns 18 years of age before he or she receives treatment; if they join another list;... - Medical Cards
727. To ask the Minister for Health if the extension of general practitioner only cards to those up to eight years of age is going ahead in September 2020 as originally planned. [23710/20] - Budget 2021
730. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will consider the pre-budget submission from an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23714/20] - Covid-19 Tests
731. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria that is used to determine if a minor and-or child requires a test for Covid-19; if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details... - HSE Staff
732. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing numbers for the HSE pest control services in CHO 9; and if there are vacancies awaiting to be filled. [23721/20] - Health Services Staff
733. To ask the Minister for Health the number of health workers in employment in terms of whole-time equivalents and by profession; the way in which this has increased in view of Covid-19 in... - Disability Services Provision
734. To ask the Minister for Health if a thorough plan will be outlined for the reopening of day services for those with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22333/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
735. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase public investment in public health and medical research in view of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22647/20] - Departmental Schemes
736. To ask the Minister for Health the status of phase one of the pilot scheme for personalised budgets; if the uptake for the pilot scheme has been properly advertised to ensure there is a... - Medical Aids and Appliances
737. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in supplying the required equipment to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22430/20] - Disabilities Assessments
738. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce waiting times for an assessment of needs in County Cork. [22375/20] - Nursing Home Inspections
739. To ask the Minister for Health if it is mandatory for HIQA inspections of nursing homes to include infection inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15756/20] - Protected Disclosures
740. To ask the Minister for Health the number of protected disclosures made by HIQA employees in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020; the number of staff that made protected... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
742. To ask the Minister for Health when an application will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23795/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
743. To ask the Minister for Health if guidelines in relation to visits to nursing homes will be amended to allow visits by families, subject to wearing personal protective equipment,... - Mental Health Services
744. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE provides supports or services for parental alienation syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23802/20] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
745. To ask the Minister for Health when legislation amending and updating the fair deal scheme will be brought to Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23804/20] - Medicinal Products
746. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has been notified of significant adverse outcomes including hospitalisation in women who were prescribed mifepristone and misoprostol in 2019 and to... - Covid-19 Tests
749. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to further streamline Covid-19 testing and to increase its capacity to reduce the number of days of schools missed by schoolchildren and work days by... - Primary Care Services
750. To ask the Minister for Health when each of the primary care services, such as X-ray, chiropody services and physiotherapy services, at Belmullet Community Hospital that were ceased in... - Hospital Admissions
751. To ask the Minister for Health the protocols being put in place in order that patients may be admitted directly to Belmullet Community Hospital having full regard for Covid-19 screening... - Mental Health Services
752. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding mental health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23825/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
753. To ask the Minister for Health if NPHET will consider changing the 50% capacity on post-primary school buses in view of increasing evidence that students are being left on the side of the... - Covid-19 Tests
756. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to concerns about the deployment of speech and language therapists and other allied health professionals by the HSE for... - Primary Care Centres
759. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he plans extending the opening hours for primary health centres to elevate demand for acute accident and emergency hospital settings and... - General Practitioner Services
760. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for reopening general practitioner clinics for routine medical assessment for patients who require a medical examination and have tested negative... - National Public Health Emergency Team
762. To ask the Minister for Health the reason NPHET is blocking the release of the risk register under a freedom of information request; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23859/20] - Medicinal Products
766. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the establishment of an independent inquiry to investigate the historical licensing and use of sodium valproate here; and if he will make a... - Hospital Data
767. To ask the Minister for Health the number of families that have received consultations with the genetics service in Our Lady’s Hospital, Crumlin, to establish if their child or... - Health Services Provision
768. To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements in place for families with a positive diagnosis of foetal anticonvulsant syndrome to access care pathways and community supports that were... - Disability Support Services
769. To ask the Minister for Health his policy with regard to the care of persons with special needs, in particular the apparent change in the level of care to be provided under service level... - Hospital Staff
770. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time radiographers working in Letterkenny University Hospital in 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement... - Home Help Service
772. To ask the Minister for Health if funding for home help hours will be increased (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23887/20] - Rare Diseases Strategy
773. To ask the Minister for Health when the rare diseases technology review committee, RDTRC, is scheduled to meet in 2020; the frequency with which he expects the committee to meet in 2021; and... - Covid-19 Pandemic
776. To ask the Minister for Health the number of overseas passengers arriving through Dublin Airport since 1 August 2020; the level of compliance in filling out the passenger locator form; the... - Hospital Appointments Status
778. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment. [23923/20] - Alcohol Treatment Services
779. To ask the Minister for Health if services (details supplied) are considered as serving a public health function similar to 12 steps and SMART recovery meetings. [23929/20] - HSE Data
780. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults in each LHO area awaiting a mental health services appointment at the end of August 2020 or the latest date available; the number waiting... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
783. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the CNU project on the Dublin Road, Drogheda, County Louth; the details of the most recent specification brief on the project; and if he will... - Public Private Partnerships
784. To ask the Minister for Health the position in relation to the progression of the 50-bed new St. Joseph's Hospital in Ardee, County Louth; if he will provide other relevant details; and if... - Primary Care Centres
785. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the proposed Dundalk primary care centre; if a site has been secured; if so, the full list of services that will be provided on site; the reason... - Hospital Car Parks
786. To ask the Minister for Health when the implementation of the €10 cap on hospital car park charges will be introduced to the Lourdes hospital car parks in Drogheda, County Louth... - Covid-19 Tests
787. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of Covid-19 tests in which the swab taken to lab result time exceeded 48, 72, 96 and 120 hours, respectively in July and August 2020, by... - Tobacco Control Measures
790. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE failed to input to the expert group on tobacco of the European Commission regarding breaches of the ban on menthol cigarettes when the issue... - Disease Management
791. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to provide care for post-Covid-19 patients who may suffer ongoing fatigue or develop post-viral fatigue syndrome and if unable to get the... - Disability Services Provision
792. To ask the Minister for Health the reason respite services have not resumed in a facility (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24001/20] - Cancer Services
793. To ask the Minister for Health the financial supports available to islanders travelling to hospitals and overnight stays to access cancer treatment; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Appointments Status
794. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an orthopaedic appointment at Letterkenny University Hospital; if they are on the urgent or routine list; and if... - Hospital Services
797. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the paediatric cardiology network in University Hospital Galway has been developed to date in 2020. [24019/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
798. To ask the Minister for Health the number of derogations from requirements to self-isolate for contacts of confirmed cases that have been granted or given within the HSE; and if he will make... - Ministerial Communications
803. To ask the Minister for Health if he has spoken formally with the Director General of the WHO since 1 July 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24053/20] - Health Services Staff
804. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost in 2021 of recruiting 120 extra paramedics. [24054/20] - Medical Aids and Appliances
806. To ask the Minister for Health the financial support in place for persons with multiple sclerosis to obtain dual-control cars for medical and safety reasons; and if he will make a statement... - Disease Management
807. To ask the Minister for Health if myalgic encephalomyelitis (details supplied) is accepted as an illness which can lead to disability; if a person with the condition can expect his or her... - Disability Services Provision
808. To ask the Minister for Health if the disability section of the HSE website will be updated to provide more detailed information on management and supports to include policies or guidance... - Departmental Strategies
810. To ask the Minister for Health if the disability inclusion strategy 2016-21 is fully inclusive and representative of the issues faced by those in the 18 to 65 years of age demographic who... - Hospital Waiting Lists
825. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients awaiting scoliosis procedures; his plans to overhaul waiting lists in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24087/20] - Cancer Services
826. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which cancer patients continue to receive appropriate treatment in time; the number on waiting lists for such treatment; his plans to meet their... - Hospital Waiting Lists
827. To ask the Minister for Health the progress in dealing with all waiting lists for various procedures in public hospitals nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24089/20] - Hospital Facilities
828. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in the provision of the Naas General Hospital extension of facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24090/20] - Hospital Data
829. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital beds available to the public hospital sector; the number in the private sector; the extent to which both can combine to provide the... - Health Services
830. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he has identified the areas of the most serious pressure for facilities throughout the public hospital sector; his plans and proposals to... - Home Care Packages
831. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he plans to improve facilities and staff numbers available for homecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24093/20] - Health Services Staff
832. To ask the Minister for Health the number of posts at all levels awaiting to be filled throughout the public health sector in hospitals and community care; the extent to which numbers have... - Hospital Staff
833. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital consultant posts awaiting to be filled; the number of such posts already filled in the past year; and if he will make a statement on the... - Mental Health Services
834. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he plans to facilitate ready access to mental health services in respect of children and adults in all areas nationwide without exception;... - Disability Support Services
835. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he can foresee the restoration of support services for all children with special needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Services
836. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which consideration is being given to the provision of alternative community-based health facilities or accommodation at St. Bridget’s... - Health Screening Programmes
837. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which BreastCheck, CervicalCheck and other health services are being restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24099/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
838. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied at the extent to which the public and the private sector have combined their efforts to deal with the Covid-19 virus; and if he will make a... - Hospital Data
839. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which heart and lung transplants have continued throughout the Covid-19 crisis; the degree to which he foresees the need for changes in this... - Medical Cards
840. To ask the Minister for Health the degree to which the time taken to process medical cards is being reduced; if cancer patients continue to receive special treatment in this regard; and if... - Departmental Budgets
841. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he envisages the availability of adequate resources to meet the full requirements of his Department arising from normal running costs in... - National Children's Hospital
842. To ask the Minister for Health the ongoing progress in relation to the construction of the National Children’s Hospital; the extent to which progress is in line with previously... - Hospital Data
843. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have availed of cancer screening at Letterkenny University Hospital in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020 [24114/20] - Hospital Services
844. To ask the Minister for Health if he will order an urgent independent review of all departments and specialities at Letterkenny University Hospital following the recent findings of the... - Disability Services Provision
845. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the needs of a person (details supplied). [24118/20] - Covid-19 Tests
846. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the Covid-19 testing and tracing regime; the structures and leadership of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24122/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
851. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Covid-19 contact tracing regime; the number employed for same; the number seconded from elsewhere; the areas from which they are seconded;... - Covid-19 Tests
852. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 tests conducted, evaluated, results delivered and contacts traced in each of the weeks since the beginning of March 2020 to the end of... - Nursing Staff
854. To ask the Minister for Health the number of student nurses currently working or who will be assigned to work in each hospital; the institution of education of each; and if they will receive... - Disability Services Data
856. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting occupational therapy in each CHO by age and length of time waiting for assessment, in tabular form. [24149/20] - Disability Services Funding
857. To ask the Minister for Health the additional funding he will make available to disability service providers; and the organisations he has received detailed additional budgetary needs from,... - Covid-19 Pandemic
858. To ask the Minister for Health his views on redefining the age brackets when reporting Covid-19 cases in children and young persons based on categories (details supplied). [24167/20] - Medical Aids and Appliances
859. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reimburse all type 1 diabetics using FreeStyle Libre devices similar to the scheme previously approved for children and young adults. [24168/20] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
861. To ask the Minister for Health if a CAMHS unit will be established in east County Cork [24170/20] - Primary Care Centres
862. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide x-ray or dexa services in the new HSE centre in Bandon, County Cork [24171/20] - Disability Services Funding
863. To ask the Minister for Health the details of capital investment in building residential services for persons with disabilities [24172/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
864. To ask the Minister for Health if SI No. 326 of 2020 - Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 4) Regulations 2020 13.(1)(c) will be amended in view of... - Hospital Services
865. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the previous three-day diagnostic angiogram service at University Hospital Waterford which was being provided by the mobile cath lab now removed... - Hospital Waiting Lists
866. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which waiting lists for cataract treatment are being reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24198/20]
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