Written answers
Thursday, 24 September 2020
- Hospital Procedures
220. To ask the Minister for Health when an important procedure will be carried out for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26005/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
221. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to lessen the restrictions in maternity hospitals on persons who can be in the birthing room during labour in view of restrictions in other parts of... - Covid-19 Tests
222. To ask the Minister for Health if some maternity hospitals have the facilities to carry out quick turnaround Covid-19 testing; if this facility can be extended to cover partners of pregnant... - Covid-19 Pandemic
223. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a HSE publication (details supplied); if it will be implemented and applied here; and if the excessive restrictions placed... - Covid-19 Tests
224. To ask the Minister for Health the priority level provided to Covid-19 tests from teachers. [26019/20] - Disability Services Provision
226. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of children (details supplied); if his Department can investigate this case and others with a view to resolving... - Covid-19 Pandemic
227. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider adjusting public health guidelines surrounding weddings by which 150 persons can attend a church ceremony yet only 50 can attend a... - Mental Health Services
230. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the pre-budget submission from an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26032/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
231. To ask the Minister for Health if there are research teams or research clinics set up to treat and research the conditions those recovering from Covid-19, post-covid19 infection are... - Hospital Waiting Lists
234. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting times for consultations with audiologists in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26039/20] - Mental Health Services
235. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the inequalities that exist between professional psychology doctoral training courses; and if there are plans to address... - Medical Cards
238. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which the threshold for medical card eligibility for the over 70s will change; and the date on which prescription charges will be reduced. [26050/20] - Mental Health Services
239. To ask the Minister for Health when the mental health service in County Mayo will reopen, specifically a facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26052/20] - Hospital Facilities
240. To ask the Minister for Health when a new landing pad will be in place in CUH (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26072/20] - Medical Cards
241. To ask the Minister for Health when the prescription charges for medical card holders over 70 years of age will be reduced as per budget 2020. [26073/20] - Pension Provisions
242. To ask the Minister for Health if an increase is due on a HSE pension to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26078/20] - Technological Universities
243. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a proposal to help alleviate the shortage in medical scientists by way of graduate-entry course at TU Dublin; if his... - Nursing Staff
244. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department and the HSE will allocate funds to pay student nurses returning to work in hospital settings for placement in the coming weeks; and if he... - Mental Health Services
245. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline to establish the national psychology placement office which will be tasked with examining the funding for all trainee psychologists; and if he... - Ambulance Service
246. To ask the Minister for Health the reason Thurles, County Tipperary and surrounding areas has been left without ambulance cover for long periods due to personnel being requested to cover... - General Medical Services Scheme
247. To ask the Minister for Health the dentists currently operating the general medical scheme in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26140/20] - Child Protection
248. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 757 of 21 July 2020, when a reply will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26141/20] - Health Services
249. To ask the Minister for Health his views on delays to developmental checks for young children; if he has concerns in this regard; when these developmental checks by public health nurses will... - Speech and Language Therapy
250. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on waiting lists for all types of assessments, including speech and language per county; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Covid-19 Pandemic
251. To ask the Minister for Health if therapists employed by the HSE have been redeployed to Covid-19 testing centres; if so, the number; if further redeployment of therapists is continuing; and... - Health Services Staff
252. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that strike action by public health specialists is avoided; his further plans for these specialists in their request for consultant status;... - Audiology Services
253. To ask the Minister for Health the number of audiologists in each CHO area; the number of vacancies in each CHO; if audiologists are being redeployed to Covid-19 testing; if so, the number;... - Covid-19 Pandemic
255. To ask the Minister for Health the services providing a healthcare or public health function that have been closed or prevented from operating due to the current level 3 restrictions in... - Vaccination Programme
256. To ask the Minister for Health the quantity of the flu vaccine ordered for the country; the reason for the shortage of same (details supplied); and if sufficient supply will be guaranteed... - Mental Health Commission
257. To ask the Minister for Health the name of the chairpersons of mental health tribunals on the list of those retained by the Mental Health Commission. [26158/20] - Vaccination Programme
261. To ask the Minister for Health if the current advice on the potential impact of the winter flu vaccination programme on the susceptibility to other respiratory viruses (details supplied)... - Covid-19 Pandemic
262. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department was notified by a company (details supplied) of a Covid-19 outbreak; if so, when; the actions taken; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Procedures
263. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a procedure for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26178/20] - Paediatric Services
264. To ask the Minister for Health when the vacant position for a paediatric diabetic nurse at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Facilities
265. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on progress to increase acute bed capacity at University Hospital Limerick; when the 60-bed modular unit and the planned 96 bed ward block... - Disability Services Provision
267. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for a laptop and software; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26188/20] - Medicinal Products
268. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the availability of imfinzi for advanced lung cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26189/20] - Ambulance Service
269. To ask the Minister for Health the number of calls made to the ambulance service in Thurles, County Tipperary from 1 January to 1 September 2020; and if he will make a statement on the... - Disability Services Funding
272. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter regarding the promotion of rights for persons with intellectual disabilities in Budget 2021 (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Vaccination Programme
273. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the delivery of flu vaccinations has been delayed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26211/20] - Departmental Contracts
274. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on hiring private public relations companies and communications consultants by his Department between 1 March 2020 and 21 September 2020; and... - HSE Staff
275. To ask the Minister for Health the number of employees in occupational health departments in the HSE; and his plans to recruit additional staff [26226/20] - Midwifery Services
276. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department or the HSE responded to the call by an association (details supplied) in March 2020 to examine and assess the amount of antenatal care that... - Covid-19 Pandemic
278. To ask the Minister for Health if he or NPHET have considered procedures to introduce sub-county restrictions to counter future clusters or rising transmission rates of Covid-19 which is... - Covid-19 Tests
279. To ask the Minister for Health when a Covid-19 test result will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26261/20]
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