Written answers
Thursday, 8 October 2020
- Pension Provisions
240. To ask the Minister for Health if a health board pension can be paid fortnightly rather than monthly for a person (details supplied). [29521/20] - Disability Services Funding
241. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ring-fence funding for support services for persons with disabilities to enable the 2,900 persons with disabilities living in congregated settings... - Disability Services Provision
242. To ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene to save St. John of Gods Services, Monavalley, Tralee, County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Dental Services
243. To ask the Minister for Health the numbers of dentists, dental nurses, clinical dental technicians and orthodontists working in primary care sites in the CHO8 area in February 2020 and June... - Hospital Appointments Status
245. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1205 of 8 September 2020, which incorrectly refers to an appointment on 1 May 2020; the appointment referred to was... - Drugs Payment Scheme
246. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to add Cariban to the approved drug list under the drug payment scheme; and the medicines available under the drug payment scheme to treat... - Hospital Appointments Status
247. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29280/20] - HSE Properties
249. To ask the Minister for Health if plans are being considered for a disused building (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29283/20] - Dental Services
250. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) is eligible for orthodontic treatment on the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29285/20] - Primary Medical Certificates
251. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications that have been received for primary medical certificates in CHO 9 in 2020; the number of applications that have been processed to... - Disability Services Funding
252. To ask the Minister for Health the reason HSE audiology has not been ring-fenced as an essential service for children who are deaf and hard of hearing; if he will make a commitment to... - Medical Cards
254. To ask the Minister for Health the exact date he will commence higher thresholds for medical card applicants over 70 years of age. [29325/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
255. To ask the Minister for Health the detail of the medical advice which has been provided which prevents amateur soccer clubs playing matches in level 3 areas while allowing amateur GAA and... - Home Help Service
256. To ask the Minister for Health if assistance can be offered to a person (details supplied) for the reinstatement of home help; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29340/20] - Hospital Appointments Status
257. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive an appointment. [29342/20] - Departmental Contracts
259. To ask the Minister for Health the contracts with public relations agencies and consultants entered into by his Department; and the remit of these contracts including the costs in tabular... - Hospital Groups
260. To ask the Minister for Health the steps which will be taken to ensure Saolta Group undertake the urgent implementation of all necessary improvements laid bare by the recent HIQA Your... - National Maternity Strategy
261. To ask the Minister for Health the steps which will be taken to ensure the speedy implementation of the National Maternity Strategy 2016-2026 at Letterkenny University Hospital, including... - Maternity Services
262. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the results of the recent HIQA Your Experience survey on experiences of maternity care in Ireland (details supplied); his further views on the... - Vaccination Programme
263. To ask the Minister for Health if the 'flu vaccine will be made available for students and healthcare staff at third-level institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29387/20] - Health Services
264. To ask the Minister for Health the treatment and supports available through the HSE to children and adults who have EDS; his plans to provide comprehensive treatment through the HSE for EDS... - Covid-19 Pandemic
265. To ask the Minister for Health his position on the WHO Covid-19 solidarity call to action, which promotes the notion of technologies to deal with Covid-19 as global public goods and urges... - Covid-19 Tests
266. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists and speech and language therapists who have been reassigned to the Covid-19 testing and tracing response; the impact this... - Airport Passenger Data
267. To ask the Minister for Health when the decision was taken to change the policy for passenger locator form follow-up calls in order that the purpose of these calls was no longer to monitor... - Commencement of Legislation
268. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of each of the outstanding sections of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018. [29395/20] - Departmental Staff
269. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide information on a matter (details supplied). [29408/20] - Disability Services Provision
270. To ask the Minister for Health when the deed of partial discharge for a location (details supplied) will be signed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29429/20] - Covid-19 Tests
271. To ask the Minister for Health the average turnaround times at the Wicklow Covid-19 testing centre which serves County Wicklow and parts of south County Dublin (details supplied); and if he... - Home Help Service
273. To ask the Minister for Health if home help hours will be granted to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29446/20] - General Practitioner Services
274. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for replacing general practitioners that retire; and the status of the matter with a predicted 700 general practitioners due to retire within the... - Hospital Appointments Status
275. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29452/20] - Health Services Funding
279. To ask the Minister for Health if a response will issue to an organisation (details supplied) in respect of a funding application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29459/20] - Hospital Appointments Status
280. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29464/20] - Cancer Services
284. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women who have been screened by BreastCheck from 1 January to 30 September 2020; and the number for the same timeframe in 2019. [29476/20] - Maternity Services
285. To ask the Minister for Health the number of compensation payments made by the HSE on foot of incidents in maternity units in each of the years 2016 to 2019, in tabular form; the amount of... - Mental Health Services
286. To ask the Minister for Health if additional resources will be provided for mental health services in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29479/20] - HSE Waiting Lists
287. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for hip and knee replacement surgery in each hospital in which such surgery takes place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29483/20] - Health Services
289. To ask the Minister for Health the status the establishment of the national psychology place office. [29486/20] - Addiction Treatment Services
290. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that those availing of supports, such as community meetings for addiction and recovery, will continue to be able to do so if Ireland enters... - Covid-19 Pandemic
291. To ask the Minister for Health if healthcare workers who are close contacts of positive Covid-19 cases or close contacts of someone awaiting the results of a Covid-19 test are entitled to... - HSE Waiting Lists
292. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a podiatry appointment in primary care as of 30 September 2020 or the latest available date; and the number... - Mental Health Services
299. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to adult mental health units to date in 2020. [29496/20] - HSE Waiting Lists
300. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home support hours being provided in each LHO area as of 30 September 2020 or the latest available date; the way in which that compares to the... - Disability Services Funding
302. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the statement by a federation (details supplied) that the €10 million in aid allocated to disability services in the... - Covid-19 Tests
303. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE medical or therapeutic staff, including dentists, nurses, physiotherapists, SLTs and OTs, that have been deployed to Covid-19 contact tracing... - Medicinal Products
304. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 633 of 5 March 2020, if he will provide an update; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29511/20] - Nursing Education
305. To ask the Minister for Health if student nurses will be paid for work they do in hospitals. [29523/20] - Covid-19 Tests
306. To ask the Minister for Health when health staff, such as speech and language therapists and occupational therapists currently carrying out contact tracing, will return to their pre-Covid-19... - HSE Waiting Lists
307. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting time to access a service (details supplied); the number of children on the waiting list; his plans to tackle the waiting list; when the service... - Disability Services Data
309. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with disabilities in receipt of home support hours in each LHO area as of 30 September 2020 or latest date available; and the number on... - HSE Waiting Lists
314. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the physiotherapy waiting list by each local health area as of 30 September 2020 or the latest date available the number waiting less...
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