Written answers
Tuesday, 13 October 2020
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme
420. To ask the Minister for Health the status of his Department's efforts to progress reforms to the fair deal, nursing home support scheme specifically reforms that will provide for the... - Education Costs
421. To ask the Minister for Health if those undertaking educational psychology and counselling psychology doctorates will receive grants and funding as is the case for clinical psychology... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
422. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a funding application for the reopening of day services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29706/20] - Ambulance Service
423. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to health and safety breaches at an ambulance depot (details supplied). [29728/20] - Medical Cards
424. To ask the Minister for Health if a commitment to provide survivors of mother and baby homes with medical cards will be put in place. [29730/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
425. To ask the Minister for Health his views in relation to a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29876/20] - Disability Services Provision
426. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve travel services for persons with disabilities. [30049/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
427. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the way in which gyms can operate indoors under level 3 restrictions. [30050/20] - Primary Care Services
428. To ask the Minister for Health if a primary care centre (details supplied) will reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29566/20] - Disability Services Provision
429. To ask the Minister for Health if residential care will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29567/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
430. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29577/20] - Departmental Reports
431. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the publication of the report by the implementation, monitoring and evaluation group established to examine the need for legislative change, the... - Medical Aids and Appliances
433. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to support amputees with the financial cost of prosthetics in view of the fact that they are not included on the long-term illness scheme (details... - Prescriptions Charges
434. To ask the Minister for Health the reason he has not provided for the reduction in prescription charges set to come into effect on 1 July 2020; if medical card holders will see the... - Disability Services Provision
435. To ask the Minister for Health if disability services will continue in level 5 Covid-19 pandemic restrictions. [29637/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
436. To ask the Minister for Health the HSE policy for remote working during the Covid-19 pandemic, in particular for hospital employees whose work can be done from home; if a forum is available... - Medicinal Products
438. To ask the Minister for Health if a drug (details supplied) is in short supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29643/20] - Abortion Services Provision
439. To ask the Minister for Health if a person who suffers a failed abortion here will receive a repeat service if the failed procedure has caused them to pass the 12-week mark; and if he will... - HSE Staff
440. To ask the Minister for Health the detail of the 12,500 additional health care staff posts following the recent announcement by the HSE in view of the fact that almost €1 million is... - Covid-19 Tests
442. To ask the Minister for Health the procedures in place for Covid-19 testing for staff and residents at two facilities in County Donegal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Appointments Status
443. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will receive a date for a procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29656/20] - Hospital Transfers
445. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29658/20] - Hospital Appointments Status
446. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will receive a date for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29659/20] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
447. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which a person that is an Irish citizen that requires long term care that is resident in a nursing home in Northern Ireland can apply for the fair... - Dental Services
448. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for personal protective equipment for dentists (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29665/20] - General Practitioner Services
449. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Rush, County Dublin will be without a general practitioner delivering HSE contract services; and his views on... - Covid-19 Pandemic
450. To ask the Minister for Health the number of primary schools that has had a confirmed case of Covid-19. [29677/20] - Disability Services Funding
455. To ask the Minister for Health if additional funding in addition to the €10 million recently announced will be made available to facilitate the resumption of day services and enhanced... - Health Services Provision
456. To ask the Minister for Health if a specialist multidisciplinary team will be recruited and established to deal with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. [29684/20] - Health Services Staff
459. To ask the Minister for Health if the process for the recent community swabbers positions (details supplied) will reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29689/20] - Mental Health Services
460. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of a mental health crisis house at a location (details supplied); the date on which this development will go to tender; the cost... - Youth Services
462. To ask the Minister for Health the reason behind the decision to cease sports for children and young persons in community clubs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29704/20] - Addiction Treatment Services
463. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the work of the working group to consider alternative approaches to the possession of drugs for personal use; and if he will make a statement on... - Medical Cards
464. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure the required funding is provided for the increase in thresholds for medical cards as agreed in the Health (General... - Health Services Staff
465. To ask the Minister for Health the number of approved posts for adult and paediatric audiologists; the number of posts filled; the number of posts vacant by community healthcare... - Addiction Treatment Services
466. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for improving access to treatment for persons with gambling addictions; if he will consider the results of a study of the nine community healthcare... - Health Services Staff
468. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists, physiotherapists and speech and language therapists available for assessments and follow-up appointments for children in... - Mental Health Services
469. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies in mental health services for adults and children, respectively, by county, in tabular form. [29732/20] - Disability Services Funding
470. To ask the Minister for Health the budget requested by each disability service to resume providing services for children and adults, in tabular form. [29733/20] - Period Poverty
471. To ask the Minister for Health when the report of the sub-committee on period poverty will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29753/20] - Medicinal Products
472. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a drug (details supplied); if it is reimbursed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29759/20] - Primary Care Centres
473. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of the primary care centre in Birr, County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29767/20] - Dental Services
474. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request increased funding in budget 2021 to ensure the oral hygiene and dental sector is supported in the form of enhanced subsidies for general... - Covid-19 Tests
475. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a response has not issued from the HSE to Parliamentary Question No. 1241 of 8 September 2020; the protocols in place between his Department and the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
476. To ask the Minister for Health if documentation is required to prove that a person is travelling across county lines to provide an essential care service; and if so, the documentation... - Covid-19 Tests
477. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding a Covid-19 test for persons (details supplied). [29843/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
478. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to allowing swimming lessons to continue under level 3 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29845/20] - Health Services Access
479. To ask the Minister for Health when children (details supplied) will receive appointments for intervention. [29856/20] - Medical Cards
480. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the implementation of the commitment to raising the income threshold on medical cards for persons over 70 years of age; and if he will make a... - Child Abuse
481. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of allegations of child sexual abuse that are recommended as unfounded each year by St. Clare’s Unit in Temple Street Hospital in each of... - Medical Cards
482. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which the income limits for medical cards will be increased (details supplied); if there will be further delays; and if he will make a statement on... - Covid-19 Pandemic
483. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1327 of 8 September 2020, the number of staff redeployed from March 2020 to date from University Hospital Kerry to... - Covid-19 Tests
484. To ask the Minister for Health if rapid antigen testing 15 minutes will be considered as part of the long-term strategy to live with Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Services
485. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive results from St. Vincent’s Hospital. [29901/20] - Health Services Access
486. To ask the Minister for Health when the health centre in Ballymore Eustace, County Kildare will be reopened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29902/20] - Medical Cards
487. To ask the Minister for Health when the income threshold for over 70s medical card will commence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29906/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
488. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the importance of ventilation within Covid-19 prevention guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29920/20] - Hospital Appointments Status
490. To ask the Minister for Health if appointments will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29922/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
491. To ask the Minister for Health if meetings of an organisation (details supplied) are allowed to continue in view of level 3 Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the... - Alcohol Pricing
492. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which minimum unit pricing for the sale of alcohol will come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29956/20] - HSE Data
493. To ask the Minister for Health if a copy of the presentation given by the HSE in relation to airport texting will be provided; the date on which the presentation was given and to whom; and... - National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics
494. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has examined the use of the quality-adjusted life year in determining drug funding; the conclusions made to its effectiveness; and if he will... - Health Services Provision
495. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken to address the growing number of non-alcohol fatty liver disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30008/20] - Primary Care Centres
496. To ask the Minister for Health the level of service provision at a primary care centre (details supplied); his plans for its future use; if hours at the centre will be expanded; and if he... - Disability Services Funding
498. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that the deficits experienced by section 38 and section 39 disability service providers are eliminated; the date on which... - Health Services Reports
499. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that the recommendations of a review (details supplied) are implemented; the recommendations acted upon to date; the timeline... - Respite Care Services
500. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated for respite services. [30019/20] - Health Services Staff
501. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who applied to the recruitment campaign for community swabbers in the CHO8 area; the number of community swabbers that have been... - Disability Services Provision
503. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken to prioritise the full reopening of day care services for adults with an intellectual disability in counties Laois and Offaly; and if... - Health Services Provision
504. To ask the Minister for Health if provision has been made to provide transport to persons suspected of having Covid-19 who do not have means of transport; and if he will make a statement on... - Covid-19 Pandemic
505. To ask the Minister for Health if provision can be made on compassionate grounds for one visitor in full PPE to a care home under level 3 restrictions if the resident is suffering with... - Substance Misuse
506. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to address the misuse of nitrous oxide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30057/20] - Health Services Reports
507. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which the National Adult Critical Care Capacity and Activity Census Report 2020 will be published. [30062/20] - Health Services Provision
508. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the use of Citywest; his plans to extend the contract; his plans for its future use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30067/20] - Vaccination Programme
510. To ask the Minister for Health the quantity of the winter 'flu vaccination purchased; his plans for additional quantities to be purchased; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services Provision
513. To ask the Minister for Health if supplemental Covid-19 funding will be provided in budget 2021 for an adult day service (details supplied) to enable a full return to services; and if he... - Respite Care Services
514. To ask the Minister for Health the funding allocation for respite services in the budgets in each of the years 2015 to 2018, inclusive; the expenditure on respite services in the years 2016... - Dental Services
515. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that children as young as six years of age with medical cards are being refused dental treatment (details... - Primary Medical Certificates
516. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications for primary medical certificates that were approved in 2019 and for the first six months of 2020, by county or CHO basis; and if he... - Health Services Reports
517. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a review being conducted into a unit (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30106/20] - Emergency Departments
518. To ask the Minister for Health the procedure followed when a teenager consistently presents at accident and emergency with headaches; and if a MRI scan is offered as standard procedure.... - Transport Support Scheme
519. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being put in place to address the transport issues facing many of the families which use a service (details supplied); if the service sought an... - Health Information and Quality Authority
520. To ask the Minister for Health the level of national oversight that is in place and provided from HIQA and the HSE in view of the immediate medical support, advice and urgent assistance if... - Mental Health Services
521. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients with mental health difficulties presenting to South Tipperary General Hospital in each year since the closure of St. Michael’s... - Hospital Waiting Lists
523. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients waiting and wait times, including for diagnosis, on cardiac care wait lists in County Waterford in each of the years 2017 to 2019,... - Primary Care Services
526. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a community intervention team in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30143/20] - Vaccination Programme
527. To ask the Minister for Health if teachers will be eligible for the free 'flu vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30149/20] - Cancer Services
528. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cancer referrals in the first nine months of 2019 compared to the same period in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30150/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
533. To ask the Minister for Health the number of critical care beds available in the private healthcare system that would form part of a HSE deal with private sector hospitals to access their... - Health Services
534. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied). [30173/20] - Hospital Appointments Status
535. 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. [30174/20] - Hospital Data
536. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients admitted on a monthly basis to intensive care units here in each of the years 2017 to 2019, inclusive, and in the first nine months of... - Medicinal Products
537. To ask the Minister for Health if there is an appeals process for those who have been refused reimbursement by the HSE for the use of the breast cancer drug pertuzumab despite a consultant... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
538. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the struggle by addiction recovery support meetings in County Clare to continue to provide adequate services in view of the... - Hospital Services
539. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many hospital groups are not availing of electronic prescribing for discharges; the reason in this regard, in... - Covid-19 Tests
540. To ask the Minister for Health his views on antigen testing for Covid-19; his further views on whether this test can supplement or replace the laboratory testing of samples; and if he will... - Covid-19 Pandemic
543. To ask the Minister for Health the membership of the National Public Health Emergency Team and its associated subgroups; if membership details have changed since the publication of the... - Health Services
545. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which documentation will be issued relating to confirmation of service requested by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Charges
546. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by the HSE in contracting debt collection agencies to pursue unpaid statutory charges in each of the years 2013 to 2019, inclusive, and to... - Covid-19 Tests
551. To ask the Minister for Health if home help staff are receiving regular Covid-19 tests; and if not, the reason (details supplied). [30236/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
552. To ask the Minister for Health the additional Covid-19 related funding provided to Traveller healthcare projects to enable them to return to work safely in tabular form. [30244/20] - Disability Services Provision
554. To ask the Minister for Health when the capacity review of disability services completed in 2019 will be published. [30246/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
555. To ask the Minister for Health if occupational therapists and speech and language therapists in Cheeverstown are being reallocated to track and tracing. [30257/20] - Hospital Data
556. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 204 of 23 September 2020, the hours of operation of each such acute hospital stroke unit in tabular form; if it is a... - Undefined
557. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30291/20] - Home Care Packages
558. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the home care pilot scheme; and his plans to roll out the scheme further. [30292/20] - Health Screening Programmes
559. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to clear the backlog of BreastCheck screening appointments; if appointments will be expedited; his plans to make BreastCheck screening... - Covid-19 Pandemic
560. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which the Covid-19 roadmap for the reopening of day care services for older persons will be communicated; and if he will make a statement on the... - Nursing Home Accommodation
561. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public nursing homes by county; the number of private nursing homes by county; his plans for the development of further public nursing homes; and... - Voluntary Sector
562. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of section 39 funded organisations; the amount of funding allocated to each organisation in 2019; and if he will make a statement on... - Disability Services Funding
563. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide funding to a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30317/20] - Disability Services Provision
564. To ask the Minister for Health the status of works to be carried out on a day care centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30318/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
565. To ask the Minister for Health if occupational therapists in County Kildare have been reassigned to contact tracing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30327/20] - Occupational Therapy
566. To ask the Minister for Health if occupational therapists in County Kildare have been redeployed to other areas; the impact this is having on assessment waiting lists in County Kildare; and... - Disability Services Provision
567. To ask the Minister for Health the number of day centres in Cork city and county that have closed since mid-March 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic; the location of each centre; the... - Covid-19 Tests
570. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for a Covid-19 test in each testing centre in County Cork in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30342/20] - School Attendance
571. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of a State-funded contraception scheme; if an implementation group has been established to progress this work; and if he will... - Crisis Pregnancy Services
572. To ask the Minister for Health the measures introduced to prevent the operation of rogue crisis pregnancy agencies which seek to obstruct women seeking access to termination of pregnancy... - Disabilities Assessments
573. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the backlog for assessment of need for children with a disability in the south County Kildare and west County Wicklow area;... - Health Services Staff
575. To ask the Minister for Health the number of paediatric occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and physiotherapists in areas of County Cork (details supplied) in each of the... - Physical Education
576. To ask the Minister for Health the reason extracurricular sporting activities for young persons are classified differently to in-school sporting activities (details supplied); and if he will... - Disability Services Provision
577. To ask the Minister for Health the timelines for the refurbishment of a health facility (details supplied); when services will resume at the facility; and if he will make a statement on the...
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