Written answers
Tuesday, 3 November 2020
- Covid-19 Pandemic
1094. To ask the Minister for Health the Government’s plan or strategy to facilitate the return of office workers to city centres for the next 12 months. [32204/20] - Departmental Correspondence
1095. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to correspondence (details supplied) from a local hair salon owner. [32246/20] - Disability Support Services
1096. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; if he will address the current situation for children with profound needs in the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1097. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the definition of a close contact for the purposes of Covid-19 tracing in primary and secondary schools; if this definition used by the HSE... - Animal Slaughtering
1099. To ask the Minister for Health if local authority vets who had been funded by the Food Safety Authority to inspect animals for slaughter in the small abattoirs and butchers have had their... - Health Services Staff
1100. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to close the pay gap between section 38 and 39 workers who provide services for children and adults with an intellectual disability, as it is... - Medical Aids and Appliances
1101. To ask the Minister for Health if Ireland has decided to partake in the rescEU stockpile of medical equipment; if not, the reason; if so, the breakdown of the supplies received; and if he... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1102. To ask the Minister for Health if exemptions to the 14-day restriction of movements can be given to those who work in an area that requires travel in and out of Ireland (details supplied);... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
1103. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the process of a typical new capital project from end to end, that is, from design to planning to procurement to build; the different stages... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1104. To ask the Minister for Health if clarity will be provided to teachers who are in close contact with a student in their class who is diagnosed with Covid-19; and if they are deemed to be a... - Disabilities Assessments
1107. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in County Kildare who have been impacted by the redeployment of disability clinicians to address the assessment of need backlog. [32881/20] - Ombudsman for Children
1108. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to a report from the Ombudsman for Children (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32902/20] - Misuse of Drugs
1109. To ask the Minister for Health the status of possession of drugs for personal use; the considerations being given to future changes to the law in this regard; and if he will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1110. To ask the Minister for Health the number of passenger locator forms completed and processed in September 2020; the number of persons contacted following their arrival here via this... - Disability Services Funding
1118. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the €100 million allocated in budget 2021 to the disability sector; the amount allocated to new funding; the amount previously... - Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
1119. To ask the Minister for Health if provision has been made to support the drug and alcohol task forces with extra funding for the extra costs incurred in their response to the Covid-19... - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
1120. To ask the Minister for Health his views on adding products of a company (details supplied) to the medical cannabis access programme; if there are plans for expanding the products to be... - Health Services
1122. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32302/20] - Hospital Services
1123. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a new radiology intervention suite at Connolly Hospital; and the number of additional full-time staff that have been recruited to date. [32304/20] - Hospital Staff
1124. To ask the Minister for Health the number of extra full-time staff that have been provided to the rapid access chest pain unit at Connolly Hospital. [32305/20] - Hospital Appointments Status
1126. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a medical appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32312/20] - Physiotherapy Services
1127. To ask the Minister for Health if regular physiotherapy can be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32317/20] - Home Help Service
1128. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for home help packages by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32323/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1129. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a definition of a close contact for the purposes of Covid-19 tracing; if this definition used by the HSE is in line with WHO and ECDC... - Vaccination Programme
1130. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will have an adequate supply of the adult winter influenza vaccination for general practitioner surgeries and pharmacies in County Wicklow; and if... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1131. To ask the Minister for Health the number of schools his Department or the HSE has notified that have had cases of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32334/20] - Health Screening Programmes
1132. To ask the Minister for Health his plans place resume BreastCheck services; when plans will be put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32337/20] - Hospital Appointments Status
1133. 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. [32345/20] - Vaccination Programme
1134. To ask the Minister for Health if the possibility of teachers, SNAs and all school staff being offered the flu vaccination free of charge has been examined. [32346/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1135. To ask the Minister for Health if persons working in a company (details supplied) are considered essential workers [32348/20] - Disability Services Provision
1136. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a commitment to improving access for children with special needs and autism to education (details supplied) and to specialised therapies such as... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1137. To ask the Minister for Health the number of passengers who have arrived in Ireland who have been found to have not adhered to the 14-day quarantine period. [32375/20] - Health Promotion
1140. To ask the Minister for Health if advice will be provided on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32384/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1141. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE workers who have been seconded or volunteered to work with the HSA or in contact testing or tracing by occupation in tabular form; and if he... - Medicinal Products
1143. To ask the Minister for Health when the FreeStyle Libre sensor will be available for medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32400/20] - Hospital Facilities
1146. To ask the Minister for Health the detail of the individual costs involved in the €700,000 refurbishment of St. Michael’s unit in Clonmel, County Tipperary. [32407/20] - Disability Services Funding
1147. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the €20 million in the Budget assigned to support for voluntary bodies providing disability services to support the Transforming Lives... - Hospital Staff
1148. To ask the Minister for Health if all student nurses and midwives will be paid for the work they do in hospitals as part of mandatory placements; and if he will make a statement on the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1149. To ask the Minister for Health the rationale and evidence for the decision to limit the numbers attending funerals to ten persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32413/20] - Vaccination Programme
1151. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the winter flu vaccination programme; when it is due to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32425/20] - Hospital Groups
1152. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the values of the document of a religious order have not been amended or replaced in the constitution for a... - National Maternity Hospital
1155. To ask the Minister for Health if a company (details supplied) will retain the legal right to mortgage any or all parts of the publicly funded National Maternity Hospital under the current... - Healthcare Policy
1157. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to conclude the governance review of the drugs approval and procurement process which was scheduled for completion by the end of the second quarter... - Hospital Admissions
1158. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospitalisations that occurred due to knife assaults in each of the years 2005 to 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the... - Disability Services Provision
1159. To ask the Minister for Health if a child and teen physiotherapist can continue on a one-to-one basis for children with disabilities such as muscle dyspraxia and Asperger's syndrome under... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1161. To ask the Minister for Health if the National Framework for Living with Covid-19 has a basis in statute or regulation or if it is purely advisory; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services Staff
1162. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address staff recruitment issues in homecare provision; if he has engaged with an organisation (details supplied) on this matter; and if he will... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1163. To ask the Minister for Health if dance schools can be recategorised as educational institutions for the purposes of Covid-19 restrictions to allow them to continue to operate during... - Ambulance Service
1164. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated amount the HSE spent on private ambulances in the south-east and mid-west regions in the past five years in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Nursing Staff
1165. To ask the Minister for Health the placements within the health service that student nurses are paid for and those they are not; the estimated cost of payments and number of recipients for... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1167. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons from each hospital and relevant centre who have been provided with healthcare worker accommodation since the beginning of the Covid-19... - Disability Services Provision
1169. To ask the Minister for Health if disability services will remain open for the duration of level 5. [32504/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1170. To ask the Minister for Health if play therapy is classed as an essential service; if so, the guidelines in place for the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32514/20] - Health Services Staff
1171. To ask the Minister for Health the composition of the health intelligence unit; the number and grade of all staff in the unit; the remit of the unit; and if he will make a statement on the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1172. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address matters raised by an association (details supplied) regarding operating under level 5 restrictions due to come into effect from midnight on... - First Aid Training
1174. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding first aid and safety training. [32524/20] - Primary Medical Certificates
1175. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting lists for primary medical certificates by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32525/20] - Health Services Funding
1176. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review a case (details supplied); the steps he is taking in relation to the funding crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32526/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1178. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a legal obligation on persons to wear face coverings when entering retail businesses; if not, his plans to introduce such an obligation; if so,... - Drug Treatment Programmes
1179. To ask the Minister for Health if recovery support programme meetings are to be allowed continue under current level 5 committees. [32536/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1180. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists and speech and language therapists employed directly or indirectly of the HSE that have been redeployed for Covid-19... - HSE Staff
1181. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Business Services is the only body within the HSE with responsibility for recruitment and filling of positions; and if so, the number of... - HSE Reports
1183. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE Valproate Response Report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32547/20] - Health Services Reports
1184. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied); if so, if he has considered the findings of the report; if similar measures are being... - Home Care Packages
1185. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for homecare packages by CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32550/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1186. To ask the Minister for Health the reason and evidence used in the decision to close barbers and hairdressers under level 5 restrictions. [32553/20] - Audiology Services
1187. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that audiology services are minimally disrupted in view of the latest Covid-19 restrictions in view of the urgency of the appointments for... - Disability Services Provision
1188. To ask the Minister for Health the status of taxi services for the disability sector at present, particularly in circumstances in which persons were collected from their home before the... - Hospital Appointments Status
1190. To ask the Minister for Health if surgery will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32601/20] - Medical Cards
1192. To ask the Minister for Health when a new medical card will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32595/20] - Disability Services Provision
1193. To ask the Minister for Health if an organisation (details supplied) can continue providing services to children with disabilities during level 5 restrictions; and if the organisation will... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1194. To ask the Minister for Health if gymnasiums can be kept open through level 5 in order to enable persons to engage in individual training to support their physical and mental health; and if... - Hospital Consultant Contracts
1195. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to achieve pay parity and address the two tier pay issue for hospital consultants both on type A, B and C contracts; and if he will make a statement... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1198. To ask the Minister for Health the rules that apply for taxi services to Dublin Airport if the distance from home or work is more than 5 km to the airport but still within County Dublin;... - Maternity Services
1203. To ask the Minister for Health the rules with regards to level 5 restrictions regarding the attendance of a designated partner in maternity wards, specifically the terms included in... - Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
1204. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32638/20] - Primary Care Centres
1205. To ask the Minister for Health the status of planned new primary care centres in Kilrush, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32656/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1208. To ask the Minister for Health if a farm shop business that sells produce on the basis of a seasonal harvest, in respect of which customers travel to reap that harvest from distances of in... - Respite Care Services
1212. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE can provide a timeline and an update on the provision of respite care for person (details supplied) who has been identified as a code red by their... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1213. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken to counter pseudoscience, falsehoods and denial in respect of Covid-19; his views on whether the State is doing enough to counter... - HSE Funding
1214. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); if he will re-examine funding for residential places in CHO 6; and if he will make... - Health Services Provision
1215. To ask the Minister for Health the reason elderly persons or those with underlying health conditions have to wait for weeks to get the flu injection (details supplied); and if he will make... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1216. To ask the Minister for Health if persons (details supplied) can travel outside of their 5 km radius for the reasons outlined in order to maintain their mental health and well-being; and if... - Dental Services
1218. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32691/20] - Cross-Border Health Initiatives
1219. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); when the reimbursement of cross-border medical costs thresholds changed; and if he... - Hospital Services
1220. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address matters regarding the rheumatology department at UHK (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32699/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1221. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken to avoid hunting becoming the cause of the spread of Covid-19, for example, in respect of unnecessary travel, close proximity to... - Primary Care Centres
1223. To ask the Minister for Health the status of and position of a facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32712/20] - Audiology Services
1226. To ask the Minister for Health if access to paediatric audiology services will be maintained during the level 5 restrictions and beyond; if audiologists may be redeployed for contact... - Self-Harm Prevention
1227. To ask the Minister for Health if staff of the national self harm registry will be classified as essential workers in this lockdown, which they were not during the last lockdown resulting... - Suicide Incidence
1228. To ask the Minister for Health if the period during the last lockdown and the period of the current lockdown will be prioritised in the way in which data pertaining to suicide is collected,... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1229. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the R number is calculated; and if this is in line with international best practice for the validation of computer systems [32723/20] - Palliative Care Services
1230. To ask the Minister for Health the long-term Covid-19 plan for persons with disabilities in residential care facilities. [32724/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1233. To ask the Minister for Health if, under current restrictions, outdoor swimming is allowed as a fitness activity for a person who lives more than 5 km from the coast; and if he will make a... - Covid-19 Tests
1235. To ask the Minister for Health if the Covid-19 test centre can be reopened in Athlone in view of the rise in cases and the increase in testing persons that cannot drive and will have to... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1236. To ask the Minister for Health if additional investment has been made in the past six months on testing and tracing and on acute hospitals; and his plans for investment going forward. [32746/20] - Medical Aids and Appliances
1238. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the roll-out of the FreeStyle Libre device for adults (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32750/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1239. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase contact tracing for Covid-19; and if he has considered asking volunteers to carry out the process. [32751/20] - Health Services
1243. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32763/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1244. To ask the Minister for Health the number of close contacts contacted via the Covid-19 tracker application since it was launched by month; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Insurance
1245. To ask the Minister for Health if it is now policy for public hospitals to refuse admission and care to a patient that holds private health insurance until such time as the private health... - National Children's Hospital
1246. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the national children's hospital; when the development is expected to be finalised; the current anticipated final cost of the project; and if he... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1248. To ask the Minister for Health if two-parent households can avail of casual childminding services, that is, grandparents minding in their own home or the household’s home under new... - Hospital Appointments Status
1251. 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. [32777/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1252. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to have school specific contact tracing teams; the detail of same; the way in which it will be delivered; when it is planned to roll this out; and... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
1253. To ask the Minister for Health the amount collected under the fair deal scheme in each of the past five years; the number of persons contributing to and availing of the scheme in each year;... - Hospital Appointments Status
1255. 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. [32802/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1256. To ask the Minister for Health if organised window visits by appointment at nursing homes will be permitted under the level 5 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Vaccination Programme
1257. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a shortage of flu vaccines; and his plans to obtain a supply of same in order for persons that need to and or want to avail... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1259. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the travel abroad statistic is arrived at; if he will provide the statistics on this since records started to be collected (details... - Hospital Services
1260. To ask the Minister for Health if additional resources will be considered for approval for the rheumatology department in University Hospital Kerry (details supplied) to address the care... - HSE Expenditure
1261. To ask the Minister for Health when the next HSE capital plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32824/20] - Departmental Projects
1263. To ask the Minister for Health the capital projects under way and planned, by county, undertaken by his Department or the HSE, in tabular form; the cost at this point and the budget; the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1264. To ask the Minister for Health if painters and decorators are allowed to enter homes to carry out their work under new level 5 restrictions. [32832/20] - Approved Housing Bodies
1266. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE is handing over the governance, care and accommodation needs of vulnerable persons in sheltered accommodation to an approved housing body;... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1267. To ask the Minister for Health if his office receives daily or weekly reports on Covid-19 positive cases and the number of tests taken and contact tracing calls made; if so, the person or... - HSE Staff
1276. To ask the Minister for Health his views on agency staff employed by the HSE; his further views on recruitment within the HSE as a whole; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1277. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding high-risk surgical patients; his plans to address the backlog of surgeries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32894/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1278. To ask the Minister for Health the restrictions on partners and-or accompanying persons attending for labour and prenatal appointments in the maternity services under levels 4 and 5 of the... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
1283. To ask the Minister for Health if agency staff working for a State agency (details supplied) have been provided with the same level of Covid-19 protections as permanent staff, including the... - Hospital Appointments Status
1284. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32923/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1285. To ask the Minister for Health the reason applicants with clinical experience and qualifications are considered for Covid-19 work, with specific reference to non-clinical tracers'... - National Drugs Strategy
1286. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the €10 million funding allocated for the national drugs strategy; the amount of funding allocated to drug and alcohol task forces; if... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1287. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider extending the 5 km travel limit for persons who live in rural areas in view of the unreasonable restrictions this will place on persons... - Home Help Service
1290. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is unable to receive additional home help hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32946/20] - Medical Cards
1291. To ask the Minister for Health if food supplements and gluten-free products will be covered under the medical card scheme in view of the fact that these products can be expensive; and if he... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1292. To ask the Minister for Health the contingency plans in place to deal with the already extensive waiting lists for patients with arthritis for rheumatology appointments and so on as the... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
1293. To ask the Minister for Health if additional funding has been assigned in budget 2021 to address the digital divide to ensure that persons with disabilities and other disadvantages are not... - Disability Support Services
1294. To ask the Minister for Health if additional support will be provided for specialist training providers for persons with disabilities such as National Learning Network; and if he will make... - Assisted Suicide
1297. To ask the Minister for Health if personnel or section within his Department or the HSE have ever conducted an ethical review of the Groningen protocol which originated in the Netherlands... - Hospital Procedures
1298. To ask the Minister for Health the status of and position regarding the use of do not resuscitate orders within the health care system here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Vaccination Programme
1300. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department is working on legislation to introduce a no-fault compensation scheme for vaccine damages in line with commitments in the programme for... - HSE Staff
1302. To ask the Minister for Health the number of healthcare personnel that have been recruited by the HSE since March 2020 whose previous employment was in nursing homes and or caring for the... - Respite Care Services
1303. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review correspondence (details supplied); if he will provide clarity on same and on the model of care adopted for this respite centre; and if he... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1304. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons contacted as part of contact tracing efforts that refuse to co-operate with the requests for information and refuse to get tested.... - Medical Cards
1309. To ask the Minister for Health if the means test for medical cards for persons with disabilities will be removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33055/20] - Speech and Language Therapy
1310. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive speech and language therapy [33056/20] - Hospital Admissions
1311. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be admitted to a unit in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33077/20] - Health Services
1312. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a response to a complaint; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33078/20] - Disability Services Provision
1313. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to resume child and adult intellectual disability respite services in County Donegal; if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties families... - Respite Care Services
1314. To ask the Minister for Health when respite services for both children and adults with intellectual disabilities in the Inishowen area of County Donegal will be resumed; if alternative... - Hospital Services
1315. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter in relation to the histopathology departments (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33093/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1316. To ask the Minister for Health if any of the approximately 2,000 persons that tested positive for Covid-19 and asked by the HSE to alert their own close contacts were teachers, SNAs or... - Nursing Staff
1317. To ask the Minister for Health the number of community registered nurses that have yet to have their salary increased in line with the agreement reached following the 2019 industrial... - Hospital Appointments Status
1320. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33126/20] - Cross-Border Health Initiatives
1321. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) in relation to the cross-border directive will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33128/20] - Health Services Funding
1322. To ask the Minister for Health the financial support provided by his Department to the St. John’s Ambulance service for 2020; and the estimated support for 2021. [33133/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1323. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 234 of 7 October 2020, if he will provide a breakdown of the €5 million to each company and the service they... - Hospital Appointments Status
1324. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive an appointment for a further MRI scan. [33139/20] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
1325. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant positions within CAMHS Wexford south. [33160/20] - Pharmaceutical Sector
1327. To ask the Minister for Health the amount his Department or the HSE has received from pharmaceutical companies in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020. [33163/20] - Medicinal Products
1330. To ask the Minister for Health the number of breaches there have been of Part IV, regulations 20, 21 and 22 of the Medicinal Products (Controls of Advertising) Regulations 2007; and the... - Hospital Equipment
1333. To ask the Minister for Health when accessories for a hospital bed can be provided in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33183/20] - Home Care Packages
1334. To ask the Minister for Health when a full homecare package can be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33184/20] - Vaccination Programme
1335. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the current waiting lists at general practitioners and pharmacies for persons receiving the flu vaccines; the status of the... - Substance Misuse
1336. To ask the Minister for Health when the emergency funding to offset the costs of delivering drug and alcohol services in the context of Covid-19, which was announced during the Dáil... - Nursing Staff
1337. To ask the Minister for Health if nurses who worked the night shift on 24 to 25 October 2020 that had to work an extra hour due to daylight savings time will be paid [33240/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1338. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of acquiring a Covid-19 vaccine; the estimated number of vaccines initially required; the estimated cost of administering the vaccine; and... - Cancer Services
1339. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to resume BreastCheck screening services; if the recent move to level 5 will have an effect on the resumption of his service; and if he will make a... - Departmental Contracts
1341. To ask the Minister for Health the number of contracts approved in his Department in 2019 and to date in 2020 without competitive tender; the details of the contract; the company awarded... - Primary Medical Certificates
1342. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applicants for the primary medical certificate programme in 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33297/20] - Medicinal Products
1343. To ask the Minister for Health the position in relation to a medical card holder that is prescribed a drug (details supplied) prior to undertaking a colonoscopy; the actions a medical card... - Disability Services Provision
1344. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the situation in which adult day care centres for persons with disabilities are not implementing their new programmes for service users and in... - Tribunals of Inquiry
1346. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the planned CervicalCheck tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33322/20] - Ministerial Meetings
1347. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times he has met with a group (details supplied) since taking office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33323/20] - Health Services Staff
1348. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public health doctors here; the number that have qualified as consultants and are not employed as consultants; and the number of public health... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1350. To ask the Minister for Health the public health measures being put in place to ensure the isolation of Covid-19 infection within the Travelling community, the rate of which has increased... - Covid-19 Tests
1351. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which priority testing for essential workers and healthcare workers operates in practice; the turnaround time for same; the way in which... - General Practitioner Services
1352. To ask the Minister for Health if all Covid-19-related services relating to general practice and general practitioners are free-of-charge; if this applies in the case of out-of-hours GP... - Home Care Packages
1353. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will receive a contract; when additional homecare hours announced in the winter plan will come on stream; if additional staff... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1354. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a group of environmental scientists feeding into NPHET; if not, the reason; and the amount allocated to improve ventilation in buildings (details... - HSE Funding
1357. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of budget 2021 funding for breastfeeding; the funding being made available to implement the national breastfeeding action plan;... - HSE Expenditure
1358. To ask the Minister for Health if costings were carried out in relation to the implementation of the National Breastfeeding Action Plan; if so, if he will provide a breakdown of these... - Hospital Expenditure
1359. To ask the Minister for Health the areas in which the 600 new rehabilitation beds announced in budget 2021 will be located; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33352/20] - Nursing Home Accommodation
1360. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the planned replacement hospital for St. Joseph’s Hospital, Ennis, County Clare. [33353/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1361. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider using the Reserve Defence Force to help with contact tracing for Covid-19 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Vaccination Programme
1364. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the shortage of supply of child flu vaccinations that have been ordered by pharmacists to be provided within primary school... - HSE Staff
1365. To ask the Minister for Health when a transfer of service for a person (details supplied) from the HSE to the Department of Education will take place. [33373/20] - Mental Health Services
1367. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons seeking mental health supports in Galway city to date in 2020; the way in which this compares to the previous five years; if there were... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1368. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to differing implementation of the Health Protection Surveillance Centre’s Covid-19 guidance on visitations in... - Parking Charges
1370. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to waiving parking fees for front-line staff in hospitals in view of the level 5 restrictions; and if he will make a statement... - Health Services Access
1371. To ask the Minister for Health the measures in place and being considered to ensure that arthritis sufferers can access rheumatology services such as physiotherapy, occupational therapy,... - Home Help Service
1373. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be allocated to the relevant Department as part of budget 2021 to support those receiving home help and other vital services in the home... - Hospital Services
1374. 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. [30675/20] - Disability Services Provision
1375. To ask the Minister for Health the progress which has been made to fully reopen services such as speech and language, occupational physiotherapy and child psychology services. [30621/20] - Covid-19 Tests
1377. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria applied by the HSE for testing in cases in which a person is a close contact but does not have the Covid-19 app installed. [31560/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1378. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new staff numbers on track and tracing and swabbing duties for 2020 and 2021, including details of those employed directly with the HSE and... - Disability Services Provision
1379. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to deal with the recent announcement by St. John of God Community Services that it will be withdrawing from the provision of disability services... - Hospital Appointments Status
1380. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied). [33431/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1381. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied at the modelling carried out by NPHET in circumstances in which it is predicted in its letter of 15 October 2020, recommending a move to... - Covid-19 Tests
1383. To ask the Minister for Health if a closed Covid testing centre (details supplied) could be reopened given the increase in Covid cases and given the fact that it leaves some persons... - Disability Services Funding
1385. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be made available for a facility owned by an organisation (details supplied) that provides a range of necessary community-based services to... - Respite Care Services
1386. To ask the Minister for Health when respite services will resume for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33498/20] - Hospital Data
1389. To ask the Minister for Health the location of additional and existing critical care beds, acute beds, subacute beds and community beds provided for in Budget 2021; the administrative... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1390. To ask the Minister for Health if maternity visitation restrictions can be eased to make room for social bubble, social and household exclusive support network; and if he will make a... - Dental Services
1394. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to alleviate the waiting times being imposed on children and their parents when availing of State-provided orthodontic care; his plans to tackle the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1395. To ask the Minister for Health the details of his negotiations with the private hospital sector to ensure a permanent increase in the capacity across the health service; and if he will make... - Disability Services Funding
1396. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that the substantial deficits currently experienced by section 38 and 39 disability service providers are eliminated; the... - Voluntary Sector
1397. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he plans to take to ensure that the recommendations of the independent review group examining the role of voluntary organisations is fully... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
1398. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the most recent CAMHS waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33448/20] - Dental Services
1399. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for orthodontic procedures in CHO9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33449/20] - Health Services
1400. To ask the Minister for Health when a registration number will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33623/20] - Nursing Staff
1401. To ask the Minister for Health if student nurses on job placement in hospital and care settings are being paid by the HSE or another body; the rates of pay they are receiving and entitled... - Hospital Appointments Status
1404. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive treatment for scoliosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33635/20] - Cancer Services
1405. To ask the Minister for Health the extent of the backlogs experienced in the symptomatic breast and prostate services referred to in the HSE's winter plan; and the length of time it will... - Covid-19 Tests
1406. To ask the Minister for Health the reason only scientists registered with CORU can be considered to perform Covid-19 testing roles; if he plans to expand the criteria to consider... - Medical Cards
1407. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33659/20] - Hospital Services
1408. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the laboratory service at St. Michael's Hospital had its hours of operation reduced on 5 August 2020 back to pre-pandemic levels (details... - Disabilities Assessments
1409. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in an assessment of need being carried out for a person (details supplied). [33668/20] - Hospital Staff
1410. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for the recruitment of an additional full-time consultant obstetrician for University Hospital Galway. [33675/20] - Hospital Services
1414. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who presented with respiratory conditions at Wexford General Hospital in 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [33679/20] - Covid-19 Tests
1415. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the confirmation from the HSE that the amplification cycles used in PCR testing here runs between 40 and 45 amplification cycles, in view of the... - Health Services
1416. To ask the Minister for Health the number of scoliosis surgeries carried out on children to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33698/20] - Health and Social Care Professionals
1417. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost in 2021 of increasing the annual general practitioner training intake to 280 places. [33699/20] - Health Services Staff
1418. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time speech and language therapists, occupational therapists and physiotherapists working in the public health services within County... - Medical Cards
1420. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical card renewal assessments carried out since the removal of the restriction on renewals; the number of medical cards withdrawn as a... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1421. To ask the Minister for Health the number of members of the public who applied to be contact tracers; the number employed; and the number who started in each of the months of 2020 to date... - Health and Social Care Professionals
1426. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant consultant posts on the first day of each month of 2020 to date; the latest available date for October 2020; the number of consultant... - Health Services
1427. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment will issue to the parents of a child (details supplied) who is availing of early intervention services in County Galway; the reason for... - Hospice Services
1429. To ask the Minister for Health the progress on an initiative to develop a hospice unit in Drogheda, County Louth to serve the population of the north east; if the HSE still has plans to... - Vaccination Programme
1430. To ask the Minister for Health the supply situation for child flu vaccines presently in reserve stock; the way in which his Department is allocating stock for school inoculation programmes;... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1432. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 passenger locator forms completed and submitted from 1 September 2020 to date in 2020; the resources he has made available ahead of the... - Mental Health Policy
1433. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the additional funding announced in budget 2021 for mental health will be allocated in tabular form; the amount that will be provided to... - Occupational Therapy
1434. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists that are offering a full schedule of care in a public HSE setting; the number that have been redeployed on a full-time... - Speech and Language Therapy
1435. To ask the Minister for Health the number of speech and language therapists that are offering a full schedule of care in a public HSE setting; the number that have been redeployed on a... - Health Services Funding
1436. To ask the Minister for Health the allocated budget for neurological services here; his plans for distribution of same throughout the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services Staff
1437. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [33775/20] - Health Services Funding
1438. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he expects the 2021 Budget for his Department to meet in full the capital projects in addition to extra costs arising from Covid-19; and... - Health Services Staff
1439. To ask the Minister for Health the degree to which he expects to increase staffing levels throughout the HSE in order to ensure the smooth delivery of services in all areas nationally with... - Health Services
1440. To ask the Minister for Health the areas throughout the health services in respect of which he is most concerned in respect of the ability to deliver to the public a quality service in line... - Health Services Reform
1441. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he is satisfied in the context of the development of the health services in line with the objectives of Sláintecare; if there are... - Dental Services
1442. To ask the Minister for Health the degree to which a waiting list exists for orthodontic services; the plans in place to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Mental Health Services
1443. To ask the Minister for Health the specific and short-term measures he plans in order to address deficiencies in the mental health services including child mental health services; and if he... - Special Educational Needs
1444. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects to be in a position to improve the quality and extent of support services for children with special needs including the provision of maternity... - Health Services Staff
1445. To ask the Minister for Health the degree to which he expects to approve the recruitment of extra staff to various levels throughout the HSE with particular reference to areas in respect of... - Medical Cards
1447. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the processing of medical cards can be expedited with a view to minimising delays in which serious illness is concerned; and if he will... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1448. To ask the Minister for Health the extent of the waiting list for hip replacements; the plans in hand to overhaul such waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33793/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1450. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the HSE remains capable of dealing with further surges in Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33795/20] - Health Services Staff
1452. To ask the Minister for Health the degree to which efforts are being made to fill the various consultant positions throughout the HSE with a view to ensuring the provision of available and... - Medicinal Products
1453. To ask the Minister for Health the number of orphan or new drugs currently awaiting approval to qualify for reimbursement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33798/20] - Vaccination Programme
1454. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure the availability of access to Covid-19 vaccines here as soon as such vaccines are approved; and if he will make a statement on... - HSE Data
1455. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children suffering from mental health issues hospitalised throughout the HSE in each of the past ten years to date; the degree to which... - Health Services Provision
1456. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which cataract treatments are available in all areas nationally without exception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33801/20] - Eating Disorders
1457. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which services are readily available for children suffering from eating disorders nationally; the plans to improve the quality and extent of... - Legislative Programme
1458. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to commence section 11 of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33823/20] - Pharmacy Services
1459. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to implement a new community pharmacy contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33832/20] - Data Protection
1461. To ask the Minister for Health the number of data protection breaches identified within his Department in 2019 [33847/20] - HSE Agency Staff
1462. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the contract of a person (details supplied); if they are employed directly by the HSE or by a third-party company; the cost to the HSE of their... - Covid-19 Tests
1463. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the selection of a company (details supplied) to conduct recruitment for the additional staff for swabbing and contact tracing; the reason for... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1464. To ask the Minister for Health the number of follow-up calls made to incoming passengers on a weekly basis from 5 October 2020; and the number of calls which were successfully answered on a... - Primary Care Centres
1466. To ask the Minister for Health when the new HSE primary care centre at Edenmore, Dublin 5 will be opened; the estimated cost of the new building; and if he will make a statement on the... - Covid-19 Tests
1467. To ask the Minister for Health if the sensitivity of the PCR test for Covid-19 used in Ireland differs from that used in other jurisdictions; if his Department has considered emerging... - HSE Staff
1470. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE staff currently redeployed to the testing and tracing system from other areas of the health service; the number from each specialty that are... - Medicinal Products
1471. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that all sanitising products supplied by the HSE are in compliance with recognised standards; and the safety assessment a... - Vaccination Programme
1472. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure all medically-vulnerable persons with serious underlying conditions in the CHO2 area will have access to the flu vaccine; the... - Special Educational Needs
1474. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the 5,533 assessments of need for children which are overdue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33940/20] - Speech and Language Therapy
1475. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the 13,419 persons aged under 18 years of age that are awaiting an initial assessment of speech and language therapy; and... - Nursing Home Accommodation
1476. To ask the Minister for Health his response to an organisation (details supplied) with regard to its call for a six-month pause on recruiting vital nursing home staff; and if he will make a... - General Practitioner Services
1477. To ask the Minister for Health the current situation with regard to the provision of ShannonDoc out-of-hours services in Thurles and Roscrea, County Tipperary (details supplied); and if he... - Hospital Services
1478. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the situation at St. Brigid’s Community Hospital, Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary. [33948/20]
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