Written answers
Tuesday, 10 November 2020
- Respite Care Services
649. To ask the Minister for Health when families caring for young persons with intellectual disability will be able to avail of respite in their own county; and if he will make a statement on... - Disability Services Provision
650. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35350/20] - Health Services
651. To ask the Minister for Health the reason alternative therapies such as reflexology are not permitted to operate during the level 5 lockdown (details supplied); and if he will make a... - HSE Staff
652. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff employed by the HSE who have been unable to return to work after contracting Covid-19, by the length of their absence. [34533/20] - Health Services Staff
653. To ask the Minister for Health the overall estimated number of healthcare staff who have been unable to return to work due to after-effects of Covid-19. [34534/20] - Hospital Appointments Status
654. 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. [34536/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
655. To ask the Minister for Health if the situation in which persons (details supplied) may travel beyond the 5 km limit during the currently applying public health advice will be clarified.... - Home Help Service
656. To ask the Minister for Health if extra home help hours can be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34542/20] - Vaccination Programme
657. To ask the Minister for Health if there is evidence of a general lack of awareness of the pneumococcal vaccination in the at-risk population and, if so, if there are plans to address this... - Disability Services Funding
658. To ask the Minister for Health the status of funding for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34548/20] - Vaccination Programme
659. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a national shortage of the flu vaccination for adults in general practitioner practices; if there is an issue on reordering the vaccination; and if... - Health Services
660. To ask the Minister for Health the healthcare providers with whom contracts or service level agreements were signed between 2014 and 2016 by the HSE or his Department or health services of... - Covid-19 Pandemic
661. To ask the Minister for Health the engagement that has been had with regard to the rescEU stockpile scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34585/20] - Brexit Issues
662. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated impact Brexit will have on the provision of medicines here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34586/20] - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
663. To ask the Minister for Health if he has conducted research on whether carbon emissions related to the healthcare sector will be measured and presented annually. [34601/20] - Health Services
664. To ask the Minister for Health if businesses providing elective aesthetic treatments under certain circumstances (details supplied) fall under essential services with respect of the level 5... - Covid-19 Pandemic
665. To ask the Minister for Health the meaning of specialist medical practice activities under human health and social work activities in the list of essential services for level 5 Covid-19... - Health Services
667. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding services for dementia patients during Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34625/20] - Vaccination Programme
668. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is no flu vaccine available in Stranorlar Health Centre, County Donegal; when it will be available; and if he will make a statement on the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
669. To ask the Minister for Health if holistic therapy is considered an essential therapy in relation to level 5 Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34638/20] - Nursing Staff
670. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the payment of salaries to student nurses as healthcare assistants has ceased; his plans for the reinstatement of the payment for student nurses;... - Primary Medical Certificates
671. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications for primary medical certificates in 2019 and to date in 2020; the number approved; and the number denied by county, in tabular form.... - Hospital Appointments Status
672. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been for an appointment with a consultant at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medicinal Products
674. To ask the Minister for Health the reason access to the compassionate use programme for the new spinal muscular atrophy drug, risdiplam or Evrysdi, is not currently available to adults; and... - Blood Donations
677. To ask the Minister for Health if he will facilitate an increase in the number of blood collections in west County Waterford (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Vaccination Programme
678. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the lack of supply of the flu jab in local pharmacies; the reason it is difficult to access same; the reason for the long delays; and if he will... - Counselling Services
679. To ask the Minister for Health the status of teenage counselling services cancelled from March to August 2020 due to the restrictions in place and the impact on young persons who were... - Disability Services Funding
680. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to act on the 12 month notice of termination of contract served on the HSE by a service (details supplied) and the transfer of all of its services to... - Covid-19 Pandemic
681. To ask the Minister for Health the planning to date which may allow an activity (details supplied) in December 2020 to proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34677/20] - Hospital Services
682. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of increasing the opening hours of the minor injuries unit at Monaghan General Hospital from the existing hours of 9:00am to... - Nursing Staff
683. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time staff nurses working in Cavan General Hospital in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will... - Health Screening Programmes
685. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding developmental checks carried out by public health nurses for young babies; if these checks are occurring in homes; if there is a... - Hospital Facilities
686. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a project (details supplied) with regard to providing additional HIQA compliant beds at Oriel House, Castleblayney, County Monaghan. [34688/20] - Health Services Funding
687. To ask the Minister for Health when 2021 funding will be available for existing Sláintecare projects (details supplied). [34711/20] - General Practitioner Services
688. To ask the Minister for Health the provisions being made to maintain out-of-hours general practitioner services such as ShannonDoc during the Covid-19 pandemic. [34737/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
689. To ask the Minister for Health if pharmacy staff that were wearing masks and deemed a close contact of a positive Covid-19 case are classed as casual contacts and can continue to work.... - Covid-19 Tests
691. To ask the Minister for Health if routine Covid-19 testing is available for home helps and carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34754/20] - Cancer Services
693. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects the drug imfinzi for advanced lung cancer to become available for patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34775/20] - Dental Services
694. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that medical card holders in Athlone, County Westmeath cannot avail of the services of a dentist. [34785/20] - Covid-19 Tests
695. To ask the Minister for Health if the criteria for the roll out of home testing has changed now that level 5 restrictions are in place. [34786/20] - General Practitioner Services
696. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioner vacancies within CHO8 by county in tabular form. [34787/20] - Prescriptions Charges
697. To ask the Minister for Health when the promised reduction on charges for prescriptions for medical card holders will be introduced. [34788/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
698. To ask the Minister for Health the number of passenger locater forms which have been filled in by travellers into Ireland since the locator form was introduced; the number of persons that... - Addiction Treatment Services
699. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists for residential addiction treatment services from November 2019 to date, by month in tabular form. [34796/20] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
701. To ask the Minister for Health when legislation will be reintroduced to amend the current criteria for the nursing home support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34803/20] - Dental Services
702. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time it will take to provide treatment to the 1,784 persons on the waiting list for orthodontics in County Galway; if the unfilled specialist... - Covid-19 Pandemic
703. To ask the Minister for Health the reason services for dementia patients were abandoned during the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34827/20] - Alcohol Advertising
704. To ask the Minister for Health if the designated authorised officers are adequately resourced and in a position to ensure the implementation of regulations and that those retailers failing... - Hospital Waiting Lists
705. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is a three and a half year waiting list for orthopaedic procedures in Sligo University Hospital; his... - Medical Waste Disposal
706. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce inhaler recycling bins in pharmacies here; and if he has consulted with pharmacy representative bodies in this regard. [34854/20] - Hospital Services
707. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing the opening hours of the eye emergency department at the Mater Hospital from the current hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.... - Nursing Staff
708. To ask the Minister for Health the number of critical care and ICU nurses employed across each hospital in the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group as of 31 December 2019 and 2 November 2020, in... - Hospital Staff
709. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of recruiting four additional full-time senior psycho-oncologists in tabular form. [34858/20] - Cancer Services
710. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost in 2021 of increasing the amount spent on psycho-oncology services by 15%. [34859/20] - Health Services Staff
711. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultant cardiothoracic surgeons employed in the health service; the number required to meet recommendations for the size of the population and... - Medical Cards
713. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the medication melatonin is no longer covered by the medical card scheme; if this decision can be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
714. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive an urgent appointment for emergency hip surgery in Croom Orthopaedic Hospital, Limerick; and if... - Health Services Provision
715. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure patient access to the use of new innovations, such as flash glucose monitoring, which is one of the key recommendations in the... - Diabetes Strategy
716. To ask the Minister for Health the steps his Department will undertake to enable hospital diabetes teams to deliver a higher volume of appointments with their patients utilising remote... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
717. To ask the Minister for Health the additional supports that are available for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia patients who wish to be treated at home during the Covid-19 pandemic;... - Home Help Service
718. To ask the Minister for Health when home help hours which have been sanctioned for a person (details supplied) will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34928/20] - Mental Health Services
719. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding and status of the mental health transfer project; the number of properties involved in the project; the number transferred; the number... - Hospice Services
720. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a new hospice in Drogheda town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34939/20] - Hospital Facilities
721. To ask the Minister for Health the hospitals that currently operate a helipad within hospital grounds that are opened on a 24-7 basis; and the hospitals that have a helipad within hospital... - Hospital Staff
722. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time play specialists at Children's Hospital Ireland at Crumlin and Children's Hospital Ireland at Temple Street in each of the years from... - Mental Health Services
723. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the roll-out of additional telemental health services in 2021. [34957/20] - Hospital Equipment
724. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost, including the necessary staffing, to provide two extra CT scanners for the Children's Health Ireland hospital group. [34958/20] - HSE Data
725. To ask the Minister for Health the number and nature of vacant positions in the HSE, by role and sector, and the length of time the position has been held vacant. [34966/20] - Healthcare Policy
726. To ask the Minister for Health the details of plans to utilize health capacity within the private hospital sector during the next six months. [34967/20] - Ambulance Service
727. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 817 and 818 of 22 September 2020 and Questions Nos. 298 to 300, inclusive of 24 September 2020, the number of the 2,553... - Mental Health Services
731. To ask the Minister for Health the wait time for a person seeking the services of the national counselling service by HSE area, in tabular form. [35019/20] - Hospital Procedures
736. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the key performance indicator for non-urgent colonoscopies was changed in the 2020 HSE service plan (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic
737. To ask the Minister for Health if early learning developmental classes for new babies and mothers may take place in the context of level 5 restrictions (details supplied). [35166/20] - Home Help Service
738. To ask the Minister for Health if extra home help hours will be provided in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35180/20] - General Practitioner Services
739. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend free general practitioner care to children under eight years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35202/20] - Covid-19 Tests
740. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties that agency home carers are experiencing in being tested for Covid-19 as a preventative measure; and if he... - Mental Health Services
741. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in the roll out of Jigsaw mental health services in County Tipperary; his views on the continued delays in rolling out the service;... - Veterinary Inspection Service
742. To ask the Minister for Health if the funding agreement between the FSAI and an association (details supplied) for local authorities to carry out veterinary inspections on local abattoirs... - General Practitioner Services
743. To ask the Minister for Health the status of medical card patients and entitlement of general practitioners to charge them for consultations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Covid-19 Pandemic
744. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35247/20] - Addiction Treatment Services
745. To ask the Minister for Health the status of funding for addiction services announced by Minister of State with responsibility for public health, well-being and the national drugs strategy... - Vaccination Programme
746. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered introducing legislation to cover vaccinations; if so, the circumstances in which it could be required in the public interest; and if he... - Covid-19 Pandemic
747. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that recovered from Covid-19; and the number of same that still require additional treatment and support due to the effects of the virus.... - Health Services Staff
748. To ask the Minister for Health if registered mental health nurses can apply to be perinatal clinical nurse specialists; if not, the specific skills they need to acquire; and the way in which... - Nursing Staff
749. To ask the Minister for Health the reason student nurses are not being compensated for working on the front line of the health services given most student nurses have been used to fill gaps... - Covid-19 Pandemic
750. To ask the Minister for Health the data behind the decision to close field sports courses under level 5 restrictions; the impact of field sports on the R number; the potential reduction in... - Health Services
752. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; the reason the application was refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35291/20] - Covid-19 Tests
753. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nursing home residents or staff members that have tested positive for Covid-19 since 1 September 2020; and the number that have died. [35299/20] - Medicinal Products
756. To ask the Minister for Health if the same access will be allowed to epidiolex here as in the UK in view of the fact the medication is approved by the European Medicines Board (details... - HSE Staff
757. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for the recruitment of two additional full-time consultant geneticists for the HSE National Rare Disease Office; and if he will... - Covid-19 Pandemic
758. To ask the Minister for Health the mental health experts that were consulted when the decisions were made on the restrictions that would apply when Ireland moved to level 5 Covid-19... - Mental Health Services
759. To ask the Minister for Health the mental health services that would be available for a person (details supplied) at St. Mary’s day hospital, Thurles over the Christmas period; and if... - Covid-19 Pandemic
760. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the sale of greeting cards by retailers being defined as an essential service; his views on whether the sending of greeting cards is a... - Hospital Waiting Lists
763. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the waiting time for patients of the audiology department in Roscommon is 63 weeks; the average waiting time nationwide; the actions he will take to... - Covid-19 Tests
764. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the evidence his Department has considered regarding the efficacy of pre-departure and arrival testing for overseas passengers travelling in... - HSE Data
765. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of HSE contracts awarded to a company (details supplied); the details of the contracts including cost, purpose, length of term and... - Health Services Provision
770. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons that are on Tysabri infusions every six weeks for multiple sclerosis in St. James’s Hospital... - Mental Health Services
771. To ask the Minister for Health if cognitive behavioural therapy groups are provided by the HSE to assist persons with mental health challenges [35364/20] - Health Services
773. To ask the Minister for Health when a service (details supplied) will resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35367/20] - Disability Services Provision
774. To ask the Minister for Health the timetable for the operation of the group home for persons with disabilities at Drummond Otra, Carrickmacross, County Monaghan; and if he will make a... - Medical Cards
775. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) who is a medical card holder is being charged for a recent hospital surgery through the public health system [35388/20] - Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
776. To ask the Minister for Health the person or body that makes up the membership of the working group of drug and alcohol service providers established by his Department to develop a framework... - Disability Services Provision
777. To ask the Minister for Health if a progress report and roadmap will be provided for the way in which he plans to provide the services which he is required to provide under the Disability... - Speech and Language Therapy
778. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place to clear the backlog of children waiting for assessments for occupational therapy and speech and language therapy due to the Covid-19... - Covid-19 Tests
779. To ask the Minister for Health the average turnaround time for contact tracing job applications; and if there is currently a time lag in responding to applications for this role. [35431/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
780. To ask the Minister for Health if the purchase of home furniture including bed frames and mattresses is classified as essential retail under the definition included in the list of essential... - Hospital Appointments Status
781. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an urgent medical appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35448/20] - Departmental Staff
782. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time equivalent and part-time equivalent roles filled by his Department of posts at principal officer, assistant principal officer, higher...
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