Written answers
Tuesday, 17 November 2020
- Drug Treatment Programmes
684. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons diverted after arrest for possession for personal use through the health diversion approach. [36225/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
685. To ask the Minister for Health if it is permissible under existing regulations for a shop or premises to display a "no mask, no service" sign with respect to Covid-19 restrictions; and if he... - Health Services Staff
686. To ask the Minister for Health the actions being taken to address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36250/20] - Speech and Language Therapy
687. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children nationally who are waiting for an assessment for speech and language therapy in tabular form. [36397/20] - Health Promotion
689. To ask the Minister for Health if public health messaging advertising will be extended to local print media in view of the fact that these advertisers are currently not being utilised... - Budget 2021
690. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of additional ring-fenced funding to be provided to domestic violence services under budget 2021 in order that services can respond adequately to... - General Medical Services Scheme
691. To ask the Minister for Health the options open to medical card holders who are being charged for blood tests by their general practitioners; if his attention has been drawn to the... - Health Services
692. To ask the Minister for Health if an association (details supplied) is classified as an essential service following the implementation of level 5 restrictions; and if he will make a... - Hospital Waiting Lists
694. To ask the Minister for Health the services offered by the HSE for which there is a waiting list; the median and mean wait time on each list; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospice Services
696. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria under which funding was awarded via the recent announcement of funding for hospices; the reason some hospice organisations providing homecare... - Covid-19 Pandemic
697. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 cases that have arisen from attendance at religious sermons. [36195/20] - Hospital Appointments Status
698. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36208/20] - Hospital Services
699. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for gynaecological services for a woman in need of an ultrasound scan in St. James’s Hospital and Tallaght Hospital. [36211/20] - Medicinal Products
700. To ask the Minister for Health when the current round of discussions on the new supply and pricing of medicines agreement will conclude; when he expects to have a replacement agreement in... - Covid-19 Pandemic
701. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he has taken to protect Ireland from the new strain of Covid-19 that has emerged in Denmark; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36219/20] - Medicinal Products
702. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding approval of new or orphan drugs; the number of such drugs awaiting approval in the system; if Covid-19-related drugs are under... - Health Services
703. To ask the Minister for Health if private chartered physiotherapy and foot health clinics can provide services during the current level 5 Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a... - Dental Services
704. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dental surgeries carried out; the number of dental surgeries cancelled; the current dental surgery waiting list at Ennis General Hospital from... - Hospital Appointments Status
705. To ask the Minister for Health if an early appointment will be arranged at Cappagh hospital for a person (details supplied). [36251/20] - Maternity Services
706. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has explored the role which telemedicine and ehealth solutions can have in providing support to young mothers which would help increase... - General Practitioner Services
711. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that general practitioners in Finglas, Dublin 11, are not accepting new medical card patients; and if he will make... - Vaccination Programme
712. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a national shortage of the flu vaccine for adults; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36261/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
713. To ask the Minister for Health when the results of the SCOPI: COVID-19 antibody research study will be finalised and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36262/20] - Nursing Staff
714. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the plan to have all student nurses remunerated for their work on the front lines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36264/20] - Maternity Services
715. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for gynaecological services for a woman in need of an ultrasound scan in St. James’s Hospital, the Coombe Women and Infants... - Commencement of Legislation
717. To ask the Minister for Health the preparations undertaken to date for the commencement of Part 8 of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 in view of recommendations 10.2 to 10.4... - Covid-19 Pandemic
718. To ask the Minister for Health if vitamin D3 and-or zinc supplementation has an effect on reducing respiratory infection and Covid-19; if so, his views on whether it is appropriate to... - Maternity Services
719. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE has authorised a temporary cessation of waterbirth effectively limiting the options and choices of mothers further given the current... - Charities Regulation
720. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to an issue within an organisation (details supplied) that is heavily funded by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the... - Covid-19 Tests
723. To ask the Minister for Health if the Covid-19 test for a person (details supplied) was lost; and if this is the reason they did not receive the results to their test taken on 30 October... - Health Services
724. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will receive treatment for Parkinson’s disease with Duodopa; and if he will make a statement on the... - Covid-19 Tests
725. To ask the Minister for Health if workers hired at the Clonskeagh testing centre during the Call for Ireland campaign are now being let go; the number of persons hired who are being laid off... - Nursing Staff
726. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide proper remuneration to student nurses who are working on the front line of the fight against Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on... - Primary Care Centres
727. To ask the Minister for Health when a primary care centre (details supplied) is due to open; the services that will be provided at the centre; the estimated number of jobs that will be... - HSE Complaints Procedures
728. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to continue HSE human resource grievance, appeal and investigation processes through all levels of Covid-19 restrictions and future lockdowns; the... - Health Services Staff
729. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dementia advisers who will be recruited in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36320/20] - Hospital Waiting Lists
731. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on both inpatient and outpatient waiting lists in Beaumont Hospital. [36331/20] - Long-Term Illness Scheme
733. To ask the Minister for Health if he will incorporate the FreeStyle Libre glucose-monitoring unit into the long-term illness scheme for those over 21 years of age; and if he will make a... - Dental Services
734. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the exodus of dentists from the dental treatment services scheme; his plans to deal with the long waiting lists; and if he will make a... - Medical Cards
735. To ask the Minister for Health if every person diagnosed with a terminal illness will be given a medical card regardless of his or her means; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Ambulance Service
736. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulances in service in County Kildare; the number ordinarily based at each location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36376/20] - Occupational Therapy
737. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the panel for occupational therapy roles in the HSE areas of south Lee and Cork west; the number remaining on the panel; the length of time the... - Speech and Language Therapy
738. To ask the Minister for Health when the Springfield Centre, Mullingar, County Westmeath, will resume speech therapy appointments; and if such appointments will be able to resume at level 3... - Care Services
739. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a case (details supplied); the lessons learned by the HSE; the improvements made to ensure the protection of residents in... - Maternity Services
740. To ask the Minister for Health the status of partners who wish to attend maternity care; if clarity will be provided on same; the status of water births under level 5 restrictions at Our... - Hospital Services
741. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied); the situation regarding access to and availability of gastric bypass surgery;... - Medical Aids and Appliances
742. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the FreeStyle Libre device for persons with type 1 diabetes is only provided free of charge to those aged under 21 years of age; if the device will... - Maternity Services
743. To ask the Minister for Health the current guidelines on water births; if the HSE has advised that homebirthing parents can no longer have water births; and if he will make a statement on... - Care Services
744. To ask the Minister for Health the solutions the HSE have come up with to find residential care for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36447/20] - Primary Care Centres
745. To ask the Minister for Health the status of proposed primary care centres in Lucan, County Dublin; the stage of the process they are in; and if there is funding allocated. [36450/20] - Speech and Language Therapy
747. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE is hiring speech and language therapists. [36454/20] - Community Care
748. To ask the Minister for Health if developmental checks on babies by public health nurses are proceeding under current Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Services
749. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the feasibility study on St. Stephen’s Hospital, Glanmire, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36458/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
751. To ask the Minister for Health the basis on which consultants (details supplied) have been employed by the HSE for the purposes of providing consultancy services in response to Covid-19; and... - Hospital Data
752. To ask the Minister for Health the number of virtual otolaryngology appointments that have been made; and the number that have not been completed since the start of public health... - Covid-19 Pandemic
754. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for not publishing the HSE valproate response report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36489/20] - Covid-19 Tests
758. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients admitted to Letterkenny University Hospital since 19 March 2020 who have tested positive for Covid-19 during their stay in hospital.... - Covid-19 Pandemic
760. To ask the Minister for Health his views regarding allegations that a number of staff at Letterkenny University Hospital had to battle for two days in the week beginning 9 November 2020 to... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
763. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 122 of 4 November 2020, if expenses relating to consultant fees, scans, treatment and future medical expenses can be... - Respite Care Services
764. To ask the Minister for Health when respite services for older persons will be resumed in Ballybofey, County Donegal; if alternative supports are available during the suspension of respite... - Maternity Services
765. To ask the Minister for Health the guidelines on water births; if the HSE has advised that home-birthing parents can no longer have water births; and if he will make a statement on the... - Occupational Therapy
768. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE in the CHO 2 community care area has made a decision not to provide further occupational therapy reports in support of applications for... - HSE Contracts
769. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has the ability to include a clause in its contracts with private companies to require a portion of the profits made as a direct result of HSE... - Healthcare Policy
770. To ask the Minister for Health the status of and position regarding the steps being taken to ensure the delivery of the 2018 trauma strategy for all fracture patients; the plans in place to... - Respite Care Services
771. To ask the Minister for Health the provisions that will be provided to increase capacity in overnight respite care for persons with disabilities from the current four beds for the entire... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
772. To ask the Minister for Health if queries raised in correspondence (details supplied) relating to the nursing home temporary support scheme will receive a response; and if he will make a... - Nursing Home Accommodation
773. To ask the Minister for Health if concerns raised by a person (details supplied) about a nursing home will receive a response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36744/20] - Health Services Reports
774. To ask the Minister for Health the date of publication of the elective hospital oversight board group report on the elective hospital in Cork; where this report can be found; if there has... - Occupational Therapy
779. To ask the Minister for Health if a roadmap to clear the backlog for children waiting for occupational therapy assessments will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
780. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the sick leave arrangements for healthcare professionals in a circumstance (details supplied); if such staff should remain on Covid illness... - HSE Data
782. To ask the Minister for Health the agency spending per quarter in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36778/20] - Ambulance Service
783. To ask the Minister for Health the spend on private ambulances per quarter in each of the years 2018 and 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Data
784. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons over 75 years of age left waiting over 24 hours in emergency departments for hospital beds per quarter in each of the years 2018 and 2019... - Home Care Packages
785. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the home care waiting list for each month in 2019 and 2020; the number of hours delivered to date in 2020; the number of hours planned to be... - Hospital Data
786. To ask the Minister for Health the number of delayed discharges and bed days lost in each public and voluntary hospital at the end of October 2020; the number of delayed discharges and bed... - Hospital Waiting Lists
787. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on hospital waiting lists compared with the same period in 2018 and 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36783/20] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
791. To ask the Minister for Health the CAMHS waiting lists and wait times compared with the same period in 2018 and 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36787/20] - Departmental Projects
792. To ask the Minister for Health the capital projects under way which fall under his remit; the additional capacity they will add; the timeline for delivery of same; and if he will make a... - Hospital Data
794. To ask the Minister for Health the number of wards under construction or planned to commence within the next six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36791/20] - Health Services Provision
795. To ask the Minister for Health the measures taken in 2020 to improve ehealth and ICT systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36792/20] - National Children's Hospital
798. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the national children’s hospital; the estimated timeline for delivery; the estimated cost to date; the estimated final cost; and... - National Maternity Hospital
799. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the new national maternity hospital; the estimated timeline for delivery; the estimated cost to date; the estimated final cost; and if... - Primary Care Centres
800. To ask the Minister for Health the status of primary care centre delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36797/20] - Health Services Reform
801. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the restructuring and reform of the HSE; when this will recommence; the new timeline for delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Data
802. To ask the Minister for Health the number of surgeries taking place weekly at Temple Street Children’s University Hospital given that a child (details supplied) who is waiting for... - Covid-19 Pandemic
803. To ask the Minister for Health the health and therapy services that can operate under level 5 restrictions; and if biomagnetic pair therapy is permissible to operate under level 5... - HSE Funding
804. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that organisations (details supplied) have only received a fraction of the budget they require from the HSE over... - Nursing Staff
805. To ask the Minister for Health the reason support for student nurses' pay was cut in August 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36833/20] - General Practitioner Services
806. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the public provision of general practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36859/20] - Health Services Reform
808. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for modernising and integrating data management practices in the health system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36861/20] - Health Services Access
809. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for addressing the socio-economic and geographical inequalities in accessing primary and tertiary healthcare; and if he will make a statement on the... - Mental Health Services
810. To ask the Minister for Health the status and plans for advancing the central mental health hospital (relocation) Bill; the legislative timeline; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Insurance
811. To ask the Minister for Health the status and plans for advancing the Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 2019 relating to revised risk equalisation credits and so on; the legislative timeline;... - Tobacco Control Measures
812. To ask the Minister for Health the current status and plans for advancing the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019; the legislative timeline; and if he will make... - Assisted Human Reproduction
813. To ask the Minister for Health the current status and plans for advancing the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2019; the legislative timeline; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Legislative Programme
814. To ask the Minister for Health the current status and plans for advancing the Health (Adult Safeguarding) Bill 2017; the legislative timeline; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Proposed Legislation
820. To ask the Minister for Health the status and plans for advancing the public health (calorie posting and workplace wellbeing) Bill; the legislative timeline; and if he will make a statement... - Health Services
824. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the closure of a centre (details supplied); and the alternative arrangements that will be made available in the immediate... - Covid-19 Tests
825. To ask the Minister for Health the Covid-19 testing protocols for hospital medical staff; the average waiting times for hospital staff to receive their results after they have been tested;... - Departmental Budgets
826. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which his Department’s annual amount for contingent liability is set; the factors considered when setting contingent liability; if... - Covid-19 Tests
827. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 tests undertaken in the past two weeks in the Punchestown testing centre, County Kildare; the average waiting times for the results to... - Nursing Staff
828. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a salary scheme to compensate student nurses who while on placement carry out a standard 35-hour week; and if he will make a statement... - Disability Services Data
829. To ask the Minister for Health the progress of the personalised budgets demonstration projects pilot; the number of disabled persons who have signed up in phase 1 and phase 2; the projected... - Covid-19 Pandemic
830. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review correspondence (details supplied); if he will clarify the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36947/20] - HSE National Service Plan
831. To ask the Minister for Health if the national services development plan will commence in 2020; if so, if it will be led by an organisation (details supplied); if the plan will be... - Covid-19 Pandemic
832. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36950/20] - Health Services Staff
833. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant public health nurse posts in each CHO in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36956/20] - Hospital Waiting Lists
834. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list to see a consultant cardiologist at St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny; the average waiting time to see a consultant; and... - Primary Care Centres
835. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the delay in delivering the primary healthcare centre for Finglas, Dublin 11; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36965/20] - Abortion Services Provision
836. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a situation which has arisen in which doctors are not being reimbursed by the HSE for providing abortion services to... - Primary Medical Certificates
838. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an assessment appointment for a primary medical certificate at a health centre in Limerick city. [36974/20] - Covid-19 Tests
840. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and psychologists who have been reassigned to the Covid-19 testing and tracing response... - Hospital Facilities
842. To ask the Minister for Health if the cath lab suite at University Hospital Waterford will be open to primary PCI admittance; if the lab will be open to primary patient referral from the NAS... - Hospital Funding
844. To ask the Minister for Health if additional resource funding has been made available through SSWHG to the cardiac team at University Hospital Waterford in order to carry out a full panoply... - Hospice Services
845. To ask the Minister for Health the funding that has been allocated to hospice foundations in counties Longford and Westmeath to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Covid-19 Pandemic
846. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay on the part of the HSE in replying to Parliamentary Question No. 285 of 15 October 2020, referred by him to the HSE for reply; the... - Vaccination Programme
847. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding pharmacies’ orders for flu vaccines (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37015/20] - Dental Services
849. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists by local electoral area in County Wexford at present contracted to provide dental services under the dental treatment services scheme;... - Hospital Appointments Status
850. 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. [37026/20] - General Practitioner Services
852. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person who has a medical card has to pay to get blood tests taken at his or her general practitioner; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Data
854. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional ICU beds that have been provisioned in both public and private hospitals since the first lockdown in March 2020 to date; and if he... - Covid-19 Tests
855. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cycles being used within the PCR tests in Irish testing laboratories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37051/20] - Health Services Staff
856. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the enactment of provisions set out in the Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 in order that medical... - Covid-19 Pandemic
857. To ask the Minister for Health if acupuncture will be considered as essential work in view of the fact it is commonly used to treat pain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37084/20] - Health Services Provision
858. To ask the Minister for Health when the report and recommendations agreed by the national transgender healthcare steering committee will be published in view of the fact that it concluded... - Education Policy
860. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the ESRI-HSE report Talking about Sex and Sexual Behaviour of Young People in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on... - Mental Health Services
862. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a residential placement considering they have been on the waiting list for three years and have been deemed a... - Medical Cards
863. To ask the Minister for Health the amounts paid to each general practitioner and practice in CHO 8 in 2018 and 2019 for the treatment of medical card patients under the GMS; and if he will... - Vaccination Programme
864. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons who in previous years received the flu jab are unable to obtain it in spite of Covid-19; his views on... - Disability Services Provision
865. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE altered the criteria and amount of refunds for the purchase of glasses and optical examinations that parents of children with disabilities can claim... - Mental Health Services
867. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a request for an ASD assessment for a child (details supplied) made in 2012 has still not occurred; the reason requests from the paediatrician of...
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