Written answers
Tuesday, 1 December 2020
- Health Services
614. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding a replacement cheque; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39839/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
615. To ask the Minister for Health the advice he can provide in relation to a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40287/20] - Abortion Services Provision
616. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occasions on which babies have survived abortions here and have been born alive (details supplied); the number of occasions on which doctors have... - Maternity Services
617. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he has taken by to address the gap in clinical genetic services at the National Maternity Hospital in the period between receipt of a protected... - Abortion Services Provision
619. To ask the Minister for Health the research being carried out by his Department on the trauma, stress and psychological distress on doctors and nurses of delivering early-term and late-term... - Mobility Allowance
621. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in replacing the mobility allowance and mobility transport grant, which were abolished in 2013 (details supplied); and if he will make... - Health Insurance
622. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons availing of private health insurance by age group (details supplied). [39538/20] - Nursing Staff
623. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses who have been redeployed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, by county, in tabular form. [39540/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
625. To ask the Minister for Health the reason developmental checks on babies have been postponed due to Covid-19. [39542/20] - Departmental Expenditure
626. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated amount spent by his Department on social media monitoring to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39549/20] - Health Services Staff
627. To ask the Minister for Health when public health doctors can apply to become consultants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39554/20] - Child Abuse
628. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 481 of 13 October 2020, the detail of the six broad categories mentioned; the percentage of outcomes that were designated... - Pest Contol
629. To ask the Minister for Health if tenants can avail of the free HSE pest control service or if it is limited to landlords; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Covid-19 Pandemic
630. To ask the Minister for Health if HSE staff in Kenmare Community Hospital and other locations in County Kerry who are dealing with Covid-19 cases will only be rostered to assist with these... - Hospital Appointments Status
631. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39596/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
632. To ask the Minister for Health if massage treatment is to be included in the list of essential services that can remain open during level 5 in view of the proven benefits for pain management... - Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
633. To ask the Minister for Health if the €100 Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, NMBI, registration fee could be waived for nurses during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make... - Hospital Facilities
634. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans to move the Coombe women’s hospital onto the grounds of St. James’s Hospital, Dublin 8; and if he will make a statement on... - HSE Properties
636. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the HSE owned construction depot on Davitt Road, Dublin 12, when the construction of the new children’s hospital in James’s... - Hospital Facilities
637. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered naming the new children’s hospital in St. James’s Hospital after the pioneering Dr. Kathleen Lynn in recognition of her role... - Primary Care Centres
638. To ask the Minister for Health the status of and completion date for the planned community care primary health centre in Drimnagh, Dublin 12; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Waiting Lists
639. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for the procedures list for scoliosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39608/20] - Hospital Staff
640. To ask the Minister for Health the number of doctors and nurses, respectively, employed in Navan and Mullingar regional hospitals in January 2020 pre Covid and in September and October 2020;... - Medical Cards
641. To ask the Minister for Health if the client registration unit will accept a late review request on a medical card application by a person (details supplied) due to difficulties in gathering... - Health Services Provision
642. To ask the Minister for Health the policy that governs the requirement for women to see their general practitioner in order to get a refill on a prescription for contraception; if it is... - HSE Properties
643. To ask the Minister for Health if all health facilities have been surveyed to examine whether they contain asbestos hazards; the facilities and buildings that are known to contain asbestos... - Covid-19 Pandemic
644. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Irish persons who hold WHO vaccine handbooks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39658/20] - Hospital Services
648. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken to provide additional services at the Ennis hospital, County Clare, in view of confirmation received from the HSE that a... - Hospital Waiting Lists
649. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the excessive delay in assessing children under the genetics team in Temple Street and Crumlin hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Appointments Status
650. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 814 of 24 November 2020, when a person will be facilitated with surgery (details supplied); and if he will make a... - General Practitioner Services
651. To ask the Minister for Health the number of complaints received by the HSE regarding SouthDoc in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [39679/20] - Nursing Staff
655. To ask the Minister for Health the plans the HSE has to reopen its rolling nurse recruitment campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39684/20] - Medical Cards
656. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons reissued a medical card as a result of changes in household income related to the pandemic unemployment payment; and if he will make a... - Medicinal Products
657. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a campaign seeking to have a drug (details supplied) permitted for use in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
658. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that international advice from an institution (details supplied) recommends stronger protections for women over 28... - Vaccination Programme
659. To ask the Minister for Health the current uptake rate of the flu vaccine for under 12s; his plans to encourage increased vaccination in this age group; his further plans to extend the nasal... - Nursing Staff
660. To ask the Minister for Health when the vacant dedicated diabetes nurse position will be filled at Mullingar general hospital (details supplied). [39749/20] - Nursing Home Accommodation
661. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) will be relocated to a private dementia facility in County Cavan, as there is no... - Covid-19 Pandemic
662. To ask the Minister for Health the funding that has been allocated to the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine to ensure significant vaccination is achieved early in 2021. [39761/20] - Hospital Staff
666. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) in relation to the appointment of a rheumatologist at University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on... - Respite Care Services
667. To ask the Minister for Health the progress of the development of respite care facilities (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39769/20] - HSE Staff
668. To ask the Minister for Health if a matter raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) in relation to staff pay from the HSE for a practice will be examined and expedited. [39786/20] - National Public Health Emergency Team
670. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the expert advisory group to NPHET was dissolved following its last meeting on 2 September 2020; the rationale for this decision; and if he will... - Covid-19 Tests
672. To ask the Minister for Health if all healthcare workers are being tested for Covid-19 on a routine and regular basis; if so, the details of the testing regime; if the testing regime differs... - Covid-19 Pandemic
673. To ask the Minister for Health the definition of a close contact in healthcare settings; if the definition changes for different categories of healthcare workers; the way in which the... - Nursing Staff
675. To ask the Minister for Health the reason he is unwilling to concede to the demands of student nurses and midwives to be paid at the healthcare assistant rate they were given earlier in 2020... - Hospital Services
676. To ask the Minister for Health if developmental checks on babies by public health nurses are proceeding under current Covid-19 restrictions in counties Carlow and Kilkenny. [39822/20] - Health Screening Programmes
677. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women that have had to have a repeat cervical check due to the fact their samples were out of date by the time they were presented at labs in the... - Covid-19 Tests
678. To ask the Minister for Health the number of primary care psychologists and primary care staff seconded to testing and tracing as a result of Covid-19; when these clinicians will resume... - Covid-19 Pandemic
679. To ask the Minister for Health the status of preparations for the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39834/20] - Medicinal Products
680. To ask the Minister for Health the body that will be carrying out the inquiry into the use of the epilepsy drug sodium valproate; and if he will provide the terms of reference for that... - Electronic Cigarettes
681. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which evidence exists in regard to the safety of vaping as an alternative to tobacco smoking; if the practice is deemed to be a gateway by way of... - Vaccination Programme
684. To ask the Minister for Health the counties that have the greatest shortage of access to the flu vaccine; the way in which he will ensure that all vulnerable persons receive their... - Covid-19 Pandemic
686. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that there is sufficient personal protective equipment in stock and currently available to the HSE; the amount of stock available at... - Health Services
687. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the women's health task force; the steps being taken to improve the diagnosis, management and treatment of endometriosis; and if he will make a... - Nursing Staff
688. To ask the Minister for Health the consideration he has given to concerns raised by nursing and midwifery third level students in relation to lack of pay; the steps his Department plans to... - Covid-19 Pandemic
689. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts that have and are being made to ensure that visitation rights as set out by Health Protection Surveillance Centre, HPSC, guidance for visiting... - Health Services
690. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39885/20] - Dental Services
691. To ask the Minister for Health when a vacant position for a dentist for the school dentistry service based in Tuam, County Galway, will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the... - General Practitioner Services
692. To ask the Minister for Health the assistance and advice he can provide on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39891/20] - Hospital Appointments Status
693. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the waiting time of nine months for a person (details supplied) to be seen at the breast clinic in University Hospital Limerick, having originally... - Medicinal Products
694. To ask the Minister for Health the downstream and overall cost-benefit analysis conducted by the corporate pharmaceutical unit when assessing reimbursement applications for novel and generic... - Covid-19 Tests
695. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of PCR tests that have been false positives; the number of cycles of amplification used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39908/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
696. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the statistics of his Department on the cause of death in Ireland in the time period March to November 2020 are different to those of the CSO; and... - Disability Services Provision
699. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the circumstances in which a person (details supplied) has had transport stopped since the resumption of services to a facility post... - Nursing Staff
700. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the rate of pay for intern nurses has reduced from €14 per hour to €9.48 per hour, which is under the minimum wage of €10.10... - Home Help Service
701. To ask the Minister for Health the policy in place in relation to home help services administrating medication and instilling eye drops to those availing of home help services; and if he... - Covid-19 Pandemic
702. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place for the distribution of a Covid-19 vaccine when available; the categories of persons it is intended to prioritise; the number of doses of... - Hospital Staff
704. To ask the Minister for Health when a third paediatric rheumatologist is due to start; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39951/20] - Disability Services Provision
706. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a clinical psychologist currently working at Mounthamilton House, Dundalk, County Louth; the current average waiting time for psychological... - Health Services Staff
707. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent paramedic emergency medical technicians assigned to Merlin Park; and the date staff were assigned. [40027/20] - Hospital Facilities
709. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the staff changing facilities at a hospital (details supplied); the size of the area; the number of lockers in use in the area; the... - Health Services Funding
710. To ask the Minister for Health the status of applications for financial assistance under section 39 funding for an organisation (details supplied); if the HSE will engage directly with the... - Hospital Funding
711. To ask the Minister for Health the additional funding that the South/South West Hospital Group will be making available to University Hospital Waterford to support additional administration... - Hospital Facilities
712. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated completion schedule including all commissioning for the mortuary build ongoing at University Hospital Waterford; the expected handover date of... - Covid-19 Pandemic
713. To ask the Minister for Health if any trial run of a future Covid-19 vaccine inoculation programme will be road tested or implemented in advance of the receipt of actual vaccines; and if he... - Audiology Services
715. To ask the Minister for Health the length of the waiting list for audiology appointments at present in the community healthcare organisation 2, CHO 2, region, Galway; and the measures being... - Health Services Funding
716. To ask the Minister for Health if additional funding will be provided to persons on waiting lists for residential care placements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40103/20] - Medical Negligence Cases
717. To ask the Minister for Health the amount paid in legal costs to each of the top ten named legal firms representing plaintiffs in medical negligence cases in 2019; the number of cases the... - Health Screening Programmes
718. To ask the Minister for Health the number of claims ongoing by the State Claims Agency relating to late diagnosis and missed diagnosis in respect of failings in the CervicalCheck screening... - Medical Negligence Cases
719. To ask the Minister for Health the amount paid out by the State Claims Agency in respect of medical negligence claims for the first nine months of 2020; and the amount the agency has paid... - Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
720. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses and midwives who qualified outside of Ireland that applied for registration in each of the respective divisions G1, G2 and G3 of the... - National Children's Hospital
726. To ask the Minister for Health the current projected cost of the national children’s hospital; the expected completion date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40133/20] - Covid-19 Tests
727. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered introducing rapid Covid-19 testing at elder care facilities in order that families and loved ones of residents in nursing homes can be... - Departmental Funding
728. To ask the Minister for Health if advice will be provided regarding section 39 funding for SouthDoc (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40177/20] - Maternity Services
729. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to plans to record a new series of the Rotunda in 2021; if this is considered sensitive to the ongoing restrictions in... - Nursing Staff
730. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding payment of student nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40188/20] - HSE Data
731. To ask the Minister for Health the number of miscarriages recorded in Ireland in each of the years 2015 to 2019; and if the number or rate of miscarriages is an outlier in terms of other EU... - National Maternity Strategy
733. To ask the Minister for Health if responses, policies or initiatives have been implemented by his Department to reduce the number of miscarriages by Irish women; if so, the details of same;... - Departmental Contracts
734. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of all consultancy firms, accountancy firms, legal firms, project management firms and IT firms his Department has engaged to... - Vaccination Programme
735. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HPV vaccine is not available to all young women free of charge, considering that it is freely available to first year students and there would... - Cross-Border Health Initiatives
736. To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements that have been made to ensure a seamless transition for those patients from the State availing of the health treatments under the cross-border... - Nursing Staff
737. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to pay student nurses for their work in hospitals during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40225/20] - Ministerial Meetings
738. To ask the Minister for Health the agenda for his last three biweekly meetings with the Minister of State for public health, well-being and national drugs strategy. [40228/20] - Health Promotion
739. To ask the Minister for Health the policies in place and the further measures he has considered to tackle period poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40235/20] - Disability Services Provision
741. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for a delay in accessing urgent residential care for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40244/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
742. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter in relation to the ongoing health care needs of persons twho contracted Covid-19 (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Occupational Therapy
743. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new staff have been taken on in the children's occupational therapy sector to deal with the backlog in County Mayo in the past two years; and if... - Health Promotion
745. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide free contraception to all women; the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40281/20] - Nursing Home Inspections
746. To ask the Minister for Health if a reply will issue to correspondence regarding a care home (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40289/20] - Defence Forces Medical Services
747. To ask the Minister for Health if funding has been requested from his Department for supporting or improving military healthcare facilities or for training Defence Forces personnel in... - Hospital Services
748. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for moving the outpatient services at Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar to a private facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40318/20] - Health Promotion
749. To ask the Minister for Health if he, Ministers of State within his Department or other officials in his Department have met third party groups in relation to promoting breastfeeding in... - Departmental Funding
751. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be announced regarding the funding of a project (details supplied). [40331/20] - Hospital Waiting Lists
754. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for follow-up cancer treatment and procedures in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a... - Dental Services
755. To ask the Minister for Health if emergency dental treatment is available at the dental department, Letterkenny University Hospital, County Donegal, for cancer patients undergoing cancer... - Hospital Appointments Status
756. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment at Letterkenny University Hospital; if the referral is routine or urgent; and if he will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic
757. To ask the Minister for Health if it is considered necessary to travel to the UK under the cross-border directive for consultations during the Covid-19 crisis; if it is permitted during the... - Disabilities Assessments
759. To ask the Minister for Health if the standards for assessments of needs for persons with disabilities has been updated; and if not, the timeline for the finalisation of the standards. [40351/20] - Medical Aids and Appliances
761. To ask the Minister for Health if there are grants available to a person who has to get hearing aids (details supplied). [40354/20] - Patient Deaths
762. To ask the Minister for Health the actions taken to investigate the death of a person (details supplied) by his Department or the organisations that report to his Department. [40374/20] - Medical Aids and Appliances
763. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the release of the findings of the review of the FreeStyle Libre glucose monitoring system undertaken by his Department in 2019; and if he will... - Nursing Staff
764. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration would be given to paying student nurses €14 as opposed to €10.70; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40392/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
765. To ask the Minister for Health the number of passenger locator forms completed to date in November 2020; the number of follow-up phone calls made to persons that completed a passenger... - Abortion Services Provision
766. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 201 of 25 November 2020, if all 100 of the ministerial notifications received by his Department of terminations carried... - Hospital Appointments Status
767. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be assessed by the National Rehabilitation Hospital; the date by which the person will be assessed; the further actions... - Tribunals of Inquiry
768. To ask the Minister for Health the status of talks with a group (details supplied) in relation to the CervicalCheck tribunal; the reason for the breakdown of talks; the steps he is taking to... - Health Services
769. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 802 of 24 November 2020, if vitamin D is available free of charge to medical card patients over 65 years of age in view... - Covid-19 Pandemic
770. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to address the existing limitations on the Covid-19 follow-up of passengers from Northern Ireland landing at Dublin Airport in terms... - Health Promotion
771. To ask the Minister for Health the details of all the campuses, public sector buildings and offices that have adopted the tobacco-free campus policy; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services
772. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for reopening of the Keltoi facility in the Phoenix park. [40447/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
774. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the opening of a dedicated long Covid clinic in Galway and other such clinics around the country for persons suffering from Covid-19 symptoms and... - Mental Health Services
775. To ask the Minister for Health the proportion of his Department’s budget allocated to mental health from 2010 to 2019 and to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on... - Long-Term Illness Scheme
776. To ask the Minister for Health the reason mental illness is listed as only for those under 16 years of age to qualify for the long-term illness scheme; if he will consider removing the age... - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
777. To ask the Minister for Health if a medicinal cannabis licence will be granted to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40505/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
778. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has informed him if all retailers met the 12 November 2020 deadline for the structural separation of alcohol under the public health legislation.... - Nursing Staff
780. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention been drawn to the petition from an organisation (details supplied) to pay nursing interns the same rate as healthcare assistants; and if he...
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