Written answers
Wednesday, 2 December 2020
- Health Services Staff
133. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided to restore pay to outstanding section 39 organisations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40601/20] - Mental Health Services
134. To ask the Minister for Health the additional funding and resources that have been allocated to HSE counselling services to deal with the inevitable rise in numbers of those who will access... - Cross-Border Health Initiatives
135. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an online video conference consultation is not permitted during Covid-19 for a cross-Border directive application (details supplied); and if he will... - Hospital Services
136. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of paediatric rheumatology services in Ireland; when a third paediatric rheumatologist will commence their position; and the steps... - Hospital Waiting Lists
138. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to alleviate the waiting list of 4 to 8 months for urgent paediatric scans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40531/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
139. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will update Covid-19 advice for pregnant women to include the findings of The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and The Royal... - Disability Services Funding
140. To ask the Minister for Health the total funding allocated for respite services for children with special needs in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40534/20] - Medicinal Products
141. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for a decision on the approval of duodopa by the HSE; if any of the €50 million allocation for the approval of new medicines is being used... - Disability Services Funding
142. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the funding allocated to early intervention and school age disability services in County Mayo in tabular form; and if he will... - Disability Services Provision
145. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase staffing resources to disability services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40544/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
146. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure when the Covid-19 vaccine becomes available and is being distributed that the hierarchy of priority groups should include at least one... - Gambling Sector
147. To ask the Minister for Health when the 2018-2019 gambling prevalence survey will be published [40560/20] - Health Services Access
148. To ask the Minister for Health if it can be arranged for a public health nurse to call to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40566/20] - Dental Services
149. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the recruitment of an orthodontic consultant to fill the position which has been vacant for some time; and his views on whether this position... - Prescriptions Charges
150. To ask the Minister for Health if there is guidelines or regulations governing the charging of patients by general practitioners to email prescriptions to pharmacists using the national... - Disability Services Data
151. To ask the Minister for Health the overall delay on all interventions for children under the age of 18 years [40599/20] - Housing Adaptation Grant
152. To ask the Minister for Health the housing adaptation grants available to a person (details supplied) who has suffered life-changing injuries following an accident aside from the Louth... - Home Help Service
153. To ask the Minister for Health if home help hours will be increased in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40604/20] - Hospital Data
154. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of beds in St. Joseph’s Community Hospital, Stranorlar, County Donegal; the total number of beds both occupied and unoccupied for the... - Respite Care Services
158. To ask the Minister for Health when respite services can be expected to resume in St. Joseph’s Hospital, Stranorlar, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Appointments Status
159. 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. [40618/20] - Nursing Staff
161. To ask the Minister for Health if late applications will be allowed for staff nurse national rolling campaigns which ended on 9 September 2020 due to Covid-19; and if he will make a... - Nursing Education
163. To ask the Minister for Health the estimate cost to the State to pay student nurses for all mandatory on-the-job training they undertake as part of their studies if the wage scale was set at... - Medicinal Products
164. To ask the Minister for Health the reason melatonin was previously available to a person (details supplied) and now appears to be no longer available; and if he will make a statement on the... - Home Help Service
165. To ask the Minister for Health the reason home help assistance has been withdrawn from a person (details supplied); if the home help assistance can be reinstated as soon as possible; and if... - Hospital Facilities
166. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the new ward in St. Joseph’s Community Hospital, Stranorlar, County Donegal is not open; when it will open; and if he will make a statement... - Audiology Services
167. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to deal with the unacceptable waiting time of 82 weeks for an audiology appointment from the date of referral in County Galway; and if he will make a... - Nursing Home Accommodation
168. To ask the Minister for Health the accountability in place for nursing homes relating to the allocation of public monies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40669/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
169. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which businesses are informed what they can expect and what they can plan for at each Covid-19 level; the amount of advance warning they can expect... - Medicinal Products
170. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the availability to patients with PKU in Dublin and throughout Ireland of the HSE-approved medicine kuvan; the reason kuvan it is not being made... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
171. To ask the Minister for Health the average wait time for patients in County Kerry referred for hip surgery under the treatment purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Cross-Border Health Initiatives
172. To ask the Minister for Health if patients travelling to Northern Ireland to avail of treatment under the EU Cross-Border Health Directive will continue to receive reimbursements for... - Rare Diseases
174. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 316 of 5 November 2020, the outcome of the meeting of the rare diseases technology review committee in the week... - Respite Care Services
175. To ask the Minister for Health the provisions that will be provided to increase capacity in overnight respite care for children with disabilities in the Donegal region; his plans for meeting... - Suicide Incidence
176. To ask the Minister for Health the number of deaths by suicide to date in 2020; the number in each year since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40733/20] - Mental Health Services
177. To ask the Minister for Health if there has been an increase in the number of emergency or crisis presentations for mental health services to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on... - Medical Aids and Appliances
178. To ask the Minister for Health if the FreeStyle Libre will be available to all type 1 diabetes patients through the HSE in the near future (details supplied); and if he will make a statement... - Treatment Benefit Scheme
179. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a child with Down's syndrome (details supplied) was refused optical benefit. [40746/20]
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