Written answers
Tuesday, 8 December 2020
Department of Justice and Equality
- Wards of Court
486. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she is satisfied that the conducting of wardship cases by remote hearing is adequate to ensure that the voice of the person... - Garda Youth Diversion Projects
487. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the funding given to Garda youth diversion projects from 2008 to date, in tabular form. [41398/20] - Wards of Court
488. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons that were made wards of court in 2019 and to date in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the... - Commemorative Events
489. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department will proceed with plans which were abandoned in January 2020 for the staging of a State commemoration for the... - Garda Resources
490. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the supports in place for members of An Garda Síochána injured in the course of their work; and if she will make a... - International Students
494. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 117 of 31 January 2017, if the requirement from her Department for emergency medical... - Garda Data
495. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of cash that has been seized by An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020;... - Garda Transport Provision
496. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of marked jeeps that came into the Garda fleet in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; and the number of marked jeeps... - Intelligence Services
497. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if MI5 or any other British military intelligence organisations are or have been working in Ireland over the past five years;... - Visa Applications
498. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a visa applicant (details supplied) has been informed they will need to reapply and pay fresh fees for an... - Road Traffic Accidents
499. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 154 of 17 September 2020, the number of learner drivers, excluding motorcyclists,... - Road Traffic Offences
500. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality , further to Parliamentary Question No. 145 on 18 November 2020, the number of learner drivers in 2019 and up to 31 October... - Garda Strength
505. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number and location of Garda forensic collision investigators; when the last competition for new collision forensic... - Probate Data
506. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current average processing times for probate applications in Dublin; if there are delays due to the Covid-19 emergency... - Criminal Assets Bureau
507. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the value of seizures by the Criminal Assets Bureau from 2010 to date, in tabular form. [41399/20] - Immigration Data
508. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of registrations Kildare Garda National Immigration Bureau is processing each week; the average waiting time for an... - Garda Data
510. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of additional gardaí who have been trained as divisional asset profilers during 2019 and to date in 2020, in... - Proposed Legislation
511. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current status of the Criminal Justice (Hate Crime) Bill. [41405/20] - Legislative Measures
512. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when section 36 of the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 will come into effect [41437/20] - Garda Equipment
513. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if funding is available in 2021 to update the boats within the Garda water unit. [41438/20] - Crime Data
514. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons successfully prosecuted for possession of fireworks without a valid licence in each of the years 2018,... - Garda Transport Provision
515. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of unmarked cars, jeeps and vans attached to the Garda National Immigration Bureau as of 30 November 2020, in... - Probate Applications
516. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to delays in processing applications in the Probate Office; her plans to increase staff... - Extradition Arrangements
517. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if steps have been taken to seek the extradition of a person (details supplied) from South Africa; and if she will make a... - Crime Data
518. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of fireworks seized as part of Operation Tombola; if the success of the operation compared with previous years will... - Leave to Remain
519. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the most recent number available of persons with an open application for leave to remain on humanitarian grounds at present.... - Garda Youth Diversion Projects
521. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of children who have been referred to the Garda youth diversion programme in each division by year since 2013 to... - Garda Data
522. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda juvenile liaison officers in each division by year since 2013 to date in 2020, in tabular form. [41802/20] - Garda Youth Diversion Projects
523. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda youth diversion projects in each division by year since 2013 to date in 2020, in tabular form. [41803/20] - Visa Applications
524. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a visa will be granted for a person (details supplied) to come to Ireland to continue their education. [41808/20] - Proposed Legislation
525. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when she plans to publish the personal insolvency (amendment) (No. 1) Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Road Traffic Offences
526. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of learner drivers detected driving while unaccompanied under the Clancy amendment law since 22 December 2018; the... - International Protection
527. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will issue a ministerial decision on the subsidiary protection application of a person (details supplied). [41930/20] - Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service
528. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 595 of 1 December 2020, the additional resources that will be provided to the... - Seirbhísí trí Ghaeilge
529. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality cad iad na céimeanna atá á nglacadh aici le cinntiú go mbeidh Gaeilge ag na breithiúna ar fad a... - Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service
530. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps that need to be taken by an American citizen resident in Ireland who wishes to change their surname to the name of... - Departmental Staff
531. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the percentage or number of staff working with a disability within her Department and the agencies under her aegis in 2018,... - Covid-19 Pandemic
532. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if it will be ensured that all the requirements of the work safely protocol issued 20 November 2020 are implemented, with... - Mobility Allowance
534. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to develop a new or alternative scheme to the mobility grant scheme which was suspended in 2013. [41249/20] - Disability Services Data
535. To ask the Minister for Health if capacity for early intervention service provision for children with a diagnosis of autism can be listed per geographical area for the Dublin region. [41455/20] - Health Services Staff
537. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) relating to pay restoration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41480/20] - Proposed Legislation
543. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce legislation to reform the Mental Health Act 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41764/20] - Disability Services Data
544. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on the assessment of need waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41897/20] - Health Services
546. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital and community care consultants that are without permanent specialists (details supplied); the number of these positions that are... - Medical Cards
547. To ask the Minister for Health if he will introduce a system to allow Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas to apply for medical cards on behalf of constituents; and if he will make a... - Medicinal Products
551. To ask the Minister for Health when duodopa will be available to patients under the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41081/20] - Abortion Services Provision
552. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cases in which a woman received a scan to confirm the gestation of pregnancy since the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018... - Disabilities Data
553. To ask the Minister for Health if there is data available on the number of pre-born children diagnosed with cleft lip, cleft palate and clubfoot for the period 1 January 2019 to date; if so,... - Departmental Expenditure
554. To ask the Minister for Health the amount paid to a consultancy firm (details supplied) by his Department from 1 January to date in 2020, including consultancy work on the deterioration of... - Health Services Access
555. To ask the Minister for Health when day services for a person (details supplied) will reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41129/20] - Hospital Waiting Lists
556. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the delay in relation to the provision of paediatric rheumatology services for children and particularly children with Down's syndrome... - Brexit Preparations
558. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41137/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
559. To ask the Minister for Health the number of doses of the anti-Covid-19 drug remdesivir that have been stockpiled through the EU agreement with a pharmaceutical firm (details supplied); his... - Hospital Appointments Status
560. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a cataract operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41153/20] - Hospital Waiting Lists
561. To ask the Minister for Health the action he is taking to reduce the waiting time for appointments to see a paediatric rheumatologist; the number on the waiting list for such appointments in... - Cancer Research
562. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cancer patients accessing clinical trials; the performance in terms of the percentage of patients accessing clinical trials compared to key... - Health Services Reports
563. To ask the Minister for Health if he will undertake a review of the treatment of cataract patients throughout the HSE to determine the reason the system has failed patients; the number of... - Covid-19 Pandemic
564. To ask the Minister for Health if a business (details supplied) will be allowed to reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41173/20] - Health Services
579. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied). [41199/20] - Home Help Service
580. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of home help hours allocated by the HSE in slots of half an hour, an hour and greater than an hour in County Tipperary; and if he will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic
584. To ask the Minister for Health the total workforce, disaggregated between dedicated new hire and redeployed and seconded from the health service or otherwise, engaged in swabbing and testing... - Hospital Appointments Status
589. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting so long for an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41210/20] - Dental Services
590. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some medical card patients are unable to avail of dental work as their dental services providers have... - Covid-19 Tests
591. To ask the Minister for Health the testing capacity he expects to be in place for when a Covid-19 vaccine is available. [41220/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
592. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider a training programme for all medical, pharmacy and veterinarian personnel, nursing students, the Army and other appropriate groups,... - Covid-19 Tests
593. To ask the Minister for Health the checks in place to ensure that private Covid-19 testing centres are operating to the appropriate standard as well as integrating into the national contact... - Disability Services Provision
594. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting so long for an assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41230/20] - Home Help Service
595. To ask the Minister for Health if half an hour's home help per day will be provided for a person (details supplied). [41248/20] - Health Services
596. To ask the Minister for Health the position on the extension of a scheme (details supplied) to County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41250/20] - Cancer Services
598. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have availed of cancer screening at each acute hospital in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
599. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has carried out an analysis of the number of cancers missed due to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41256/20] - Ophthalmology Services
600. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the national roll-out of the Sligo pilot scheme for ophthalmology cases committed to in the programme for Government; and if he will make a... - Health Services Staff
601. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff in his Department and the HSE who have been deployed and seconded at the start of each month since 1 March to 1 December 2020, by... - Covid-19 Pandemic
602. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE staff who have been out of work due to Covid-19 illness to date; the number currently out of work; and if he will make a statement on the... - General Practitioner Services
605. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the lack of general practitioners taking on new patients in Santry, Dublin 9;and his plans for a primary healthcare centre in the area. [41319/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
606. To ask the Minister for Health the amount availed of from the NTPF by nursing homes for PPE spending in each month from February to June 2020; the amount spent each month by the HSE from... - Mental Health Services
609. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is no psychiatrist in the counties Carlow and Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Appointments Status
610. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place to shorten the waiting time for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41351/20] - Health Services
611. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a petition (details supplied); and if he will provide a timeline in respect of the national roll-out of a Sligo scheme; and... - Hospital Waiting Lists
612. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children removed in each of the past five years from scoliosis surgery lists on the basis of the deterioration of their condition making surgery... - Covid-19 Pandemic
613. To ask the Minister for Health if student nurses involved in the treatment of Covid-19-infected patients in hospitals are given separate guidance; if all hospital staff are regularly made... - Hospital Staff
614. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the new post of paediatric rheumatologist additional to the two posts currently in Children's Health Ireland, Crumlin initially to have been in... - Hospital Waiting Lists
615. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list for an MRI in Children’s Health Ireland, Crumlin; the expected time spent on the waiting list; the projected... - Covid-19 Pandemic
617. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department indemnified any private companies in respect of the proposed roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine; if so, the name of each company any level of... - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
620. To ask the Minister for Health if the delivery of medical cannabis for circa 41 patients during the Covid-19 travel restrictions will continue when travel restrictions begin to be lifted;... - Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
622. To ask the Minister for Health the annual funding given to local and regional drug and alcohol taskforces from 2008 to date by taskforce in tabular form. [41397/20] - Hospital Waiting Lists
623. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time to see a consultant paediatric otolaryngologist at CHI, Temple Street, Dublin. [41413/20] - Health Services Staff
624. To ask the Minister for Health if a specialist multidisciplinary team will be recruited and established to deal with multiple sulfatase deficiency. [41414/20] - Hospital Data
625. To ask the Minister for Health the number of knee and hip replacement surgeries carried out at the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form.... - Hospital Appointments Status
627. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be issued with an appointment in the haemochromatosis clinic in Galway University Hospital; the reason for the... - Legislative Measures
628. To ask the Minister for Health when section 19 of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 comes into effect [41432/20] - Hospital Staff
629. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultant posts by specialist that are currently vacant in the Mater Hospital; the length of time each post has been vacant; and the time frame... - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
631. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to any impediment in Dutch or Irish law that would prevent the delivery of medical cannabis to patients in Ireland; and if he... - Hospital Appointments Status
632. 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. [41444/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
633. To ask the Minister for Health the studies or research conducted by his Department into the impacts of the lockdown, pandemic and restrictions on the mental health of persons, specifically... - Disability Services Funding
634. To ask the Minister for Health if a grant or other funding is available for parents of children with autism who seek to avail of early intervention services privately. [41452/20] - Hospital Services
635. To ask the Minister for Health the details of ongoing plans to provide better and more efficient access to paediatric rheumatology for children with special needs; the progress to date in... - General Practitioner Services
636. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a standard fee that general practitioners can charge for a non-Covid-19 related phone consultation; if consideration is given to the length of time... - Medicinal Products
637. To ask the Minister for Health if patisiran medication will be provided to a person (details supplied); his plans to provide treatment for such patients should patisiran no longer be... - Hospital Procedures
638. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect the results of procedures carried out in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a... - Speech and Language Therapy
640. To ask the Minister for Health the detail of the waiting lists for speech and language therapy in County Donegal for each of the past five years. [41500/20] - Health Products Regulatory Authority
646. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Products Regulatory Authority operates a national adverse reaction reporting system for all medications which members of the public and... - Health Services Access
647. To ask the Minister for Health when full-time residential care be will be provided for a person (details supplied). [41509/20] - Medicinal Products
648. To ask the Minister for Health when the drug Onpattro will be discussed by the HSE drugs group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41511/20] - Medical Cards
649. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider removing the valid to expiry date on medical cards for citizens aged 70 years or older and allowing these to be held without need for... - Health Services Staff
652. To ask the Minister for Health the current vacancies and unfilled, funded posts on 1 December across the health service by occupation and by whole-time equivalent, in tabular form; and if he... - Health Services Access
653. To ask the Minister for Health when the gay men’s health service will reopen; the reason Ireland’s only dedicated sexual health and well-being service for gay and bisexual men,... - Health Services Staff
654. To ask the Minister for Health the status of transposing the Council Directive 2013/59/EURATOM into Irish law which would make provisions to include physiotherapists on the list of health... - Health Services Funding
655. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE can provide capital funding towards a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41556/20] - Medicinal Products
656. To ask the Minister for Health if he will approve a drug for a person (details supplied). [41575/20] - Hospital Appointments Status
657. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the wait time of 18 months for a person (details supplied) to be seen at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
658. To ask the Minister for Health if he is considering a mandatory vaccine programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41592/20] - Primary Care Services
659. To ask the Minister for Health when primary care services and a new primary care facility will be established in Tullow, County Carlow; the timescale for this service to be established; the... - Hospital Equipment
660. To ask the Minister for Health when the translabial scanner which has been procured by the HSE will be available for use to help identify women who have been fitted with a transvaginal mesh... - Suicide Incidence
661. To ask the Minister for Health if statistics for suicide rates in Ireland to date in 2020 can be provided and in which statistics for previous years can be accessed; and if he will make a... - Ministerial Meetings
662. To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish the minutes of his last three bi-weekly meetings with the Minister of State with responsibility for public health, well-being and the... - General Practitioner Services
663. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which GP practices have been acquired by venture capital funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41746/20] - Home Care Packages
664. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in the determination of eligibility for a homecare package in the case of a person (details supplied); when same will be finalised given... - Medicinal Products
665. To ask the Minister for Health if approval will be given for a drug (details supplied). [41753/20] - Vaccination Programme
666. To ask the Minister for Health when the next batch of flu vaccine will be available; the number of persons awaiting the vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41767/20] - Health Services Staff
667. To ask the Minister for Health if a registration will be expedited for a person (details supplied) in view of their pending employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41769/20] - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
668. To ask the Minister for Health if medical cannabis is covered under the medical card scheme once a patient has been given approval for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Cards
669. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the medical card has been removed from a person (details supplied); if the card will be reinstated in early date; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Services
670. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the Sligo scheme operating in the north west and the associated reduction in wait times for patients for cataract treatment; the progress on... - Health Services Staff
671. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review a matter (details supplied); if a similar gesture to front-line workers will be announced here by way of time off in lieu or bonuses; if his... - Hospital Waiting Lists
672. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are women who have been informed that they have to wait six months for an appointment at the breast... - Disability Services Data
673. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with disabilities in receipt of home support hours in each local health office, LHO, area as of 30 November 2020 or the latest date... - Physiotherapy Services
678. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the physiotherapy waiting list as of 30 November 2020 or the latest date available; the number waiting less than four, four to 12 and... - Disability Services Data
681. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the speech and language therapy further treatment waiting list as of 30 November 2020 or latest date available; the number waiting... - Occupational Therapy
682. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the occupational therapy first time assessment waiting list as of 30 November 2020 or latest date available; the number waiting less... - Hospital Staff
683. To ask the Minister for Health the number of paediatric rheumatologists working in the health service; his plans for expanding this number; the international recommended best practice ratio... - Disability Services Provision
684. To ask the Minister for Health the information on Down's syndrome-related arthritis provided to general practitioners; if provision has or will be made for the annual screening of children... - Covid-19 Pandemic
685. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding maternity visitation at each hospital with a maternity function; the appointments including scan in which the mother can have a parent,... - Hospital Waiting Lists
686. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on paediatric rheumatology waiting lists waiting to see a consultant; the waiting times by month; the average waiting time; and if he... - Health Services Staff
692. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to concerns regarding the availability of paediatric rheumatologists here with the current waiting list being three years; if... - General Practitioner Services
693. To ask the Minister for Health if an information leaflet on paediatric arthritis prepared in November 2019 will be distributed to general practitioners and health professionals; and if he... - Health Services Staff
694. To ask the Minister for Health when a new paediatric rheumatologist will commence; the location in which they will be based; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41856/20] - Medicinal Products
695. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a drug being assessed for reimbursement (details supplied) by the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics; when a decision will be made; and if he... - Ambulance Service
697. To ask the Minister for Health the spend on private ambulances by hospital for each year since 2000, in tabular form; the number of journeys made in each year; the effective cost per journey... - Energy Data
700. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the tenders for the supply of electricity, gas and other sources of energy to buildings under the control of his Department and the Health... - Nursing Staff
702. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the vacancy for a paediatric diabetic nurse at the Regional Hospital, Mullingar; if the recruitment process is still ongoing; when he... - Hospital Services
703. To ask the Minister for Health the paediatric diabetic support services in place for paediatric diabetic patients living in County Offaly; if there are paediatric diabetic services provided... - Home Help Service
704. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Galway who have been approved for home help services but are still on the waiting list; the number waiting over six, 12, 18 and... - Podiatry Services
706. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a podiatry appointment in primary care as of 30 November 2020 or the latest date available; and the number... - Ophthalmology Services
707. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a ophthalmology appointment in primary care as of 30 November 2020 or the latest date available; and the... - Audiology Services
708. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for an audiology appointment in primary care as of 30 November 2020 or the latest date available; and the number... - Primary Care Services
709. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a dietetics appointment in primary care as of 30 November 2020 or the latest date available; and the number... - Mental Health Services
710. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a psychology appointment in primary care as of 30 November 2020 or the latest date available; and the number... - Counselling Services
711. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a counselling appointment in primary care as of 30 November 2020 or the latest date available; and the... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
712. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each local health office area waiting for a child and adolescent mental health services appointment as of 30 November 2020 or the... - Mental Health Services
713. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to adult mental health units to date in 2020. [41952/20] - Home Help Service
714. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home support hours being provided in each LHO area as of 30 November 2020 or the latest date available; the way in which this compares to target... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
715. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme as of 30 November 2020 or the latest date available; the average waiting time; the number... - Hospital Waiting Lists
716. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public patients that have been removed from outpatient lists in 2020 as a result of a validation exercise and not as a result of having an... - Medical Cards
717. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards as of 30 November 2020; the number of general practitioner cards on the same date; and the number for each type of card issued on a... - Hospital Data
718. To ask the Minister for Health the number of delayed discharges in each public and voluntary hospital at the end of November 2020, in tabular form; and the number to date in 2020. [41957/20] - Ambulance Service
720. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of clinical status 1 ECHO incidents responded to by first responder in seven minutes and 59 seconds or less; and the percentage of clinical... - Emergency Departments
721. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients aged 75 years or over that experienced an emergency department wait time more than 24 hours during November 2020; the number to date in... - Ambulance Service
722. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulance attendances at each emergency department nationwide in November 2020; the number of such ambulances that waited longer than 20 minutes... - Hospital Waiting Lists
723. To ask the Minister for Health the number of spinal fusion patients currently waiting less than four, four to eight and more than eight months for treatment at both Our Lady’s... - Disability Services Provision
766. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 630 of 16 June 2020, the position regarding appointments for a child (details supplied) in Dublin 11; the reason for the... - Health Services Reports
767. To ask the Minister for Health if a data analysis survey carried out by a company (details supplied) referenced in an article can be published; the cost of commissioning this report; if the... - Hospital Facilities
768. To ask the Minister for Health if the cardiac service extension at University Hospital Waterford will include primary PPI service activity; if the extended opening hours will be notified to... - Abortion Services Provision
769. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to change the clinical guidance in relation to abortion to enable those persons who initiate legal abortion care before 12 weeks to be provided with... - Covid-19 Pandemic
774. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the roll out of Covid-19 vaccines (details supplied); the information technology supports that will be used to assist in deploying the vaccines... - Medical Aids and Appliances
775. 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... - Electronic Cigarettes
776. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to banning the sale of e-cigarettes to those under 18 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42083/20] - Health Screening Programmes
780. To ask the Minister for Health the research that has been done into a lung cancer screening programme in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42087/20] - Cancer Services
782. To ask the Minister for Health the additional measures that will be introduced to support lung cancer patients through the psychological burden of their diagnosis; and if he will make a... - Health Screening Programmes
783. To ask the Minister for Health if the introduction of lung cancer screening is a priority for him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42090/20] - Cancer Services
784. To ask the Minister for Health if patient organisations specific to lung cancer are consulted by him on their approach to lung cancer treatment and supports; if so, the groups; if not, the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
790. To ask the Minister for Health if clinical guidance from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in the UK, which states that women who are 28 weeks pregnant and beyond are at... - Addiction Treatment Services
791. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated in 2020 and planned for 2021 to support services for the treatment of addictions, including alcohol addiction; and if he will... - Health Promotion
792. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review progress and renew the Healthy Ireland strategy where necessary, given that we are now seven years into the Healthy Ireland planned... - Medical Cards
793. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide temporary discretionary medical cards to all cancer patients to offset medical charges for their treatment; and if he will make a... - Vaccination Programme
795. To ask the Minister for Health if all orders and requests for the flu vaccine have now been provided to general practitioners and pharmacists; if the HSE retains some supply; the extent of... - Departmental Staff
796. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage or number of staff working with a disability within his Department and the agencies under his aegis in 2018 to 2020, inclusive; and the actions...
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