Written answers
Thursday, 10 December 2020
- Medical Cards
372. To ask the Minister for Health if the changes to income limits for medical card applications in budget 2020 have been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42808/20] - Medicinal Products
373. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he is encouraging the use of biosimilar medicines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42312/20] - Disability Services Provision
374. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a home for persons with physical and sensory disabilities (details supplied); when the HSE estimates process for 2021 will conclude; and if he... - Disability Support Services
375. To ask the Minister for Health the consideration being taken on a service (details supplied) being extended to a seven-day service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40759/20] - Protected Disclosures
376. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to recent reports in the media that a protected disclosure was made to his Department concerning warnings of issues pertaining... - Covid-19 Pandemic
377. To ask the Minister for Health the rationale behind the current guidance in relation to attendance at funerals and weddings. [42095/20] - Primary Care Services
378. To ask the Minister for Health the action being taken to address long waiting times for psychology appointments in primary care in south-western areas of Dublin; and if he will make a... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
379. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the CAMHS waiting list at the end of November 2020; and the way in which this compares to the same date in 2019. [42301/20] - Health Services
380. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department and the HSE have entered into discussions with the voluntary hospitals in County Cork, the Mercy University Hospital and the South Infirmary... - Hospital Facilities
381. To ask the Minister for Health the funding that will be made available to the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital Group to upgrade to four operating theatres; and if he will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic
383. To ask the Minister for Health the engagement he has had with his European colleagues regarding the distribution of a potential Covid-19 vaccine. [38066/20] - Food Safety Authority of Ireland
385. To ask the Minister for Health the actions he has taken to ensure that veterinary services are available to local abattoirs for inspections post November 2020. [33515/20] - Disability Support Services
386. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the insufficient support services provided to children with disabilities particularly school-aged services; and if he will... - Disability Services Provision
387. To ask the Minister for Health the status of and position regarding the restoration of full-time disability day services; when these services will resume a five-day week service; and if he... - Health Services Staff
388. To ask the Minister for Health the current position of those section 39 workers that did not receive pay parity; and if these workers will be included in the PSSA. [36718/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
389. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide mental health support to children suffering as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic given the waiting lists for CAMHS. [40756/20] - Ophthalmology Services
390. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for a child to receive an appointment with an ophthalmologist; the average waiting time between receiving the appointment and being... - Disability Services Funding
391. To ask the Minister for Health the details of funding that was allocated towards screening children with Down's syndrome for Down's arthritis in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in... - Paediatric Services
392. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for a child to receive an appointment with a paediatric rheumatologist; the average waiting time between a child receiving an... - Cancer Services
393. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the resumption of cancer screening services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42513/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
394. To ask the Minister for Health if the oversight committee has received the terms of progression following the HIQA study and clinical validation on antigen testing. [33909/20] - Suicide Incidence
395. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a newspaper article (details supplied) on high rates of suicides of young women in south County Dublin; the matters learned from the report; and... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
396. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he proposes take to ease the waiting list for children to attend child and adolescent mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
397. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the orthopaedic outpatient waiting list at University Hospital Waterford is now 24 months; if he is satisfied... - Maternity Services
398. To ask the Minister for Health the status of access for partners of expectant mothers to scans and wards during labour; the national position on same; if hospitals have the flexibility to... - General Medical Services Scheme
399. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria used for general practitioners to remove GMS patients from their client list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42545/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
400. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the Covid-19 guidelines for office workers that can continue to work from home but are required by their employers to return to the office... - Mental Health Services
401. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there are no primary care psychologists in north County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42547/20] - Health Services
402. To ask the Minister for Health the steps sanctioned by him arising from the publication of the options appraisal for the model four hospital at Merlin Park, Galway; the status of the... - Mental Health Policy
403. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the national implementation and monitoring committee envisaged under Sharing the Vision; the membership of the committee; the terms of reference... - Respite Care Services
404. To ask the Minister for Health when respite care services will be deemed as an essential service; when they will be fully restored to pre-Covid-19 levels; and if he will make a statement on... - Disability Support Services
405. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the reopening of day centres for adults with disabilities; the timeline for when day centres will fully reopen; and if he will make a statement... - Nursing Home Accommodation
406. To ask the Minister for Health if nursing home residents will be allowed to be visited twice a week by two family members one at a time in all levels of the Living with Covid-19 plan; and if... - Health Services Provision
407. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure the delivery of the National Traveller Health Action Plan. [35132/20] - Hospital Appointments Status
408. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request WUH to continue the pathway of care organised by the hospital for a person (details supplied); if the urgent procedure recommended by the... - Health Services Provision
409. To ask the Minister for Health when the venesection clinic on the day service unit at Ennis General Hospital will reopen to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42567/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
410. To ask the Minister for Health the medical and epidemiological or other data basis on which live music at weddings is prohibited in the current phase of Covid-19; and if he will make a... - Healthcare Policy
412. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to implement the recommendations of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health Report on Foetal Anti-Convulsant Syndrome published in May 2018; and if... - Paediatric Services
413. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the severe shortage of paediatric rheumatologists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42626/20] - Disability Services Provision
414. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to an information leaflet compiled by parents of children with Down’s arthropathy; and his plans distribute it to... - Paediatric Services
415. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the lengthy waiting lists for children with Down’s arthropathy to see paediatric rheumatologists, either privately or... - Home Help Service
416. To ask the Minister for Health the procedures and quality checks in place to monitor the care carried out by home help organisations contracted to carry out home caring work in the homes of... - Covid-19 Pandemic
417. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will commence employment as a Covid-19 swabber with the HSE at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a... - Dental Services
418. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address lengthy public orthodontic waiting lists at a location (details supplied). [42641/20] - Hospital Waiting Lists
419. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting lists and duration on the list for procedures (details supplied) in University Hospital Waterford in tabular form; and if he will make a statement... - Parliamentary Questions
420. To ask the Minister for Health the location to which parliamentary questions to the HSE for operational services responses are referred; if his Department will mandate a correspondence... - Health Services
421. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a HSE response in relation to a referral for a person (details supplied) graded as urgent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42649/20] - Occupational Therapy
422. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 178 to 188, inclusive, of 18 November 2020, the cost per external contractor and the number of assessments carried out... - Covid-19 Pandemic
423. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider permitting music at weddings given that unlike many other social events, they are held in a controlled manner under the Covid-19... - Departmental Expenditure
424. To ask the Minister for Health if professional fees are paid by his Department on behalf of employees; if so, the total number involved; and the amount of each fee. [42703/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
425. To ask the Minister for Health if there will be cold storage centres outside of Dublin for Covid-19 vaccines. [42712/20] - Healthcare Policy
429. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the target percentage of patients undergoing a non-urgent colonoscopy within 13 weeks was changed from 70% to 65% in the 2020 HSE Services Plan; and... - Health Services
430. To ask the Minister for Health the procedure that occurs when a company that holds a HSE contract which it originally procured through a tendering process no longer wishes to hold the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
431. To ask the Minister for Health if a Dublin-based Covid-19 test centre that was recently closed that processed Covid-19 tests from Clonmel, County Tipperary has been replaced by another... - Respite Care Services
434. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to recommence respite service at Lifford Hospital; the time frame for resumption of this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Appointments Status
435. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a gynaecological appointment in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Waiting Lists
436. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for gynaecological appointments in Letterkenny University Hospital for routine and urgent referrals in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, in... - Cross-Border Health Initiatives
438. To ask the Minister for Health the legislative basis and the provision of legislation upon which the decision to refuse a cross-border directive application was made for a person (details... - Health Services Provision
439. To ask the Minister for Health if the National Gender Service recognises the WHO’s latest position on transgender persons that it has stopped classifying transgender persons as having... - Covid-19 Pandemic
440. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to a monetary bonus payment for all healthcare workers as an acknowledgement of their hard work throughout the Covid-19... - Medicinal Products
441. To ask the Minister for Health the counties in which PrEP is currently available; the steps he will take to ensure universal access for those for whom it is recommended; and if he will make... - Hospital Appointments Status
442. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [42783/20] - Health Services Provision
443. To ask the Minister for Health when additional services will be provided at a healthcare facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42784/20] - Medical Cards
444. To ask the Minister for Health if sativex will be covered under the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42785/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
445. To ask the Minister for Health if student nurses and student healthcare workers will be prioritised for the Covid-19 vaccine based on occupational data from his Department (details... - Speech and Language Therapy
446. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting time for a speech and language assessment in Dublin 9 and 11; if steps can be taken to improve on the waiting time of 12 to 18 months for... - Health Services
447. To ask the Minister for Health if all student occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and radiology students will be paid for the work they carry out in hospital and... - Prison Mental Health Services
448. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the issues raised in relation to the care afforded to vulnerable prisoners, notably those with a mental illness in the... - Mental Health Services
449. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults currently on waiting lists to see a psychiatrist in each of the HSE regions in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Covid-19 Pandemic
451. To ask the Minister for Health when local exercise classes that take place in local community centres will be allowed to reopen. [42804/20] - Medicinal Products
452. To ask the Minister for Health when dupilumab for persons with eczema will be made available in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42807/20] - Legislative Measures
453. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42533/20]
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