Written answers
Wednesday, 16 December 2020
- Cancer Services
275. To ask the Minister for Health further to an exchange with this Deputy during Leaders' Questions on 8 December 2020, if he has sought clarity on the situation whereby the HSE CervicalCheck... - Disability Support Services
277. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria that determine whether or not a dog can be classified as an assistance dog; and the body responsible for setting such criteria. [43907/20] - Respite Care Services
278. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43612/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
279. To ask the Minister for Health the position on the benefit of wearing masks to prevent the spread of Covid-19, including the latest international data; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Appointments Status
280. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be facilitated with surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43625/20] - Disability Support Services
281. To ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene in the case of a person (details supplied). [43627/20] - Dental Services
282. To ask the Minister for Health if there is an appeals process under the HSE orthodontic treatment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43631/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
285. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43646/20] - Health Services Provision
286. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to implement the recommendations of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution report relating to freely available... - Disability Support Services
287. To ask the Minister for Health if he has undertaken a review of the system for early assessment and prioritisation of therapies for children with special needs which despite extra resources... - Medicinal Products
289. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will engage with companies to negotiate a suitable price for the drug dupilumab for the treatment of severe atopic eczema; and if he will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic
290. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a situation in which persons who are required to access preoperative Covid-19 testing are forced to travel to the hospital... - Respite Care Services
292. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the future of Sruthan House, Dundalk, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43670/20] - Medical Waste Disposal
295. To ask the Minister for Health the location in which a person (details supplied) can dispose of medical waste; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43700/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
296. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal has to attend for an early-morning Covid-19 test appointment in Mayo hospital four days prior to an... - Health Services Staff
297. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider granting a nominal retention bonus to nurses, midwives and healthcare workers who have worked throughout Covid-19; and if he will make a... - Dental Services
301. To ask the Minister for Health if a dental examination can be scheduled for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [43743/20] - European Medicines Agency
302. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place to decrease the time between EMA approval and reimbursement of new treatments to promote earlier access in Ireland with the latest... - Medical Cards
305. To ask the Minister for Health if an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied) can be processed in view of the fact that the person has submitted all of the requested... - Disability Support Services
307. To ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene in the case of a person (details supplied). [43761/20] - Departmental Correspondence
308. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review correspondence (details supplied); if a reply will issue; the steps he is taking to address the matter; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Appointments Status
310. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in receiving a cataract surgery appointment in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Waiting Lists
311. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the three year waiting time for obtaining an appointment for the removal of wisdom teeth at the oral and maxillofacial department at University... - Nursing Staff
312. To ask the Minister for Health if there will be an increase in pensions for retired nursing staff given that this group have not seen an increase in pension rates in over ten years. [43780/20] - Maternity Services
313. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given towards lifting the restrictions on maternity services throughout Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43828/20] - Legislative Measures
314. To ask the Minister for Health when the Disability Act 2005 will be fully commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43833/20] - Disability Support Services
315. To ask the Minister for Health when he will legislate for personal assistance services as a right in law as per the motion unanimously supported by Dáil Éireann on 29 November... - Dental Services
316. To ask the Minister for Health the number of appointments under the school dental service in Cork city in each of the past 15 years by child. [43837/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
326. To ask the Minister for Health if the Traveller community has been given consideration in the different levels of the vaccination roll out plan; the position of same if they are considered;... - Health Services Staff
327. To ask the Minister for Health the number of approved filled by tenure permanent, temporary, locum, agency and vacant consultant posts by discipline and specialty; the length of time the... - Medical Cards
328. To ask the Minister for Health if he will progress the renewal of medical cards for persons (details supplied) as no progress has been made since October 2020; and if he will make a... - Seirbhísí trí Ghaeilge
329. To ask the Minister for Health cad iad na pleananna atá ag a Roinn chun seirbhísí faoina riar a chur ar fáil trí Ghaeilge, chun cur le líon na... - Hospital Staff
332. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultant oncologists with a special interest in sarcoma currently in St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin; and his plans to appoint an... - Covid-19 Pandemic
334. To ask the Minister for Health if a national plan is in place to deal with persons with long Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43912/20] - Departmental Functions
336. To ask the Minister for Health if disability functions will be transferred to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; and if so, the timeline for same. [43962/20] - Hospital Staff
337. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will provide funding for the recruitment of an additional paediatric endocrinologist for Temple Street Children's Hospital, Dublin. [43965/20] - Nursing Home Accommodation
339. To ask the Minister for Health the process which must be gone through, such as notification to the home itself by letter or otherwise, before HIQA and the HSE decide to become directly... - Disability Support Services
341. To ask the Minister for Health the number on waiting lists for assessments of need in counties Cavan and Monaghan to date; the proposals to reduce the waiting lists and provide more timely... - Nursing Home Accommodation
342. To ask the Minister for Health the name and number of nursing homes taken over by the HSE and HIQA since January 2020; the reason for doing so; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Disability Support Services
343. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to have an orderly resumption of day services for persons with a disability in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Aids and Appliances
345. To ask the Minister for Health if a pain patch will be approved for a person (details supplied). [44000/20] - Hospital Waiting Lists
346. To ask the Minister for Health if additional resources and increased hospital capacity will be provided to reduce waiting times for patients in counties Cavan and Monaghan awaiting... - Covid-19 Pandemic
347. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department and the HSE plan for an educational messaging strategy to explain the development and speed in bringing the Covid-19 vaccine to reality,... - Hospital Services
348. To ask the Minister for Health if the orthopaedic clinic in St. Vincent's University Hospital is open; if not, when it will resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44007/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
349. To ask the Minister for Health his views on indemnity cover for Covid-19 vaccines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44008/20] - Departmental Budgets
350. To ask the Minister for Health the current budgets in his Department for social media advertising for 2021; and the campaigns behind each budget line in tabular form. [44024/20] - Health Services
351. To ask the Minister for Health the HSE therapy services that have been noted and scheduled for delay; and the counties in which delays for such services are scheduled in the case of a rise... - Maternity Services
352. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the campaign to lift restrictions in maternity hospitals for birth partners and expectant fathers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - HSE Staff
354. To ask the Minister for Health if a lump sum from a pension will be expedited in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44077/20] - Nursing Home Accommodation
356. To ask the Minister for Health if he will include in any proposed inquiry into the deaths at a nursing home (details supplied) in 2020 a specific term of reference to establish all the facts...
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