Written answers
Wednesday, 13 January 2021
- Covid-19 Pandemic
742. To ask the Minister for Health if the task force on the Covid-19 vaccination will be requested to include persons with Down's syndrome in the group of people aged 18 to 64 years with certain... - Trade Agreements
743. To ask the Minister for Health if he will continue to apply restrictions based on domestic legislation in contravention of EU trade law and the advice of the European Commission in view of... - Departmental Legal Costs
744. To ask the Minister for Health the cost to the State in defending the 115 court cases brought since late 2018 by parents whose children did not receive an assessment of need in a timely... - Public Sector Pay
745. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to help ensure pay restoration for employees in the remaining 250 organisations that employ section 39 workers and have not received pay... - General Data Protection Regulation
746. To ask the Minister for Health the period under the general data protection regulation, GDPR, a hospital must wait before passing the contact details for a patient whose bill remains unpaid... - Motorised Transport Grant
747. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans to reintroduce a motorised transport grant for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45067/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
748. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a series of matters (details supplied) concerning the provision of educational supplies during the last lockdown; and if he will make a... - Hospital Equipment
749. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to reports that a number of oxygen generators purchased by University Hospital Galway in 2020 in response to the Covid-19... - National Children's Hospital
750. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the reported use of controversial insulation material in the construction of the national children's hospital that was cited in the Grenfell Tower... - Nursing Staff
751. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to abolishing the nursing registration fee for 2021 (details supplied). [1972/21] - Primary Care Centres
752. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of a primary health centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44646/20] - General Practitioner Services
753. To ask the Minister for Health the options available to a person with underlying health conditions who has returned to Tralee, County Kerry, but cannot get a general practitioner to take him... - Health Services Staff
754. To ask the Minister for Health if a commitment will be given that staff working in the integration, intervention services will not be redeployed when the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccination... - Disability Services Provision
755. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will publish the timeline for the 100% return of disability services. [44660/20] - Disability Services Data
756. To ask the Minister for Health the number of disability services by county; the current capacity of each; and the plan to address the backlog of therapy sessions. [44661/20] - Hospital Equipment
757. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the deep brain stimulation service for Parkinson's disease in the Mater Hospital, Dublin. [44670/20] - Health Services Staff
758. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) who was recently interviewed for a grade 4 position within the HSE community healthcare organisation or CHO 3, can have previous... - Covid-19 Pandemic
759. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to restrict access to services or activities to persons who choose not to receive a Covid-19 vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the... - Public Sector Staff
760. To ask the Minister for Health if any employee of his Department or HSE employee above the minimum point of the grade VIII salary scale has declared an interest regarding a company (details... - Health Services
761. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44692/20] - Medical Aids and Appliances
762. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to deal with tariffs on prosthetics in a hard Brexit situation; his plans to address the increased cost of same; if costs will be met by the State;... - Hospital Appointments Status
763. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44695/20] - Departmental Strategies
764. To ask the Minister for Health if a successor to the National Sexual Health Strategy 2015-2020 is being developed; if so, the timelines for same; the way in which he plans to have interested... - Covid-19 Pandemic
765. To ask the Minister for Health if persons between 18 and 64 years of age with Friedreich's Ataxia will be included in the people aged 18-64 with certain medical conditions category for... - Hospital Facilities
766. To ask the Minister for Health the position in relation to the progression of the 50-bed new St. Joseph's Hospital in Ardee, County Louth; if he will provide other relevant details; and if... - Covid-19 Pandemic
767. To ask the Minister for Health the reason persons with a disability who live in the family home or independently in the community including those with an intellectual disability are not... - Health Services Staff
768. To ask the Minister for Health the reason senior public health doctors have a different contract to their hospital-based colleagues with same qualifications and parity of recognition by the... - Health Services Expenditure
770. To ask the Minister for Health the relative cost of contact tracing centres (details supplied) to the 60 specialist public health doctors over the period of the Covid-19 pandemic; the party... - EU Legislation
771. To ask the Minister for Health if he ceased regulating hemp-derived products under domestic legislation which directly contravenes EU trade law in view of the fact that EU hemp-derived... - School Facilities
772. To ask the Minister for Health the public health risk assessment conducted at a school (details supplied); the recommendation and control levels the public health team had outlined to the... - Respite Care Services
773. To ask the Minister for Health if respite will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44734/20] - Medical Cards
774. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider giving discretionary medical cards to amputees to cover the cost of artificial limbs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Health Services Staff
775. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the number of public health nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44750/20] - Hospital Facilities
776. To ask the Minister for Health the funding that has been allocated or made available for the building of an extension to a facility (details supplied) which will provide an additional 60... - Programme for Government
777. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the establishment of the national medicines agency as committed to in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the... - General Practitioner Services
778. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the practice of general practitioners charging significant administration fees to email prescriptions to pharmacies; and if... - Health Services Staff
779. To ask the Minister for Health the number of primary care psychologists and primary care staff that have been redeployed to assist with testing and tracing as a result of Covid-19; when it... - Health Services
780. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 197 of 17 September 2020, if he has considered the contents and consulted with his officials on the matters raised; and... - Covid-19 Pandemic
781. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of Covid-19 cases reported in December 2020 involving schoolchildren or close contacts of schoolchildren. [44757/20] - Medical Aids and Appliances
784. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be provided with a specialist wheelchair with a sit to stand function; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44767/20] - Medicinal Products
785. To ask the Minister for Health the status of licensing and reimbursement of Jorveza used to treat eosinophilic oesophagitis. [44769/20] - Covid-19 Tests
786. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons residing in direct provision centres who have tested positive for Covid-19 in 2020. [44773/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
787. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 outbreaks experienced in direct provision centres to date. [44774/20] - Psychological Assessments
789. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reinstate psychology services for children in the Headford and Lackagh primary care psychology service area of County Galway, given that the... - Departmental Contracts
790. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department or State agencies under the aegis of his Department have awarded contracts to a company (details supplied); if so, the value of such... - Disability Services Provision
791. To ask the Minister for Health the number of disabled persons in receipt of a personal assistance service in 2020; the hours received by each disabled person leading his or her own personal... - Covid-19 Pandemic
792. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date of the distribution of the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44800/20] - Departmental Contracts
793. To ask the Minister for Health the number of final accounts of capital project contracts that have exceeded the tender value by more than 20% in each of the years from 2010 to 2020; and if... - Hospital Appointments Status
794. To ask the Minister for Health the reason it will take 18 months to get an appointment for a MRI scan in Sligo University Hospital for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Medical Cards
795. To ask the Minister for Health when the general practitioner visit card will be extended to children under eight years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44820/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
796. To ask the Minister for Health if research is being conducted by his Department on the physical and mental impacts on those diagnosed and recovered from Covid-19. [44822/20] - Hospital Appointments Status
797. 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. [44824/20] - Medicinal Products
798. To ask the Minister for Health the plans his Department and the HSE have with regard to licensing the drug dupilumab for use by patients with severe eczema in Ireland; and if he will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic
799. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44843/20] - HSE Reports
800. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 200 of 5 December 2019 and No. 843 of 24 November 2020 regarding the 2015 HSE report into the orthodontic service, if he... - Treatment Abroad Scheme
802. To ask the Minister for Health if patients have a right to travel to other EU countries to receive treatment with medicines that are not available on the HSE reimbursement list in Ireland... - Hospital Appointments Status
803. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) who has been waiting for an urgent MRI since September 2020 will have an MRI conducted in University Hospital Galway; his views... - Hospital Waiting Lists
804. To ask the Minister for Health the longest time that children who are classified as semi-urgent, urgent and immediate are waiting for an MRI scan in University Hospital Galway; and if he... - Hospital Facilities
805. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the availability of MRI facilities at University Hospital Galway; his views on the correct capacity; his plans to address the capacity... - Medicinal Products
806. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE drugs group met in December 2020; if not, if it is scheduled to meet; the drugs being considered for reimbursement, in tabular form; and if he will... - Paediatric Services
813. To ask the Minister for Health the status of progress for the recruitment of a third paediatric rheumatologist, which was promised for 2019 in the context of children waiting up to three... - Maternity Services
814. To ask the Minister for Health the additional measures that can be taken by his Department to assist or encourage maternity hospitals to allow expectant mothers, such as in the case of a... - Covid-19 Pandemic
816. To ask the Minister for Health the average incidence rates of Covid-19 cases by local electoral area from the onset of the pandemic until the current date in tabular form. [44911/20] - Hospital Staff
817. To ask the Minister for Health the number of approved pharmacist posts at each hospital, including Children's Health Ireland, CHI; the number of posts filled by tenure, that is, permanent,... - Hospital Appointments Status
818. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be referred to the clinical genetics department of Crumlin children’s hospital, given that, through human error on... - Disability Support Services
819. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to allow persons with chronic arthritis to use swimming pools for their therapy during all levels of the plan for living with Covid-19; and if he... - Covid-19 Pandemic
821. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who were subsequently placed in healthcare facilities and the category of work undertaken by successful applicants to the Be on Call for... - Disability Services Provision
823. To ask the Minister for Health when rehabilitation and disability services will be re-established to a seven-year-old child (details supplied) in County Tipperary who suffered an acquired... - Hospital Appointments Status
824. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44955/20] - Patient Files
825. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to have a computerised patient record system that is integrated across all health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44959/20] - Mental Health Services
827. To ask the Minister for Health when a national director of mental health will be appointed; the remit of the director; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44961/20] - Hospital Waiting Lists
828. To ask the Minister for Health the inpatient and outpatient waiting list numbers and waiting times as presented in National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF, data by each group and hospital for... - Dental Services
829. To ask the Minister for Health if a dental appointment will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44963/20] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
831. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the CAMHS waiting list in CHO 4; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44967/20] - Health Services Staff
832. To ask the Minister for Health the status of pay restoration for section 39 workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44969/20] - Suicide Incidence
833. To ask the Minister for Health the number of deaths by suicide in 2020; the number in each year since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44970/20] - Hospital Appointments Status
834. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [44985/20] - Health Services Staff
836. To ask the Minister for Health if pay restoration applies to posts established by the drug and alcohol task forces and funded through the HSE with interim funding for the purpose of its... - Respite Care Services
837. To ask the Minister for Health when respite services will resume in Killybegs Community Hospital, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44995/20] - Hospital Appointments Status
839. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have urgent surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44997/20] - Medicinal Products
840. To ask the Minister for Health if a decision has been made on an appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [45008/20] - Health Screening Programmes
841. To ask the Minister for Health when patients awaiting CervicalCheck and mammogram appointments will be accommodated (details supplied). [45009/20] - Health Services Staff
842. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to remove the pay and increments freeze from employees at St. Christopher’s Services, Longford (details supplied). [45010/20] - Medical Aids and Appliances
843. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent annually on medical devices and products that are purchased from the UK; if arrangements are in place to continue purchasing such items and... - Home Help Service
844. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which home care will be defined in any forthcoming legislation on regulating home care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45012/20] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
846. To ask the Minister for Health if, as part of the fair deal scheme, a family or person can choose which nursing home will be availed of; and if the family has the final say on this matter.... - Covid-19 Pandemic
847. To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish a letter from his Department to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, ECDC, seeking assurances that processes are in place... - Hospital Appointments Status
849. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [45024/20] - General Practitioner Services
852. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce SouthDoc services in the Listowel area of County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45041/20] - Ambulance Service
853. To ask the Minister for Health the PTSD supports provided for members of the National Ambulance Service; if a review has been conducted into the effectiveness of same and whether there is a... - Covid-19 Pandemic
854. To ask the Minister for Health if a support and recovery workshop for persons with addiction, abuse and relationship problems can continue to operate under current Covid-19 restrictions; if... - Drugs Payment Scheme
855. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider including the HPV vaccine within the drugs payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45049/20] - Hospital Services
856. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that hundreds of ear, nose and throat, ENT, patients at Beaumont Hospital have had their appointments moved to a... - Hospital Appointments Status
857. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review correspondence regarding a child (details supplied); if the appointment will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Vaccination Programme
858. To ask the Minister for Health if discussions are expected regarding the existing roll-out plan for the Covid-19 vaccine; and if consideration has been given to prioritising other frontline... - Home Care Packages
859. To ask the Minister for Health if a homecare package will be reinstated as a matter of urgency in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Cancer Services
860. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that patients suspected of having cancer are facing waiting times of five months from initial specialist referral... - Nursing Education
861. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a matter (details supplied) in relation to the student nurse allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45084/20] - Medicinal Products
862. To ask the Minister for Health if matters raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) on access to Luxturna for persons with degenerative retinal disease will receive a response;... - Hospital Appointments Status
863. To ask the Minister for Health if a required appointment at the gynae clinic can be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Disability Services Provision
865. To ask the Minister for Health if the progressing disability services plan will include supports for those children who do not receive their therapy in the home but in a special school; and... - Home Care Packages
868. To ask the Minister for Health if a homecare package can be reinstated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45107/20] - Treatment Abroad Scheme
870. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) is entitled to seek medical treatment in another EU country and make a claim for reimbursement for the cost of treatment from... - Hospital Waiting Lists
873. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45114/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
874. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to deal with ongoing symptoms of long Covid; if general practitioners, consultants and employers have been provided with guidelines in relation to... - Counselling Services
875. To ask the Minister for Health the services in place to allow persons to receive therapy and counselling on a face-to-face basis under the current restrictions. [45119/20] - National Treatment Purchase Fund
876. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be facilitated through the national treatment purchase fund for a person (details supplied). [45124/20] - Medical Cards
877. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reinstate the automatic exceptional extension of all medical cards for the rest of the Covid-19 emergency period as was in place for medical cards... - Hospital Waiting Lists
878. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting time for orthopaedic appointments in University Hospital Galway; the measures being taken to reduce the waiting times; and if he will make... - Cancer Services
880. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to improve detection, diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45139/20] - Disabilities Assessments
881. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive an assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45141/20] - Mental Health Services
884. To ask the Minister for Health the public funding received by the youth mental health organisation Jigsaw in 2019 and 2020, respectively. [45146/20] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
885. To ask the Minister for Health the public funding spent on HSE youth and adolescent mental health services in 2019 and 2020, respectively. [45147/20] - National LGBTI+ Strategy
886. To ask the Minister for Health the status of action 15.1 of the National LGBTI+ Inclusion Strategy 2019-2021 to update the National Sexual Health Strategy in 2020 to include the needs of the... - Cancer Services
887. To ask the Minister for Health if there have been supply disruptions for medication for chemotherapy at Tullamore hospital (details supplied); if there is a risk of supply-related issues in... - Primary Medical Certificates
889. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the recommencement of assessments for primary medical certificates. [45192/20] - Eating Disorders
890. To ask the Minister for Health the inpatient and outpatient services available for persons suffering from an eating disorder; the budget allocated for these services over the past three... - Respite Care Services
896. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider adding additional respite resources for carers in the home who are caring for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on... - Vaccination Programme
897. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he plans to manage and communicate the scheduling of the roll-out of vaccines to all care settings such as nursing homes, congregated... - Covid-19 Pandemic
898. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which vitamin D is being used by the HSE to treat and-or prevent Covid-19 in healthcare settings here; and if he will make a statement on the... - Food Safety Authority of Ireland
900. To ask the Minister for Health the terms of reference given to the Food Safety Authority ahead of the publication of its vitamin D scientific recommendations for food-based dietary... - Covid-19 Tests
901. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which different strains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus are being identified and analysed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1007/21] - Vaccination Programme
904. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the use of community centres as vaccination centres given their accessibility and availability; and if he will make a statement on the... - Childhood Obesity
909. To ask the Minister for Health the actions that have been undertaken by his Department on foot of the recommendations of the Report on Tackling Childhood Obesity published by the Oireachtas... - Hospital Appointments Status
910. 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. [1045/21] - Vaccination Programme
911. To ask the Minister for Health if Covid-19 vaccines will be rolled out in a timely and efficient manner; if adequate plans have been put in place for the training of sufficient personnel to... - Health Services
912. To ask the Minister for Health the publicly funded model of care for fertility treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1047/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
913. To ask the Minister for Health if fertility services can continue operating through level 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1048/21] - Health Services Funding
914. To ask the Minister for Health the amount allocated towards eating disorder treatment in the HSE in each of the past five years; the amount that was spent in each year; his views on the... - Cross-Border Health Initiatives
915. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the cross-border directive since 1 January 2021 in the context of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1056/21] - Addiction Treatment Services
916. To ask the Minister for Health if addiction services have been transferred from Navan to Drogheda, County Louth; the reason for same; the number of staff and service users affected; the... - Hospital Staff
917. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultant neurologists nationally; and the number there should be compared to international standards. [1058/21] - Hospital Data
918. To ask the Minister for Health the standard length of time a patient is waiting to see a neurologist for a routine, non-urgent reason, for example, migraines or dizziness clinic appointment.... - Maternity Services
919. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which birthing partners are currently permitted to attend the birth of a child and related maternity appointments; and if he will make a... - Hospital Services
920. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that patients invited to attend an outpatient appointment with a neurologist (details supplied) at St.... - Hospital Deaths
921. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a news article (details supplied) on reported Covid-19-related deaths at a hospital if a Covid-19 outbreak took place; if so, the number of... - Eating Disorders
922. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of HSE funding allocated to the eating disorder treatment plan in each of the years 2018 to 2020; the actual spend on these treatments; the... - Ambulance Service
923. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of ambulance response times from time of call to arrival on scene in each of the years 2018 to 2020, by county in tabular form; and if he will... - Health Services Funding
924. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by his Department on the health element of Housing First initiatives in 2018, 2019 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Parliamentary Questions
926. To ask the Minister for Health the number of parliamentary questions he received in 2020; the number that stated that the issue was a service matter for the HSE or another statutory body to... - Covid-19 Pandemic
927. To ask the Minister for Health if an ambulance was called to a fur farm in County Kerry in December 2020; the reason for this call-out; if any workers at this or the other two fur farms have... - European Health Insurance Card
928. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being undertaken to ensure Northern Ireland continues to have access to the European health insurance card; and if he will make a statement on the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
929. To ask the Minister for Health the status of all Covid-19 vaccine authorisations currently being assessed by the European Medicines Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Speech and Language Therapy
931. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 446 of 10 December 2020, the steps being taken to address the unacceptably long waiting time for speech and language... - Covid-19 Pandemic
932. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people with a positive diagnosis of Covid-19 who have uploaded their random IDs to the Covid tracker application on a monthly basis; the number... - Maternity Services
933. To ask the Minister for Health the up-to-date information on neonatal intensive care unit care in Irish hospitals as against best practice standards for space, equipment and staffing; and if... - Primary Care Services
934. To ask the Minister for Health the number and staffing levels of diabetes community services attached to primary care centres. [1125/21] - Diabetes Strategy
935. To ask the Minister for Health the process for nomination to the diabetes working group; when it was last appointed; the process implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Maternity Services
936. To ask the Minister for Health the up-to-date plans for capital investment in neonatal intensive care unit provision in maternity and paediatric hospital departments; and if he will make a... - Hospital Staff
940. To ask the Minister for Health the number of student nurses currently rostered for work in each hospital setting as of 5 January 2021, in tabular form. [1146/21] - Disability Services Data
941. To ask the Minister for Health the number of residential facilities for persons with disabilities that are currently closed due to Covid-19 infections; and the number of residents affected... - Covid-19 Pandemic
943. To ask the Minister for Health the official title of the Covid-19 case management system that records daily cases; the date on which this system was activated; the amount spent on this... - Addiction Treatment Services
944. To ask the Minister for Health if addiction services have been transferred from Navan to Drogheda; if so, the reason for same; the number of staff and service users affected; the alternative... - Health Insurance
945. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding letters being received by persons who attended private hospitals between 30... - Covid-19 Pandemic
947. To ask the Minister for Health when members of the Defence Forces will be vaccinated; if current plans can be expedited due to imminent foreign travel for some members; if the two-week... - HSE Funding
949. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address an issue of funding (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1162/21] - Eating Disorders
950. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that monies allocated for the development of eating disorder services are not averted to meet unfunded cost growth in other areas of the... - Physiotherapy Services
951. To ask the Minister for Health if an organisation (details supplied) can continue to operate its physio-led rehabilitation services as part of the clients' primary care plan during level 5... - Cross-Border Health Initiatives
952. To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements in place to allow operations scheduled prior to December 2020 in hospitals in Northern Ireland for 2021 under the cross-border initiative; and... - Birth Data
953. To ask the Minister for Health the number of births in each hospital in each of the years 2018, 2019 and 2020, in tabular form. [1192/21] - Disability Support Services
954. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of recruiting ten additional full-time staff nurses for intellectual disability in Cherry Orchard Hospital. [1193/21] - Hospital Waiting Lists
955. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times to see a respiratory consultant at Portlaoise regional hospital; and the number of persons on the waiting list. [1194/21] - Hospital Data
956. To ask the Minister for Health the number of laparoscopic appendectomies carried out in the hospitals of the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group in each of the years 2018, 2019 and 2020, in... - Hospital Staff
958. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be approved for the recruitment of an additional full-time consultant in vascular surgery and consultant surgeon with a special interest in... - Health Services Access
959. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the provision of public sexual health services in County Meath. [1205/21] - Hospital Data
960. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time laboratory scientists employed in each hospital in the Ireland East Hospital Group as of 31 December 2019 and 31 December 2020, in... - Audiology Services
961. To ask the Minister for Health if a hearing appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied). [1217/21] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
963. To ask the Minister for Health the status of family farms and the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1223/21] - Mental Health Services
964. To ask the Minister for Health the additional mental health supports being made available during Covid-19 restrictions; the way in which communities are being reached if they do not have... - Primary Medical Certificates
965. To ask the Minister for Health when the issuing of primary medical certificates will resume; the reason for delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1225/21] - Eating Disorders
966. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to reports that funding for eating disorder treatments and programmes has been diverted by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the... - Nursing Staff
967. To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish the Collins report on student nurse pay in full. [1238/21] - Addiction Treatment Services
969. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding an addiction clinic; and the reason the HSE would need to move the clinic during renovations. [1240/21] - Psychological Assessments
970. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting list per CHO area for neuropsychological assessments in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1241/21] - Health Services Staff
971. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultant neurologists employed by the HSE in each CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1242/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
973. To ask the Minister for Health further to Question No. 539 of 17 December 2020, if the vaccination category of 18- to 64-year-olds with underlying conditions will be subdivided; if so, the... - Covid-19 Tests
974. To ask the Minister for Health the amount the services of a company and a person (details supplied) have cost his Department to date; the estimated cost for their role in the Covid-19... - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
975. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide for the reimbursement of medicinal cannabis oil products in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013 in the... - Hospital Data
976. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with an address in Fingal waiting to see a consultant neurologist in Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services Provision
977. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which neurological service referrals are prioritised in Beaumont Hospital to ensure the more urgent cases are assessed as quickly as possible; and... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
981. To ask the Minister for Health the position in relation to promised legislation to address the anomalies in the fair deal scheme with a view to making this vital support more accessible to... - Covid-19 Pandemic
982. To ask the Minister for Health if drive-through vaccination clinics are being considered for part of the vaccination programme for Covid-19, similar to the testing structure. [1271/21] - Eating Disorders
986. To ask the Minister for Health if funding for eating disorders has been diverted; if so, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1277/21] - Hospital Waiting Lists
987. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the case of a person (details supplied) regarding an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1278/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
989. To ask the Minister for Health the engagement he has had with his counterpart in the UK in relation to the current Covid-19 surge and the impact of newly-detected variants; and if he will... - General Practitioner Services
997. To ask the Minister for Health when the roll-out of the extension of the general practitioner visit card for children under six years of age will commence; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Waiting Lists
998. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting on a first appointment with an orthopaedic surgeon in Children's Health Ireland and other hospitals across the HSE in tabular... - Health Services
1000. To ask the Minister for Health the actions which will be taken to ensure four-month surgery targets are met for children with scoliosis during 2021; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services Provision
1001. To ask the Minister for Health when child specific wait lists, a recommendation of the 2017 report Waiting for Scoliosis Treatment: A Children' Rights Issue, will be in place across the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1002. To ask the Minister for Health the hospitals which count all those waiting on outpatient appointments as adults and which do not collect and report child specific wait lists to the NTPF;... - National Children's Hospital
1004. To ask the Minister for Health if he will urgently address concerns that the same insulation cladding that was found to have escalated the Grenfell fire in London is being used in the... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
1005. To ask the Minister for Health when the legislation giving effect to the nursing home support schemes will be brought before Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the... - Drugs Payment Scheme
1010. To ask the Minister for Health if CBD medicinal cannabis will be made available under the drugs payment scheme. [1365/21] - HSE Staff
1012. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the case of a person (details supplied) regarding job opportunities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1379/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1013. To ask the Minister for Health if the situation regarding the closure of construction sites to stop the spread of Covid-19 will be clarified; the reason social housing and public... - Hospital Facilities
1016. To ask the Minister for Health the remaining timeline and steps outstanding to a grant of build tender award given that the Tánaiste has confirmed that the main contractor tenders... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1017. To ask the Minister for Health when nurses in general practitioner practices will receive the Covid-19 vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1404/21] - Hospital Staff
1021. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for a supplementary payment to student radiographers in view of plans to issue a payment and-or grant to student nurses. [1450/21] - Palliative Care Services
1023. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing levels by staff group for the new palliative care centre in University Hospital Waterford; if there will be specialists in paediatric palliative... - Medical Cards
1025. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the possibility for PaediaSure in the powdered form to be added to the list for medical card holders (details supplied). [1464/21] - Health Services Provision
1026. To ask the Minister for Health if reflexology treatments can continue under level 5 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1465/21] - Vaccination Programme
1028. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the partial postponement of the primary school immunisation programme 2020-2021; and if this will be prioritised when sufficient... - Covid-19 Tests
1029. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department is advising doctors to refer teachers for a Covid-19 test who show only one symptom of the virus; and if he will make a statement on the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1030. To ask the Minister for Health the actions his Department is taking to improve the track and trace operation in relation to Covid-19 in view of recent case numbers; and if he will make a... - Hospital Expenditure
1031. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider prioritising local suppliers when issuing tenders for a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1514/21] - Care of the Elderly
1032. To ask the Minister for Health the number of boarding out facilities for the elderly by county, in tabular form. [1519/21] - Hospital Waiting Lists
1034. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting on lists as both inpatients and outpatients for St. Luke’s Hospital; the average wait time; the number waiting more than... - Hospital Services
1037. To ask the Minister for Health when the 23-bed intermediate care unit in Monaghan Hospital will be fully operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1546/21] - Disability Services Provision
1038. To ask the Minister for Health when the group home for persons with physical and sensory disabilities at Drummond Otra, Carrickmacross, County Monaghan will be operational; and if he will... - Dental Services
1039. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dental practices that operate within each county; the number within same that are currently accepting medical card patients in tabular form; and... - Cross-Border Health Initiatives
1040. To ask the Minister for Health if the Cross-Border Healthcare Directive will continue to apply for new applicants from this State wishing to avail of treatment in Northern Ireland... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1041. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive their much-required cataract operation at the Mater Hospital, Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the... - National Children's Hospital
1042. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding approved fire rating and retardant specifications to exterior cladding being fitted to the national children’s hospital build;... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1043. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has been in any new discussions regarding possible new surge capacity requirements from the private hospitals network; the present surge plan in... - Special Educational Needs
1044. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an assessment in order that their family can apply for a special school. [1607/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1045. To ask the Minister for Health the number of deaths that occurred as a result of Covid-19 in nursing homes, direct provision and meat factories by county in November and December 2020, in... - Hospital Services
1046. To ask the Minister for Health the restart date for dermatology services in St. Luke's General Hospital, Kilkenny (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1613/21] - Covid-19 Tests
1049. To ask the Minister for Health if he will re-establish local testing centres in north Cork for Covid-19. [1619/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1050. To ask the Minister for Health if any contact tracers are currently working in open plan office; if so, his views on whether this is safe and best practice given the current number of... - Vaccination Programme
1052. To ask the Minister for Health where do HIQA inspectors fall in the definition of frontline workers; and if they will receive the vaccine with frontline staff in the current vaccination... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1056. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a wait time of three years for a person (details supplied) to obtain a cystoscopy examination at Nenagh Hospital. [1650/21] - Blind Welfare Allowance
1058. To ask the Minister for Health the income disregards for blind welfare allowance applications taking into consideration the variations nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Data
1059. To ask the Minister for Health the outpatient validation exercises dated 1 January to 30 November 2020, the reason for a zero return from the outpatients list in both Our Lady of Lourdes... - Cancer Services
1060. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to BreastCheck appointments being cancelled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1665/21] - Hospital Equipment
1061. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding wait times for MRI scans at University Hospital Limerick; if funding will be secured for an additional MRI scanner for University... - Cross-Border Health Initiatives
1062. To ask the Minister for Health if the cross-Border agreement is being extended for new patients or being implemented for those booked and waiting to be seen; and if he will make a statement... - Disease Management
1063. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the recommendations of the October 2019 report of the Health Protection Surveillance Centre, HPSC, Lyme Borreliosis... - Vaccination Programme
1064. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nasal spray child flu vaccines administered to date for each of the quantities due to expire on 13 and 14 January and 12 and 15 February 2021;... - Covid-19 Tests
1067. To ask the Minister for Health if persons continue to test positive for Covid-19 for up to three months after an initial positive PCR test; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1068. To ask the Minister for Health if the requirement of a negative PCR test in the previous 72 hours will be modified in respect of essential workers returning to Ireland who recently... - Eating Disorders
1069. To ask the Minister for Health the funding allocated to treating persons with eating disorders in each of the years 2016 to date; the amounts that have been diverted from this area in each... - Home Help Service
1071. To ask the Minister for Health if an application by a person (details supplied) for home help will be processed urgently; and if their home help hours will be awarded. [1705/21] - Medical Cards
1072. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for a medical card; and when they can expect a decision on their case. [1710/21] - Vaccination Programme
1076. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding Covid-19 vaccinations in a nursing home (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1742/21] - Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
1077. To ask the Minister for Health the measures taken to allow nurses who do not have access to a personal computer or secure internet connections to pay their Nursing and Midwifery Board of... - Health Services Staff
1079. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a recruitment process (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1748/21] - Emergency Departments
1081. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time of patients who present at accident and emergency departments in all of the acute hospitals nationwide by name of hospital, county... - Healthcare Reimbursement Agreements
1082. To ask the Minister for Health if the current level of renumeration to dentists for medical card patients will be reviewed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Vaccination Programme
1083. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the recruitment process for vaccinators to administer the Covid-19 vaccination; the number of vaccinators currently in place; his plans to... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1084. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to raise awareness of the importance of properly disposing of face masks to reduce the spread of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Facilities
1087. To ask the Minister for Health if St. Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny will be given access to the upper floor of a hospital (details supplied) for the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.... - Hospital Appointments Status
1089. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be fast-tracked for a person (details supplied). [1774/21] - Mental Health Services
1092. To ask the Minister for Health the additional funding provided under the winter plan for mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1782/21] - Primary Medical Certificates
1093. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that will be taken to ensure the HSE has the capacity to process primary medical certificates from 1 January 2020; the outcome of the meeting on 9... - Departmental Contracts
1094. To ask the Minister for Health the details for his Department for outsourcing to consultancies of specifically Covid-19-related work, services or advice; and if he will make a statement on... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
1096. To ask the Minister for Health if essential workers in Level 5 of the Covid-19 restrictions must be required to be physically present in their workplace in order to be deemed essential... - Speech and Language Therapy
1097. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting list time for first and review assessments for speech and language assessment and speech and language therapy from 2016 to date in 2021, in... - Departmental Expenditure
1098. To ask the Minister for Health the amount the services of a company (details supplied) has cost his Department to date; the amount it is projected to cost for its role in the Covid-19... - Cross-Border Health Initiatives
1099. To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements in place to continue a scheme with Northern Ireland and Britain similar to the EU cross-border healthcare directive; and if he will make a...
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