Written answers
Wednesday, 20 January 2021
- Medical Aids and Appliances
446. To ask the Minister for Health if Ireland has decided to partake in the rescEU stockpile of medical equipment; if so, the breakdown of supplies received; and if he will make a statement on... - Medicinal Products
447. To ask the Minister for Health when dupilumab will be available under the general medical services, GMS, and drugs payment schemes for patients with moderate to severe eczema; and if he will... - Vaccination Programme
448. To ask the Minister for Health if carers of vulnerable persons in the home are scheduled yet to receive the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2200/21] - Health Services Staff
449. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to differences in the pay and conditions for contact tracing staff located in centres in Galway relative to those centres based... - Dental Services
450. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be reimbursed for an emergency dental procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2214/21] - Vaccination Programme
451. To ask the Minister for Health the position of dentists, pharmacists and similar healthcare professionals in prioritisation in the Covid-19 vaccine allocation groups, given they are patient... - Primary Care Centres
452. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for a primary care centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2219/21] - Vaccination Programme
453. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects the vaccine roll-out to cover the private dentistry profession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2226/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
454. To ask the Minister for Health if he will communicate the need for the provision of sanitiser and-or hand detergent at the entrance to stores to remain in place (details supplied); the steps... - Covid-19 Tests
455. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of a community Covid-19 assessment hub for Galway; the timeframe for the opening of such a hub; if there are delays; if so, the cause of... - Vaccination Programme
456. To ask the Minister for Health if a centre (details supplied) will be considered for mass vaccinations. [2231/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
457. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to a review of the current contact tracing guidelines for schools in cases in which a pupil who tests positive for Covid-19 and... - Ambulance Service
460. To ask the Minister for Health the spend on private ambulances, by hospital, in each month in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2235/21] - Respite Care Services
461. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the future of Sruthan House, Dundalk, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2237/21] - Vaccination Programme
462. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the roll-out of the vaccine to the staff in the Ireland East Hospital Group; the order in which the hospitals will be scheduled; the order in... - Animal Welfare
465. To ask the Minister for Health if he is considering or formulating plans to outlaw animal testing; if he is considering or formulating plans to encourage and fund the use of non-animal... - Medical Aids and Appliances
466. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has exact restrictions on speed limits for powered wheelchairs that it provides or reimburses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2246/21] - Vaccination Programme
469. To ask the Minister for Health the position on the roll-out of Covid-19 vaccines for the coming months in light of recent announcements. [2250/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
470. To ask the Minister for Health the measures in place to restrict and control travel from the UK and South Africa to prevent further spread of the Covid-19 strains found there; and if he will... - Vaccination Programme
471. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding vaccine roll-out. [2271/21] - General Practitioner Services
473. To ask the Minister for Health the provisions in place for a person (details supplied) who needs a form signed by a doctor to have a driver licence renewed; and if he will make a statement... - Health Services Reform
475. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline he is working toward for the implementation of a unique health identifier system, which was originally promised to be rolled out in 2018; and if... - Health Services Staff
476. To ask the Minister for Health if the training of emergency medical technicians and paramedics is being delayed due to Covid-19 restrictions applying to the prometric system; the rationale... - Vaccination Programme
477. To ask the Minister for Health the process for vaccination for essential workers; if bank staff working in branches are included as essential workers for this purpose; and if he will make a... - Hospital Consultant Contracts
480. To ask the Minister for Health the number of approved, filled and vacant consultant posts by discipline specialty and sub-specialty at University Hospital Limerick; the basis on which, that... - Vaccination Programme
482. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the case of persons (details supplied). [2297/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
483. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE secured sufficient supply of liquid oxygen and bottled oxygen to ensure that hospitals continue to have adequate reserves of same to cover increases... - Vaccination Programme
484. To ask the Minister for Health the number of health staff he estimates will be required to administer the Covid-19 vaccination; the number that will come from the existing health service;... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
490. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a pandemic-related payment that in 2020 was awarded to fourth year radiography students is no longer being... - Medical Aids and Appliances
491. 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. [2325/21] - Hospital Appointments Status
492. 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. [2326/21] - Hospital Acquired Infections
493. To ask the Minister for Health the number of MRSA cases reported to the HSE in each hospital in 2019 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2341/21] - Covid-19 Tests
494. To ask the Minister for Health if routine Covid-19 testing of staff in primary healthcare centres is taking place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2346/21] - Occupational Therapy
495. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists employed in each area of community healthcare organisation, CHO, 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2347/21] - Vaccination Programme
499. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding vaccinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2372/21] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
500. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 919 of 29 September 2020, when he expects to bring legislative changes in respect of the nursing homes support scheme... - Covid-19 Pandemic
501. To ask the Minister for Health if photographers can attend weddings; if live music is permitted under levels 5, 4, 3, and 2 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2385/21] - Vaccination Programme
502. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 vaccines administered as of 13 January 2021; the number of persons vaccinated aged 65 years and older and living in long-term care... - Health Services Staff
506. 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 do in hospital and healthcare... - Vaccination Programme
507. To ask the Minister for Health if undocumented persons living in Ireland will be able to access the Covid-19 vaccine; if it can be assured that they will not be reported to the immigration... - Covid-19 Pandemic
508. To ask the Minister for Health if employees of his Department have received Covid-19 vaccines due to their role in the Department; if so, the rationale for same; and if he will make a... - Hospital Staff
509. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the recruitment process of a consultant at a hospital (details supplied); if there is a target timeline by which to complete the process;... - Vaccination Programme
511. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the prioritisation of vulnerable adults with certain medical conditions, for example, Down's syndrome or cystic fibrosis, as priority... - Medicinal Products
512. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for funding the life-changing gene therapy voretigene neparvovec, also known as Luxturna; if his attention has been drawn to studies that reveal... - General Practitioner Services
513. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the reopening of SouthDoc Blackpool. [2417/21] - Covid-19 Tests
514. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to reports that a number of private companies under HSE contracts are administering the home testing kits SARS-CoV-2 rapid... - National Public Health Emergency Team
515. To ask the Minister for Health if he will organise for the NPHET vulnerable people subgroup to be immediately reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2424/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
516. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the way persons with disabilities are represented on advisory groups relating to the Covid-19 crisis; and if he will make a statement on... - Vaccination Programme
519. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for persons who are accessing day services and are cared for by home carers over 65 years of age to be vaccinated for Covid-19; the timeline for... - National Public Health Emergency Team
521. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reinstate the NPHET subgroup for vulnerable persons to interact with groups and persons who represent those with disabilities in the planning for... - Covid-19 Pandemic
526. To ask the Minister for Health the advice he has taken regarding the issue of ventilation of indoor commercial spaces and the spread of Covid-19; if he will seek such advice with a view to... - Eating Disorders
527. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who presented with eating disorders to community healthcare teams relating to referrals in each of the years 2018 to 2020; the gender,... - Hospital Waiting Lists
529. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists for each discipline, speciality and sub-speciality for each hospital; the number waiting according to the same monthly... - Covid-19 Pandemic
531. To ask the Minister for Health the construction works that are deemed essential, given the apparent grey area between essential and non-essential construction that is being exploited on many... - Disabilities Assessments
533. To ask the Minister for Health if the assessment of need of a person (details supplied) will be prioritised following cancellation of the assessment; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Promotion
534. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the national physical activity plan in view of the fact that the plan ran from 2016 to 2020; if the plan will be continued; if not, if a new plan... - Covid-19 Pandemic
538. To ask the Minister for Health the research that has been or is being undertaken on the impact of Covid-19 on the health of children in respect of diet and physical activity; and if he will... - Vaccination Programme
544. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to vaccinate all hospital inpatients who are not Covid-19-infected but who are at risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2522/21] - Paediatric Services
546. To ask the Minister for Health the number of paediatric rheumatologists who were employed in each of the years 2018 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2543/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
548. To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to provide PPE to pharmacists as per a commitment made in summer 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2545/21] - Disability Services Provision
549. To ask the Minister for Health when services for persons with disabilities will resume; the timeline his Department is working towards; if staff in these services have returned to their... - Disabilities Assessments
550. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for an assessment of need in each CHO; the length of time they have been waiting from 2016 to date in 2021, in tabular form; and... - Eating Disorders
553. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to increase the number of listings for mental health professionals qualified in the treatment of eating disorders in County Monaghan;... - Covid-19 Pandemic
555. To ask the Minister for Health if he received advice from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, ECDC, or any other European Union agency verbally, by letter or... - Home Care Packages
557. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a statutory scheme to support persons to live in their own homes; his plans to provide equitable access to high-quality, regulated home... - Medicinal Products
558. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a mechanism for persons with polycystic ovary syndrome who are prescribed a drug (details supplied) to access that drug affordably; if his... - Disabilities Assessments
559. To ask the Minister for Health if parents can have their children privately assessed if they are on lengthy waiting lists for the public assessment; if so, the way in which they are... - National Children's Hospital
560. To ask the Minister for Health if the National Children’s Hospital site will be closed with immediate effect until 31 January 2020 and then be reviewed given the virulent Covid-19... - Vaccination Programme
561. To ask the Minister for Health if a mass vaccination site will be established in Drogheda, County Louth, as part of the national vaccination roll-out in view of its significant urban... - Disabilities Assessments
563. To ask the Minister for Health the measures in place to shorten the waiting list for children of additional needs to be assessed for supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Covid-19 Pandemic
564. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to countries that do not have PCR tests available for passengers to take prior to travelling to ensure they are in line with... - Vaccination Programme
566. To ask the Minister for Health if a list will be provided of the persons who constitute the key workers group who are sixth in the Covid-19 vaccine implementation plan sequence. [2592/21] - Medical Aids and Appliances
567. To ask the Minister for Health if funding is available for families within the CHO 2 area in County Mayo for speech generated devices used by children who are non-verbal; if so, the... - Commencement of Legislation
572. To ask the Minister for Health when he plans making an order activating the provisions in the existing Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 relating to the unit pricing for alcohol in view of... - Vaccination Programme
573. To ask the Minister for Health if teachers have been included in provisional vaccination category 6 as key workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2613/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
576. To ask the Minister for Health if airline staff are exempt from certain Covid-19 regulations, for example, testing and self-isolation due to travel; and if he will make a statement on the... - Covid-19 Tests
577. To ask the Minister for Health if airline staff who are resident here but work in the United Kingdom are exempt from Covid-19 PCR testing when returning here from a shift in a UK airport;... - National Public Health Emergency Team
584. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reinstate the NPHET vulnerable person's subgroup to ensure ongoing consultation and collaboration with those in the disability sector and other... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
585. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider a one-off tax-free flat payment to all front-line healthcare staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2634/21] - Vaccination Programme
593. To ask the Minister for Health the schedule for vaccinating front-line workers, such as general practitioners and pharmacists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2650/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
594. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which birthing partners are currently permitted to attend the post-birth of a child and related maternity appointments as a visitor in hospitals;... - Health Services Staff
595. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will address the concerns in relation to the shortage of professionals in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Vaccination Programme
596. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider including a daily update on the progress of Covid-19 vaccine inoculations via the Covid tracker app; and if he will make a statement on the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
600. To ask the Minister for Health if the 5 km travel restrictions apply to non-essential travel on water, for example, sailing or rowing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2672/21] - Sexually Transmitted Infections
602. To ask the Minister for Health his views on making permanent the pilot service offering free at home test kits for STI screening to Dublin, Cork and Kerry; if the service will be extended to... - Covid-19 Tests
603. To ask the Minister for Health if adequate signage and directions are being provided for the Covid-19 swab centre at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
604. To ask the Minister for Health the system in place for members of the public to report breaches of Covid guidelines by Covid-19 positive patients who have been notified of their positive... - Hospital Facilities
605. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the scheduled works to the early pregnancy unit, EPU, and isolation unit at Mullingar general hospital. [2684/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
608. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the position of essential workers providing massage therapy for pain management; and if they can operate under the current Covid-19... - Vaccination Programme
609. To ask the Minister for Health when general practitioners in County Clare can expect to be vaccinated against Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2689/21] - Ministerial Communications
611. To ask the Minister for Health the reason members of Dáil Éireann have not received responses to emails or phone calls to his office for the past two weeks; and if he will provide... - Vaccination Programme
612. To ask the Minister for Health the procedure for vaccinations within nursing homes and residential settings where the facility has a positive Covid-19 case or cases among its staff and-or... - Health Services Staff
614. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 627 of 1 December 2020, the status of developments regarding the creation of consultant-level roles in public health... - Hospital Appointments Status
615. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); the length of time the person has been waiting; and if he will make a statement on... - Disability Support Services
619. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 952 of 24 November 2020, the way in which the funding and staff as outlined in the reply are being overseen and... - Disability Services Provision
621. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to have an orderly resumption of all-day services for persons with disabilities in County Tipperary in view of the current Covid-19 restrictions; and... - Vaccination Programme
622. To ask the Minister for Health when patients who are being cared for in their homes with the support of home help seven days per week will be scheduled for Covid-19 vaccination; if they will... - Covid-19 Pandemic
623. To ask the Minister for Health if special measures are in place during the lockdown for children with special needs to be allowed to go further than the 5 km travel restriction to access... - Covid-19 Tests
624. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons recruited in County Donegal to work in Covid-19 testing centres; if there are any vacancies for such positions within the county; and if... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
625. To ask the Minister for Health if changes to circulars 064/2020 and 074/2020 relating to special sick pay leave for HSE health workers who tested positive for Covid-19 in 2020 and 2021... - Covid-19 Pandemic
627. To ask the Minister for Health if persons who can certify that they have received the full Covid-19 vaccination will need to comply with the regulations relating to restricting their... - Covid-19 Tests
628. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 729 of 6 October 2020, if he will confirm the PCT cycle thresholds in relation to the range of assays used by the HSE;... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
630. To ask the Minister for Health the supports that will be put in place for student nurses who have had their placements cancelled due to Covid-19 but have been informed they cannot move on to... - Covid-19 Tests
633. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 tests carried out in nursing homes in each month since March 2020. [2774/21] - State Properties
634. To ask the Minister for Health if there will be a financial return for his Department from the transfer of the lands at the former Central Mental Hospital, Dundrum, to the Land Development... - Health Services Provision
635. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to instances in which staff in nursing homes are struggling to care for patients and are seeking assistance from members of the... - Addiction Treatment Services
636. To ask the Minister for Health the previously mentioned gambling addiction support services funded by the HSE; the funding streams they are supported under; and the way in which similar... - Mental Health Services
639. To ask the Minister for Health if he will take action to resolve any or all of the ongoing personnel disputes at certain levels throughout the mental health services, given the Covid-19... - National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics
640. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalents in the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics in 2019 and 2020; the budget allocation for same in 2019, 2020 and 2021, in... - Home Care Packages
641. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of providing an additional 250 intensive home care packages for persons with dementia; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
642. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times by CHO areas for suprapubic catheter surgery to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2806/21] - Disability Services Data
643. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in the Cork north Lee area that have been impacted by the redeployment of disability clinicians to address the assessment of need... - Disabilities Assessments
644. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an assessment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2815/21] - General Practitioner Services
645. To ask the Minister for Health the level of services to be provided at SouthDoc Blackpool under the proposed reopening of 18 January 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2816/21] - Vaccination Programme
646. To ask the Minister for Health the mechanism being put in place to make contact with over-70s in order that they can receive their vaccinations; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Staff
647. To ask the Minister for Health the current staffing vacancies in Wexford General Hospital; the length of these vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2828/21] - Vaccination Programme
648. To ask the Minister for Health when Wexford General Hospital staff will receive the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2829/21] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
649. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children that were placed on the waiting list for CAMHS in 2020 in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2830/21] - Health Services Staff
650. To ask the Minister for Health the current staffing levels in a service (details supplied) in County Wexford; the staffing vacancies in the service by occupation; when vacant positions will... - Hospital Staff
651. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff that will be assigned to the 48-bed acute medical unit that will be constructed at Mallow General Hospital; and if he will make a statement... - Vaccination Programme
652. To ask the Minister for Health when a retirement home for retired clergy (details supplied) can expect to receive the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2840/21] - Food Safety Authority of Ireland
653. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department requested the Food Safety Authority of Ireland to fast-track its recommendations on vitamin D supplementation in older adults due to emerging... - Covid-19 Pandemic
656. To ask the Minister for Health the discussions that have been held with Northern Ireland in relation to the possibility of a joint zero-Covid-19 strategy between the two jurisdictions; and... - Public Procurement Contracts
657. To ask the Minister for Health the due diligence or background checks that were carried out prior to placing a €14 million order for ventilators with a company (details supplied); the... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
658. To ask the Minister for Health the current position in regard to the provision of the necessary funding for the next phase of the Naas General Hospital development plan; when the project was... - Primary Medical Certificates
659. To ask the Minister for Health the position of a primary medical certificate application for a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; when an assessment on this application will take... - Vaccination Programme
660. To ask the Minister for Health if arrangements will be made to ship and distribute a vaccine (details supplied) around the country in advance of approval in order that it is ready to go once... - Covid-19 Pandemic
663. To ask the Minister for Health if transmissibility has been factored into modelling the progression of Covid-19 during and after vaccination has been carried out in Ireland; and if he will... - Food Safety Standards
664. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the analysis his Department has carried out to date with regard to the health effects that consumption of sugar and high-caffeine drinks have on... - Dental Services
666. To ask the Minister for Health if a resolution has been sought regarding the sourcing and dissemination of personal protective equipment for dental practitioners to enable them to take on... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
667. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts made by his Department to date to tackle outstanding issues concerning CAMHS, including addressing waiting lists, a lack of investment and... - Vaccination Programme
668. To ask the Minister for Health if Ireland has purchased additional doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines that other countries did not want, as has been done by Germany, France and... - Health Services Staff
669. To ask the Minister for Health the number of graduate nurses and midwives in 2019 and 2020 who have been provided full-time permanent contracts. [2930/21] - Hospital Staff
670. To ask the Minister for Health the number of job vacancies at Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar by department, job title and the length of time each position has been vacant. [2931/21] - Hospital Car Parks
671. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans to introduce a cap on the maximum daily charge for car parking at hospitals for both patients and visitors that is included in the... - National Public Health Emergency Team
673. To ask the Minister for Health if he will establish the National Public Health Emergency Team Covid-19 subgroup for vulnerable persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2939/21] - Suicide Prevention
674. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to providing emergency funding to NGOs providing support to persons at risk of suicide, given reports of an increase in suicide...
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