Written answers
Thursday, 28 January 2021
- Ministerial Communications
221. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times he has spoken with or written to his counterpart in the UK Government and in the Stormont Executive in relation to coordinating... - Medical Aids and Appliances
222. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive the orthopaedic chair prescribed by their occupational therapist; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Covid-19 Pandemic
223. To ask the Minister for Health if persons who need to attend hospital in order to receive dialysis treatment will be given the same priority allocation as nursing home residents in the... - Proposed Legislation
226. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to amend the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 to provide for the inclusion of trace amounts of tetrahydrocannabinol up to 0.3% in view of the current lack of... - Hospital Waiting Lists
227. To ask the Minister for Health if private hospitals will be utilised to address the growing waiting lists in public hospitals due to the Covid-19 crisis; if contingency planning for the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
228. To ask the Minister for Health if all staff involved in special education will be prioritised for Covid-19 vaccinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4588/21] - National Treatment Purchase Fund
229. To ask the Minister for Health the number patients in County Kerry referred for treatment under the treatment purchase scheme in 2020; the treatments provided; and if he will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic
230. To ask the Minister for Health when social care workers working in children’s residential homes will be vaccinated (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Maternity Services
231. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to maintain lactation consultancy services throughout the Covid-19 crisis and restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4599/21] - Health Services Staff
232. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the significant delays experienced by allied healthcare professionals in receiving their CORU registration; his plans to speed up the process;... - Autism Support Services
233. To ask the Minister for Health if funding is available to a voluntary organisation (details supplied) for the provision of autism workshops; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Covid-19 Pandemic
234. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to help persons who are living alone to get the vaccine; and if there will be home visits. [4625/21] - HSE Staff
235. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing numbers for the HSE pest control services in CHO8; and if there are vacancies awaiting to be filled. [4633/21] - Hospital Appointments Status
236. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive an appointment; the position of the child on the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4639/21] - Audiology Services
237. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting time for audiology appointments in counties Roscommon and Galway for children and adults; his plans to address the waiting times; and if he... - Covid-19 Pandemic
238. To ask the Minister for Health when all staff in private hospitals will be offered the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4645/21] - Hospital Facilities
240. To ask the Minister for Health if the cost of bringing St. Brigid’s Hospital, Carrick-on-Suir up to the standard the HSE says it does not meet was identified before the decision to... - Covid-19 Pandemic
241. To ask the Minister for Health the number of positive Covid-19 cases among residents in all nursing homes registered from 14 December 2020 to 17 January 2021; the number that have died; and... - General Practitioner Services
243. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients seen by SouthDoc in Cork city in 2019 and 2020, respectively. [4665/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
245. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider moving patients on dialysis to the highest level in order to offer them the Covid-19 vaccine as quickly as possible; and if he will make a... - Ministerial Meetings
248. To ask the Minister for Health the number of contacts he has had with the Northern Ireland Minister for Health since 1 January 2021; the dates and nature of same; and if he will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic
249. To ask the Minister for Health if passenger data for persons who are travelling to Northern Ireland via Dublin airport is being shared with the Northern Ireland Executive on public health... - Third Level Fees
252. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a return of service arrangement for those studying graduate entry medicine allowing for a waiving of student fees in return for working... - Covid-19 Pandemic
253. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will consider the proposed vaccine buddy system for nursing home residents. [4717/21] - General Practitioner Services
254. To ask the Minister for Health when the SouthDoc service in Blackpool, Cork is due to reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4722/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
255. To ask the Minister for Health if workers at An Post and those working in An Post sorting offices are being considered for prioritisation in the Covid-19 vaccine groups given the roles... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
256. To ask the Minister for Health the number of properties tied up in the fair deal scheme; and the number of these homes that are currently vacant. [4728/21] - Hospital Services
257. To ask the Minister for Health if the agreement with private hospitals includes a provision to maintain a specified amount of additional reserve capacity in the event that the 30% capacity... - Covid-19 Pandemic
261. To ask the Minister for Health when clarification will be provided to the medically vulnerable as to the category they will be included in under the vaccine roll-out programme. [4745/21] - Primary Medical Certificates
262. To ask the Minister for Health if general practitioners will be permitted to fill out assessment forms for primary medical certificates in view of the difficulties some are having in getting... - Health Services
263. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the roll-out of a premises (details supplied) in County Tipperary; if the commitment to open it after Christmas has been realised; if the seven... - Mental Health Services
264. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered a mental health support plan aimed at business owners who face an uncertain future given the impact of the Covid-19 restrictions on their... - Covid-19 Pandemic
266. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a facility (details supplied) has not been advised to date when a Covid-19 vaccination will be available to it, has not been advised when the... - Medicinal Products
267. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE executive management team will consider the recommendations and decide on the approval for reimbursement of the drug dupilumab; and if he will... - Health Services
268. To ask the Minister for Health the commitments he and the HSE have made to include patient, service user and public opinions in the design, planning and delivery of health services; and if... - Hospital Facilities
269. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds and ICU beds that make up the 30% of beds acquired from the private hospital sector. [4807/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
270. To ask the Minister for Health when front-line nursing and care staff working within residential disability services at Cregg House Sligo and Cloonamahon Sligo and community houses linked to... - Medical Cards
272. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons covered under the GMS for a medical card and general practitioner card, respectively, including dependents between those under 70 years... - Covid-19 Pandemic
274. To ask the Minister for Health if therapeutic staff for children with complex needs will be redeployed in any capacity in relation to the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out; and if he will make a... - Medicinal Products
276. To ask the Minister for Health if a product (details supplied) has been evaluated for reimbursement; if so, the status of the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4834/21] - Mental Health Services
277. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients awaiting psychiatric appointments in Letterkenny University Hospital. [4835/21] - Health Services Staff
278. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the significant delays being experienced by allied healthcare professionals in receiving their CORU registration resulting... - Covid-19 Pandemic
279. To ask the Minister for Health if all CHO8 staff involved in Covid-19 testing and swabbing and specifically at the Mullingar and Longford test centres have received the Covid-19 vaccination;... - Medicinal Products
280. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that his Department monitors and tracks the development of the new drug omaveloxolone which presents the first real breakthrough treatment... - Covid-19 Pandemic
282. To ask the Minister for Health if he will approve the use of pulse oximetry to detect early deterioration of patients with Covid-19 in primary and community care settings similar to the NHS... - General Practitioner Services
285. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioner referrals made to see a consultant for each month in 2020; the average per month in 2018 and 2019; and if he will make a... - Hospital Data
286. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients seen by a consultant each month in 2020; the average per month for 2018 and 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4873/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
287. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 336 of 14 January 2021, if additional measures will be introduced in co-ordination with the authorities in Northern... - Covid-19 Tests
290. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time before a person unable to attend a Covid-19 test centre in person is contacted by a community health team; and if he will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic
291. To ask the Minister for Health the number of outbreaks of Covid-19 in meat processing plants by county from 1 November 2020, in tabular form. [4909/21] - Eating Disorders
294. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital admissions for eating disorders in each month over the past year; the projected impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on eating disorder... - Hospital Services
295. To ask the Minister for Health the specialist and dedicated diabetic services and personnel available in County Louth in the community, in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda and in Louth... - Health Services Staff
296. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the establishment of a public health consultant grade; the number of posts that will be assigned to each HSE area in County Cork; and if he will... - Maternity Services
297. To ask the Minister for Health if it will be ensured that in cases in which maternity services know that distressing or potentially distressing information is being presented to patients in... - Hospital Facilities
299. To ask the Minister for Health his views on putting in place the resources to extend the medical assessment unit opening hours in Bantry General Hospital to a 24/7 basis; and if he will make... - Hospital Waiting Lists
300. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for elective surgery in each hospital in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4949/21] - Eating Disorders
302. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the non-allocation of funding to the national eating disorder treatment plan for 2020 and the non-spend of the €1.6 million allocated in... - Maternity Services
305. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the HSE withdrawing funding for a lactation consultant in Dublin south east and its anticipated impact on nursing mothers. [4954/21] - Health Promotion
307. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made in meeting each of the objectives of Breastfeeding in a Healthy Ireland Health Service Breastfeeding Action Plan 2016-2021 as of 25 January... - Prisoner Welfare
309. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 448 of 10 December 2020, the progress made to address the issues raised in relation to the care afforded to vulnerable... - Maternity Services
310. To ask the Minister for Health if a PPSN is required to access the maternity and infant care scheme which provides for essential medical care during pregnancy [4971/21] - Medical Cards
311. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have applied for the HAA medical card; the number of rejected applications under this scheme; the reasons for rejection; and if he... - Hospital Waiting Lists
314. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on inpatient and outpatient waiting lists in Beaumont Hospital [4978/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
315. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Covid-19 vaccination programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4983/21] - Cross-Border Health Initiatives
316. To ask the Minister for Health if the EU Cross-Border Directive is affected by Brexit for Irish patients seeking to have surgeries in the UK; and if so, the changes in this regard. [4984/21]
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