Written answers
Wednesday, 3 February 2021
- Departmental Schemes
603. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend the pilot programme for the community crime impact assessment led by the community and voluntary sector to Dublin 9 and 11; and if he will... - Garda Deployment
604. To ask the Minister for Health the sanctions available to gardaí to regulate employers who are in breach of the Covid-19 guidelines. [5224/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
607. To ask the Minister for Health the definition of "essential international travel" under the current Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5670/21] - Mobility Allowance
608. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made by his Department to replace or provide alternatives to the mobility allowance and motorised transport grant schemes that it was decided to... - Health Services
609. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the full range of medical services and staff currently operational in the Kilcock primary healthcare facility, County Kildare;... - Departmental Schemes
610. To ask the Minister for Health when the review of the fair deal scheme will be complete; if there will be a change to the way in which land value is considered; if other changes are planned;... - Health Services
611. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that will be implemented to improve the delivery of health services in counties Cavan and Monaghan; if consideration will be given to the issues... - General Medical Services Scheme
612. To ask the Minister for Health if persons from the Republic of Ireland currently staying in Northern Ireland and unable to return home due to Covid-19 travel restrictions can have their GMS... - Vaccination Programme
613. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify and address the fact that persons with cerebral palsy have been listed by the HSE in the high-risk category in respect of Covid-19 but do... - Covid-19 Pandemic
614. To ask the Minister for Health if essential travel for medical needs will be permitted to continue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5015/21] - Cancer Services
615. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cancer diagnoses in 2019 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5017/21] - Health Services
617. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who saw a consultant in 2019 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5019/21] - Cancer Services
618. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cancer procedures and surgeries conducted by type in 2019 and 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5020/21] - Health Services
619. To ask the Minister for Health if concerns raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) about the actions of debt collection agencies following inpatient charges will receive a... - Covid-19 Pandemic
620. To ask the Minister for Health if persons providing care within a support bubble are entitled to travel outside a 5 km radius to provide such care, given the confusion between members of the... - Pharmaceutical Sector
621. To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to commence section 53 of the Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 as it relates to pharmaceutical assistants; and... - Addiction Treatment Services
622. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the refusal to fund programmes specific to gambling addiction, given that the latest published data show that 8% of persons here suffer with... - Departmental Reports
623. To ask the Minister for Health when the various sections of the national survey on drug and alcohol use in Ireland conducted by the Health Research Board will be published; the reason for... - Health Services Staff
624. To ask the Minister for Health if community prison links workers can be included in the section 39 pay restoration process. [5045/21] - Parking Charges
625. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the programme for Government undertaking (details supplied) on hospital car park charges for patients and visitors; and if he will make a... - Telecommunications Services
626. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the contract with a company (details supplied) to provide the aggregated mobile phone data to the CSO to facilitate its staying local indicator;... - Vaccination Programme
627. To ask the Minister for Health if the Covid-19 vaccine will be administered to UK citizens, EU citizens and non-EU citizens living here in accordance with the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out plan;... - Covid-19 Pandemic
629. To ask the Minister for Health the position on regulations to enforce the wearing of face coverings in busy outdoor spaces in which many persons gather; and if he will make a statement on... - Midwifery Services
630. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to an anomaly in the practice nurse scheme whereby registered midwives are not recognised under the scheme thereby preventing... - Covid-19 Pandemic
631. To ask the Minister for Health if a person currently in London collecting the ashes of a relative must have a Covid-19 test before they return; and if they must isolate for 14 days if they... - Covid-19 Tests
632. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken to determine if PCR test results are real and not fake. [5099/21] - Hospital Charges
634. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reduce the hospital inpatient charge of €80 for cancer patients who do not have a medical card; if he will cease the practice of issuing debt... - Maternity Services
635. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be guaranteed for the Dublin south-east breastfeeding support group programme and the lactation consultant role in the public health nurse... - Covid-19 Pandemic
636. To ask the Minister for Health the reason cervical smears and B12 injections are being cancelled through the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5119/21] - Nursing Staff
637. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time epidermolysis bullosa outreach nurses working in Connolly Hospital in each of the past two years. [5123/21] - Hospital Staff
638. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for the recruitment of a full-time permanent metabolic consultant with a special interest in lysosomal storage disorder for... - Hospital Facilities
639. To ask the Minister for Health the hospitals that currently have free Wi-Fi in their public areas in tabular form; and the estimated cost of ensuring free Wi-Fi in public areas in hospitals... - Medical Aids and Appliances
640. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to remove the age restriction of 21 years for access to FreeStyle Libre for diabetes patients; the rationale for this age restriction; if this... - Vaccination Programme
641. To ask the Minister for Health if staff and patients in hospice settings are in the top categories for vaccination; and if they have all been included in a first round of vaccinations at... - Midwifery Services
642. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the review being conducted into the midwifery-led unit in Cavan General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5139/21] - Vaccination Programme
645. To ask the Minister for Health the reason dentists have been excluded from the vaccination roll-out programme given the average dentist administers far more vaccines daily than a general... - Ambulance Service
646. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 583 of 17 December 2020, the reason the HSE has refused to disclose the location of the 18 ambulatory carer hubs; if his... - Prescriptions Charges
647. To ask the Minister for Health if a mechanism is available for older persons to seek a waiver for prescription charges in cases in which a substantial bill has accumulated because the person... - Primary Care Centres
648. To ask the Minister for Health the status of and position on a facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5161/21] - Audiology Services
650. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an audiology appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5183/21] - Abortion Services Provision
651. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on providing abortions and associated services to date; the steps taken with regard to the human remains when an abortion takes place; the... - Covid-19 Tests
652. To ask the Minister for Health if the analysis of PCR tests has changed in line with new WHO guidelines issued on 21 January 2021 (details supplied). [5187/21] - Hospital Facilities
653. To ask the Minister for Health when works on a new 50-bed unit in St. Patrick's Community Hospital, Carrick-on-Shannon, will commence; the estimated cost of the project; the estimated... - Counselling Services
654. To ask the Minister for Health the number of referrals received for counselling in primary care in County Roscommon; the number of counselling sessions offered in the county in 2019 and... - Hospital Expenditure
655. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost including staffing of providing five additional ICU beds at Roscommon University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the... - Public Sector Pay
656. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 393 of 3 June 2020, if HR circular 037/2019 has been fully implemented; if the review to examine whether it has been... - Public Sector Allowances
657. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 394 of 3 June 2020, if HR circular 027/2019 has been fully implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Primary Care Reimbursement Service Payments
658. To ask the Minister for Health the reason PCRS is insisting on medical card applicants obtaining documentation that cannot be provided (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Covid-19 Pandemic
660. To ask the Minister for Health if measures will be put in place to protect taxi drivers from Covid-19 who are carrying patients and samples from hospitals and between hospitals given that... - Health Promotion
661. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider bringing forward legislation to make period products such as sanitary pads and tampons available for free to persons that need them similar... - Hospital Services
663. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the promised elective hospital for Cork; and if this will include an accident and emergency department. [5203/21] - General Practitioner Services
664. To ask the Minister for Health the actions he has taken to support the HSE to reopen SouthDoc Blackpool and Listowel. [5204/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
665. To ask the Minister for Health if further Covid-19 funding will be provided to local and regional drug and alcohol taskforces. [5213/21] - Alcohol Treatment Services
666. To ask the Minister for Health the services funded to support those with alcohol-related brain injury. [5214/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
667. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to reports of a breach of Covid-19 guidelines and restrictions at a residential care facility (details supplied) in County... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
669. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the most recent national treatment purchase fund figures show that 5,545 persons were on the University... - Burial Grounds
670. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide information on a matter (details supplied). [5248/21] - Vaccination Programme
671. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider reviewing the prioritisation of the 1,100 persons with cystic fibrosis under the National Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Implementation... - Medical Cards
672. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some general practitioners are charging medical card holders a fee for blood tests; the steps the HSE is... - Covid-19 Pandemic
674. To ask the Minister for Health the number of speech therapists and occupational therapists in the HSE who are redeployed to contact tracing or other Covid-19-related posts; the details of... - Medical Cards
675. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications for a refund of phlebotomy charges incorrectly incurred by medical card patients in counties Carlow and Kilkenny; the number that... - Vaccination Programme
676. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will provide regular updates to the public on vaccination numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5267/21] - Eating Disorders
680. To ask the Minister for Health the number of referrals of adults and children that have been made to community specialist eating disorder teams from 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in... - Primary Care Centres
691. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a primary care centre on Booth Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5295/21] - Dental Services
694. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who had dental screening in second, fourth and sixth class in primary school in each of the years 2016 to 2020, by CHO area; and if he... - Covid-19 Pandemic
695. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding a contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5306/21] - Covid-19 Tests
696. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to make Covid-19 antigen tests available in non-clinical settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5308/21] - Mental Health Services
697. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated for mental health services by CHO area in each of the years 2016 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5309/21] - Occupational Therapy
698. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive occupational therapy and physiotherapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5310/21] - Mental Health Services
699. To ask the Minister for Health if he considered piloting a 24/7 mental health ambulance service similar to Sweden to assist with suicidal behaviour and other mental health incidents within... - Medicinal Products
700. To ask the Minister for Health if he has concerns in relation to the efficacy and efficiency of the vaccine produced by a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Vaccination Programme
702. To ask the Minister for Health if locations other than those in the city of Cork will be considered in the event of a mass vaccination programme for County Cork to ensure that persons from... - Mental Health Services
704. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of the health budget that is dedicated to mental health provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5334/21] - Departmental Contracts
706. To ask the Minister for Health the exact details of the contract entered into with a company (details supplied) for data sharing information of its customers; the monetary value of the... - Health Promotion
707. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to raise awareness of the risk of ovarian cancer to women who might have undiagnosed cancer; the availability of zejula and niraparib as a treatment... - Vaccination Programme
708. To ask the Minister for Health if drive-through vaccination clinics under the roll-out of the national vaccination programme are being considered for Limerick city and county; if so, the... - Ophthalmology Services
711. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to involve private optometrists in the provision of eye care for those awaiting appointments and treatment under the public health system; and if he... - HSE Waiting Lists
713. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to tackle the increasing waiting list for eye appointments and surgery as a result of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5351/21] - Hospital Closures
714. To ask the Minister for Health if St. Brigid’s Hospital, Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary is due to close (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5358/21] - HSE National Service Plan
715. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE National Service Plan 2021 will be published; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5362/21] - Maternity Services
716. To ask the Minister for Health the number of lactation consultants in each CHO; the number of CHOs which plan to advertise posts for dedicated lactation consultants in the next three months;... - Vaccination Programme
717. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place to reconsider the proposed sequence of Covid-19 vaccinations especially in relation to persons with certain conditions (details supplied);... - Cross-Border Health Initiatives
718. To ask the Minister for Health if persons (details supplied) will be included in the replacement for the Cross-Border Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5369/21] - Health Screening Programmes
719. To ask the Minister for Health if scheduled cervical screening appointments for persons based in an area (details supplied) have been fully reinstated under current level 5 Covid-19... - Counselling Services
721. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons currently awaiting appointments under the National Counselling Service in County Laois; the waiting times for each service for choice and... - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
723. To ask the Minister for Health the position of patients of a company (details supplied) given the recent positive announcement regarding the CAP and the funding for medications under the... - Covid-19 Tests
724. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider regulations in relation to the recognition of PCR Covid-19 tests by airlines and at the Border by Irish officials; if it will be ensured... - Vaccination Programme
726. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to all childcare and early educators workers that are working during the pandemic and the risks in their workplace; and if they... - Covid-19 Pandemic
727. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will provide specific guidelines in relation to Covid-19 for private dental practices in terms of personal protective equipment,... - Paediatric Services
728. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the supports available to a child (details supplied) whose rare condition is such that they do not currently fall under the criteria to... - Industrial Relations
729. To ask the Minister for Health the engagements his Department has had with the HSE regarding the representation rights of paramedics; if there was discussion with an association (details... - Health Services Staff
730. To ask the Minister for Health the initiatives he has undertaken to support and acknowledge the work of paramedics within the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
731. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) in relation to medicinal cannabis licensing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5432/21] - Health Screening Programmes
732. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered clinical guidance for BreastCheck in relation to notifying women of breast density during routine mammograms; if he will take into... - Covid-19 Pandemic
733. To ask the Minister for Health the protocol with regard to control and restraint training during level 5 lockdown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5447/21] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
734. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting list for CAMHS services in an area (details supplied). [5469/21] - Mental Health Services
735. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting list for adult mental health services in an area (details supplied). [5470/21] - Hospital Services
736. To ask the Minister for Health the current number of acute beds in an area and current levels of occupancy. [5471/21] - Mental Health Services
737. To ask the Minister for Health the current number of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, CAMHS, adult mental health services, PoL and rehab and recovery teams in an area (details... - Health Services
739. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting list for primary care psychology services in Dublin west. [5474/21] - Counselling Services
740. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting list for counselling in primary care services in Dublin west. [5475/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
741. To ask the Minister for Health the current Covid-19 related staff redeployment figures from primary care mental health services in Dublin west. [5476/21] - Mental Health Services
743. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which staffing figures for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, CAMHS, and adult mental health services in January 2021 compare to January... - Health Services Staff
744. To ask the Minister for Health the current staffing levels for primary care psychology services in Dublin west. [5479/21] - Health Services
745. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioner referrals to primary care psychology services in Dublin west by month from 2019 and 2020. [5480/21] - Counselling Services
746. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioner referrals to counselling in primary care services in Dublin west by month from 2019 and 2020. [5481/21] - Mental Health Services
747. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioner referrals to CAMHS, AMHS and PoL for 2019 and 2020. [5482/21] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
749. To ask the Minister for Health when works to construct a second catheterisation laboratory at University Hospital Waterford will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Vaccination Programme
750. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding booster vaccines for children; if supply issues previously referred to have been resolved; if there is a plan for a catch-up programme;... - General Practitioner Services
751. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some general practitioners are not filling out forms that require a medical certificate, such as... - Covid-19 Pandemic
752. To ask the Minister for Health the most up-to-date guidance and regulations with regard to outbound travel; the list of essential reasons a person can depart from an air or sea port; the... - Dental Services
753. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists in the dental treatment services scheme in 2019 by LHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5529/21] - Nursing Staff
754. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of recruiting ten additional full-time permanent critical care and intensive care nurses for Mullingar Regional Hospital. [5508/21] - Physiotherapy Services
755. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of recruiting ten additional full-time physiotherapist posts for CHO 8. [5509/21] - Hospital Equipment
756. To ask the Minister for Health the number of magnetic resonance imaging scanners in Portlaoise Regional Hospital; the number of scans carried out from Monday to Friday; and the number of... - Vaccination Programme
757. To ask the Minister for Health his views on claims from pharmacists that they have been side-lined from the Covid-19 vaccination programme of persons aged over 70; and if the vaccination of... - Covid-19 Pandemic
759. To ask the Minister for Health if the five-day mandatory quarantine only applies to persons who do not have a negative PCR test in relation to the recently approved mandatory quarantine... - Nursing Education
760. To ask the Minister for Health if matters raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) will be examined; if funding opportunities will be provided in this case; and if he will... - Vaccination Programme
761. To ask the Minister for Health if the National Immunisation Advisory Committee has completed its review of the BCG immunisation programme; if so, the outcome of the process; his plans for... - Mental Health Policy
762. To ask the Minister for Health the number of the 41 short-term recommendations in the policy Sharing the Vision, A Mental Health Policy for Everyone which have been fully implemented since... - Speech and Language Therapy
763. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 446 of 10 December 2020 and 931 of 13 January 2021, the number and category of staff to be recruited to serve Dublin 9... - Vaccination Programme
764. To ask the Minister for Health if all persons administering the vaccine under the current Covid-19 vaccination programme have received the vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the... - Diabetes Strategy
765. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to give a definitive date of when its health technology review which was promised in April 2019 will be published and consideration... - Vaccination Programme
770. To ask the Minister for Health if a plan exists for dealing with residents in nursing homes who were away from their nursing home on the day the other residents received their first dose of... - Covid-19 Tests
771. To ask the Minister for Health if hospital staff who have been deemed close contacts of those who have tested positive for Covid-19 are being tested; the number of hospital staff nationwide... - Vaccination Programme
772. To ask the Minister for Health if matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) will be examined. [5561/21] - Animal Welfare
773. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 568 of 20 January 2021, if his Department has a list of the locations of the animal testing laboratories; and if the list... - Diabetes Strategy
776. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the launching of a major campaign to identify and treat type 1 and type 2 diabetes throughout the country with a view to eradication much... - Vaccination Programme
777. To ask the Minister for Health if agency healthcare workers will receive the Covid-19 vaccine with HSE healthcare workers; if not, when they can expect to receive the vaccine; and if he will... - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
779. To ask the Minister for Health if an application has been made for the participation of a company (details supplied) in the cannabis access programme, CAP, scheme; if so, the status of the... - Palliative Care Services
786. To ask the Minister for Health the number and location of palliative care beds in County Tipperary; if palliative care services in the county are being expanded in 2021, in tabular form; and... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
788. To ask the Minister for Health the status and timeline for the construction of an acute hospital in Cork as promised in the national development plan. [5592/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
790. To ask the Minister for Health the position in relation to a national requirement that high-standard FFP2 masks be used in all healthcare settings, not just basic surgical masks; and if he... - Eating Disorders
792. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding made available for the provision of eating disorder services within the HSE in each of the years 2018, 2019 and 2020, respectively; the... - General Practitioner Services
793. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to ensure that there is adequate general practitioner cover for all residents in County Wexford; if his attention has been drawn to the... - Mental Health Services
794. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Tipperary who have been admitted to the department of psychiatry services in St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny since 2012; if all... - Vaccination Programme
795. To ask the Minister for Health when search and rescue crew can expect to receive the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5604/21] - Dental Services
796. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken to address the backlog in dental treatment for public patients; and his plans to clear the backlog. [5608/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
798. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure the current and future access of the HSE to stockpiles of N95 masks; his plans to ensure the provision of N95 face masks to all staff; and... - Hospital Staff
800. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a paediatric diabetes nurse in Tullamore and Mullingar hospitals; and when this service will resume in either hospital (details supplied). [5615/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
801. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide adequate and effective healthcare for persons suffering from life-changing conditions due to the after-effects of Covid-19; and if he will... - Vaccination Programme
804. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners who will be called upon to administer the Covid-19 vaccine by local electoral area in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Assisted Human Reproduction
806. To ask the Minister for Health if IVF treatment abroad will be considered essential travel for parents beginning their IVF journey and those who are already in the process of same. [5644/21] - Vaccination Programme
807. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which those with medical conditions which put them at high risk of severe disease will be selected and contacted to receive the Covid-19... - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
809. To ask the Minister for Health the action that will be taken to ensure patients who are currently being prescribed the products produced by a company (details supplied) will be able to... - Nursing Education
815. To ask the Minister for Health when further student nurse placements will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5671/21] - Departmental Expenditure
816. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by his Department in responding to the collective complaint brought to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg regarding conditions... - Health and Social Care Professionals Registration Boards
817. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting their CORU registration number; the number who have been waiting up to 16 weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Vaccination Programme
818. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated population size of each of the provisional vaccine allocation groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5704/21] - Pharmaceutical Sector
819. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the situation regarding medicines in view of the new post-Brexit trading arrangement; if supply chains for medicines are holding up; and if there... - Medical Cards
821. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to suspending non-routine medical card reviews until after lockdown given that the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions are posing... - Mental Health Services
822. To ask the Minister for Health the number of acute mental health units in Dublin that are closed due to outbreaks of Covid-19; and the number of units that are full due to the increased... - Vaccination Programme
827. To ask the Minister for Health when a residential care home (details supplied) will receive the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5725/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
828. To ask the Minister for Health when full contact tracing will resume given the reducing number of daily cases of Covid-19; if full contact tracing will resume when cases reach a certain... - Health and Social Care Professionals Registration Boards
829. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which a CORU registration will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5731/21] - Vaccination Programme
830. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he will take to ensure persons (details supplied) with intellectual disabilities of all ages are appropriately prioritised on the vaccination... - Covid-19 Pandemic
831. To ask the Minister for Health if musical accompaniment is permitted during the webcasting of religious services at level 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5735/21] - HSE Legal Cases
832. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women who have successfully sued the HSE in relation to cervical cancer screening in each of the years since 2018. [5741/21] - Vaccination Programme
833. To ask the Minister for Health the category under which a group (details supplied) falls under the Covid-19 vaccination programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5742/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
835. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the current contracts with a hotel and a centre (details supplied); the timelines and costs for same; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health and Social Care Professionals Registration Boards
838. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the CORU registration process for psychotherapists under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005; when he will indicate his plans to... - Health Promotion
839. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of Healthy Ireland funding allocated to local authorities; the level of oversight by his Department to ensure associated infrastructure was... - Medicinal Products
840. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 186 of 23 September 2020, the most recent update (details supplied) regarding access to the drug dupilumab for persons... - Primary Medical Certificates
841. To ask the Minister for Health the number of primary medical certificate applications at hand at present; the number of applications waiting to be assessed; if the applications are being... - Vaccination Programme
842. To ask the Minister for Health the projected shipments and deliveries of Covid-19 vaccines for each producer currently factored into timeline estimates on the provisional delivery schedule;... - Covid-19 Pandemic
843. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider using ivermectin and colchicine in the treatment of Covid-19 [5803/21] - Departmental Legal Costs
845. To ask the Minister for Health the cost to the State in legal fees since late 2018 in defending the 115 court cases brought by parents whose children did not receive an assessment of need in... - Health Services
846. To ask the Minister for Health the options available to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5818/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
848. To ask the Minister for Health the monitoring practices in place to track the spread of variants of Covid-19 in other countries (details supplied). [5830/21] - Dental Services
851. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that medical card patients are being refused dental treatment due to their card ownership and that some medical... - Hospital Services
852. To ask the Minister for Health when x-ray services will be reinstated in Our Lady’s Hospital, Manorhamilton, County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5848/21] - Health and Social Care Professionals
854. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 694 of 27 January 2021, the reason the South African dentistry qualification is not comparable to Irish and European... - Mental Health Services
855. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a comprehensive report on the mental health budget for 2020; the budget allocated; the way in which it was spent; the services it was spent... - Covid-19 Pandemic
856. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a facility (details supplied) has not received Covid-19 vaccinations given that the facility is a long-term residential centre in cohort 1 of the... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
857. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the practice of nursing homes charging an Alzheimer’s premium for residents with a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s... - HSE Staff
858. To ask the Minister for Health the number of psychotherapists employed directly in the HSE; the educational criteria required for psychotherapists to work for the HSE; and if he will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic
859. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the pandemic intersectoral and international policy unit in his Department; when this unit was established; the number of staff in the... - Disability Services Data
860. To ask the Minister for Health the cost per individual service user on an annual basis for persons with a disability who attend services (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will... - Covid-19 Tests
861. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide airline staff travelling back and forth to the UK with an official Government headed letter outlining that they are exempt from PCR testing... - Covid-19 Pandemic
862. To ask the Minister for Health the level of compliance in filling out the passenger locator forms on a weekly basis from 4 January 2021; the number of forms which were correctly and... - Hospital Services
864. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether there is need for the return of the modular cath laboratory at University Hospital Waterford as an interim measure given that the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
865. To ask the Minister for Health the seven EU member states represented on the EU joint negotiation team to negotiate with Covid-19 vaccine suppliers in relation to advance purchase... - Health Services Provision
866. To ask the Minister for Health if a high-concentrate free supply of vitamin D will be provided to categories of persons (details supplied). [5892/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
868. To ask the Minister for Health if an independent expert working group will be convened, which includes specialist expertise in the relevant medical and other clinical specialities, to... - Hospital Staff
872. To ask the Minister for Health if there is an imminent plan to cut a community lactation consultant position in south-east Dublin; the rationale for the proposed cut; if he will reconsider... - Covid-19 Pandemic
873. To ask the Minister for Health if there was a breach of the Covid visiting policy at the HSEs Clonakilty Community Hospital on 30 December 2020, in which a group of eight persons allegedly... - Health Services Funding
877. To ask the Minister for Health the reason no funding was allocated to the national eating disorder treatment plan in 2020; the reason none of the €1.6 million allocated in 2019 was... - Health Services Provision
878. To ask the Minister for Health the date for the finalisation of the HSE review of the FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system in view of the prevailing public health situation and... - Covid-19 Pandemic
880. To ask the Minister for Health if a person who has received the Covid-19 vaccine in full and is in receipt of proof of same is exempt from public health Covid restrictions and can move... - Hospital Staff
883. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the appointment of a senior clinician (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5935/21] - Health Services Provision
885. To ask the Minister for Health the date for the reopening of a service (details supplied) given the critical role it plays in sexual health for members of the LGBT+ community; and if he will... - Covid-19 Tests
886. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will issue clear instructions to those attending Covid test centres that public transport must not to be taken to the site given the threat of virus... - Covid-19 Pandemic
887. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place to prioritise vaccination for those living with serious conditions such as cystic fibrosis and end-stage renal disease, classified as very... - Health and Social Care Professionals
888. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to accede urgently to the request by a society (details supplied) to the... - Hospital Procedures
889. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cardiac diagnostic assessments and cardiac procedures for each carried out at University Hospital Waterford in the catheterisation laboratory at... - Covid-19 Pandemic
892. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to a contact tracing and management system similar to that in Taiwan (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Dental Services
899. To ask the Minister for Health when a student (details supplied) in County Cork who is on the public waiting list for orthodontic treatment will receive an appointment. [5980/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
900. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who arrived in Ireland in each week of January 2021 who did not have a PCR test 72 hours before departure; the number of completed... - Covid-19 Tests
901. To ask the Minister for Health if persons arriving at airports and ports here will be subject to a Covid-19 PCR test; if there will be a five-day follow-up PCR test; and if he will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic
902. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the requirements for pharmacists who participate in the administration of the Covid-19 vaccine; if those whose CPR training is not up-to-date... - General Practitioner Services
906. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the cost of going to the doctor for persons who do not qualify for the medical or general practitioner visit cards. [5991/21] - Fuel Poverty
907. To ask the Minister for Health if the impacts of energy poverty on health are monitored by his Department. [5992/21] - Nursing Staff
908. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an application by a person (details supplied) for registration is not yet completed in view of the need for suitably qualified and registered nurses... - Covid-19 Pandemic
909. To ask the Minister for Health when chartered physiotherapists will receive the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6003/21] - Disabilities Assessments
910. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will have an ASD assessment before they reach 18 years of age in the coming months; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Appointments Status
911. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for St. Vincent’s Hospital; if they are on the routine or urgent waiting list; and if he... - Hospital Services
912. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) was released from Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6015/21] - Hospital Appointments Status
913. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect an appointment in Sligo University Hospital neurology department; and if he will make a statement... - Respite Care Services
915. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the reopening of the Annalee Respite Centre, County Cavan; the timeframe for same; the number of families that can be catered for at the...
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