Written answers

Wednesday, 24 February 2021

  • Covid-19 Pandemic
    749. To ask the Minister for Health if the continued construction of nursing homes is within the exceptional construction guidelines under the current level 5 restrictions. [9931/21]
  • Maternity Services
    753. To ask the Minister for Health when pregnant women will be permitted to have the support of their partners at consultations in maternity hospitals in view of the vaccination of healthcare...
  • Departmental Offices
    754. To ask the Minister for Health the facilities available in his Department to facilitate breastfeeding breaks in accordance with WHO guidelines of two years ago for women in the workplace and...
  • Vaccination Programme
    755. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place to administer Covid-19 vaccinations to vulnerable persons who are unable to leave their home commencing with those over 85 years of age; if...
  • Blood Donations
    756. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review the 12-month bone marrow donation ban for gay and bisexual men; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9387/21]
  • Health Services Provision
    758. To ask the Minister for Health if Ireland has a policy for emergency preparedness for infant feeding protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9389/21]
  • Hospital Facilities
    759. To ask the Minister for Health if the new children’s hospital will have lactation facilities for HSE employees and a lactation department; if so, if this will include mothers...
  • Medical Cards
    760. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the roll-out of the under-eights general practitioner visit card (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9394/21]
  • Medicinal Products
    761. To ask the Minister for Health the drugs approval process for Luxturna; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9413/21]
  • Vaccination Programme
    763. To ask the Minister for Health when the contact regarding the Covid-19 vaccination centre in County Longford will be finalised. [9417/21]
  • Cancer Services
    767. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cancer diagnoses in 2017 and 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9429/21]
  • Vaccination Programme
    769. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department or the HSE is contacting the pharmaceutical industry to acquire booster vaccines for autumn 2021 to respond to Covid-19 variants. [9438/21]
  • Covid-19 Pandemic
    772. To ask the Minister for Health if headstones services are classed as an essential service and permitted under current Covid-19-related restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Hospital Data
    774. To ask the Minister for Health when the adult critical care capacity census will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9444/21]
  • HSE National Service Plan
    775. To ask the Minister for Health when the national service plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9445/21]
  • Medical Cards
    776. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in the determination of an application for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied); if a medical card will be considered...
  • Dental Services
    777. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to reinstate all pre-2010 dental treatment entitlements to medical card holders; the anticipated cost per annum of such a move; and if he will make...
  • Home Care Packages
    779. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not received the adequate home care hours needed; if he will review and increase the home care hours; and if he will...
  • Health Services Provision
    780. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1001 of 13 January 2021, when child-specific waiting lists will be published; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Medical Cards
    781. To ask the Minister for Health the application process details for a medical card (details supplied); the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9475/21]
  • Primary Care Centres
    782. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline by which diagnostic services such as x-ray and ultrasound will be available in Tuam primary care centre, County Galway; and if he will make a...
  • Vaccination Programme
    783. To ask the Minister for Health his plans in conjunction with the Minister for Transport to provide free public transport services to and from various points around each county in respect of...
  • Medicinal Products
    784. To ask the Minister for Health if a drug (details supplied) is being considered by the HSE drugs payment group for reimbursement; and if so, the status of the application. [9487/21]
  • Hospital Waiting Lists
    785. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age awaiting an audiology appointment by CHO by age and gender in tabular form. [9488/21]
  • Covid-19 Pandemic
    788. To ask the Minister for Health the hotels which will be used for inbound travellers to mandatorily quarantine when arriving into Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
  • Hospital Services
    792. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for delivery of the second catheterisation laboratory at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9515/21]
  • Hospital Staff
    794. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent cardiologists at University Hospital Waterford in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a...
  • Hospital Consultant Contracts
    795. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent interventional cardiologists at University Hospital Waterford in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if...
  • Hospital Waiting Lists
    796. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age awaiting ear, nose and throat or ENT intervention by acute hospital, age and gender, in tabular form [9523/21]
  • Hospice Services
    798. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 856 of 10 February, the funding allocated in the 2021 HSE service plan for the hospice (details supplied); and if he will...
  • Vaccination Programme
    799. To ask the Minister for Health the strategy in place to vaccinate children certified as high risk for Covid-19 by Tusla and their in-home caregivers. [9533/21]
  • Hospital Services
    802. To ask the Minister for Health if he is taking steps to review access to services for persons with eating disorders given the diversion of funding from that area; if not, if the...
  • Vaccination Programme
    803. To ask the Minister for Health if a list of sites will be provided in Drogheda, County Louth, that were proposed to his Department and-or the HSE for consideration as sites for the Covid-19...
  • Hospital Services
    804. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to ensure that young transgender persons receive the healthcare that they need in view of the fact that the gender-identity service,...
  • Vaccination Programme
    805. To ask the Minister for Health if the Covid-19 vaccination programme implemented by a company (details supplied) for its staff is in co-ordination with the HSE and the Government's plans; if...
  • Medical Aids and Appliances
    806. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the reimbursement of FreeStyle Libre continuous glucose monitoring system for persons with type 1 diabetes; if he has considered...
  • HSE Staff
    808. To ask the Minister for Health the current HSE staffing levels in comparison with the previous peak in April 2020 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9567/21]
  • Nursing Education
    809. To ask the Minister for Health the reason he considers it not appropriate to repeat the same arrangements for student nurses and midwives currently on, or soon to commence, clinical...
  • Hospital Staff
    810. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for not providing final year interns who are rostered members of staff, who are remunerated within an agreed salary with an increased salary equal...
  • Medicinal Products
    811. To ask the Minister for Health if patisiran medication will be provided to a person (details supplied); his plans to provide treatment for such patients should patisiran no longer be...
  • Vaccination Programme
    812. To ask the Minister for Health if he will discuss with the national immunisation advisory committee when persons with sickle cell disease should receive their Covid-19 vaccination and to...
  • Ministerial Advisers
    813. To ask the Minister for Health the names and contact details for each special adviser requested for appointment by him, in tabular form. [9599/21]
  • Drugs Payment Scheme
    814. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9621/21]
  • Departmental Funding
    815. To ask the Minister for Health if funding is available for an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9622/21]
  • Vaccination Programme
    816. To ask the Minister for Health the procurement process followed for the 37 mass vaccination centres; the budgeted cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9625/21]
  • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
    817. To ask the Minister for Health if front-line health workers will be allowed a reimbursement of annual leave for days that have been used for childcare responsibilities during level 5...
  • Covid-19 Pandemic
    818. To ask the Minister for Health the seven and 14 day rate of infection for Covid-19 in nursing homes in each week of January 2021; the number of nursing home residents who have contracted...
  • Medical Cards
    819. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with a general practitioner visit card and a medical card, respectively, by age in five-year intervals and those aged over 70; the...
  • Proposed Legislation
    820. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to progress legislation on mandatory disclosure; the penalties for non-disclosure; the persons or bodies to which they will and will not apply,...
  • Vaccination Programme
    822. To ask the Minister for Health the number of mop-up clinics that have been set up to date, by county; the number of mop-up clinics that are still waiting to be set up, by county; and if he...
  • Covid-19 Pandemic
    823. To ask the Minister for Health if Irish citizens are permitted to travel to the UK for family reunification purposes; if partners are considered family; if family reunification is considered...
  • Vaccination Programme
    824. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans in place to review the position of persons with cerebral palsy on the prioritisation list for Covid-19 vaccinations, with a view to ensuring...
  • Departmental Staff
    829. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff employed in his Department, by gender and by civil service salary scale, in tabular form. [9664/21]
  • Vaccination Programme
    830. To ask the Minister for Health when residents of care homes under 65 years of age with underlying conditions and needs will receive the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Departmental Reviews
    832. To ask the Minister for Health the current number of live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by him; and the date by which each study, review and research is scheduled...
  • Covid-19 Pandemic
    833. To ask the Minister for Health if there is specific data available on the contribution that attendance at religious services and public worship has made to the R number with respect to...
  • Hospital Funding
    834. To ask the Minister for Health the funding and or grants for building, plant or equipment provided to Mayo University Hospital since 2015, in tabular form. [9720/21]
  • Hospital Waiting Lists
    835. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting plastic surgery in Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown. [9721/21]
  • Primary Care Centres
    836. To ask the Minister for Health the primary care centres in community healthcare organisation, CHO, 9; and the services provided within each in tabular form. [9722/21]
  • Hospital Data
    837. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies by job title in the early pregnancy assessment unit at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda. [9723/21]
  • Mental Health Services
    838. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adult mental health respite care facilities in community healthcare organisation, CHO, 1 for persons living in County Cavan. [9724/21]
  • National Maternity Strategy
    839. To ask the Minister for Health if alongside birth centres pursuant to the National Maternity Strategy have been rolled out. [9725/21]
  • Hospital Consultant Contracts
    840. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for the recruitment of an additional consultant neurosurgeon with a special interest in paediatric neurosurgery at Beaumont...
  • Audiology Services
    841. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost in 2021 of recruiting five additional full-time permanent audiologists for community healthcare organisation, CHO, 7. [9727/21]
  • Disability Services Provision
    842. To ask the Minister for Health when an appropriate residential place with treatment will be offered in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Childcare Services
    843. To ask the Minister for Health the options available for front-line workers with primary school age children in relation to childcare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9729/21]
  • Ministerial Correspondence
    844. To ask the Minister for Health when matters raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) on 6 July 2020 will receive a response; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Vaccination Programme
    845. To ask the Minister for Health if a certain cohort (details supplied) can receive the Covid-19 vaccination without delay in view of the impact the lack of vaccination will have on the...
  • Nursing Homes Support Scheme
    846. To ask the Minister for Health if the fair deal scheme has been reformed to incentivise those in long-term residential care and their families to rent out vacant properties; and if he will...
  • Medicinal Products
    847. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the plans his Department and the HSE have with regard to licensing the drug dupilumab for use by patients with severe eczema as of February 2021...
  • Vaccination Programme
    848. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the Covid-19 vaccine refusal rates amongst healthcare workers in acute hospital groups in tabular form. [9745/21]
  • Covid-19 Pandemic
    851. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider increasing the number of guests from six to 25 for weddings as pertained during previous lockdowns; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Disability Services Provision
    852. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 832 of 27 January 2021, when a reply will issue from the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9760/21]
  • Hospital Staff
    853. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time pulmonary function physiotherapists working in Mullingar Regional Hospital in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [9769/21]
  • Ambulance Service
    855. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing an extra ambulance and necessary staffing at each ambulance base within County Tipperary. [9780/21]
  • Vaccination Programme
    856. To ask the Minister for Health the persons or group responsible for identifying the 37 vaccination centres; and the criteria used. [9782/21]
  • General Medical Services Scheme
    859. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications for a refund of phlebotomy charges incurred by medical card patients; the status of such claims awarded, refused and pending, by...
  • Cross-Border Co-operation
    860. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the Northern Ireland planned healthcare scheme that came into effect on 1 January 2021, for 12 months, taking over from the cross-border...
  • Mental Health Services
    862. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons employed in the child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, on the north side of Cork city; the number who should be employed;...
  • Covid-19 Pandemic
    864. To ask the Minister for Health the number of residents who have died in a nursing home (details supplied) to date in 2021; the dates of those deaths; if there will be an investigation into...
  • Vaccination Programme
    865. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to vaccinating early education and childcare workers earlier than currently planned. [9826/21]
  • Disabilities Assessments
    866. To ask the Minister for Health the options available for assessment of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9831/21]
  • Care of the Elderly
    868. To ask the Minister for Health the number of private nursing homes being supported by community healthcare organisation, CHO 8 in counties Louth, Meath and Monaghan during periods (details...
  • Covid-19 Pandemic
    869. To ask the Minister for Health the current criteria for testing patients for Covid-19 upon discharge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9849/21]
  • General Medical Services Scheme
    871. To ask the Minister for Health if those who are holders of a full medical card are obliged to pay for routine blood tests. [9856/21]
  • Substance Misuse
    872. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who presented to the Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar having overdosed on illegal drugs in 2019 and 2020, and to date in 2021, in...
  • Suicide Prevention
    874. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who presented to the Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar having attempted suicide in 2019 and 2020, and to date in 2021, in tabular...
  • Addiction Treatment Services
    876. To ask the Minister for Health if details will be provided on active addiction support services and the funding allocated to each in 2019 and 2020, and to date in 2021, in tabular form....
  • Substance Misuse
    877. To ask the Minister for Health the additional resources his Department will make available to tackle effectively the substantial increase in drug misuse by county in tabular form; and if he...
  • Vaccination Programme
    878. To ask the Minister for Health the number of SNAs working directly with children and adults who cannot adhere to hygiene etiquette who have been vaccinated to date by county. [9863/21]
  • Primary Medical Certificates
    879. To ask the Minister for Health when patients awaiting primary medical certificates from the primary care health centre in Mullingar, County Westmeath, since March 2020 will have their cases...
  • Hospital Waiting Lists
    882. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women waiting for gynaecology appointments by hospital in tabular form. [9867/21]
  • Hospital Data
    884. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women who were diagnosed with cervical cancer following gynaecology consultation in 2018, 2019 and 2020. [9869/21]
  • Maternity Services
    888. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether women should be facilitated with a supportive partner while presenting at hospital due to pregnancy loss. [9876/21]
  • Covid-19 Pandemic
    889. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cases that have been recorded in the State of post-Covid-19 paediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome; the hospitals in which these cases have...
  • Covid-19 Tests
    892. To ask the Minister for Health if he is considering the use of antigen testing regimes in non-healthcare settings to facilitate return to sectoral activity when emerging from level 5...
  • Health Services
    893. To ask the Minister for Health the plans being considered for the reopening of the gay men’s health service which has been closed since March 2020; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Sexually Transmitted Infections
    894. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he plans to address the gap in data relating to sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV in the absence of regular screening and testing; and...
  • Primary Care Centres
    895. To ask the Minister for Health if the new primary healthcare centre in Enniscorthy, County Wexford, will include full changing places and toilets; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Water Safety
    897. To ask the Minister for Health the interdisciplinary measures taken recently to reduce the loss of life in the Corrib river in view of recent tragic loss of life in waters in County Galway;...
  • Respite Care Services
    898. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reinstate a regional respite service (details supplied) in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9912/21]
  • Primary Care Centres
    899. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be allocated for the health centre in Inis Meáin, Aran Islands, County Galway given the dilapidated state of the health centre including...
  • Ambulance Service
    900. To ask the Minister for Health the findings of a health and safety audit carried out by the National Ambulance Service at its Carlow base; the work carried out at the base relative to the...
  • Health Services Staff
    901. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the recruitment for a full-time dietician for the child and adolescent mental health service unit in Arden House, County Wexford; and if he will...
  • Dental Services
    902. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties in accessing dental services in County Wexford for persons with medical cards; and if he will make a...
  • Medical Cards
    903. To ask the Minister for Health the status of free general practitioner care for children under 12 years of age; if he has signed the order to allow the scheme to be extended; and if he will...
  • Covid-19 Pandemic
    904. To ask the Minister for Health if there will be a requirement for persons to quarantine in a hotel following their return from abroad in cases in which an Irish citizen is returning home...
  • Mental Health Services
    905. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a survey carried out locally among an organisation (details supplied) which found that 66% of members have reported that their mental health has...
  • Vaccination Programme
    907. To ask the Minister for Health when persons who regularly work in front-line settings, for example, contract air ventilation installers who work primarily in a number of nursing homes and...
  • Hospital Staff
    913. To ask the Minister for Health if a discharge co-ordinator is in place at University Hospital Limerick; and when urology appointments will recommence at Ennis General Hospital. [9955/21]
  • Eating Disorders
    914. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made in establishing the adult eating disorder network and child and adolescent eating disorder network; the number of hubs established; the...
  • Vaccination Programme
    915. To ask the Minister for Health when serving members of the Defence Forces, stationed in and outside Ireland respectively, will receive the Covid-19 vaccination; and if he will make a...
  • Eating Disorders
    917. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 302 of 28 January 2021, the role of his officials in the decision to temporarily pause the nationally planned...
  • Addiction Treatment Services
    920. To ask the Minister for Health if a copy of the review into a health facility (details supplied) will be provided. [9996/21]
  • Medicinal Products
    921. To ask the Minister for Health if he or the HSE have considered alternative drugs and treatment plans for patients in the absence of the approval of a drug (details supplied). [9998/21]
  • Covid-19 Pandemic
    923. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown by location for the transmission of the Covid-19 virus listed as community transmission; if a more detailed breakdown of the locations in which...
  • Vaccination Programme
    929. To ask the Minister for Health if a company (details supplied) will be involved in the vaccination roll-out process; if so, if the contract went through the public tendering programme; and...
  • Drug Treatment Programmes
    930. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has issued guidelines to methadone dispensaries regarding takeaway methadone; and, if so, if the guidance issued will be provided. [10036/21]
  • Vaccination Programme
    931. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons eligible each year for the human papillomavirus, HPV, vaccination programme in schools since 2015; the number who did not take this...
  • Hospital Data
    936. To ask the Minister for Health the number of funded consultant posts by discipline and speciality for each hospital by hospital group; the number of posts funded, filled and vacant; the...
  • Health Services Staff
    952. To ask the Minister for Health the profession breakdown by discipline and speciality for each public health department; the number of posts funded, filled, and vacant; the basis on which...
  • Emergency Services
    953. To ask the Minister for Health the profession breakdown by discipline and speciality for each operational unit of the National Ambulance Service and Dublin Fire Brigade; the number of posts...
  • Home Help Service
    954. To ask the Minister for Health the profession breakdown by discipline and speciality for staff hired for home help services; the number of posts funded, filled and vacant; the basis on which...
  • Primary Medical Certificates
    955. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an assessment for a primary medical certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10076/21]
  • Hospital Data
    956. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds, by bed type, in each hospital by hospital group on 1 January 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10077/21]
  • Nursing Homes Support Scheme
    960. To ask the Minister for Health if the work of the interdepartmental group looking at relaxing rules under the fair deal scheme to facilitate the rental or sale of vacant homes has reached...
  • Mental Health Services
    961. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists for mental health supports through the HSE in County Donegal; the length of time persons are waiting; and if he will...
  • Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
    962. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on waiting lists for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service supports in County Donegal; the length of time the children are waiting;...
  • Eating Disorders
    963. To ask the Minister for Health the details of available treatments for young persons with eating disorders; the number of times a young person has been readmitted to a service in a one-year...
  • Medical Aids and Appliances
    964. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a refit for a prosthetic leg that was due to take place in March 2020; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • National Treatment Purchase Fund
    965. To ask the Minister for Health when the next annual report of the National Treatment Purchase Fund will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10100/21]
  • Covid-19 Pandemic
    967. To ask the Minister for Health if a masseur will be allowed to operate in the current level 5 restrictions in cases in which they are providing therapy for medical reasons and clients have...
  • Hospital Waiting Lists
    968. To ask the Minister for Health the mean and median waiting times in number of months across each waiting list for each speciality for each hospital group and by hospital; and if he will make...
  • Hospital Data
    969. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of profession by discipline and speciality for each hospital laboratory department; the number of posts that are funded, filled and vacant,...
  • HSE Expenditure
    970. To ask the Minister for Health the spending per head of population for palliative care in each of the HSE areas, in tabular form. [10116/21]
  • Vaccination Programme
    971. To ask the Minister for Health the supports that are available from the HSE for a person who was vaccinated with the HPV vaccine on 28 September 2020, had serious health issues after...
  • Alcohol Sales
    973. To ask the Minister for Health if he will introduce regulations to prohibit the sale and delivery of alcoholic drinks from pubs and restaurants to private householders for the duration of...
  • Mental Health Services
    974. To ask the Minister for Health the training being provided to psychiatric services in relation to ADHD in order that patients can access proper assessments, diagnosis and treatment,...
  • Health Services
    976. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to improve the knowledge and training on the issue of menopause and perimenopause; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10156/21]
  • Medicinal Products
    977. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider supporting HRT as a treatment for severe menopause symptoms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10157/21]
  • Health Services
    978. To ask the Minister for Health the supports and information available to women who are experiencing menopause and perimenopause; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10158/21]
  • Covid-19 Pandemic
    979. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request from the national immunisation advisory committee, NIAC, if myalgic encephalomyelitis will be under the medical conditions listed in group 7...
  • Dental Services
    980. To ask the Minister for Health the actions he is taking in order to achieve objectives within child dental services in County Laois (details supplied); and the time period by which he plans...
  • Home Care Packages
    981. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 831 of 10 February 2021, when a full or an increase in a home care package will be facilitated in the case of a person...
  • Dental Services
    982. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment for orthodontic treatment. [10174/21]
  • Health Services
    984. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE will implement the new Northern Ireland planned healthcare scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10207/21]
  • General Practitioner Services
    985. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners in New Ross, County Wexford that hold a GMS contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10213/21]
  • General Medical Services Scheme
    986. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria for GMS general practitioner contracts; the standard ratio of GMS general practitioner contracts to area population; and if he will make a...
  • Palliative Care Services
    988. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for a foundation (details supplied); if the foundation will be included in the palliative care service plan for 2021; and if he...
  • Covid-19 Pandemic
    989. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider allowing an increase in the number of persons who can attend funerals from 10 to 25. [10248/21]
  • Hospital Services
    993. To ask the Minister for Health when a full return to outpatient service is expected; and the metrics that will be used to decide same. [10276/21]
  • Mental Health Services
    994. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding that has been allocated to the examination of a one-door policy (details supplied); and the consideration that has been given to finding...
  • Abortion Services
    995. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce measures to ensure care for women who initiate legal abortions in Ireland but must travel for a termination in another country in cases...
  • Covid-19 Pandemic
    996. To ask the Minister for Health if students from other countries who are studying here will be able to travel home at the end of the academic year and not have to face Covid-19-related fines...
  • Vaccination Programme
    997. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he and his Department are taking to resolve and prevent technical issues faced by dentists, and dental staff, when registering for the Covid-19...
  • Drugs Payment Scheme
    998. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to add first-line treatments for hyperemesis gravidarum to the drugs payment scheme and medical card; if his attention has been drawn to the...
  • Health Services
    999. To ask the Minister for Health the levels of critical care that are provided in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10317/21]
  • Hospital Data
    1000. To ask the Minister for Health the services provided in each hospital, by hospital group, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10318/21]
  • Health Services
    1001. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the trauma centres in Ireland; the levels of same; the services provided for each; the framework for determining the level of trauma centre;...
  • Legislative Programme
    1002. To ask the Minister for Health if proposed reforms (details supplied) to the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017 will be considered. [10320/21]
  • Vaccination Programme
    1003. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing Covid-19 vaccinations to all adult residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10326/21]
  • Covid-19 Pandemic
    1004. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated weekly cost of contact tracing regarding Covid-19 cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10327/21]
  • Health Services Staff
    1005. To ask the Minister for Health when he will pay student nurses and midwives; the actions emerging from the first report on pandemic pay; when the second review will be conducted; the terms...
  • Vaccination Programme
    1006. To ask the Minister for Health if older persons in assisted living arrangements will be prioritised for Covid-19 vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10337/21]
  • Dental Services
    1009. To ask the Minister for Health if improved funding will be provided for dentistry services, in particular for the reimbursement of medical card treatments (details supplied); and if he will...
  • Health Services Staff
    1010. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the vacant posts in a health service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10378/21]
  • Vaccination Programme
    1011. To ask the Minister for Health the number of healthcare workers vaccinated across the sequencing groups identified under Sequencing of Covid-19 Vaccination of Frontline Healthcare Workers;...
  • Health Services
    1012. To ask the Minister for Health if the plans for transgender health services have been implemented; and his views on reports of confusion in relation to the locations to which persons should...
  • Vaccination Programme
    1013. To ask the Minister for Health the date for the roll-out of the vaccine to each of the priority groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10394/21]
  • Health Services Provision
    1014. To ask the Minister for Health the progress of the tender process for the new day unit for Naas General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10403/21]
  • Drugs Payment Scheme
    1015. To ask the Minister for Health if Sativex will be covered under the medical card and drug reimbursement schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10408/21]
  • Mental Health Services
    1016. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the situation in which a person (details supplied) in need of a psychology appointment was advised there is currently a 75-week waiting...
  • Vaccination Programme
    1017. To ask the Minister for Health when nurses attached to an organisation (details supplied) will be vaccinated; and the reason for the delay. [10416/21]
  • Covid-19 Pandemic
    1021. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 693 of 17 February 2021, his views on whether it is possible and if he considers it urgent to arrange for safe transport...
  • Occupational Therapy
    1022. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is currently no occupational therapist in Ennis General Hospital; and his plans to address the matter. [10460/21]
  • Departmental Expenditure
    1023. To ask the Minister for Health the amount his Department has expended to date on awareness-raising campaigns regarding Covid-19 in national newspapers, regional newspapers, national radio,...
  • Covid-19 Pandemic
    1024. To ask the Minister for Health if a list of hotels in which the HSE has accommodated healthcare workers during the pandemic will be provided; the number accommodated in each hotel; if any...
  • Health Services
    1025. To ask the Minister for Health the regional basis upon which public health specialists are appointed; if they are appointed based on former health board areas; if not, if this has been...
  • Vaccination Programme
    1026. To ask the Minister for Health if recipients of disability services such as a service (details supplied) will receive the Covid-19 vaccine alongside the front-line staff who care for them;...
  • Mental Health Services
    1027. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to allow child psychologists to conduct appointments by phone, including access to patient files and necessary information; and if he will make a...
  • HSE Data
    1028. To ask the Minister for Health the value of transfers of value received by HSE organisations from pharmaceutical companies from 2017 to 2019. [10513/21]
  • Vaccination Programme
    1031. To ask the Minister for Health when persons deemed at very high risk of serious illness or mortality from Covid-19 due to immune-suppressing and disease-modifying treatments will receive...
  • Ambulance Service
    1032. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a recent audit of the management of hazardous waste by the Dublin Fire Brigade ambulance service; his views on this; his...
  • Hospital Appointments Status
    1033. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for an operation in Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Vaccination Programme
    1037. To ask the Minister for Health when staff in residential centres for intellectual disabilities and those they care for with severe medical conditions will receive their vaccinations; and if...
  • Health Services Provision
    1038. To ask the Minister for Health the measures in place to support women diagnosed with hyperemesis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10547/21]
  • Drugs Payment Scheme
    1039. To ask the Minister for Health if he will bring first-line treatments for hyperemesis under the drugs payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10548/21]
  • Health Services
    1040. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he is considering to ensure women diagnosed with hyperemesis do not fall into financial hardship when paying for treatment; and if he will make a...
  • Vaccination Programme
    1041. To ask the Minister for Health if he will move kidney dialysis patients and transplant patients to priority vaccine status given this cohort of patients is particularly vulnerable to...
  • Hospital Equipment
    1042. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 969 of 10 February 2021, the breakdown of the hospitals that these ventilators were destined for in tabular form. [10554/21]
  • Air Ambulance Service
    1043. To ask the Minister for Health if he will allocate funding to a service (details supplied) to ensure it can operate without the need to rely on fundraising; and if he will make a statement...
  • Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
    1044. To ask the Minister for Health if discussions are taking place with drug alcohol task forces and projects given the commitment in budget 2021 to increase the core funding for existing drug...
  • National Drugs Strategy
    1045. To ask the Minister for Health if the mid-term review of the national drugs strategy will provide for a clear and urgent response to drug related intimidation, debt and violence; and if the...

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