Written answers
Thursday, 25 February 2021
- Misuse of Drugs
238. To ask the Minister for Health the progress on the regulation of hemp stores in Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10628/21] - Speech and Language Therapy
239. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to reinstate the speech and language therapy service at a facility (details supplied) following the loss of the service to the facility... - Covid-19 Pandemic
240. To ask the Minister for Health the plans being put in place to prepare to allow a greater number of attendees at weddings by summer 2021 at the different levels of public health restrictions... - Ministerial Correspondence
242. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10592/21] - Hospital Equipment
243. To ask the Minister for Health the volume of faulty equipment purchased by the HSE in each of the years 2011 to 2019; the details of the type of equipment; the quantity that was faulty; the... - HSE Staff
244. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of additional health specialist posts (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10599/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
246. To ask the Minister for Health the policy for the communication of extension of Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10602/21] - Covid-19 Tests
248. To ask the Minister for Health if staff at meat factories are the subject of regular Covid-19 tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10609/21] - Disability Services Data
249. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with a disability nationally seeking HSE-funded residential placements in each of the past five years to date; and the average cost per... - Health Services Access
259. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to reduce waiting times for primary care ophthalmology appointments in the north Lee local health area; and if he will make a statement... - Disabilities Assessments
260. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to reduce the waiting times for assessments of need under the Disability Act 2005 in the north Lee local health area; and if he will make... - Home Care Packages
261. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home care packages being provided in each local health office, LHO, area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10625/21] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
262. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on the child and adolescent mental health service, CAMHS, waiting lists by age and gender in the Cork north Lee area in tabular form.... - Health Insurance
263. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10638/21] - Health Services
264. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a series of concerns and queries raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10639/21] - Education Data
265. To ask the Minister for Health the categories and number of students by area of study and annual cohorts who undertake clinical or training placements in the health and social care services... - Vaccination Programme
266. To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise on a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding a vaccine for a vulnerable person; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Insurance
267. To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise on a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to insurance policies and maternity cover; and if he will make a... - Medicinal Products
268. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the supply and pricing agreement of medicines; the parties involved in these discussions; if he or his officials have engaged with an... - Vaccination Programme
269. To ask the Minister for Health if he is considering including phlebotomists as a category eligible to vaccinate persons for Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10659/21] - Rare Diseases
271. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that presented with paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome, PIMS, and-or Kawasaki disease in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to... - Vaccination Programme
272. To ask the Minister for Health when taxi drivers employed to drive patients for dialysis will receive the Covid-19 vaccine given they are essential front-line workers and if they cannot work... - Health Services Staff
273. To ask the Minister for Health the number of psychologists per grade in primary healthcare; the number per capita of population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10665/21] - Drugs Payment Scheme
274. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to add Cariban to the approved drugs list under the drugs payment scheme; the medicines available under the drugs payment scheme to treat hyperemesis... - Suicide Incidence
275. To ask the Minister for Health the number of deaths from suicide in County Galway disaggregated by location, city and county, age cohort and gender in each of the years 2017 to 2020. [10667/21] - Mortality Rates
276. To ask the Minister for Health the number of deaths from drug and alcohol overdose in County Galway disaggregated by city and county, age cohort and gender in each of the years 2017 to 2020.... - Emergency Departments
277. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons presenting in accident and emergency departments in County Galway with mental health related emergencies in each of the years 2017 to... - Nursing Staff
278. To ask the Minister for Health if the pay arrangements put in place for student nurses in 2020 will be implemented (details supplied). [10670/21] - Medicinal Products
279. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the recommendations of the report by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health on evaluating orphan drugs have been implemented; if an... - Vaccination Programme
281. To ask the Minister for Health when workers in categories (details supplied) will receive Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10677/21] - Medical Cards
282. To ask the Minister for Health when a renewed medical card will issue in the case of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10678/21] - Assisted Human Reproduction
285. To ask the Minister for Health if IVF treatment will be commencing for persons on a public health basis; when treatment will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10688/21] - Vaccination Programme
286. To ask the Minister for Health if persons on dialysis and who have other serious health problems can be prioritised for Covid-19 vaccinations. [10697/21] - Primary Medical Certificates
287. To ask the Minister for Health his position on the halting of primary medical certificate assessments by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10698/21] - Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
289. To ask the Minister for Health if registration fees will be waived for the members of an association (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10700/21] - Ophthalmology Services
290. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) who requested glasses will receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10702/21] - Suicide Bereavement Support
291. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will facilitate a community-based health organisation (details supplied) in the CHO8 area. [10707/21] - Vaccination Programme
292. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department or the HSE have a policy on which the Covid-19 vaccine is administered to persons, for example, which takes into account existing medical... - Covid-19 Pandemic
293. To ask the Minister for Health if guidance will be provided on the process for a child and their family returning to Ireland after attending an appointment in Great Ormond Street Hospital,... - Vaccination Programme
294. To ask the Minister for Health if he will facilitate older persons living within 10 km of Citywest to receive their vaccine there, rather than in the Helix if they cannot be administered to... - Health Services Staff
296. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff working in the HSE in Cork city and county per year from 2011 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Vaccination Programme
297. To ask the Minister for Health if he will prioritise informal carers in the vaccination schedule as they provide an essential service for vulnerable persons; and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Data
298. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on public hospitals in Cork city and county per year from 2011 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10768/21] - Covid-19 Tests
299. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 844 of 17 February 2021, if private providers of Covid-19 antigen tests are required to report their results to the Chief... - Departmental Contracts
300. To ask the Minister for Health if there was political involvement in the decision to purchase ventilators from a company (details supplied); if he signed off on the deal at the time; and the... - General Practitioner Services
301. To ask the Minister for Health if matters raised (details supplied) in respect of fees paid to general practitioners will be examined. [10781/21] - Vaccination Programme
302. To ask the Minister for Health if it is planned to recruit dentists as part of the Covid-19 vaccine teams in view of their qualifications and their experience and particularly to allow for... - Alcohol Pricing
303. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to commission a study on the possible effect the introduction of a minimum price for alcohol in this jurisdiction would have on cross-Border trade,... - European Council Meetings
304. To ask the Minister for Health the number of formal and informal Council of the European Union meetings that have been held since 27 June 2020 under the remit of his Department; and the... - Hospital Funding
305. To ask the Minister for Health if the necessary funding will be made available to ensure no further time is lost in progressing the provision of urgently required acute beds for the mid-west... - National Cervical Screening Programme
306. To ask the Minister for Health if changes were made to the upper age limit in which women are invited for a smear test by CervicalCheck; the reason a person who turned 61 years of age before... - Vaccination Programme
307. To ask the Minister for Health if all pharmacy staff will be considered front-line healthcare workers and be prioritised for vaccination in order to be able to continue looking after... - Covid-19 Pandemic
308. To ask the Minister for Health if a business (details supplied) can be categorised as essential work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10846/21] - Vaccination Programme
309. To ask the Minister for Health if persons between 16 and 18 years of age who are medically vulnerable will be offered a vaccine (details supplied); if family carers will be offered... - Covid-19 Tests
310. To ask the Minister for Health the dates on which the PCR tests in which the three cases of the P1 Brazilian variant that were announced on 19 February 2021 were carried out; the dates on... - Addiction Treatment Services
311. To ask the Minister for Health if an external report and the subsequent recommendations on the Keltoi facility is to be published; and the timeline for this publication. [10859/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
312. To ask the Minister for Health his policy on vitamin D supplementation in the population; his policy on the strategic use of drugs such as HCQ and ivermectin in the treatment of Covid-19;... - Health Services Staff
313. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public health doctors and specialists who have been appointed since the outbreak of Covid-19; the number who will be appointed in 2021; the grade... - Vaccination Programme
314. To ask the Minister for Health the current plans to administer vaccines to those who are aged over 85 years, are completely housebound and, therefore, cannot attend a doctor's surgery or a... - Health Services Funding
316. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the access to care fund and the HSE national treatment fund action plan for 2021 announced in budget 2021; and if he will make a statement on the... - Vaccination Programme
317. To ask the Minister for Health the reason persons under 65 years of age and who are resident in nursing homes are not prioritised for receiving the Covid-19 vaccine. [10868/21] - Hospital Admissions
318. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an admission date to St. Patrick's Hospital, Dublin, following a referral from their general practitioner; and if... - Covid-19 Tests
319. To ask the Minister for Health the number of contact tracers presently operating within the Covid-19 test and trace system; the additional recruitment of contact tracers that has taken place... - Vaccination Programme
320. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vaccinators currently assigned to the Covid-19 mass vaccination centres nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10908/21] - Health Screening Programmes
322. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women who have availed of CervicalCheck screening services per month from January 2020 to date by county in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
323. To ask the Minister for Health the number of properties owned by patients in the nursing homes support scheme by local authority area; and the number of those properties that are vacant by... - Health Promotion
328. To ask the Minister for Health the recommendations of the women’s health task force for endometriosis patients; his plans for the implementation of those recommendations; and if he... - National Maternity Strategy
330. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the work of the HSE national women and infants health programme; the status of the roll-out of phase one of the ambulatory care model for... - Health Services Funding
331. To ask the Minister for Health the current allocation for endometriosis diagnosis and treatment procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10924/21] - Vaccination Programme
332. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the Covid-19 vaccination roll-out in Denmark (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10925/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
334. To ask the Minister for Health the groups of persons who are exempted from quarantining after arriving into Ireland; the arrangements to ensure that these groups do not import the virus into... - Vaccination Programme
337. To ask the Minister for Health the projected deliveries of Covid-19 vaccines into Ireland for the next six months; the quantities of each in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on... - Covid-19 Pandemic
340. To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements for checking that persons arriving into Ireland from abroad have a negative PCR test result; if the test result is verified pre-departure,... - Public Procurement Contracts
344. To ask the Minister for Health the number and value of procurement contracts for Covid-19-related spending in 2020 and 2021 that took place via negotiated procedure without prior publication...
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