Written answers
Wednesday, 10 March 2021
- Speech and Language Therapy
733. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the speech and language and occupational therapists in a school (details supplied); if the school will lose the services in 2021; and if he will... - Health Services Provision
734. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure age appropriate treatment can be provided to a person (details supplied). [13407/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
736. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered introducing a 24-7 helpline for follow-up care for those who have received the Covid-19 vaccine who may experience some adverse effects... - Hospital Appointments Status
739. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in receiving a cataract surgery appointment in the case of a person (details supplied) at Nenagh General Hospital; and if he will make... - Vaccination Programme
741. To ask the Minister for Health when adults with intellectual disabilities living in residential facilities will receive the Covid-19 vaccination; if there are plans to move them up the... - Speech and Language Therapy
742. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding deployment of HSE speech and language therapists as contact tracers; if they will be returning to their pre-Covid-19 roles as speech and... - Hospital Equipment
743. To ask the Minister for Health the date the HSE placed the order for the two oxygen generators for University Hospital Galway in response to Covid-19; and the date the units were delivered... - Disability Services Funding
745. To ask the Minister for Health the status of funding for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12505/21] - Medicinal Products
746. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE plans to study or sanction the use of Ivermectin in the treatment of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12506/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
747. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have contracted Covid-19 in nursing homes, other long-term residential care facilities, palliative care settings and in hospital; the... - Vaccination Programme
748. To ask the Minister for Health when Covid-19 vaccines will be administered to psychiatric nursing staff at a facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12515/21] - HSE National Service Plan
749. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided for in the Health Service Executive National Service Plan 2021 to implement new models of care, including the provision of wraparound... - Mental Health Services
750. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment for access to mental health services will be provided in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
751. To ask the Minister for Health if he will exempt those travelling abroad to New Zealand to be with a terminally ill parent from mandatory quarantine on their return to Ireland; if this... - Speech and Language Therapy
753. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a roadmap to resume speech and language therapy and occupational therapy services in County Clare; when the relevant therapists who normally carry... - General Practitioner Services
754. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a roadmap for Shannon Doc services to resume to a full service once level 5 restrictions are eased; if an updated schedule will be provided of... - Health Services
755. 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. [12549/21] - Legislative Measures
756. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made since 27 June 2020 to establish exclusion zones around medical facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12553/21] - Hospital Procedures
757. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to resume reconstructive surgery services for those receiving cancer treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12554/21] - Nursing Education
758. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a return of the service arrangement payment for those studying nursing to allow for a waiving of student fees in return for working in... - Hospital Appointments Status
759. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be allocated a date for orthopaedic services. [12568/21] - Ambulance Service
760. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the planned new ambulance station in Ardee, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12569/21] - Home Help Service
762. To ask the Minister for Health if additional home support services specifically for Sundays will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [12572/21] - Disability Services Provision
763. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to providing the Hocoma Lokomat treatment for disabled persons and long-term wheelchair users on social welfare who hold a... - Covid-19 Pandemic
764. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the situation faced by Irish citizens who contracted Covid-19 abroad and have recovered from the virus yet are stranded... - Covid-19 Tests
765. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to reports of a lack of proper social distancing outside of busy Covid-19 testing centres; the steps his Department is taking... - Vaccination Programme
766. To ask the Minister for Health when school transport escorts will receive the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12608/21] - Maternity Services
767. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 716 of 3 February 2021, the basis on which lactation consultant posts are allocated to community healthcare... - Covid-19 Pandemic
768. To ask the Minister for Health when indoor visits will be permitted in nursing homes which have been covered in the vaccination programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Audiology Services
770. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the waiting list for an audiology appointment at present in the CHO2 region, Galway; and the measures being taken to reduce the waiting... - Vaccination Programme
771. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown on vaccine administration by county. [12634/21] - Addiction Treatment Services
775. To ask the Minister for Health if there has been an increase in the amount of young person's seeking treatment for drug addiction in County Kildare since the beginning of March 2020; if so,... - Departmental Funding
776. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding his Department has provided to an organisation (details supplied); and if the funding was drawn down under section 38 or 39 funding.... - Drugs Payment Scheme
777. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the drug semaglutide has been removed from the drugs payment scheme for use by polycystic ovary syndrome patients; his plans to reinstate it; and if... - Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
780. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary can obtain permission to complete a charity run from Mizen to Malin Head; and if he will make... - Health Services
781. To ask the Minister for Health the rationale behind the HSE decision to suspend services at a service (details supplied) in County Dublin; when these services will resume; the alternative... - Sexually Transmitted Infections
782. To ask the Minister for Health the HIV and STI public testing services that are currently in operation under level 5 Covid-19 restrictions in County Dublin; his plans to restore services... - Health Services Provision
783. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the Covid-19-related challenges faced in delivering both clinical and community-based sexual health services in County Dublin; and if he... - Vaccination Programme
784. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to facilitate the vaccination of those who due to medical conditions are housebound or do not have anyone available to bring them to their general... - Hospital Car Parks
785. To ask the Minister for Health the value to each hospital of the car parking charges system in tabular form; the amount raised from car parking charges if the system is under hospital... - HSE Expenditure
788. To ask the Minister for Health the cost the HSE pays for debt collection services for non or late payments of hospital fees. [12690/21] - Hospital Car Parks
789. To ask the Minister for Health the amount collected in parking charges at Children’s Health Ireland, Crumlin in each of the years of 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form.... - Suicide Prevention
790. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the roll-out of age-appropriate Safe Talk training for pupils in secondary schools. [12710/21] - Vaccination Programme
791. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review correspondence from a person (details supplied); if he will address the concerns raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12713/21] - Hospital Procedures
792. To ask the Minister for Health the number of tricuspid valve replacement procedures carried out at St. James's Hospital in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [12715/21] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
793. To ask the Minister for Health the capital works that were carried out at National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the estimated cost of... - Home Care Packages
794. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Meath seeking an intensive home care package. [12717/21] - Health Services Staff
795. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultant cardiothoracic surgeon posts that have been advertised since 2016; and the number of these posts that have been filled to date. [12718/21] - Disability Support Services
796. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) cannot attend a centre; when such centres will reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12731/21] - Hospital Services
797. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the paediatric diabetes service in the Regional Hospital, Mullingar (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12732/21] - Ambulance Service
798. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of ambulance services for the Connemara region, particularly in view of an incident (details supplied); the number of ambulances... - HSE Staff
799. To ask the Minister for Health the process through which a formal grievance submission by a staff member of the HSE can be made to a manager; the responsibility on the HSE manager to arrange... - Vaccination Programme
800. To ask the Minister for Health the capacity available to administer the Covid-19 vaccine as one million doses per month are received; and if there is a contingency plan to scale up capacity... - Health Services Provision
802. To ask the Minister for Health if medical consultations in the public system have become virtual consultations; and if it is planned to continue this practice beyond the pandemic. [12741/21] - Vaccination Programme
803. To ask the Minister for Health when ninety persons in the over-85 years of age category who had appointments for Covid-19 vaccination cancelled without notice in Ballyfermot recently will... - HSE Staff
804. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to deal with the issue of pay awards arising from Report No. 42 of the Review Body of Higher Remuneration in Public Service regarding payment being... - Vaccination Programme
805. To ask the Minister for Health when the Covid-19 vaccinations will commence for the over-65 years of age group given the anxiety of so many persons to be vaccinated; and if he will make a... - Hospital Services
807. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a paediatric diabetes nurse in Mullingar General Hospital; and when this service will resume. [12791/21] - HSE Data
808. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who availed of the cross-border health directive in Northern Ireland in each of the years, 2016 to 2020, and to date in 2021, in tabular... - Hospital Waiting Lists
809. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12802/21] - Vaccination Programme
810. To ask the Minister for Health if those who were absent from school on the day of the human papillomavirus, HPV, vaccine administration and the catch-up programme can still receive the HPV... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
812. To ask the Minister for Health the expected timeframe for the policy changes to the nursing homes support scheme to cap the financial assessment of family farms or businesses; and if he will... - Covid-19 Pandemic
813. To ask the Minister for Health if aesthetic clinics are permitted to open during level 5 restrictions; the guidelines in place for the operation of same; and if he will make a statement on... - Vaccination Programme
814. To ask the Minister for Health if the recommendation that a vaccine (details supplied) should not be used on persons over 70 years of age will be reassessed given the recent Public Health... - Health Services Access
816. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reopen the gender identity adolescent service in Our Lady's Children's Hospital to new referrals; his plans to improve access to healthcare for... - Medicinal Products
819. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 441 of 10 December 2020, if he will clarify the definition of currently registered on the national pre-exposure... - Health Services
824. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to develop national gender clinics and multidisciplinary teams for transgender children and adults; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Vaccination Programme
826. To ask the Minister for Health the process established to deal with difficult cases concerning the Covid-19 vaccination, in particular a case (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Health Services Provision
828. To ask the Minister for Health the existing treatments that are being provided for amyloidosis patients; the way in which these compare against patrisan; and the efficacy of these existing... - Vaccination Programme
830. To ask the Minister for Health when international transport workers can expect to receive a vaccine; and if he has been in contact with his European counterparts concerning vaccinations for... - Alcohol Pricing
834. To ask the Minister for Health when the minimum unit pricing for alcohol under the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 will be implemented in view of the pressing need to tackle alcohol abuse... - Ministerial Meetings
835. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a report on his meeting with EU Health Ministers on 1 March 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12870/21] - Paediatric Services
836. To ask the Minister for Health if the necessary resources will be provided to reduce unacceptable waiting times for paediatric occupational therapy in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he... - Medical Aids and Appliances
837. To ask the Minister for Health the most recent figure for the number of persons waiting for motorised wheelchairs in community healthcare organisation area 4. [12872/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
840. To ask the Minister for Health the oversight and complaint mechanism available to families for reporting non-compliance with nursing home visiting guidelines during the Covid-19 pandemic;... - Vaccination Programme
841. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to ensure organisation of times for vaccinations for front-line healthcare workers and the communication of these details to workers;... - Cancer Services
843. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the evidence or data to support conclusions by a person (details supplied) that the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumad does... - Health Services
844. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of the national survey on drug and alcohol use in Ireland conducted by the Health Research Board. [12935/21] - Vaccination Programme
845. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the change in the target for vaccination of the over 85s within his daily update to Deputies (details supplied); and if he will make a statement... - Eating Disorders
847. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a report by a group (details supplied) in relation to recovery from eating disorders Ireland that states that lack of proper treatment for... - Hospital Procedures
848. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12941/21] - Health Services
849. To ask the Minister for Health if the new package of increased supports and respite for a child (details supplied) has been completed; if so, if it has been shared with him and the family of... - Medical Cards
850. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the medical card issued to a person (details supplied) was revoked without notification; if the card will be restored at least until there is... - Departmental Internships
851. To ask the Minister for Health the number of students who undertook work experience or internships with State and semi-State agencies under his aegis in 2019; the cost in terms of wages and... - Covid-19 Pandemic
852. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider amending Covid-19 regulations to designate the monumental masonry sector which deals with the provision and maintenance of headstones in... - Vaccination Programme
853. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to provide contact information and details regarding its vaccination service for persons who are housebound; and if he will make a... - Drugs Payment Scheme
854. To ask the Minister for Health the reason ozempic, also known as semaglutide, was taken off the drug payment scheme for all non-type 2 diabetic patients in July 2020 in circular 022/20; his... - Vaccination Programme
855. To ask the Minister for Health the sequence of dentists and dental staff in the national vaccine programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12970/21] - Health Services Staff
856. To ask the Minister for Health if he will include dentists and hygienists in the Be on Call for Ireland initiative, given that they deal with medical emergencies and have the required... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
857. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the NTPF suspended outpatients list; the number of patients waiting; the length of the wait and speciality of consultant they are waiting to... - HSE Waiting Lists
858. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children currently waiting on a first outpatients appointment with a specialist consultant in the HSE, to include all hospitals not just children... - Hospital Waiting Lists
863. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in respect of the long waiting times for MRIs in CHI who are currently waiting; the duration of their wait; the number of children who... - Paediatric Services
864. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who were outsourced for scoliosis surgery in each of the years 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; the hospital to which they were... - Hospital Waiting Lists
867. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have a MRI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12986/21] - HSE Staff
868. To ask the Minister for Health the longest waiting time experienced by a HSE CHO4 staff member to have a grievance hearing arranged for stage 1 of the HSE grievance procedure following... - Dental Services
870. To ask the Minister for Health the status of medical card reimbursement for dentists who treat medical card holders in areas (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a... - Hospital Staff
872. To ask the Minister for Health if the vacant position of paediatric rheumatologist in Children’s Health Ireland, Crumlin, has been filled; if there are further similar positions still... - Mental Health Services
873. To ask the Minister for Health the cost per person and overall cost of delivering mental health first aid training since its inception per year and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if... - Suicide Prevention
875. To ask the Minister for Health the number of GAA clubs that have received safeTALK training through health club initiatives; the number of persons per club, by age; the cost of delivering... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
878. To ask the Minister for Health if surgery will be carried out for a person (details supplied) through the National Treatment Purchase Fund. [13024/21] - Hospital Equipment
879. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a review into the effectiveness of UV equipment provided to St. James’s Hospital, Dublin, and Ballinasloe, County Galway, on loan in the... - Primary Medical Certificates
880. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a primary medical certificate application by persons (details supplied) in County Clare; when an assessment on this application will take place;... - Covid-19 Pandemic
883. To ask the Minister for Health if there is data to track the extent to which persons who flew into Ireland during January 2021 were associated with the spread of Covid-19 and the import of... - Hospital Appointments Status
884. To ask the Minister for Health if an MRI scan will be arranged for a person (details supplied). [13072/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
885. To ask the Minister for Health if there is an obligation on home care providers to inform the families when the carers of patients are found to have contracted Covid-19; and if he will make... - General Practitioner Services
886. To ask the Minister for Health the number of newly qualified general practitioners that took up work in County Cavan in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Staff
887. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent sonographers in St. Michael's Hospital, Dún Laoghaire in 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on... - Disability Services Data
888. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults with intellectual disabilities in residential care in County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13109/21] - Dental Services
889. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dental hygienists in CHO 6 and 7 in each of the years of 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021; if this number will be further increased; and if he... - Hospital Procedures
890. To ask the Minister for Health if bladder botox is carried out at University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13111/21] - Hospital Staff
891. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultant ENT surgeons working in Mallow General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13112/21] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
893. To ask the Minister for Health the approved positions and vacancies within CAMHS services in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13114/21] - Suicide Prevention
894. To ask the Minister for Health the whole-term equivalent staff in County Monaghan employed under the Connecting for Life strategy; the staff vacancies that exist; and if he will make a... - Hospital Staff
895. To ask the Minister for Health if a recruitment campaign for additional full-time permanent nurses will commence shortly at Bantry General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
897. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time to see a consultant oncologist at Mercy University Hospital; the number of persons on the waiting list for same; and if he will make a... - Disability Services Data
901. To ask the Minister for Health the number of clinicians in CHO 7 that have been redeployed from early intervention and school age disability teams into assessment of needs posts; and if he... - Vaccination Programme
902. To ask the Minister for Health if technical issues in relation to the Covid-19 vaccine registration portal for health professionals have been raised with his Department; if so, the steps he... - UN Conventions
905. To ask the Minister for Health if he considers the trace amount of THC in products derived from the EU hemp crop to be controlled within the UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs; and if he... - EU Regulations
908. To ask the Minister for Health if the European Commission regulates EU hemp products with trace amounts of THC such as food; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13155/21] - UN Conventions
911. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the recent clarifications provided by the European Commission to an organisation (details supplied); if Ireland will... - EU Regulations
914. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to exercise the Misuse of Drugs Acts against CBD foods with trace amounts of THC produced and or sold by Irish companies who have novel food... - Vaccination Programme
915. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the potential introduction of vaccine passports (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13164/21] - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
916. To ask the Minister for Health when Sativex will be approved for use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13167/21] - Hospital Services
917. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reinstate repair clinics for upper prosthetic limbs at Merlin Park Hospital, Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13169/21] - Vaccination Programme
918. To ask the Minister for Health when a general practitioner (details supplied) in County Clare will be in possession of Covid-19 vaccinations to inoculate patients in view that some patients... - Primary Medical Certificates
919. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE will be in a position to resume issuing primary medical certificates in the context of the disabled drivers tax concession scheme which was halted... - Hospital Facilities
920. To ask the Minister for Health the actions he plans to take to end the practice of imposing parking fees at all public hospitals given that they have proved a costly burden on those... - Ambulance Service
921. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding the payment of ambulance service personnel (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13181/21] - Speech and Language Therapy
922. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a speech and language therapist is being removed from a school (details supplied) on the basis of HSE rationalisation and speech and language... - Medical Cards
923. To ask the Minister for Health the reason PCRS will not accept specific documents to progress a medical card application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Vaccination Programme
924. To ask the Minister for Health the remuneration for pharmacists working in mass vaccination centres; if the method of their recruitment has an impact on their remuneration; and if he will... - Covid-19 Pandemic
925. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that arrived into Ireland in each week from 1 January 2021 to date and declared on the passenger locator form that they had been in a... - Hospital Facilities
928. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the specific arrangements in place at public hospitals to ensure that cancer patients are facilitated with easy access to car parking at reduced... - Freedom of Information
930. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that bereaved families that lost loved ones in a nursing home (details supplied) in County Louth are being asked... - Mental Health Policy
931. To ask the Minister for Health the priority being afforded to mental health services; the extra funding made available to his Department for mental health services in 2021 compared to 2020;... - Medical Inquiries
932. To ask the Minister for Health if issues raised in a High Court action by a person (details supplied) regarding failures in the north-east regional colposcopy service at Louth County... - Hospital Staff
933. To ask the Minister for Health the status of nursing and consultant posts approved by the HSE in 2018 for the operation of the Women’s Health in Epilepsy programme and the... - Medicinal Products
934. To ask the Minister for Health if the number of women of childbearing potential in Ireland currently taking the drug sodium valproate is known; if there has been a reduction in the number... - Ambulance Service
935. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to improve the ambulance service in Connemara, particularly in the more remote areas of west and north Connemara; the effect of the... - Dental Services
936. To ask the Minister for Health if a dental appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13317/21] - Primary Medical Certificates
937. To ask the Minister for Health if medical assessments are due to recommence for primary medical certificate applicants; if so, the date of commencement; the current situation in relation to... - General Practitioner Services
938. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to problems experienced by persons in County Louth, particularly in Dundalk, in getting onto general practitioner lists both as... - Vaccination Programme
939. To ask the Minister for Health the priority group in which carers for children with cancer will be included for the vaccination against Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the... - Oireachtas Joint Committee Recommendations
942. To ask the Minister for Health if the recommendations regarding sodium valproate made by the Oireachtas Committee on Health of the 32nd Dáil (details supplied) have been fully... - Medicinal Products
943. To ask the Minister for Health if a register is currently operational to record persons that are prescribed the drug sodium valproate during pregnancy; if a register is currently operational... - Suicide Incidence
944. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who died by suicide in each of the years 2017 to 2020, by CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13354/21] - Health Services
945. To ask the Minister for Health the CHO areas in which attendees at day services are being charged for transport costs; the number of persons being charged; the estimated costs charged and... - Eating Disorders
946. To ask the Minister for Health if CAMHS and the mental health services of the HSE in County Clare have psychologists, counsellors and dieticians specifically trained to support adolescents... - General Practitioner Services
947. To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to extend free general practitioner care to six and seven year olds as envisaged under the Health (General Practitioner Service and Alteration of... - Disability Support Services
948. To ask the Minister for Health if all necessary remedial works have been completed at the group home for persons with physical and sensory disabilities at Drummond Otra, Carrickmacross,... - Home Help Service
949. To ask the Minister for Health if additional home help hours will be provided for persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13392/21] - Respite Care Services
950. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite beds in each of the community hospitals in County Kerry available for convalescence and the elderly; and if he will make a statement on... - National Maternity Hospital
952. To ask the Minister for Health the future planned ownership, governance and control of the new national maternity hospital; the roles religious orders will play; and if he will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic
953. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to include indoor and outdoor play centres in level 3 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13414/21] - Vaccination Programme
956. To ask the Minister for Health the number of residents in each county that have received their first and second vaccination against Covid-19, respectively in tabular form; and if he will... - Departmental Reviews
960. To ask the Minister for Health if he will conduct a review into the current assessment of needs standard operating procedure; the role parents will take in this review; and if he will make a... - Vaccination Programme
961. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the policy of allocating only certain types of vaccines (details supplied) for the over 70s in view of the recent decisions in this respect... - Medicinal Products
962. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the inquiry into the historical licensing of sodium valproate which was announced in November 2020; if the terms of reference have been agreed;... - Departmental Programmes
964. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the establishment of the community operations programme for families of children affected by sodium valproate; if funding is currently in place... - Maternity Services
965. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that pregnant women can be joined by their partner during prenatal scans and childbirth; the current situation that applies in each maternity... - Assisted Human Reproduction
966. To ask the Minister for Health the details of funding options available to persons requiring fertility treatment; if such treatment is not available on the public system under the medical... - Ambulance Service
967. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 298 and 900 of 24 February 2021 and the reply issued by the HSE on 2 March 2021, the refurbishment work undertaken at... - General Medical Services Scheme
968. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the semaglutide (details supplied) injection was removed from the drug payment scheme for persons with polycystic ovary syndrome; if it will be... - Abortion Services
969. To ask the Minister for Health if he has given consideration to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding Covid-19 and the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy)... - Health Services
970. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a paper (details supplied); and if his Department has acted on the proposal. [13476/21] - Speech and Language Therapy
971. To ask the Minister for Health the protocol in place to ensure that students who receive in-school speech and language therapy (details supplied) but do not meet the needs of the... - Medical Internships
972. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to cut the 300 additional medical intern posts which were created in April 2020 as a result of the pandemic; the consideration that has been given... - Departmental Reports
973. To ask the Minister for Health if he will commission a report on the role of vitamin D in immunological health as it relates to same, given the evidence that vitamin D has a causal... - Vaccination Programme
974. To ask the Minister for Health the sequence of events including timelines that take place to transport vaccines from the point of arrival into the country on a plane or ship to the point of... - Primary Care Services
977. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the psychologist post at Celbridge primary care centre, County Kildare, remains unfilled while waiting lists for psychological treatment lengthen... - Vaccination Programme
978. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 vaccinations given by county by first dose only and by first and second dose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13489/21] - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
979. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the fact that the Medicinal Cannabis Access Programme does not include the prescription and funding of Dutch products for patients with specific... - Vaccination Programme
980. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to introduce a no fault compensation scheme to cover the Covid-19 vaccine programme in 2021; if the introduction of such a scheme would require... - Dental Services
982. To ask the Minister for Health the funding allowance for the orthodontic department in Letterkenny University Hospital from 2011 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Equipment
983. To ask the Minister for Health when a new x-ray machine will be made available for the orthodontic department in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the... - Dental Services
984. To ask the Minister for Health when new dental chairs and spaces for surgeries will be made available to tackle the waiting lists for orthodontic treatment at Letterkenny University... - Hospital Consultant Contracts
985. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to employ a full-time orthodontic consultant at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13502/21] - Hospital Data
986. To ask the Minister for Health the number of x-rays carried out in Donegal and Killybegs community hospitals in 2018, 2019 and 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Staff
987. To ask the Minister for Health the number of radiology staff working in Donegal and Killybegs community hospitals in 2018, 2019 and 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Data
989. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients in 2020 who were referred from Donegal and Killybegs community hospitals to other community hospitals for x-rays; and if he will make a... - Hospital Appointments Status
990. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive an appointment in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Car Parks
991. To ask the Minister for Health if hospital parking fees should be applied for HSE employees when attending a hospital to receive the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
992. To ask the Minister for Health if there is an explanation for the extraordinarily high incidence of Covid placentitis of which there were eleven cases reported worldwide up to November 2020... - Primary Care Centres
994. To ask the Minister for Health when primary care services and a new primary care facility will be established in Tullow, County Carlow; the timescale for this service to be established; the... - Hospital Services
995. To ask the Minister for Health if the outpatient service at Mullingar Regional Hospital is still under consideration for temporary relocation to a hospital (details supplied) in view of the... - Vaccination Programme
999. To ask the Minister for Health the reason only 8,630 vaccines (details supplied) had been administered at the end of February 2021 out of a total received of 40,200; the reason the... - Health Services
1000. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the completion date for the transfer of shares from a group to a company (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to ongoing public... - Departmental Advertising
1001. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent across his Department on advertising in relation to Covid-19 by month and by media outlet (details supplied) from 1 March 2020 to 1 March...
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