Written answers
Wednesday, 5 May 2021
- Primary Medical Certificates
492. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the issue of the backlog concerning the disabled drivers scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22608/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
493. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered allowing the restrictions on numbers attending weddings depending on the size of individual venues to be informed by a risk assessment for... - Hospital Waiting Lists
496. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting over four months for a scoliosis operation; the number of children waiting over 12 months for a scoliosis operation; and if he... - Medicinal Products
497. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the review of the FreeStyle Libre glucose monitoring system undertaken by his Department in 2019; and if he will consider extending the... - Special Educational Needs
499. To ask the Minister for Health if there are proposals to change the method of needs assessment for children with special needs; if so, the reason for the proposed changes; if consultation on... - Hospital Waiting Lists
500. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists as both inpatients and outpatients for Mayo University Hospital; the average wait time; the number waiting more than... - Health Services
503. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting an outpatient appointment at Mayo University Hospital and University Hospital Galway in comparison to the same period in 2019;... - Vaccination Programme
508. To ask the Minister for Health when a Covid-19 home vaccination will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22598/21] - Disability Services Provision
509. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the current 30-month waiting time for disability psychology services in County Wexford; his plans to immediately address the... - Vaccination Programme
510. To ask the Minister for Health when a Covid-19 vaccination appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22603/21] - Maternity Services
511. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address an issue (details supplied) regarding antenatal care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22625/21] - Health Services
512. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for a community intervention team with a multidisciplinary team in County Meath; his plans for an older person integrated care team in County Meath;... - Home Care Packages
513. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the waiting time for homecare packages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22649/21] - Addiction Treatment Services
514. To ask the Minister for Health if a timeline has been provided for the expansion of attendance at addiction recovery group meetings. [22654/21] - Health Services
516. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is repeatedly requested to provide information that has been fully provided as per their own request; the steps he will... - Medicinal Products
517. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the introduction of the FreeStyle Libre glucose monitoring system for persons over 21 years of age with type 1 diabetes on the long-term illness... - Covid-19 Pandemic
518. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the potential introduction of a Covid-19 vaccine certificate, vaccine pass or immunity certificate to govern access to services, goods or... - Vaccination Programme
520. To ask the Minister for Health the current position regarding pregnant women receiving the Covid-19 vaccine; if they will be prioritised for the Covid-19 vaccine given the risk of Covid... - Covid-19 Pandemic
522. To ask the Minister for Health if it is necessary to seek a waiver of the trade and intellectual property rules for Covid-19 vaccines in order to protect developing countries from the threat... - Health Services
523. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the planned payment of €800,000 for services (details supplied) to address historical underfunding at the service provider. [22678/21] - Hospital Appointments Status
524. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22681/21] - Vaccination Programme
525. To ask the Minister for Health the relative accepted efficacy rate of the authorised vaccines for Ireland (details supplied); the understood effectiveness of each of these vaccines for new... - Maternity Services
528. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review the ongoing attendance and visiting restrictions on partners at maternity hospitals, particularly in view of discrepancies in Covid-19... - Hospital Services
530. To ask the Minister for Health the proposed commencement date for construction to commence on the new cath laboratory at Waterford; the scheduled completion date based on the start date... - General Practitioner Services
533. To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise on a matter raised in correspondence in relation to accessing a general practitioner (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Vaccination Programme
534. To ask the Minister for Health if he will engage with an institute (details supplied) regarding its offer for members of the institute to be added to the list of authorised persons in... - Legislative Programme
535. To ask the Minister for Health the status and timeline for publication of draft changes to the Mental Health Act 2001; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22719/21] - Vaccination Programme
536. To ask the Minister for Health if he will instruct the HSE to instruct the vaccination centre administrators to accept either a birth certificate short or long, long-term illness card,... - Hospital Appointments Status
537. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a child (details supplied); and when they can expect a hospital appointment. [22726/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
540. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has undertaken a review of the HSE staff temporary accommodation scheme which was used to accommodate front-line workers such as those in direct... - Vaccination Programme
543. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adverse effects reported following Covid-19 vaccination to date; the types of adverse effects reported; and if he will make a statement on the... - Abortion Services
544. To ask the Minister for Health the training programmes in place for doctors in Ireland in carrying out dilation and evacuation abortion procedures from the second trimester of pregnancy; the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
546. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have appealed against the mandatory hotel quarantine; the reason for the appeal; the number of appeals that have been successful; the... - Hospital Services
547. To ask the Minister for Health when results of an examination will be sent to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22752/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
548. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an exemption to the mandatory hospital quarantine cannot be allowed for those attending the funeral of an immediate family member on compassionate... - Vaccination Programme
549. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a number of elderly persons have had to wait for almost two hours while being exposed to the elements for... - Departmental Investigations
550. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff in his Department that have had access to files and or email restricted and or revoked as part of a disciplinary process or preceding or... - Physiotherapy Services
552. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the physiotherapist at Kenmare Community Hospital (details supplied) [22792/21] - Hospital Equipment
553. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 970 of 29 September 2020, the position on the inability of University Hospital Waterford to provide insulin pump therapy... - Hospital Data
554. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children that attended the paediatric diabetes clinic at the University Hospital Waterford who have been treated with insulin pump therapy; and... - Dental Services
555. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the provision of access to dental care in the east County Cork area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Covid-19 Pandemic
556. To ask the Minister for Health the situation with regard to mandatory hotel quarantine regarding persons, in particular Irish citizens, who intend to travel to Ireland and who are fully... - Hospital Appointments Status
560. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting for an appointment in Drogheda Hospital for surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22809/21] - Vaccination Programme
561. To ask the Minister for Health the reason those with chronic neurological disorders such as multiple sclerosis are no longer part of cohort four for vaccination; and if he will consider... - Health Services
564. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the promised motorised transport grant which was closed in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22819/21] - Covid-19 Paindéim
565. To ask the Minister for Health cén fáth nach bhfuil daoine in ann clárú i nGaeilge le haghaidh vacsaíní Covid-19. [22820/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
566. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered recognising a vaccine (details supplied) for the purposes of exemption from hotel quarantine; and if he will make a statement on the... - HSE Data
569. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE opticians currently providing services in County Mayo; the areas within the county they cover; the number of vacant positions there are... - Mental Health Services
571. To ask the Minister for Health the numbers of persons currently in the acute adult mental health unit in Galway University Hospital whose discharges from hospital have been delayed by one,... - Health Screening Programmes
572. To ask the Minister for Health the number of claims lodged with the CervicalCheck Tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22853/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
573. To ask the Minister for Health if Ireland is supportive of the proposed new EU regulation on digital green certificates; if a cross-Departmental group has been established to advance this... - Health Screening Programmes
574. To ask the Minister for Health the conditions, diseases or ailments that are currently part of the pre-natal screening programme. [22899/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
575. To ask the Minister for Health if matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to caravan parks will be clarified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22900/21] - Alcohol Treatment Services
576. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 538 of 17 December 2020, if HSE community healthcare west has signed a lease for an alcohol treatment centre in Galway... - Health Services
577. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22917/21] - Vaccination Programme
578. To ask the Minister for Health if he will approve the inclusion of intractable epilepsy in cohort 4 for the Covid-19 vaccine; if it will be made a priority illness for receiving the Covid-19... - Covid-19 Pandemic
579. To ask the Minister for Health the reason consideration is being given to opening hotels and guesthouses ahead of pubs; and the reason hotel bars and restaurants are deemed safer than... - Vaccination Programme
580. To ask the Minister for Health if supports, financial or otherwise, have been put in place for persons who had side effects from the swine flu vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services
581. To ask the Minister for Health if he will approve the ageing out of residents at a facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22932/21] - Mental Health Services
582. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE staff in the Louth Meath mental health services that provide dialectical behaviour therapy; the number of persons waiting for same; the... - Vaccination Programme
584. To ask the Minister for Health if a version of a vaccine (details supplied) will be considered and accepted as a valid and viable vaccine by the National Immunisation Advisory Council and... - Covid-19 Pandemic
585. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the reopening of society and outdoor dining; and if he will make a statement... - Vaccination Programme
587. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of persons over 80 years of age who have been given the first and second vaccine in the Covid-19 vaccination programme. [22954/21] - Primary Care Centres
590. To ask the Minister for Health the number of primary care centres completed, opened and staffed since 2016; the details of such centres; and the dates they were opened. [22966/21] - Tribunals of Inquiry
591. To ask the Minister for Health the amount the CervicalCheck Tribunal has cost to date. [22967/21] - Alcohol Pricing
592. To ask the Minister for Health if minimum unit pricing on alcohol sales will come into place in 2021. [22969/21] - Covid-19 Tests
593. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons under 50 years of age who have had a laboratory confirmed case of Covid-19 since the pandemic began. [22970/21] - Health Services Staff
594. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a job advertisement for a position is confined to internal candidates (details supplied) and no candidates with relevant experience from outside are... - Covid-19 Tests
595. To ask the Minister for Health the overall expenditure on PCR testing to date; if he will itemise the breakdowns in total payment to the entities supplying PCR test kits and or laboratory... - Covid-19 Pandemic
597. To ask the Minister for Health the data that is being utilised to justify the continued restrictions on outdoor activities including sports given the HSPC data that 0.1% of overall Covid-19... - Departmental Data
598. To ask the Minister for Health the current wording used in HSE administrative and patient forms provided to guardians of children, adult patients and advocates of adults with disabilities on... - Vaccination Programme
599. To ask the Minister for Health when persons in cohort 7 will receive their Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23022/21] - Medical Aids and Appliances
600. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the lack of funding available to Ballynanty health centre, Limerick for the provision of a reclining wheelchair for a person (details... - HSE Reports
601. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1103 of 31 March 2021, when the final report (details supplied) will be published. [23028/21] - Hospital Services
602. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults with type 1 diabetes who have been treated with insulin pump therapy by hospital in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the... - Drugs Payment Scheme
604. To ask the Minister for Health his views on making a medication for morning sickness related to pregnancy (details supplied) eligible under the drugs payment scheme; and if he will make a... - Eating Disorders
605. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that a person (details supplied) undergoing treatment for a severe eating disorder will receive the healthcare they require;... - Diabetes Strategy
606. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide some of the anticipated 2021 cost savings from the recent HSE Medicines Management Programme Preferred Blood Glucose Strips for adults... - Vaccination Programme
607. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a vaccine (details supplied) in the European Union; if it is being considered for authorisation by the EMA; when persons vaccinated with the... - Covid-19 Tests
608. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the allocation of a Covid-19 testing centre for Midleton, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23069/21] - Legislative Measures
611. To ask the Minister for Health if he will amend the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 to allow for 0.3% THC specifically for the cultivation of industrial hemp in Ireland in line with other states... - Vaccination Programme
612. To ask the Minister for Health when a frontline worker (details supplied) in vaccination category 2G will receive an appointment for a vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Data
614. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that presented at the accident and emergency department of Portlaoise Regional Hospital in each of the years of 2018 to 2020 and to date... - Dental Services
616. To ask the Minister for Health the action being taken by his Department and the HSE to ensure the availability of dental treatment to patients with a medical card; if his attention has been... - Primary Care Centres
617. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the planned primary care centre for Kilrush, County Clare will not be going ahead (details supplied); the... - HSE Reviews
618. To ask the Minister for Health when the boarding out scheme was last reviewed by the HSE. [23104/21] - Vaccination Programme
619. To ask the Minister for Health his views on reports (details supplied) that the roll-out of vital Covid-19 vaccines to the homeless population of Dublin was cancelled. [23115/21] - Covid-19 Tests
621. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a series of matters in relation to testing and contact tracing (details supplied). And if he will make a statement on the matter. [23122/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
622. To ask the Minister for Health if he has examined the feasibility of delivering designated Covid-19 hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23123/21] - Health Products Regulatory Authority
623. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Health Products Regulatory Authority audits conducted on cosmetic and skin care production companies in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to... - Covid-19 Tests
627. To ask the Minister for Health the reason those under 16 years of age are not eligible for Covid-19 testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23135/21] - Proposed Legislation
629. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the human tissue (transplantation, post-mortem, anatomical examination and public display) Bill; the legislative timeline for same; and if he... - Dental Services
630. To ask the Minister for Health if an issue (details supplied) in relation to school dentistry appointments will be examined. [23157/21] - Vaccination Programme
631. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can receive a particular vaccine given they have underlying health problems; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Services
632. To ask the Minister for Health the reason some diabetes type 1 patients in University Hospital Waterford are being requested to transfer the status regarding persons with type 1 diabetes in... - Covid-19 Pandemic
633. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address concerns (details supplied) from representatives of the fitness industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23168/21] - Legislative Reviews
634. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the structure and timeline of the review under section 7 of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; if he will be accepting... - Vaccination Programme
635. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1660 of 21 April 2021, the consideration given to prisons as a place in which persons are living and working in crowded... - Hospital Facilities
638. To ask the Minister for Health when refurbishment works on Fermoy Community Hospital will be completed; the estimated cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23177/21] - Hospital Staff
639. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing levels of each department in Roscommon University Hospital in each of the past four years; the patient numbers in each department in the hospital... - Hospital Funding
640. To ask the Minister for Health the amount provided to South Tipperary General Hospital under capital works in each of the past five years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on... - HSE Data
641. To ask the Minister for Health the number of companies contracted to provide personal assistant care of behalf of the HSE in CHO8 in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a... - Health Services
642. To ask the Minister for Health the resources that are available in CHO7 for persons suffering from Parkinson's disease; his plans to expand services in this area in the future; and if he... - Hospital Funding
643. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on the maintenance and refurbishment of Killybegs Community Hospital, County Donegal in each of the years of 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021,... - Hospital Data
644. To ask the Minister for Health the number of gall bladder removal operations that took place in each of the past five years; the hospitals in which this procedure is carried out in tabular... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
645. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies by job title in south Wexford CAMHS services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23184/21] - Nursing Staff
646. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time paediatric diabetes clinical nurse specialists at CHI, Temple Street and Crumlin in each the years of 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021,... - Dental Services
647. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time dental staff employed by the HSE in County Leitrim in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23186/21] - Medicinal Products
648. To ask the Minister for Health his views on making the drug epidiolex available to patients on medical cards when prescribed by a consultant; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Care of the Elderly
649. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a sustainability plan for a centre (details supplied) in County Dublin; if the HSE will consider expediting this plan; and if he will make a... - Hospital Waiting Lists
650. To ask the Minister for Health if there are currently waiting lists in maternity hospitals throughout Dublin for women seeking perinatal care; if so, the length of the waiting lists; the... - Treatment Abroad Scheme
651. To ask the Minister for Health the funding available for treatment abroad in circumstances (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23198/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
652. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of medical aid being supplied to India in tabular form; his plans to increase same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23201/21] - Hospital Facilities
655. To ask the Minister for Health the scheduled completion date for the handover of the new mortuary building at University Hospital Waterford; the programme of commissioning and certifying... - Hospital Waiting Lists
656. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who are waiting for an appointment for an initial referral with a scoliosis consultant, scoliosis assessment and a scoliosis operation.... - Covid-19 Pandemic
657. To ask the Minister for Health the reason Israel has been removed from the list of countries required to undergo mandatory hotel quarantine on arrival in Ireland; if his attention has been... - Vaccination Programme
658. To ask the Minister for Health if NIAC has researched a matter related to vaccines and hotel quarantine (details supplied). [23240/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
659. To ask the Minister for Health if a person travelling outside the State with their young child for medical appointments and treatment will have to quarantine for two weeks upon arrival back... - Mental Health Services
660. To ask the Minister for Health the number of specialist multidisciplinary mental health for intellectual disability teams that are in place in each catchment area nationwide; the details of... - Vaccination Programme
661. To ask the Minister for Health the work his Department is undertaking to encourage persons to take the second dose of their Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Covid-19 Pandemic
662. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 234 of 7 October 2020, the breakdown of all payments made to each company and the service they provided since March 2020... - National Children's Hospital
663. To ask the Minister for Health when his Department will finalise and publish its assessment of the revised budget and timelines regarding the construction of the new national... - Medicinal Products
666. To ask the Minister for Health when the drug kaftrio for cystic fibrosis patients will be approved for funding for use in Ireland. [23256/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
667. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to use the Covid-19 tracker application operated by the HSE to provide evidence of vaccination from Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on... - HSE Legal Cases
668. To ask the Minister for Health if the change of policy in the assessment of needs in relation to it now being used solely as a screening service for children’s needs has had an impact... - Autism Support Services
669. To ask the Minister for Health if a diagnosis of autism can still be made through the assessment of needs process if the child presents with characteristics associated with autism; and if he... - Departmental Legal Costs
672. To ask the Minister for Health the amount in legal fees incurred by his Department in 2020 and in each of the years 2000 to 2020. [23572/21]
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