Written answers
Wednesday, 7 July 2021
- Hospital Procedures
113. To ask the Minister for Health the regional breakdown of transcatheter aortic valve implantation and surgical aortic valve replacement procedures performed throughout the State on a regional... - Medical Aids and Appliances
114. To ask the Minister for Health the funding available to a child (details supplied) for a device. [30249/21] - Mental Health Services
115. To ask the Minister for Health the number of psychology posts currently operative and unfilled in north County Kildare; the length of time each post has been vacant; the process and length... - Covid-19 Pandemic
116. To ask the Minister for Health if further consideration has been given to exempting those vaccinated with WHO approved vaccines from mandatory hotel quarantine; and if he will make a... - Vaccination Programme
118. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) from County Donegal will receive their Covid-19 vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30253/21] - Substance Misuse
119. To ask the Minister for Health the actions taken to date to implement the commitment in the Programme for Government to examine how Government can continue to support drugs and alcohol... - Hospital Staff
120. To ask the Minister for Health when University of Limerick Hospitals' adult diabetes service will have the level of staffing required to initiate the DAFNE (details supplied); and when DAFNE... - Hospital Services
122. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with diabetes over the age of 18 years who are attending University of Limerick Hospital groups' adult diabetes service who are using... - Hospital Waiting Lists
123. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with diabetes who are waiting on a first appointment for the outpatients diabetes clinic in University of Limerick hospitals group; and... - Hospital Facilities
124. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30259/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
125. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address an issue (details supplied) in relation to Covid-19 regulations. [30260/21] - Hospital Equipment
126. To ask the Minister for Health when Portiuncula Hospital will take delivery of a new CT scanner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30261/21] - Hospital Facilities
127. To ask the Minister for Health when the contract will be signed for the new 50-bed ward block a Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement... - Health Strategies
128. To ask the Minister for Health the additional capital and capacity measures provided for in the HSE winter plan 2020-2021 to address the additional demands placed on the acute hospital... - General Practitioner Services
129. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the appointment of a general practitioner for a rural town (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30264/21] - Nursing Homes
130. To ask the Minister for Health the engagement he has had with the nursing home sector regarding the temporary assistance payment scheme which has provided financial assistance to nursing... - Vaccination Programme
131. To ask the Minister for Health if clarity will be provided on the roll-out of Covid-19 vaccine for those in cohort 7 such as in the case of a person (details supplied); and the way patients... - Nursing Homes
133. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to act on the recommendations of the Special Oireachtas Committee on Covid-19 Response and commission an inquiry into the deaths that occurred in... - Vaccination Programme
135. To ask the Minister for Health if those who require the vaccine for essential reasons such as travelling for education will be considered for vaccination outside of their age cohort; and if... - Health Services
136. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to establish an inquiry into the prescribing of sodium valproate also known as epilim particularly its effects for women of child-bearing age and... - Hospital Staff
137. To ask the Minister for Health when four additional epilepsy nurse specialists will be recruited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30446/21] - Nursing Homes
138. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to cease the temporary assistance payment scheme (details supplied). [30447/21] - Vaccination Programme
139. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for delays for vaccination appointments at the vaccination centre Punchestown, County Kildare; the actions being taken to address same; and if he... - Mental Health Services
140. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been refused a referral to CAMHS in Cherry Orchard. [30449/21] - Care of the Elderly
142. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the examination of the boarding out scheme in the context of the overall reform of older persons services; and if he will make a statement on... - Vaccination Programme
143. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the delays faced by cohort 7 in getting the Covid-19 vaccines; the steps he is taking to address the matter; and if he will... - Health Services Staff
144. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons on national panels for psychologist staff grade posts have not been made aware of the new recruitment... - Vaccination Programme
145. To ask the Minister for Health the potential of current and planned Covid-19 vaccines to vaccinate children under 15 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30454/21] - Home Care Packages
146. To ask the Minister for Health the procurement and tendering process for homecare services within the HSE; when a person (details supplied) will receive clarification regarding the... - Hospital Staff
147. To ask the Minister for Health when the University of Limerick Hospitals' adult diabetes service will have the level of staffing required to initiate DAFNE (details supplied); and if he will... - Hospital Services
148. To ask the Minister for Health when the DAFNE will be operational in University of Limerick Hospital for adults with type 1 diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30457/21] - Hospital Staff
149. To ask the Minister for Health when the three whole-time equivalent dietitian posts announced in January 2021, will be recruited as part of a winter plan will commence their posts in... - Hospital Services
150. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with diabetes over the age of 18 years attending University of Limerick Hospitals Groups' adult diabetes service who are using insulin... - Hospital Waiting Lists
151. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with diabetes waiting on a first appointment for the outpatients diabetes clinic in University of Limerick Hospitals group; and the... - Hospital Charges
152. To ask the Minister for Health the policies in place to protect patients from adverse effects including stress in cases in which their debts for hospital charges are passed on to debt... - Parking Provision
153. To ask the Minister for Health if the recommendations of the 2018 Hospital Car Parking Review will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30462/21] - Vaccination Programme
156. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the 12-week gap between the first and second dose of a vaccine; and if he... - Hospital Staff
157. To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise on the appointment of a dermatologist (details supplied) at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar, County Westmeath. [30466/21] - Vaccination Programme
158. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the 12-week gap in the administration of the Covid-19 vaccine in the 60 to 70 age cohort needs to be revisited in view of the Indian... - Medical Aids and Appliances
159. To ask the Minister for Health if the granting of new protective helmets will be expedited for children (details supplied) with diagnoses of neurofibromatosis, ASD and epilepsy who are at... - Ambulance Service
160. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 583 of 17 December 2020 and 646 of 3 February 2021, the reason that the HSE has refused to disclose the location of the... - Covid-19 Tests
161. To ask the Minister for Health the consideration given to accepting a test to detect Covid-19 (details supplied) instead of standard PCR tests for the purposes of travel into and out of the... - Hospital Appointments Status
162. 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. [30471/21] - Assisted Decision-Making
163. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the commencement of part 8 of the Assisted Decision-Making Capacity Act 2015; if the Director of the Decision Support Services completed and... - Health Services
165. To ask the Minister for Health the number of rare diseases currently identified in Ireland; the extent to which various medications are available, are approval-pending or awaiting... - Covid-19 Pandemic
166. To ask the Minister for Health the degree to which his Department has examined the number of appliances currently available on the market to facilitate air purification, some with an ability... - Vaccination Programme
167. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether all teachers will be vaccinated by September 2021. [30504/21] - Healthcare Policy
169. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of action item 3.13 of the National Breastfeeding Action Plan which pertains to the WHO Code of Marketing of Breast-milk... - Hospital Procedures
170. To ask the Minister for Health the number of psychosurgery procedures that were carried out by the HSE in each of the years 2016 to 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on... - Vaccination Programme
171. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for first and second dose vaccinations of cohort 7 people aged 16 to 64 at high risk (details supplied); when all first doses will be... - Covid-19 Pandemic
172. To ask the Minister for Health if the National Health Service App from the United Kingdom or a certificate as proof of full vaccination will be accepted here thus allowing persons from... - Vaccination Programme
176. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration is being given to reducing the time period between the two doses of a vaccine (details supplied) in order to facilitate persons in their 60s... - Covid-19 Pandemic
177. To ask the Minister for Health when first holy communion and confirmation ceremonies will be allowed to take place in churches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30515/21] - Vaccination Programme
178. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the national immunisation advisory committee to review the interval between the administration of the first and the second dose of a vaccine... - Home Care Packages
179. To ask the Minister for Health the number of homecare packages that were provided in County Cork in each of the years 2017 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30589/21] - Hospital Appointments Status
181. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30591/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
184. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline to return to indoor training for dance schools; if persons are allowed to return to gyms for individual training and to partake in sports in which... - Vaccination Programme
186. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to case of home carers who have received one dose of a vaccine (details supplied) and have to wait 12-weeks for the second dose... - Disability Services
187. To ask the Minister for Health the whole-time equivalent in therapist posts within the HSEs children’s disability services in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021, by... - Medicinal Products
190. To ask the Minister for Health when zolgensma gene therapy will be approved for reimbursement for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Vaccination Programme
191. To ask the Minister for Health the procedures in place to vaccinate those who could not avail of their vaccination slot through no fault of their own (details supplied); the steps they can... - Health Services
192. To ask the Minister for Health if he, in conjunction with the HSE will ensure that those undertaking doctorates in counselling, educational psychology and so on, are treated the same as... - Covid-19 Tests
193. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that children are required to have PCR tests when coming from EU countries when non-essential travel reopens in July 2021 given that children... - Disability Services
194. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that funding will be made available to allow a facility (details supplied) to run a summer camp for children with special needs in Clonmel,... - Covid-19 Pandemic
195. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to long-term Covid patients (details supplied) having difficulties accessing treatment and experiencing difficulties with... - Hospital Appointments Status
196. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be seen by a rheumatologist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30628/21] - Hospital Equipment
197. To ask the Minister for Health if a pass-through dishwasher, a ventilation system and stainless steel cupboards will be replaced as a matter of urgency for catering staff at a hospital... - Hospital Appointments Status
198. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30648/21] - Health Services
199. To ask the Minister for Health the status of peri-menopausal services in the HSE including details of clinics available to support women in need of these services; and if he will make a... - Medical Aids and Appliances
200. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the introduction of the tandem insulin pump; if he will provide clarification on matters (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Mental Health Services
201. To ask the Minister for Health if the funding for psychiatric hours available in County Cork has been reduced by the HSE recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30651/21] - Departmental Staff
202. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff employed on whole-time equivalent terms in each of his Department’s twelve divisions on 1 June 2020 and 1 June 2021, respectively;... - Departmental Meetings
203. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of any meetings or engagements he or officials from his Department have had with representatives of the National Women’s... - Nursing Homes
204. To ask the Minister for Health the status of his Department’s 2021 output target to establish a nursing home expert panel and report with a view to developing a Bill to enhance the... - Medicinal Products
207. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 840 and 847 of 3 February 2021, the status of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30667/21] - Nursing Homes
209. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the disparity in the rates of payment to private nursing homes nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30784/21]
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