Written answers
Thursday, 9 September 2021
- Covid-19 Pandemic
952. To ask the Minister for Health if emigrating to a different country was classified as essential travel during Covid-19 travel restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Mental Health Services
954. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to clear the backlog of waiting lists to see mental health therapists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41424/21] - Dental Services
955. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the dental treatment services scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41427/21] - Departmental Funding
956. To ask the Minister for Health the current and future funding streams that will be available for addiction services specifically funding that will be made available to organisations (details... - Health Services
957. To ask the Minister for Health if he will delay the current situation in relation to cancer care; the status of any Covid-19 delays to services; and if he will make a statement on the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
958. To ask the Minister for Health if he will initiate an immediate public enquiry into the Covid-19 deaths in nursing homes during the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Home Care Packages
959. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to add additional funding to home support packages. [41431/21] - Covid-19 Tests
960. To ask the Minister for Health the status in relation to antigen testing and the expert panel group; the pilot programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41432/21] - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
961. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the medical cannabis access programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41433/21] - Health Service Executive
962. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the situation facing a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41434/21] - Disease Management
963. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to implement the National Hepatitis C Treatment Programmes into the Irish Prison Service as is set out in the HSE National Service Plan for 2021; and... - Hepatitis C Incidence
964. To ask the Minister for Health if Ireland is still on target to reach the World Health Organisation goal of eliminating hepatitis C by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
965. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the payment system to be implemented further to his recent statement on the refund system for eligible patients who obtain... - Eating Disorders
966. To ask the Minister for Health his plans in regard to the challenges that face persons suffering from eating disorders particularly in relation to the pressures on acute and day services;... - Mental Health Services
967. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant positions to be filled in CHO8 mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41440/21] - Hospital Appointments Status
968. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect a hospital appointment. [41444/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
970. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide clarification regarding weddings (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41449/21] - Medical Research and Training
971. To ask the Minister for Health the location a copy of the rules and regulations applicable to higher specialist training in public health medicine can be obtained; and if he will make a... - Ambulance Service
973. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the waiting times for ambulances (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41474/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
974. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Covid-19 funding for enhanced infection controls and staffing has been withdrawn from private nursing homes (details supplied); and if he will... - Covid-19 Pandemic
975. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who contracted Covid-19 in a hospital setting on a monthly basis since 1 March 2021. [41476/21] - Covid-19 Tests
978. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have tested positive for Covid-19 in the State through the use of walk-in testing centres for asymptomatic persons since the start of... - Covid-19 Pandemic
979. To ask the Minister for Health if persons who died from non-Covid-19 related illnesses but who had tested positive for Covid-19, although they were asymptomatic at the time of death, are... - Health Services
981. To ask the Minister for Health the number of lung cancer diagnoses in Ireland in each of the past ten years and to date in 2021. [41484/21] - Homeless Persons Supports
988. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the attempts by the HSE to shut down certain homeless soup runs in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41491/21] - Departmental Correspondence
989. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received correspondence from a charity or organisation expressing concerns over a perceived increase in mental ill health or suicide rates since he... - Tribunals of Inquiry
992. To ask the Minister for Health the number of claims notified to the CervicalCheck Tribunal since its establishment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41497/21] - Health Service Executive
993. To ask the Minister for Health the number of claims notified or proceedings issued against CervicalCheck in each of the past five years, and to date in 2021, regarding the alleged misreading... - Health Services
994. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to an increase in the number of cancer patients travelling to Northern Ireland for treatment; and if he will provide this... - Covid-19 Pandemic
995. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the difficulty faced by Irish citizens who are abroad in obtaining a Covid-19 recovery certificate when they have tested... - Emergency Departments
997. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a national protocol and guidelines for providing food to patients in accident and emergency departments; and if he will make a statement on the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1000. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to set up an email address for queries about the EU digital Covid-19 certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41523/21] - Health Services Staff
1003. To ask the Minister for Health the date by which a special needs psychiatrist already committed to by the HSE will take up a permanent position in County Kerry; and if he will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1005. To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise on a matter raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) about the EU digital Covid-19 certificate; and if he will make a... - Medical Aids and Appliances
1006. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost to extend the flash glucose FreeStyle Libre device to persons over 21 years of age. [41540/21] - Disease Management
1007. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost to establish a diabetes register. [41541/21] - Medical Aids and Appliances
1012. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated annual expenditure change if provision of continuous glucose monitor, CGM, devices was replaced with flash glucose monitoring devices, for... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1013. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the reason full Covid-19 data is not being published in particular the data on test numbers, positivity rates and data on Covid-19 cases... - Mental Health Services
1014. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which efforts are being made to upgrade and expand children and adolescent mental health services with particular reference to the need for... - Departmental Correspondence
1015. To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise on a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41556/21] - Hospital Staff
1016. To ask the Minister for Health when a second endocrinologist will be appointed to University Hospital Waterford; if he will provide details regarding the start date; and if he will make a... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1017. To ask the Minister for Health the wait times for brachytherapy by hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41559/21] - Hospital Services
1018. To ask the Minister for Health the reason brachytherapy is not available at the University Hospital Waterford; his plans to introduce brachytherapy for public patients at University... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1021. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting an endoscopy at University Hospital Waterford; the number of persons who have been waiting up to 30, 30 to 60, 60 to 90 and... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1022. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a campaign by an organisation (details supplied) calling for compensation for healthcare staff in recognition for their... - Departmental Contracts
1023. To ask the Minister for Health the amount a company (details supplied) is being paid to operate the EU digital Covid certificate helpline on behalf of his Department; and if there are... - Hospital Services
1025. To ask the Minister for Health the services that will be provided in the second catheterisation laboratory at University Hospital Waterford; if services will include primary percutaneous... - Hospital Staff
1026. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for the recruitment of the additional interventional cardiologists and supporting staff to enable University Hospital Waterford to... - Hospital Equipment
1027. To ask the Minister for Health if the second catheterisation laboratory at University Hospital Waterford will be fully equipped to the same standard as the first laboratory; and if he will... - Departmental Staff
1028. To ask the Minister for Health the current policy regarding the employment of persons with disabilities in his Department and in each State and semi-State body under the aegis of his... - Vaccination Programme
1029. To ask the Minister for Health the risk-benefit analysis carried out by National Immunisation Advisory Committee, NIAC, with regard to the Covid-19 vaccination of the 12 to 15 years of age... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1030. To ask the Minister for Health the illness rate, hospitalisation rate, ICU rate, long Covid rate and mortality rate per 100,000 for each age cohort from 12 years of age upwards in relation... - Vaccination Programme
1032. To ask the Minister for Health the system in Ireland to count and detail each side effect that occurs as a result of each Covid-19 vaccine delivered; the body that collects this... - Assisted Human Reproduction
1033. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to introduce legislation to amend the assisted human reproduction Bill to ensure that children born to LGBTQ+ couples will have a legal... - Medical Qualifications
1034. To ask the Minister for Health when pre level 3 medical exams will recommence. [41624/21] - Residential Institutions
1035. To ask the Minister for Health if HIQA or the HSE have undertaken any prosecutions against any residential care facilities, proprietors, persons in charge and entities for any breaches of... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
1036. To ask the Minister for Health the compensation or reward that will be paid or given to nurses and midwives in view of their efforts throughout the duration of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if... - Health Services
1037. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding support for persons and families dealing with dementia given the lack of understanding of the illness and the effects it has on many... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1038. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding support for persons suffering the effects of long Covid and who are unable to return to work; and if he will make a statement on the... - Healthcare Policy
1039. To ask the Minister for Health the precise criteria around the rights of partners at the birth of their child; if decisions are made on an individual basis or on foot of general policy; and... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1040. To ask the Minister for Health if he has been appraised of expressions of dissatisfaction from expectant mothers who have had difficulty arranging for their partners to be present at... - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
1041. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the judgment by the Court of Justice of the European Union in a case (details supplied) in which it was ruled that an EU... - Departmental Projects
1042. To ask the Minister for Health if further details will be provided on capital projects (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41643/21] - Vaccination Programme
1043. To ask the Minister for Health if a citizen of the Republic of Ireland who has been fully vaccinated by the public health authorities in Northern Ireland can obtain an EU digital Covid... - National Children's Hospital
1044. To ask the Minister for Health if the national children’s hospital will have any genome research facilities; if so, the details of the planned facilities and the future services; and... - Programme for Government
1045. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the commitment in the Programme for Government to establish a national genetics and genomics medicine network; and if he will make a statement... - Disability Services
1046. To ask the Minister for Health the capacity level each adult disability day service provider provided after Covid-19 restrictions were lifted to allow them to reopen; the amount of funding... - Vaccination Programme
1048. To ask the Minister for Health the current policy definition of fully vaccinated in the context of Covid-19; if immunocompetent persons under 50 years of age with a previous laboratory... - General Practitioner Services
1050. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the introduction of free general practitioner care for children aged between six and 12 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Service Executive
1054. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the temporary shutdown of HSE IT systems with regard to the steps and their associated timeline to restore IT capacity and resume normal... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1055. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many expectant parents are still being refused access to their partner for pre-natal appointments, delivery... - General Practitioner Services
1058. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Templemore, County Tipperary is set to lose one of its two general practitioners; and his plans to address... - Social Welfare Benefits
1059. To ask the Minister for Health if persons on invalidity pensions who reach retirement age can retain the use of medical cards regardless of income (details supplied); and if this will be... - Vaccination Programme
1060. To ask the Minister for Health if certification of ineligibility for vaccination where advised by a medical professional will be provided as part of the digital Covid certificate or other... - Departmental Correspondence
1061. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he has received submissions from a group (details supplied) with particular reference to the efforts of such carers throughout the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1062. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which it was possible to ensure the availability of the highest possible standards of care and attention for older patients throughout the... - Tobacco Control Measures
1064. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which his Department continues to monitor the effects of alternatives to tobacco smoking with particular reference to the need to ensure that... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1066. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review the ongoing attendance and visiting restrictions in hospitals; if the current HSE guidance will be reviewed to allow families and friends... - Vaccination Programme
1067. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) relating to the vaccination of persons aged 16 and older; and if he will make a... - Hospital Facilities
1068. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the situation relating to the helipad at a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Staff
1069. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of doctors in Mayo University Hospital currently and in 2020 including intern doctors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41728/21] - Hospital Appointments Status
1070. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied). [41730/21] - Disability Services
1071. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated current and capital cost of 100 additional residential places for persons with a disability. [41739/21] - Health Service Executive
1074. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost to expand current HSE personalised budget demonstration project pilots for persons with disabilities to each CHO for 90 persons (details... - Care Services
1075. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of doubling existing respite hours; and the number of hours or days and nights that this would provide. [41743/21] - Health Services Staff
1081. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of an additional dementia key worker. [41751/21] - Health Service Executive
1084. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of a 1% and 5% increase to the day care services current and capital budgets. [41754/21] - Disability Services
1087. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost to move 100 adults with a disability aged under 65 from a nursing home to assisted living; and the breakdown of ancillary costs. [41757/21] - Health Services Staff
1088. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of 150 additional therapists for children’s disability network teams. [41758/21] - Departmental Data
1091. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of 50 additional speech and language therapist posts. [41761/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1115. To ask the Minister for Health if Fáilte Ireland guidelines precluding music at wedding receptions will be updated to reflect SI No. 385 of 2021 which allows music at weddings; if such... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1116. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he is preparing plans to overhaul the various hospital and treatment waiting lists in respect of various elective procedures which have... - Primary Medical Certificates
1117. To ask the Minister for Health the procedure to be followed to obtain a primary medical certificate; if there are any current delays in obtaining same; and if he will make a statement on... - Assisted Decision-Making
1118. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects the director of the decision support services to submit the code of practice in respect of Part 8 of the Assisted Decision-Making Capacity Act... - Mental Health Services
1119. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of locations of CAHMS services across the State; and the operating hours for each service. [41795/21] - Dental Services
1122. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists in the dental treatment services scheme by LHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41799/21] - General Practitioner Services
1124. To ask the Minister for Health when general practitioner care without fees will be extended to carers in receipt of the carer’s support grant; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Staff
1125. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the work undertaken to reopen the GMHS; the progress made to date regarding the recruitment of permanent staff at St James's Hospital, Meath... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1126. To ask the Minister for Health the indicative timeframe for when the GMHS will fully reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41812/21] - Disability Services
1127. To ask the Minister for Health if there is any delay in the roll-out of progressing disabilities services programme in particular to (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1128. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered introducing a bonus for healthcare workers who worked on the frontlines of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services
1129. To ask the Minister for Health when the full range of support and required services will be provided in person to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Mental Health Services
1130. To ask the Minister for Health when appropriate access to a psychologist will be provided in the case of a person (details supplied); when arrangements can be made for same; and if he will... - Dental Services
1131. To ask the Minister for Health if an exception will be made in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41823/21] - Hospital Facilities
1132. To ask the Minister for Health when he anticipates an options appraisal will be completed for the upgrade of the ICU at Mayo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Projects
1134. To ask the Minister for Health when the project on the development of a national diabetes register will recommence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41836/21] - Departmental Meetings
1135. To ask the Minister for Health the meetings held by his departmental officials from assistant principal level upwards with representatives of the food industry in relation to the issue of... - State Bodies
1136. To ask the Minister for Health if a new healthy Ireland council is being established; if so, the way in which membership will be comprised; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Services
1138. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding Bantry General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41846/21] - Hospital Facilities
1139. To ask the Minister for Health the number of rehabilitation and detox beds currently open respectively by facility in tabular form. [41849/21] - Health Services
1140. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration is being given to the establishment of a dedicated intestinal failure unit in Ireland; the assistance in place for those currently travelling... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1141. To ask the Minister for Health his views on reports of the inability to perform scans at St. James’s Hospital in Dublin; the manner in which this is impacting both the treatment of... - Abortion Services
1142. To ask the Minister for Health the companies or organisations that provide prenatal diagnostic testing to women accessing abortion in Ireland; if Irish general practitioners or hospitals... - Mental Health Services
1143. To ask the Minister for Health when the full range of supports, including primary care psychology support, will be made available to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Health Services
1144. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41864/21] - Hospital Appointments Status
1146. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41867/21] - Departmental Reviews
1147. To ask the Minister for Health the progress on the long-term review examining the existing clinical placement allowances payable to student nurses and midwives on supernumerary clinical... - Health Strategies
1148. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made by his Department to date in relation to the recommendations of the Joint Committee on Health’s Report on addressing Vitamin D... - Health Services
1149. To ask the Minister for Health when arrangements for assisted living and sheltered accommodation will be provided in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement... - Vaccination Programme
1151. To ask the Minister for Health the additional resources he will make available in order to provide HPV vaccination options to secondary schools for those not vaccinated in the 2020-2021... - Health Service Executive
1153. To ask the Minister for Health the total amount spent to date by the HSE in rebuilding systems after the cyber-attack; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41879/21] - Hospital Waiting Lists
1154. To ask the Minister for Health the average wait time for orthopaedic treatment nationally; the average waiting for orthopaedic treatment for County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Services
1155. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the closure of applications for the pre-exposure prophylaxis scheme in a number of hospitals (details supplied); the steps... - Hospital Appointments Status
1156. To ask the Minister for Health the status of surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41885/21] - Health Services
1160. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the future of Sruthan House, Dundalk, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41897/21] - Health Services Staff
1164. To ask the Minister for Health the position with regard to the harm reduction worker who was assigned to the Drogheda area in 2020 to manage the concerning lack of needle exchange provided... - Health Strategies
1166. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of the €23 million announced in Budget 2021 for Sharing the Vision that has been released to the HSE to date; if a full breakdown will be... - Departmental Expenditure
1167. To ask the Minister for Health the amount that was spent in 2020 to expand the provision of talking therapy in Ireland; his plans to continue to increase access to talking therapies; and if... - Vaccination Programme
1168. To ask the Minister for Health the consideration he has given to persons who, for medical reasons, cannot receive a first and or second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine; the steps he will take... - Hospital Staff
1169. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the current vacancies in CUH in tabular form; if they have been advertised; and the length of time they have been vacant. [41936/21] - Departmental Data
1170. To ask the Minister for Health the payments made by large pharmaceutical companies based in Ireland in the past five years; the amounts involved in these payments; and the purpose of the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1171. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding vaccination centres (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41945/21] - Departmental Policies
1172. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to promote or facilitate remote working for staff in his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department; the costs this has... - Ambulance Service
1173. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the under-resourcing of the Athlone ambulance service in the context of a town of its size and the huge area it serves; his... - Health Services Staff
1174. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to recruitment issues in the homecare sector; if he is taking steps to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Services
1175. To ask the Minister for Health if there are hospitals in which cardiac rehabilitation phase III is not operational in view of the strong evidence base for cardiac rehabilitation and the... - Tax Code
1177. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the evaluation currently underway of the sugar-sweetened drinks tax; when details of the tax are due to be completed and published; and if he... - Health Services
1179. To ask the Minister for Health the supports that are in place for persons who suffer with agoraphobia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42017/21] - Healthcare Policy
1180. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to adjust the blood transfusion policy regarding men who have sex with men in line with evidence-based practice as has recently occurred in the... - Vaccination Programme
1182. To ask the Minister for Health the way a person who was vaccinated abroad can receive a digital Covid pass (details supplied) which is readable in Ireland; and if he will make a statement... - Health Service Executive
1183. To ask the Minister for Health if it is current HSE hospital policy to carry out PCR tests on the deceased; the names of all hospitals that have carried out PCR tests on the deceased; the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1184. To ask the Minister for Health the current restrictions on indoor addiction recovery support groups; and the timeline for the lifting of same. [42033/21] - Pension Provisions
1185. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that retirees from the HSE who are members of the public service pension scheme and are paid their pension... - Medicinal Products
1187. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding a case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42046/21] - Special Educational Needs
1189. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for early intervention services by service in County Tipperary; the average waiting time; the efforts being made to reduce... - Hospital Admissions
1190. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients attending hospitals with strokes to date in 2021 and in each year for the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1193. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the removal of yoga studios from class exemptions during level 3 restrictions; and if he will make a... - Healthcare Policy
1195. To ask the Minister for Health the details of all of the increased bed and ICU capacity delivered since March 2020; the number of additional healthcare staff employed by the HSE since 2020;... - Vaccination Programme
1196. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2066 of 27 July 2021, if NIAC has reviewed further information or studies available regarding the use of mixed... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1197. To ask the Minister for Health if he has plans to address the challenges facing Irish citizens resident in Canada who have received a mixed mRNA vaccine approved by Health Canada yet do not... - Health Services
1198. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 148 of 22 April 2021, if a full-time residential place will be secured for the person. [42080/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1199. To ask the Minister for Health when he last spoke with the heads of the maternity hospitals on the issue of partner access; the date of that meeting; and the outcome of same. [42081/21] - Health Services
1202. To ask the Minister for Health if a person can obtain portable tables from the HSE for wheelchair users who are bed bound. [42084/21] - Health Services Staff
1206. To ask the Minister for Health the number of graduates hired in the areas of occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech and language, dietetics and audiology in each CHO area, by each... - Medical Cards
1207. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a medical card application by a person (details supplied). [42089/21] - Health Services
1209. To ask the Minister for Health the status of day care centres; and when a centre (details supplied) will reopen. [42091/21] - Vaccination Programme
1210. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the case of persons (details supplied). [42092/21] - Health Services Staff
1211. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding a lack of neurologists in hospitals in County Cork for those with MS such as a person (details supplied). [42093/21] - Cybersecurity Policy
1212. To ask the Minister for Health if any private cyber-security firms have been contracted to his Department or the HSE since 12 May 2021; if so, the details of the contract that has been... - Disability Services
1213. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children seen across all areas of intervention in each CHO area since the commencement of the Progressing Disability Services Policy on 19 April... - Home Care Packages
1214. To ask the Minister for Health if a homecare package will be provided to a person (details supplied). [42096/21] - Hospital Services
1215. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to directives underway in each hospital children’s ward in which parents who must stay overnight with their child for... - Cybersecurity Policy
1216. To ask the Minister for Health the cost to date to his Department and the HSE to repair the damage caused by the recent cyber-attack in tabular form. [42098/21] - Data Protection
1217. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the number of Kerry residents, distinguishing between children and adults who have had genomic and DNA data gathered on them under the... - Health Services
1220. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the incidence of presentations at hospitals in the State with myocarditis, aneurysms and clotting disorders per month in the first eight... - Home Help Service
1221. To ask the Minister for Health when home help will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42109/21] - Healthcare Policy
1222. To ask the Minister for Health when his Department will publish the second National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) 2021- 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Vaccination Programme
1224. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the safety of giving the HPV vaccine and the full adult Covid-19 vaccine to young children and teenagers given that it is a concern of... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1225. To ask the Minister for Health if discussions are expected for the use of the drug Ivermectin for patients that have been partially or fully vaccinated presenting with Covid-19; and if he... - Vaccination Programme
1226. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 vaccines that have had to be disposed of due to the fact they were unused and went out of date. [42125/21] - Health Services
1227. To ask the Minister for Health when a personal assistant service will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42128/21] - Hospital Services
1229. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a detailed response as to the reason Beaumont Hospital is denying medical care to Covid-19 unvaccinated patients who are on the transplant... - Health Services
1230. To ask the Minister for Health the most appropriate method of transport for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42148/21] - Departmental Staff
1231. To ask the Minister for Health the 2019 and 2020 budget and staffing composition of the Office of the Chief Medical Officer. [42151/21] - State Bodies
1233. To ask the Minister for Health the 2019 and 2020 budget and staffing composition of HIQA. [42153/21] - Health Services Staff
1235. To ask the Minister for Health the number of psychologists currently working within HSE services in south County Tipperary; the efforts south Tipperary HSE services are making to find a... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1236. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on outpatient waiting lists in Beaumont Hospital; the length of their wait broken down into 3 months segments in tabular form. [42163/21] - Disability Services
1238. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting an occupational therapist assessment in CHO9. [42165/21] - Health Service Executive
1240. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42174/21] - Primary Care Centres
1241. To ask the Minister for Health the reason 50 patients (details supplied) cannot be seen by the community podiatry team in Rathass primary care centre, County Kerry; and if he will make a... - Health Services
1242. To ask the Minister for Health his advice on a matter (details supplied) in relation to podiatry support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42181/21] - Health Services Staff
1244. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will re-examine bringing in staff on a contract basis with regard to the major issue in relation to the lack of speech and language therapists in... - Health Service Executive
1246. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42199/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1248. To ask the Minister for Health if one to one music classes are identified as a personal service; and if he will provide clarity on the return of one to one music classes under the current... - Health Services Staff
1250. To ask the Minister for Health the number of permanent or temporary posts that are available in a region for health care support assistant posts by county; the reason there are little or no... - Vaccination Programme
1251. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter regarding the vaccination programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42216/21] - Home Care Packages
1252. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to deal with the recruitment crisis in the homecare sector; if he is satisfied that his Department’s policy on this sector will deliver on... - Health Services Staff
1253. To ask the Minister for Health the amount paid to companies (details supplied) in each month since March 2020 to August 2021. [42226/21] - Dental Services
1254. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting lists for primary school children in each county; the number of children still awaiting their routine second and sixth class dental check-ups for... - Hospital Appointments Status
1256. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); when they will be called to have the procedure carried out; and if he will make a... - Departmental Schemes
1257. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to add emphysema and asthma to the long-term illness scheme or otherwise reimburse costs; the reason these conditions are not included on the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1258. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists as inpatients and outpatients, respectively in all departments in University Hospital Waterford; the breakdown for the... - National Maternity Hospital
1259. To ask the Minister for Health if the National Maternity Hospital project board is required to comply with the updated Public Spending Code lifecycle by submitting three separate business... - Hospital Services
1262. To ask the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive will increase diabetic services at University Hospital Limerick (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1263. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a compensation scheme for families of health workers who have died from coronavirus; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Information and Communications Technology
1264. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline he is working towards for the implementation of The National Medical Laboratory Information System project which was promised to begin roll-out... - Medicinal Products
1265. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the reimbursement application of a drug (details supplied); the expected timeframe for the completion of negotiations regarding the pricing and... - Vaccination Programme
1270. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter regarding payment to pharmacies for the administration of vaccines (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Funding
1271. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be made available to continue a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42296/21] - Health Services
1272. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 264 of 25 February 2021, if a further response will issue to queries (details supplied). [42300/21] - Health Promotion
1274. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address excessive consumption of unhealthy foods in preschool settings particularly in relation to celebrations (details supplied);... - Vaccination Programme
1276. To ask the Minister for Health if discussions are expected to take place to seek clarity for those persons who have had a severe reaction to the first-dose of the Covid-19 vaccine and are... - Departmental Funding
1277. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide funding for appropriate respite services for persons affected by Prader Willi Syndrome in view of the ultimate cost savings of such a... - Health Services Staff
1278. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he plans to take to address the crisis in recruitment in the homecare sector in view of the savings and other advantages to homecare as opposed to... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1279. To ask the Minister for Health when indoor classes (details supplied) are allowed to recommence. [42321/21] - Hospital Appointments Status
1280. 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. [42322/21] - Health Services
1282. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a series of matters raised by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42351/21] - Hospital Waiting Lists
1283. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting so long for surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42354/21] - Home Help Service
1284. To ask the Minister for Health if additional home help will be allocated to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42361/21] - Hospital Services
1285. To ask the Minister for Health if an extension to a current hospital stay may be granted to facilitate additional medical assessment as to such a time that family members who are currently... - Vaccination Programme
1286. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the decision to withdraw the Defence Forces in their vital support role in the vaccination centres in Galway considering that their role has... - Ambulance Service
1288. To ask the Minister for Health the average cost to the health service of an emergency ambulance response to a 999 call; and the average cost to the health service of an emergency ambulance... - Emergency Departments
1289. To ask the Minister for Health the fully absorbed cost of the average emergency department attendance; and the average daily running cost of a hospital bed in an accident and emergency... - Hospital Charges
1290. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person will be reviewed (details supplied); and if the HSE can offer assistance in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1291. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42381/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1293. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the Departments involved in the development of the EU Digital Covid Certificate portal; the status of the development process detailing any... - Departmental Data
1294. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under the age of 18 years awaiting a first-time appointment since being switched to the new children’s disability network team... - Information and Communications Technology
1312. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the delivery and full operationalisation of the single integrated financial and procurement management system; and if he will make a... - Departmental Funding
1314. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide funding for a five-year hypertension awareness and behaviour change campaign led by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make... - Departmental Strategies
1315. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure full funding for the recommendations of the new stroke strategy and ensure its publication alongside a comprehensive implementation plan;... - Primary Care Services
1317. To ask the Minister for Health if he will take steps to ensure access to diagnostic testing brain natriuretic peptide blood testing and echocardiography at primary care level; and if he... - Health Services
1318. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the roll-out of heart failure community integration teams countrywide and on ensuring that their roles are standardised across all CHO areas; and... - Hospital Services
1323. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expand cardiac rehabilitation services to be widely accessible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42460/21] - Health Services
1324. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure adequate national capacity to deliver cardiac rehabilitation to all patients for whom it is recommended, ensuring staffing and resources are... - Hospital Charges
1325. To ask the Minister for Health if he will remove inpatient charges for public hospital care at a cost of €30.6 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42462/21] - Medical Cards
1326. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reduce prescription charge for medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42463/21] - Medicinal Products
1327. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reduce the drugs payment scheme threshold to €100 per month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42464/21] - Departmental Regulations
1328. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make the HSPC guidelines in relation to visits to residential care facilities statutory regulations under the powers invested in him under Health... - Departmental Meetings
1329. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet with a group (details supplied). [42466/21] - Nursing Homes
1330. To ask the Minister for Health if he will introduce legislation to implement best practice nursing home universal design that is dementia-friendly and suitable for family connection and... - State Bodies
1331. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expand and strengthen HIQA powers in relation to care home facilitates and rotate HIQA inspectors with unannounced inspections only. [42468/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1332. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether there needs to be a full public inquiry into nursing home deaths, denial of resident rights and unsafe practices during the Covid-19... - Health Services
1334. To ask the Minister for Health the number of episodes purchased in 2020 and to date in 2021, respectively and the average length of an episode by addiction rehabilitation and detox facility... - Departmental Funding
1336. To ask the Minister for Health the reason his Department has still not sent funding for projects funded under the National Drugs Strategy allocation in Budget 2021 to the HSE. [42475/21] - Nursing Homes
1337. To ask the Minister for Health if changes to the fair deal scheme introducing three year caps apply to cash assets. [42476/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1338. To ask the Minister for Health if persons in quarantine who were fully vaccinated with a vaccine (details supplied) were released on appeal; if any discretion on the quarantine period is... - Hospital Services
1339. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of the central sterile services department at Roscommon Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42496/21] - Hospital Facilities
1340. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 357 of 14 July 2021, the current status of the Portiuncula Hospital 50-bedroom ward block development; when this project... - Hospital Equipment
1342. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 126 of 7 July 2021, when Portiuncula Hospital will take delivery of a new CT scanner; when the accommodation works will... - Primary Care Centres
1343. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients that have availed of the Portiuncula cardiac outreach service funded under a Sláintecare Integration Fund grant in each of the... - Hospital Facilities
1344. To ask the Minister for Health the capacity of the waiting room at the modular outpatient department at Portiuncula University Hospital, Ballinasloe, County Galway; when the reconfiguration... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1346. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultants who had to isolate after coming in contact with a Covid-19 positive patient; the impact this isolation has had on outpatient... - Health Services
1348. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting time for audiology appointments in counties Roscommon, Galway and Mayo for children and adults; his plans to address the waiting times;... - Dental Services
1350. To ask the Minister for Health the reason dental extractions for children who require a general anaesthetic cannot be carried out at Roscommon or Portiuncula Hospitals; if there are plans... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1351. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which a person who has availed of two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine in two different EU countries can avail of the EU Digital Covid Certificate; and... - Mental Health Services
1353. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for mental health services by CHO and age category; and the breakdown by the length of time they have been waiting in... - Health Services
1355. To ask the Minister for Health further to commitments given by his predecessor to Dáil Éireann on 10 December 2019 on Report Stage of the Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2019,... - Hospital Services
1356. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients seen by the rapid access haematuria clinic at Roscommon University Hospital; the cancer detection rate; and if he will make a statement... - Ambulance Service
1357. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 583 of 17 December 2020, 646 of 3 February 2021 and 160 of 7 July 2021, the reason that the HSE has refused to... - Hospital Equipment
1358. To ask the Minister for Health the hospitals which had a TRASNA telemedicine stroke machine installed; the number of times the equipment was used in the past 12 months in each hospital; the... - Disability Services
1359. To ask the Minister for Health if the Strengthening Disability Services Fund of €20 million announced in 2020 has been distributed in full; if not, the amount currently available in... - Medical Cards
1361. To ask the Minister for Health if the PCRS will re-issue a breakdown of the income and outgoings in relation to the decision that was made on a medical card application by a person (details... - Health Service Executive
1362. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE IT systems will be back to normal service; and when Members can resubmit parliamentary questions on HSE operational issues for answer (details... - Health Services
1363. To ask the Minister for Health the amount paid by University Hospital Kerry in external consultancy fees relating to microbiology. [42572/21] - Workplace Relations Commission
1365. To ask the Minister for Health further to the WRC Labour Court Recommendation LCR22195 on interim compensation for travel the reason the HSE is now seeking repayment of overpaid travel... - Health Service Executive
1366. To ask the Minister for Health the total amount of money sought by the HSE from home support workers for travel compensation since 1 March 2020; the number of persons involved; and if he... - General Practitioner Services
1367. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Southdoc have reneged on their commitment to a full return to service in their Blackpool facility and will... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1368. To ask the Minister for Health the due diligence his Department and the HSE took to ensure that any personal protective equipment procured by the State during the Covid-19 pandemic had not... - Hospital Services
1370. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider reinstating the phlebotomy service at Peamount Hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42598/21] - Hospital Appointments Status
1371. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42600/21] - Health Services
1372. To ask the Minister for Health if he will implement the calls from a group (details supplied) for increased investment in a number of areas costed at €85 million as part of Budget... - Disability Services
1373. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied). [42614/21] - Health Services Staff
1374. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff by role that would be considered a full cohort by area and team in the new CDNTs in Cork; and the number of staff currently employed in... - Commissions of Inquiry
1375. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the sodium valproate inquiry announced in November 2020; when the terms of reference will be published, the make-up of the membership of the... - Departmental Data
1376. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of developing a national strategies inclusive of such costs as public and sectoral consultations, consultant fees and other ancillary costs based on... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1377. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting times for MRI scans for the Mater Hospital, Dublin 7; the steps being taken to address the backlog with MRI scans and to improve the... - Health Services
1378. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients waiting for audiology appointments per county or the nearest geographical division currently; the corresponding figures for each of the... - Dental Services
1381. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that are being put in place to ensure that medical card holders have access to services under the dental treatment scheme; if his attention has... - Departmental Data
1382. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of public funding that an organisation (details supplied) has received from Government Departments between 2013 and 2021, inclusive in tabular... - Health Service Executive
1384. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to investigate procurement procedures within the HSE to determine if there are any instances of the HSE being overcharged by private and voluntary... - Child Abuse
1385. To ask the Minister for Health if any retrospective complaints have been made regarding the sexual abuse of minors in a hospital (details supplied) which may have occurred from the late... - Flexible Work Practices
1386. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to facilitate remote working within his Department in particular to encourage remote working for those who live in the regions; and if... - Legislative Measures
1387. To ask the Minister for Health the status of and his plans regarding the statutory homecare bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42723/21] - Medical Aids and Appliances
1389. To ask the Minister for Health when diabetics over the age of 21 years will receive Libre FreeStyle Sensors under the medical card, long-term illness or hardship scheme; and if he will make... - Flexible Work Practices
1390. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which his Department and public bodies and agencies under his remit are accommodating requests for persons to work from home. [42759/21] - Health Services
1391. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to allocate funding in Budget 2022 for the establishment of a State-funded contraception scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Care of the Elderly
1392. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure the resumption of all daycare services for elderly people in community hospitals immediately. [42781/21] - Assisted Human Reproduction
1393. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to amend the Assisted Human Reproduction (AHR) Bill as a result of the Special Rapporteur’s report, Review of Children’s... - Hospital Services
1394. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that all maternity hospitals put in place safe procedures for nominated support partners to attend for all stages of labour including... - Abortion Services
1395. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the safe access to termination of pregnancy bill. [42784/21] - Mental Health Services
1397. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons currently in the acute adult mental health psychiatric units in Cork University Hospital and Mercy University Hospital whose discharges... - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
1400. To ask the Minister for Health the implications of the Court of Justice of the European Union ruling in case C-663/18 for Irish legislation concerning cannabidiol. [42791/21] - Health Services
1402. To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise on a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to specialist care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42833/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1403. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will report on the number of Covid-19 related deaths on a daily basis. [42834/21] - Ambulance Service
1404. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date in providing improved ambulance and ancillary emergency care to persons in Connemara, County Galway; the process that will be... - Health Services
1405. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the future of Sruthan House, Dundalk, County ,with respect to the recently announced Reframing the Challenge, Continuing Our Recovery and... - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
1406. To ask the Minister for Health if discussions are expected for the approval of a cannabis-based product (details supplied) owing to the fact that it is greatly helping many persons with... - Mental Health Services
1407. To ask the Minister for Health if discussions are expected regarding the budget for mental health given the impact Covid-19 has had on mental health and given that services are extremely... - Home Help Service
1408. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for home help that are waiting for additional hours or new applications, respectively by county; the length of time waiting; the... - Medical Cards
1409. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the non-medical card patients of a general practitioner (details supplied) can be transferred to another practice as a matter of urgency... - Hospital Staff
1410. To ask the Minister for Health the actions being taken regarding conditions and understaffing at Mayo University Hospital, Castlebar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42863/21] - Hospital Appointments Status
1411. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) from County Donegal will receive a rheumatology appointment for Our Lady’s Hospital, Manorhamilton; and if he will... - Mental Health Services
1412. To ask the Minister for Health the areas in which the additional €10 million allocated to mental health due to the impact of Covid-19 in 2021 announced in February 2021 has been... - Health Services
1416. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42882/21] - Vaccination Programme
1418. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being considered to encourage maximum take-up of the 2021 winter flu vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42893/21] - Health Services
1419. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being considered to prepare hospitals for the winter season; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42894/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1420. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to exempt those under 18 years old from contact tracing specifically in cases in which it matters to the school environment; and if he will make a... - Government Communications
1421. To ask the Minister for Health if his ministerial phones have been hacked or attempted to be hacked during his term of office. [42927/21] - Freedom of Information
1423. To ask the Minister for Health the number of freedom of information requests responded to by his Department in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the number of responses... - Hospital Services
1424. To ask the Minister for Health the number of intensive care beds that have been provided since he announced the expansion of critical care capacity to 446 beds in December 2020; the... - Hospital Appointments Status
1425. 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. [42987/21] - Commissions of Inquiry
1426. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of each commission of investigation under the remit of his Department over the preceding decade. [42994/21] - Dental Services
1427. To ask the Minister for Health the advice he can provide about a dental services issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43003/21] - General Practitioner Services
1429. To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements in place for general practitioner cover in circumstances in which general practitioners take annual leave; and if these arrangements are in... - Hospital Services
1432. To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements that prevail with respect to an MRI scanner within University Hospital Kerry operated by a company (details supplied). [43019/21] - Registration of Nurses
1433. To ask the Minister for Health the current processing times for applications for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland by general nurses who trained in the UK; if... - Dental Services
1434. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the medical card scheme does not cover the cost of dental care for 12 to 16-year-olds; and if he has plans to change same. [43053/21] - Health Services
1435. To ask the Minister for Health if additional funding will be deployed in budget 2022 to address the unprecedented backlog in cancer service demands; and if he will make a statement on the... - Cybersecurity Policy
1436. To ask the Minister for Health the work he has undertaken to address cyber-security measures faced by the Health Service Executive to prevent further cyber-attacks; and if he will make a... - Hospital Charges
1437. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider abolishing inpatient charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43059/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1441. To ask the Minister for Health the guidance that has been given for visiting of care homes and other residential homes for the elderly and disabled in the new plan for lifting of... - Government Communications
1442. To ask the Minister for Health if he and or his special advisers and or officials use or have used services (details supplied) to communicate in the past 18 months. [43074/21] - Health Services
1443. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new early intervention teams that have been established since February 2020 in view of the programme for Government commitment to fully... - Health Services Staff
1446. To ask the Minister for Health the number of service providers by type of provider contracted by the HSE to provide rehabilitation services by community health organisation, CHO; and if he... - Health Services
1447. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reducing the drugs payment scheme threshold to €100; the estimated cost of reducing same in increments of €15; and if he... - Dental Services
1448. To ask the Minister for Health the annual spend on the dental treatment services scheme in each of the years 2000 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43089/21] - Health Services
1449. To ask the Minister for Health the number of community rehabilitation teams currently in operation for each community healthcare organisation, CHO; and if he will make a statement on the... - Ambulance Service
1451. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the National Ambulance Service does not recognise intermediate care operatives as ambulance personnel; and if he will make a statement on the... - Vaccination Programme
1454. To ask the Minister for Health if advice will be provided in relation to a matter raised in correspondence regarding vaccination (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Dental Services
1455. To ask the Minister for Health the units by community healthcare organisation, CHO, or any smaller unit in which HSE dental services have been limited to emergency provision only for... - Health Services
1457. To ask the Minister for Health if advice will be provided regarding a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43098/21] - Hospital Staff
1458. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultants at Beaumont Hospital performing full removal of transobturator mesh implants; the number of surgeries performed in the past month;... - Vaccination Programme
1459. To ask the Minister for Health if there are or will be any special procedures including supervision by an immunologist of persons who are vaccine candidates but are likely to suffer from... - Health Services
1460. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing additional dedicated children’s beds for psychiatric care to stop the practice of using beds in adult psychiatric... - Vaccination Programme
1466. To ask the Minister for Health his position in relation to the recent HSE commitment to recruit medical and nursing students as vaccinators; if these positions will be reimbursed; if the... - Health Services
1467. To ask the Minister for Health when x-ray services will be reinstated in University Hospital Waterford; the number of persons awaiting an urgent general practitioner referral x-ray in the... - Disease Management
1468. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken regarding the diagnosis and subsequent treatment of Lyme disease and to ensure that persons suffering with Lyme disease or chronic Lyme... - Health Services Staff
1469. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Consultant Applications Advisory Committee regularised approved consultant posts; the number of posts registered on the Doctors Integrated... - Vaccination Programme
1470. To ask the Minister for Health the supports and safeguards that have been provided for vaccinators who do not have professional indemnity insurance; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services
1472. To ask the Minister for Health if he and the HSE have considered plans submitted by a society (details supplied) relating to a dedicated unit to treat and rehabilitate patients with... - Health Services Staff
1473. To ask the Minister for Health the number of assistant psychologists that are currently working in a voluntary capacity within the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43115/21] - Health Services
1475. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to expand the current national pilot assistant psychology programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43117/21] - Dental Services
1478. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists that have withdrawn from the dental service scheme in the period 31 May 2020 to 31 May 2021, by county and by CHO area in tabular form;... - Health Services Staff
1479. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated additional cost of providing at least one advanced nurse practitioner in each heart failure service unit. [43121/21] - Health Service Executive
1483. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE patients who have been facilitated for treatment in the United States for full or partial removal of transobturator mesh implants; if a... - Health Services Staff
1484. To ask the Minister for Health the cost to restore pay equality for consultants on type B contracts; the additional cost of any back pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Vaccination Programme
1485. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated additional cost of a 100% uptake each year of the HPV vaccine. [43127/21] - Health Services Staff
1486. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of 50 new healthcare assistant posts. [43128/21] - Health Services
1487. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the immediate funding need for dementia-specific day care services provided by a society (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Vaccination Programme
1488. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated additional cost for the school immunisation programme if uptake was to be 100% each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43130/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1490. To ask the Minister for Health if he has engaged with the Minister for Education, the HSE and higher education institutes to ensure that students on clinical placements in hospitals who opt... - Health Services Staff
1491. To ask the Minister for Health the number and types of staff required to safely staff an adult critical care bed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43133/21] - Medical Research and Training
1492. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost to increase the general practitioner trainee intake to 250; the number of places provided for each of the past five years; and if he will... - Hospital Facilities
1496. To ask the Minister for Health the occupancy rates of both inpatient acute and ICU beds for each hospital group on 1 July 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43138/21] - Covid-19 Tests
1497. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of establishing a permanent Covid-19 testing and tracing unit with the capacity to manage 500 cases a day; and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Facilities
1498. To ask the Minister for Health the all-in revenue cost of an acute inpatient bed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43140/21] - Health Services Staff
1502. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies that currently exist in CHO5 across psychiatry, psychology, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, counselling and... - Health Service Executive
1503. To ask the Minister for Health the way consultancy firms utilised by the HSE strategy and planning will be managed in the future; the steps that are currently being undertaken by his... - Health Services Staff
1504. To ask the Minister for Health the cost to restore pay equality for consultants on type C contracts; the additional cost of any back pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services
1505. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of completing the repatriation of CervicalCheck screening services and diagnostics into a single public laboratory; the number of staff... - Health Services Staff
1506. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated additional cost of providing four whole-time-equivalent heart failure clinical nurse specialists per 150,000 persons; the estimated number of... - Medical Research and Training
1508. To ask the Minister for Health the number of training NCHD posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43150/21] - Medical Internships
1509. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing an additional 180 expand medical intern training places in 2022; the requirements for such an expansion in terms of... - Health Services
1510. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated additional cost of providing BNP blood testing and echocardiography at primary care level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43152/21] - Health Services Staff
1511. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated additional cost of providing a dedicated cardiac physiologist in each heart failure unit. [43153/21] - Community Care
1513. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing community paramedicine resources by 5%; the staffing composition of current community paramedicine; and if he will make a... - Health Services Staff
1514. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of making heart failure community integration teams available nationally and standardising their roles across all CHO areas; and if he will... - Dental Services
1518. To ask the Minister for Health if orthodontic appointments will be expedited for persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43180/21]
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