Written answers
Wednesday, 29 September 2021
- Covid-19 Pandemic
186. To ask the Minister for Health the status of his plans to issue EU Digital COVID Certificates to persons vaccinated in non-EU countries; the timeline for the roll-out of same; and if he will... - Hospital Staff
187. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the administration staffing shortages in the oncology department of Tallaght Hospital (details supplied); and the way he... - Hospital Appointments Status
190. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting so long for a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46877/21] - Ambulance Service
191. To ask the Minister for Health the number of callouts to an area (details supplied) in County Cork by the national ambulance service to date in 2021, in tabular form, and by reason for... - Health Services
192. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a project in Co Cork (details supplied). [46881/21] - Home Help Service
193. 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. [46889/21] - Hospital Appointments Status
194. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and when the person concerned can expect an appointment in the Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore.... - Abortion Services
195. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the study that his Department has conducted asking service providers of termination of pregnancy services about their experiences with... - Community Care
196. To ask the Minister for Health if he will implement a reablement programme in each community health area as a matter of urgency similar to the successful pilot reablement programme run in... - Home Help Service
198. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Galway and nationally waiting for an assessment or reassessment for home help hours and for additional home help hours; the... - Hospital Facilities
200. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost to the Exchequer of providing free car parking at all public hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46897/21] - Mental Health Services
201. To ask the Minister for Health when mental health services, both in the private sector and those facilitated by the Health Service Executive, will recommence fully in-person; and if he will... - Hospital Facilities
203. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of all facilities available to the public at Our Lady’s Hospital, Cashel; the terms for attendance at each service; the numbers attending... - Hospital Appointments Status
204. To ask the Minister for Health when an operation will be carried out for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46919/21] - Departmental Expenditure
205. To ask the Minister for Health the total spend on external contractors, consultancy services and other outsourcing in 2018 and 2019. [46929/21] - Health Services
206. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made to deliver the carer’s guarantee; if he plans to address the situation in which the funding for the guarantee has gone into the... - Programme for Government
207. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the delivery of the National Carers Strategy which is included in the Programme for Government; and the reason the National Carers... - Mental Health Services
208. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the funding available to persons with lived experience who work alongside HSE personnel in co-facilitating... - Care of the Elderly
209. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to plans to reduce the number of step-down facilities in smaller communities across Ireland. [46941/21] - Primary Medical Certificates
212. To ask the Minister for Health if a primary medical certificate will be expedited in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46948/21] - Hospital Procedures
214. To ask the Minister for Health the status of tests for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46952/21] - Health Services Staff
215. To ask the Minister for Health if persons employed by ShannonDoc are section 38 or section 39 workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46953/21] - Health Service Executive
216. To ask the Minister for Health the funding allocated by the HSE to ShannonDoc in each of the years 2018 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46954/21] - Health Services Staff
217. To ask the Minister for Health if additional midwives and nurses have been instated due to the increased level of care that they are expected to provide in maternity settings due the... - Abortion Services
218. To ask the Minister for Health the work that has been carried out to ensure safe access zones are available to those accessing abortion services. [46957/21] - Hospital Staff
220. To ask the Minister for Health if additional staff were put in place in neonatal intensive care units to deal with the additional care needs of newborns in view of the fact that there has... - Departmental Inquiries
221. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the sodium valproate inquiry as committed to by his Department in November 2020. [46960/21] - Medical Aids and Appliances
222. To ask the Minister for Health if he has plans to provide funding in Budget 2022 for the provision of flash glucose monitoring systems to persons with diabetes over 21 years of age based on... - Alcohol Sales
225. To ask the Minister for Health the number of inspections carried to date by the HSE since 12 November 2020 to assess compliance among alcohol retailers with section 22 of the Public Health... - Hospital Appointments Status
226. To ask the Minister for Health the status of testing for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46968/21] - Ambulance Service
229. To ask the Minister for Health if he will engage with the National Ambulance Service to determine the significant delays in ambulance response time in counties Laois and Offaly; if he will... - Hospital Appointments Status
230. 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. [46972/21] - Primary Medical Certificates
231. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a primary medical certificate for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46974/21] - Home Help Service
232. To ask the Minister for Health if home help will be reinstated for a child (details supplied); the reason home help hours were withdrawn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46983/21] - Primary Medical Certificates
233. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a primary medical certificate application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46984/21] - Hospital Appointments Status
234. 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. [46985/21] - Disability Services
235. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be granted in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46987/21] - Emergency Services
236. To ask the Minister for Health the current costings of the emergency aeromedical service offered by the Department of Defence to operate for a year; and if he will make a statement on the... - Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
239. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department is considering an additional allocation of funding in Budget 2022 for a charity (details supplied). [46999/21] - Assisted Human Reproduction
240. To ask the Minister for Health the preparation that has been undertaken for new legislation in the area of human reproduction; the principles that would be enshrined in a new law; and when... - Disability Services
241. To ask the Minister for Health when the primary care, disability service and school inclusion waiting lists that were referred to in a statement by Minister of State with special... - Hospital Facilities
242. To ask the Minister for Health if there are dieticians and nutritionists involved in the food provided to inpatients in hospitals across the State; if emergent health and nutrition... - Food Waste
243. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a system in place to redistribute the food waste produced by hospitals; if any of the hospitals' food produce or products are donated in order to... - Health Services Staff
244. To ask the Minister for Health the number of early intervention teams that have been established since July 2020, by county in tabular form. [47028/21] - Flexible Work Practices
246. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the work underway to introduce blended working into the HSE in particular in CHO9 Dublin north central in a way that provides flexibility for... - Health Services
247. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made to ensure funding for free contraceptive distribution; if it will be made available in Budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on... - Children in Care
248. To ask the Minister for Health the way the selection criteria will be devised in relation to the recent commitment to transition 18 out of over 1,300 young persons living in institutional... - Employment Rights
249. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to introduce training or a protocol for employers to guide support for employees who are experiencing perimenopause and menopause. [47034/21] - Mental Health Services
250. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to increase the number of child and adolescent mental health service units made available nationwide given they are only in counties Dublin, Cork... - Health Services Staff
251. To ask the Minister for Health if the public sector speech and language therapists that were redeployed during the Covid-19 period will be reinstated in their initial capacity; and if he... - Hospital Appointments Status
252. To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise on an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47042/21] - Disability Services
253. To ask the Minister for Health if matters in relation to the case of a person (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47092/21] - Hospital Appointments Status
255. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment can be expedited for a person (details supplied). [47136/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
256. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive their EU Digital COVID Certificate given that they have been vaccinated since March 2021 in... - Medicinal Products
257. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which medicines for the treatment of rare diseases continue to be approved with particular reference to those deemed to make a considerable... - Tobacco Control Measures
258. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which vaping or other smoking alternatives continue to be evaluated with a view to ensuring that they do not encourage tobacco smoking; if the... - Mental Health Services
259. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive an urgent appointment with CAMHS in Cherry Orchard [47143/21] - Disability Services
260. To ask the Minister for Health when day centres (details supplied) in County Sligo will be reopened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47152/21] - Pension Provisions
261. To ask the Minister for Health if an increase is due in relation to a HSE pension for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47156/21] - Disease Management
262. To ask the Minister for Health if a response will issue in relation to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the... - Defibrillators Provision
263. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to map public AEDs throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47176/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
265. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE advice to teachers and childcare providers does not recommend that other parents should be told if a child has tested positive for Covid-19...
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