Written answers
Tuesday, 5 October 2021
- General Practitioner Services
541. To ask the Minister for Health if a new scheme will be considered as part of Budget 2022 to make a contribution towards or cover the costs of medical reports required for driving licences... - Health Services Staff
542. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the difficulty non-EEA doctors have accessing critical skills employment permits in Ireland; if his attention has been... - Programme for Government
543. To ask the Minister for Health the status of programme for Government commitments (details supplied); if they have been completed; if not, the timeline on their progress; and if he will make... - Prison Service
544. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) on remand will be transferred to another facility. [48174/21] - Information and Communications Technology
546. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to modernise and integrate the IT infrastructure in his Department and the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47465/21] - General Practitioner Services
547. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined and a general practitioner allocated to them in view of the circumstances of... - Health Services
548. To ask the Minister for Health when early intervention will be provided to address the complex needs of a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47468/21] - Nursing Homes
549. To ask the Minister for Health if a detailed update will be provided on the new building development planned for St. Vincent’s Community Nursing Home, Mountmellick, County Laois; and... - Hospital Appointments Status
550. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for an operation in Galway University Hospital in view of the exceptional circumstances in this case; if... - HIV Incidence
551. To ask the Minister for Health the progress he has made in delivering the commitments made in the HIV Paris Declaration to fast-tracking measures to end AIDS by 2030; and if he will make a... - Ambulance Service
553. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulances in service in south eastern and mid-west HSE regions in each of the years since 2016; the number of staff employed in the ambulance... - Hospital Appointments Status
554. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting for a procedure; when they can expect to receive same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Eating Disorders
555. To ask the Minister for Health the details of progress made in addressing the National Clinical Programme for Eating Disorders Goals 2019-2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Dental Services
557. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being put in place to ensure that medical card holders in County Laois have access to dental services; if his attention has been drawn to... - Home Care Packages
560. To ask the Minister for Health if the concept of a statutory homecare support has progressed; the terms on which the pilot scheme was made available; if an evaluation of the pilot scheme has... - Mental Health Services
561. To ask the Minister for Health when each day care centre for service users with a mental health illness that remain closed will reopen by county in tabular form; the reason they have not... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
562. To ask the Minister for Health the level of activity under the National Treatment Purchase Fund during the most recent 12 months for which data is available; the main categories of procedure... - Health Services
563. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons supported under the EU scheme for treatment abroad in the most recent twelve months for which data is available; the number that were... - Hospital Charges
564. To ask the Minister for Health the charges made for private or semi-private beds in public hospitals; if the public hospital bed charge must be paid in addition to this charge; and if the... - Nursing Homes
565. To ask the Minister for Health the changes being made to the fair deal scheme to reduce the assessment of vacant homes rented out or sold; and the date from which the new provisions will... - Disability Services
566. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age awaiting a first-time appointment since being switched to the new children’s disability network team for... - Hospital Services
568. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1364 of 9 September 2021, the monthly and yearly spend on antibiotics in each acute hospital for the year to date in... - Hospital Appointments Status
569. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for a procedure at Sligo University Hospital; if the referral is general or... - Hospital Services
570. To ask the Minister for Health the reason neonatal and premature baby ophthalmic care is unavailable at Letterkenny University Hospital; if there are plans to introduce this care; and if he... - Hospital Appointments Status
572. To ask the Minister for Health if appointments will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47583/21] - Health Services
573. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the backlog in audiology appointments in counties Cavan and Monaghan; when he expects this backlog to be cleared; and if he will make a... - Hospital Appointments Status
575. 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. [47593/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
577. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding Covid-19 cases in schools (details supplied). [47596/21] - Hospital Waiting Lists
578. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting time for respiratory patients awaiting an appointment at the chest clinic in University Hospital Galway; the number of patients currently... - Vaccination Programme
579. To ask the Minister for Health the status of vaccines for persons here and their ability to travel in cases in which persons with habitual residence received both Covid-19 vaccinations... - Hospital Appointments Status
580. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will received a date for a scoliosis operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47614/21] - Health Services
582. To ask the Minister for Health if the latest figures for the number of persons availing of methadone replacement treatment with a breakdown by treatment centre and a further breakdown by... - National Maternity Hospital
583. To ask the Minister for Health if an update will be provided on the production of the first business case as required under the public spending code for the proposed new national maternity... - Vaccination Programme
584. To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements in place to issue EU Digital COVID Certificates to Irish citizens resident here who received their vaccinations across the border in Northern... - Hospital Staff
585. To ask the Minister for Health if a second physiotherapist will be reinstated in Fermoy Hospital, County Cork. [47641/21] - Mental Health Services
587. To ask the Minister for Health the number of young persons who are currently on waiting lists to be seen by the child and adolescent mental health services in Galway by the length of time... - Hospital Facilities
591. To ask the Minister for Health if an application for planning permission has been lodged in respect of the planned outpatient block in Merlin Park Hospital, Galway; when construction will... - Vaccination Programme
592. To ask the Minister for Health the reason primary school children in Mullingar, County Westmeath who wish to avail of the school vaccination programme are being offered appointments in... - Hospital Waiting Lists
594. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list to see a physiotherapist at Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar, County Westmeath, in each of the years 2018 to... - Community Care
595. To ask the Minister for Health the storage costs to date for the now defunct community hubs in CHO8; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47673/21] - Vaccination Programme
596. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider extending the free HPV vaccine programme to girls in every age group who are still attending school; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Services
597. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the decision to transfer oncology day services including all ancillary services from University Hospital Kerry to the Bons Secours... - Health Services Staff
600. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses, management and administrative staff employed by the HSE on 31 December 2019; the corresponding number for each category on 30 June 2021;... - Mental Health Services
602. To ask the Minister for Health the annual revenue cost of a mental health bed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47696/21] - Eating Disorders
603. To ask the Minister for Health the number of specialist dieticians, nutrition specialists and therapists specialising in eating disorders who work out of Ennis General Hospital through CAMHS... - Mental Health Services
604. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who have been on the waiting list for CAMHS services at the end of each year between 2016 and 2020 in County Clare in tabular form.... - Health Services
607. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on waiting lists for eye examinations in County Clare. [47702/21] - Dental Services
609. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on a waiting list for dental examinations and check-ups in County Clare. [47704/21] - Hospital Appointments Status
610. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an outpatient appointment; the reason for the delay in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services
611. To ask the Minister for Health if he will amend the next-of-kin rule in order that both parents of single adults who are hospitalised are down as the point of contact rather than just one... - Data Protection
612. To ask the Minister for Health if it is the position of his Department that a school principal would be breaching GDPR by sending an email or letter saying to parents that there has been a... - Community Care
614. To ask the Minister for Health when the contract management support units will be fully in place to support the various service providers across the nine community healthcare organisations;... - Disability Services
615. To ask the Minister for Health the preclusions, exclusions or implications that exist for parents who gift via inheritance cash or physical assets to their next of kin in cases in which the... - Home Care Packages
616. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which home care support and access to resource centres for Alzheimer’s patients remains available in County Kildare; if any improvements... - Mental Health Services
617. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults awaiting appointments with the adult primary care psychology services; the average waiting times by community healthcare organisation,... - Eating Disorders
621. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults and children referred to community specialist eating disorder teams who had waiting times from assessment to treatment started within four... - Hospital Appointments Status
623. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive an appointment; if his or her appointment has been classed as urgent; the position on the waiting list; the... - Health Services
624. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address waiting times for paediatric occupational therapy appointments in counties Roscommon and Galway; if all occupational therapists are... - Vaccination Programme
626. To ask the Minister for Health when the EU Digital Covid certificate will be made available for Irish citizens vaccinated outside of the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Nursing Homes
627. To ask the Minister for Health the outcome in which the fair deal scheme has been approved but a spouse subsequently wants to separate and sell the family home; if the home can be sold in... - Mental Health Services
628. To ask the Minister for Health the community schemes or job initiatives available to persons with a disability or mental health issue such as schizophrenia; and if he will make a statement... - General Practitioner Services
629. To ask the Minister for Health if there is another general practitioner who accepts medical card patients in the Dún Laoghaire area, particularly for a person (details supplied); and if... - Dental Services
630. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects the proposed review of the dental treatment services scheme contract will recommence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47795/21] - Hospital Services
631. To ask the Minister for Health when guidelines will be introduced to maintain consistency so partners can be present for the full birth and visiting times after the birth in maternity... - Disease Management
632. To ask the Minister for Health the way he plans to reduce inequalities with respect to access to patient services and health outcomes for members of the public who are diagnosed with coeliac... - Mental Health Services
634. To ask the Minister for Health the alternative long-stay and respite placements available in Cork city and county to residents of the Owenacurra Centre if its proposed closure goes ahead;... - Nursing Homes
640. To ask the Minister for Health the financial assessment breakdown in the case of a person (details supplied) availing of the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services Staff
641. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to the health and social care career pathway; and if he will make a... - Residential Institutions
642. To ask the Minister for Health if the Time to Move on from Congregated Settings policy of his Department will facilitate service users to continue to live in congregated settings in... - Registration of Nurses
643. To ask the Minister for Health when the nursing registration will be completed in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47877/21] - Departmental Funding
644. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on his recent meeting with a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47878/21] - Abortion Services
646. To ask the Minister for Health if he or his Department have issued the promised invitation to all interested groups, organisations and members of the public to provide their views to inform... - Disability Services
647. To ask the Minister for Health when the group home for persons with physical and sensory disabilities at Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, will be operational; the number of residents that... - Disease Management
662. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of the type 2 diabetes cycle of care programme since its inception; the number of persons that currently avail of the programme; the number of general... - Programme for Government
664. To ask the Minister for Health the status of programme for Government commitments (details supplied); if they have been completed; if not, the timeline on their progress; and if he will make... - Hospital Appointments Status
665. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be issued with an appointment for a shoulder MRI under the MRI winter initiative for general practitioners; the reason... - Ambulance Service
666. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address shortcomings in the delivery of ambulance services in County Mayo; the way this service compares to other services in the midlands and east... - Revenue Commissioners
667. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a settlement between a State agency (details supplied) and the Revenue Commissioners; if there are any agencies under his... - Hospital Waiting Lists
668. To ask the Minister for Health the mean, median, and maximum wait time for children waiting on a MRI or CT scan by location [48038/21] - Hospital Facilities
669. To ask the Minister for Health the number of MRI and CT scan machines; and the number that are operational, non-operational and broken, respectively. [48039/21] - Hospital Procedures
671. To ask the Minister for Health the number of surgeries for replacement joints which have been cancelled in the past three years due to a lack of replacement joints due to funding... - Health Services Staff
672. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff of the 14,700 announced in Budget 2022 which have been hired; the revised target for year end; the breakdown of onboarded staff by grade... - Health Services
673. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to develop a comprehensive fracture liaison service to provide high quality, evidence based care to those who suffer a fragility fracture with a... - Budget 2022
674. To ask the Minister for Health if the required allocation will be prioritised in the upcoming health budget to facilitate the establishment of a fracture liaison service as per the... - Hospital Facilities
675. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made to implement the recommendations set out in the Trauma Systems for Ireland report 2018 to develop trauma centres and units in... - Hospital Services
676. To ask the Minister for Health if the National Office of Clinical Audit has developed a TARN dataset to collect functional and quality of life outcome data for all components of the major... - Health Service Executive
677. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE National Office for Trauma Services has established a formal trauma training committee and an appointed HSE lead for trauma education as is... - Hospital Appointments Status
678. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for occupational therapy, psychological therapy and physiotherapy; and if he will make a statement... - Health Service Executive
679. To ask the Minister for Health if all hand sanitiser purchased by the HSE from 2016 until February 2020 had a valid PCS number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48132/21] - Disease Management
680. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure the timely diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease by medical professionals. [48141/21] - Health Services
681. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide and cover the cost of care for women with pregnancy-related conditions such as gestational diabetes under the National Maternity Strategy;... - Disabilities Assessments
683. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in the CHO7 area awaiting a special needs assessment. [48158/21] - Health Services
685. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to reintroduce screening for scoliosis in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48183/21] - Hospital Waiting Lists
686. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children that are currently awaiting scoliosis treatment and surgery; the current waiting time for both treatment and surgery; and if he will... - Tobacco Control Measures
687. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which his Department has been engaging at a European level and with the European Director General for Health on the need for a common position... - Hospital Services
689. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend the opening hours for the paediatric outpatient and urgent care centre in Blanchardstown Hospital; and if not, the barriers to same. [48209/21] - Health Services
690. To ask the Minister for Health if an urgent application for respite care for a person (details supplied) will be granted given the severity of the family’s situation. [48211/21] - General Practitioner Services
691. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which basic primary care will be provided to private patients who are unable to access general practitioners due to lack of capacity; the way they... - Health Services Staff
692. To ask the Minister for Health if additional staff will be recruited for a centre (details supplied); when this will happen; the location in which he expects these positions to be... - Hospital Appointments Status
693. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting for two years to see a urologist at University Hospital Limerick and over one year to see an ENT... - Mental Health Services
694. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting on the CAMHS waiting list in County Wexford; the average waiting time; the number waiting more than six and more than 12 months,... - Hospital Waiting Lists
696. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting a speech and language appointment in County Wexford; the number who have been waiting less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 12 and more than... - Dental Services
697. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists that have left the dental treatment services scheme in the past 12 months in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Staff
698. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the current vacancies in Wexford General Hospital in tabular form; if they have been advertised; the length of time they have been vacant; and... - Home Help Service
699. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home help hours provided in 2020 and to date in 2021, in County Wexford; the number of hours that were HSE direct provision; the number of hours... - Vaccination Programme
700. To ask the Minister for Health if he in conjunction with the HSE will examine eliminating the fee facing parents of teenagers who missed out on the HPV vaccine in first year of school and... - Medicinal Products
701. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter in relation to zolgensma gene therapy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48243/21] - Primary Medical Certificates
702. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the processing of applications for primary medical certificates; if this has resumed since it was stalled due to Covid-19; if there is a... - Abortion Services
703. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1364 of 24 March 2021, the names of the individuals and groups from whom he received representations in relation to... - Hospital Staff
704. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of appointing one whole-time equivalent clinical psychologist to each acute hospital diabetes paediatric teams; and the number of additional... - Community Care
705. To ask the Minister for Health the costs associated with the national roll-out of heart failure integrated core projects in the community. [48370/21] - Hospital Waiting Lists
706. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list to see a consultant dermatologist at Mullingar Regional Hospital; and the average waiting times to see the... - Mental Health Services
711. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons employed in July 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021 in community psychiatry, community psychology and community CAMHS areas in County Cork by... - Medical Cards
714. To ask the Minister for Health if medical card renewal forms will issue by post to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48391/21] - Dental Services
715. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who are currently on waiting lists for dental appointments in County Wicklow by town and municipal district in tabular form; and if he... - Hospital Waiting Lists
718. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who are currently awaiting an assessment of need in CHO6 and CHO7, County Wicklow; the number who have been waiting less than three... - Mental Health Services
722. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting on the CAMHS waiting list in County Wicklow; the average waiting time; the number waiting more than six months; and if he will... - Home Care Packages
723. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who are awaiting home care support in County Wicklow; the total number of hours allocated in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021 in County... - Hospital Waiting Lists
724. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for ophthalmology in County Wicklow; the average waiting time for an appointment; and if he will make a statement on...
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