Written answers
Thursday, 7 October 2021
- Pension Provisions
360. To ask the Minister for Health if section 39 organisations will be recognised for their invaluable work for communities by delivering parity of treatment in relation to pensions for workers;... - Departmental Funding
361. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the required funding is made available to safeguard the necessary services, ensure lifelong supports for persons with intellectual and... - Medical Aids and Appliances
362. To ask the Minister for Health if a monitor will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48742/21] - Disability Services
363. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of assessments of need completed under the Disability Act 2005 that included a diagnosis of a disability, on an annual basis in 2018, 2019 and... - Tobacco Control Measures
367. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the total public expenditure committed to the Tobacco Free Ireland initiative in 2019 and 2020 within his Department, the health and well-being... - Health Services
368. To ask the Minister for Health the day care centres that are back in operation for an area (details supplied); the centres that are not open; and the reason for same, in tabular form. [48753/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
372. To ask the Minister for Health if instructions will be in place regarding wearing facemasks for transport workers and others in which close contact is unavoidable after the lifting of... - Medicinal Products
373. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide funding in Budget 2022 to fund the provision of the FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system to persons with diabetes over 21 years... - Vaccination Programme
376. To ask the Minister for Health if a student (details supplied) can receive a HPV vaccination under the HPV vaccination programme in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Appointments Status
377. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment. [48766/21] - Proposed Legislation
378. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for impending legislation to be enacted regarding the diagnosis of an autistic child by a psychologist or health professional (details supplied).... - Mental Health Services
379. To ask the Minister for Health if all necessary supports including additional staff, clinicians and administration staff, training for staff and all necessary clinic resources have been put... - Hospital Appointments Status
380. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment will be made for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48777/21] - Cross-Border Co-operation
381. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 431 of 13 May 2021, the reason data is not recorded on referral centres in relation to applications for prior... - Health Services
383. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of persons that are waiting to be seen in the national gender service by CHO, LHO and age group; and if he will make a statement... - Medicinal Products
385. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department plans to remove the age restriction on funding for the FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system for persons with diabetes over the age... - Care Services
386. To ask the Minister for Health if it is his Department’s policy that HSE funding committed to persons in healthcare and residential facilities must be accounted for and spent solely... - Covid-19 Pandemic
387. To ask the Minister for Health if there are consequences in place if a venue has breached the guidelines by not checking EU Digital COVID Certificates while admitting persons to the... - Hospital Services
388. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan is to reduce its accident and emergency services from 24 hours to 12 hours... - Hospital Staff
390. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff employed at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48813/21] - Health Service Executive
393. To ask the Minister for Health the total funding for Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan in each of the years 2010 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Services
394. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients diverted from Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan accident and emergency to Our Lady’s Hospital, Drogheda accident and emergency in... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
396. To ask the Minister for Health the current plans for the new regional hospital which is to be located in Navan, County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48820/21] - Hospital Services
399. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan has been under resourced and understaffed in a planned manner designed to... - Health Services
400. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the reopening of a day-care centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48830/21] - Mental Health Services
401. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting on a counselling appointment in primary care; the average waiting time in each CHO area from 2019 to date in 2021, in tabular... - Covid-19 Pandemic
403. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 186 of 29 September 2021, if his plans to roll-out the EU Digital COVID Certificate to Irish citizens vaccinated outside... - Hospital Waiting Lists
404. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment with a consultant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48838/21] - Disability Services
405. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a place in a suitable day facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48839/21] - Budget Process
406. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine a budget submission from organisations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48844/21] - Disability Services
407. To ask the Minister for Health the reason funding provided to the HSE for residential provision in the disability sector is so limited that only 56 new emergency residential placements could... - Covid-19 Pandemic
408. To ask the Minister for Health the Covid-19 treatments which are currently in use in Ireland; if each has full approval or emergency approval; the date each treatment came into use in... - Home Help Service
409. To ask the Minister for Health if home help will be provided in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48848/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
410. To ask the Minister for Health if he will note correspondence (details supplied) in relation to the proposed pandemic payment for healthcare workers; his views on the fact that these workers... - Care Services
411. To ask the Minister for Health if it will be ensured that respite services are restored for a person (details supplied) as soon as possible. [48858/21] - Vaccination Programme
412. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to persisting issues with the portal for those vaccinated in Northern Ireland to apply for an EU Digital COVID Certificate; the... - Health Services
413. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients waiting for audiology appointments in the CHO1 area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48876/21] - Medicinal Products
422. To ask the Minister for Health when zolgesma will be approved for use here (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48897/21] - Medical Aids and Appliances
423. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE has made no provision in its budgets for the provision to a person (details supplied) of a brace; if he will request the HSE provide the... - Disability Services
424. To ask the Minister for Health if the budget provided to an association (details supplied) will be substantially increased in Budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Funding
425. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a substantially increased budget for respite services for persons using the services of an association (details supplied); and if he will... - Hospital Staff
427. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 696, 697, 698; 711 and 747 of 15 September 2021, when the National Consultant Appointments Advisory Committee will... - Departmental Properties
429. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a closed facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48950/21] - Patient Safety
430. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the serious situation in relation to patient safety (details supplied) in University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
431. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) receives the medical attention they require; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48956/21] - Abortion Services
432. To ask the Minister for Health if an analysis has been carried out on the possible negative effects of the greater use of telemedicine during the Covid-19 pandemic for interaction with... - Vaccination Programme
433. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of young girls and boys who received a dose of the HPV vaccine in 2020 and to date in 2021. [49018/21] - Hospital Staff
437. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to appoint nine extra neurology nurse specialists at University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49024/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
438. To ask the Minister for Health if the €100 pandemic payment for clinical placements will be paid to student nurses and midwives this academic year; if not, the financial supports that... - Hospital Charges
439. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider removing carpark charges for cancer parents as per the pre-Budgetary 2022 by an organisation (details supplied) request in view of the... - Hospital Staff
440. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the shortfall of eight neurological nurses in University Hospital Limerick as highlighted by a group (details supplied); and if he will make... - Hospital Charges
442. To ask the Minister for Health the gross sum of in-patient charges charged by the HSE across all hospitals in 2020. [49032/21] - Mental Health Services
445. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made with regard to the Programme for Government commitment to extend the remit of the National Treatment Purchase Fund to secure timely... - Disabilities Assessments
446. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children as of 1 October 2021 or latest date available that were awaiting a first assessment of need from the HSE under the Disability Act 2005... - Disability Services
447. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional residential places, respite nights and new emergency residential placements for people with a disability that have been made available... - Health Services Staff
449. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the staffing deficits of over 168.91 whole-time equivalent HSCP posts that exist across the children disability network teams in CHO4 when... - Hospital Facilities
450. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the upgrade of Dunmanway hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49064/21] - Vaccination Programme
451. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the HPV vaccine. [49068/21] - Health Service Executive
452. To ask the Minister for Health if he will instruct the HSE to engage with a committee (details supplied) in a meaningful way to resolve the current issues; and if he will make a statement on... - Assisted Decision-Making
453. To ask the Minister for Health the reason section 83 of the Assisted Decision Making Capacity Act 2015 has not been commenced; the timeline for the commencement of same; and if he will make...
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