Written answers
Tuesday, 16 November 2021
- National Educational Psychological Service
480. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the allocation of speech and language therapists and occupational therapists at a school (details supplied) in each of the... - Proposed Legislation
481. To ask the Minister for Health if there are future plans to amend existing mental health legislation to remove the power of An Garda Síochána to detain a person who is in immediate... - Community Care
482. To ask the Minister for Health if the projected cost saving to the counties Cork and Kerry community healthcare budget that would result from the proposed closure of a centre (details... - Departmental Funding
483. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the funding invested in building works, such as fire safety upgrades and renovations, associated with a centre (details supplied) in each of... - Mental Health Services
484. To ask the Minister for Health if the clinical directors of the West Cork, South Lee and North Cork adult mental health services have agreed to accept referrals of service users under the... - Disability Services
486. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to downgrade or close a facility (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55492/21] - Health Services Staff
487. To ask the Minister for Health when a geriatrician will be put in place for County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55494/21] - Mental Health Services
488. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts being made with regard to securing a new CAMHS consultant to deal with children's mental health services in County Kerry; and if he will make a... - Hospital Staff
489. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies unfilled or filled on a temporary basis in Cavan General Hospital; and the details of each by category (details supplied). [55500/21] - Health Services Staff
490. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the appointment of a scan nurse for counties Cavan and Monaghan; the timeframe for this appointment; and the details of same. [55502/21] - Mental Health Services
491. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a service (details supplied) in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55503/21] - General Practitioner Services
492. To ask the Minister for Health the average age of general practitioners in each county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55505/21] - Legislative Programme
494. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the support for Irish survivors of thalidomide Bill; when it will be available for pre-legislative scrutiny; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Service Executive
495. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by the HSE in contracting debt collection agencies to pursue unpaid statutory charges in each of the years 2013 to 2020 and to date in 2021,... - Hospital Charges
496. To ask the Minister for Health the costs incurred by each public hospital in contracting external debt collection agencies to pursue unpaid statutory charges in each of the years 2013 to... - Vaccination Programme
499. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the oncology department in St. James’ Hospital is not providing Covid-19 booster shots to its most vulnerable cancer patients; the reason... - Covid-19 Tests
500. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times the HSE has conducted a double Covid-19 test on a person when the first test result was positive; the clinical grounds for a second test... - Departmental Contracts
503. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 492 of 12 October 2021, the amount paid by his Department to a laboratory (details supplied) in view of reports that... - Medicinal Products
505. To ask the Minister for Health when the reduction in the threshold for the drug payment scheme will come into effect. [55542/21] - Hospital Appointments Status
506. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment; the reason for the delay in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55553/21] - Health Services
507. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reply to concerns raised and proposals offered by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55564/21] - Hospital Services
508. To ask the Minister for Health the reason adults attending University Hospital Waterford from County Waterford, south County Kilkenny, south County Tipperary and County Wexford for type 1... - Vaccination Programme
511. To ask the Minister for Health if flu jabs will be made available free of charge to medical card holders; if not, the reason those on low incomes will not be eligible for free vaccines... - General Practitioner Services
512. To ask the Minister for Health when free general practitioner care for seven and eight year olds will come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55584/21] - Medical Qualifications
513. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the current CORU processes for approving Irish citizen UK registered healthcare professionals to have their UK credentials and work... - Hospital Staff
516. To ask the Minister for Health the actions he will take to address the shortage of diabetes specialist nursing posts and dietitian posts at the University Limerick Hospitals Group; the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
517. To ask the Minister for Health the actions he will take to reduce the outpatient list at the diabetes clinic at the University Limerick Hospitals Group. [55607/21] - Hospital Admissions
518. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients referred to the medical assessment unit in Ennis General Hospital in each month to date in 2021. [55608/21] - Hospital Appointments Status
521. To ask the Minister for Health the number of appointments at the medical assessment unit in Nenagh, County Tipperary that were cancelled or referred elsewhere on the days when the unit was... - Dental Services
522. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the paediatric dental clinic in Mountbellew, County Galway is not operational; when it is expected it will reopen; the location in which children... - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
523. To ask the Minister for Health if products (details supplied) are being included in an arrangement; if not, the reason; his plans to work towards this in future; and if he will make a... - Medical Aids and Appliances
524. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the authorisation of FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitor by CHO and LHO to those patients aged under 21 and over 21 years of age, respectively... - Health Services
526. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children that are currently on the waiting list for early intervention services; the length of time they have they been on the waiting list in... - Mental Health Services
528. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children that are currently awaiting services through CAMHS in counties Sligo and Leitrim; the length of time they have been on the waiting list;... - Health and Safety
530. To ask the Minister for Health the number of inspections that the HSE has carried out in hospitality related businesses that operate indoor dining since 26 July 2021 in order to monitor and... - Hospital Staff
531. To ask the Minister for Health the number of neurology nurse specialists that have been recruited for Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin; when he anticipates these positions... - Hospital Charges
532. To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish the 2018 HSE review of hospital car parking charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55658/21] - Alcohol Advertising
534. To ask the Minister for Health the specific matters of concern or interest that have prolonged matters in view of three years consultation and work with the Broadcasting Authority of... - Covid-19 Tests
535. To ask the Minister for Health if further discussions have taken place in respect of the much needed provision of a full-time Covid-19 test centre for Drogheda, County Louth; and if he will... - Covid-19 Pandemic
536. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the view of NPHET on the rising infection rate in County Waterford which remains the highest Covid-19 infection rate in the country for a... - Departmental Expenditure
538. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of the maintenance budget for 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021 that was spent on a health centre (details supplied) in Midleton, County Cork in... - Hospital Staff
539. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be provided for a senior dietician in Portlaoise Hospital for an adult insulin pump clinic. [55683/21] - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
540. To ask the Minister for Health the action that has been taken regarding the provision of medical cannabis to date in 2021 with particular regard to treatment of seizures and epilepsy; and if... - Covid-19 Pandemic
541. To ask the Minister for Health if there has been no official process from February 2020 to November 2021 to exempt persons from wearing a face covering due to disability, pre-existing... - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
542. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to expand the Medical Cannabis Access Programme to include compassionate access for those who need cannabis based oil for medical and clinical... - Hospital Services
543. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the proposed plans by HSE facilities to demand all accompanying partners attending maternity hospitals to provide proof of vaccination; if it is... - Departmental Communications
544. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a website (details supplied); the relationship between his Department and the website; and if he will make a statement on... - Medical Research and Training
545. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to offer HSE sponsorship programmes for those studying medicine in Ireland which would contract them to work for the HSE for a specified term; and if... - Vaccination Programme
546. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the establishment of a vaccine injury compensation fund; when this fund will be made available to assist those suffering from adverse effects;... - Primary Care Centres
549. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the planned development and refurbishment of the former Monasterevin day care centre as a health care centre including the... - Covid-19 Tests
550. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to open an additional Covid-19 test centre in Galway which would be located in the city centre and would operate seven days a week in order to... - Abortion Services
551. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the dates of termination of pregnancy services carried out in Limerick Maternity Hospital in the past two months. [55717/21] - Disability Services
552. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on progressing disability teams; the services they provide; the number of persons on each waiting list by service by CHO area in... - Hospital Staff
555. To ask the Minister for Health the action that is being taken to increase the number of neurology nurse specialists at Cork University Hospital; if an additional 100 extra neurology nurse... - Medicinal Products
556. To ask the Minister for Health when the drug Epidiolex will be available on the drug reimbursement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55728/21] - Departmental Meetings
557. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to an organisation (details supplied); if he will meet with those working with same; and if he will make a statement on the... - Nursing Homes
558. To ask the Minister for Health the impact the new legislation enacted recently will have on a fair deal scheme applicant who has been approved for the scheme but before they take up a bed in... - Mental Health Services
559. To ask the Minister for Health the number of liaison psychiatry hospital teams; the location of each team; the number of staff per team; if they are operating at full staff capacity; and if... - Abortion Services
562. To ask the Minister for Health if he will commit to fulfilling the three year review of abortion legislation by 1 January 2022 as set out under section 7 of the Health (Regulation of... - Self-Harm Prevention
563. To ask the Minister for Health the counties in which the HSE operates its Self-Harm Intervention Programme. [55757/21] - Hospital Services
568. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the continuing absence of cardiac rehabilitation in Nenagh General Hospital that was suspended due to Covid-19 (details supplied); and if he... - Covid-19 Pandemic
569. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to counterfeit Irish vaccine passports being sold and distributed; the steps he is taking to address this; and if he will make... - Health Services
570. To ask the Minister for Health the number of places for oral immunotherapy for children; the locations of each facility in which the treatment is dispensed; his plans to expand the number of... - Hospital Staff
571. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time consultant ophthalmologist attached to St. James's Hospital in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Disability Services
572. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite hours provided to families in CHO 9 in 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55770/21] - Hospital Admissions
573. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients that visited the gastroenterology outpatients clinic in Beaumont Hospital in 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and... - Hospital Staff
574. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent oncological dieticians operating in the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form;... - Health Services Staff
575. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent clinical nurse specialist in paediatric neurodevelopment employed by the HSE in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular... - Hospital Staff
576. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing levels at the cardiac services division of Cork University Hospital in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Hospital Facilities
577. To ask the Minister for Health the capital expenditure projects planned for Wexford General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55775/21] - Health Services
578. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who availed of each antenatal and maternity clinic in County Leitrim in 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Services
579. To ask the Minister for Health the full year cost of increasing the opening hours at the urgent care centre at Children’s Health Ireland. Connolly from 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday to... - Hospital Staff
580. To ask the Minister for Health the full year cost of recruiting 12 additional full-time ICU nurses for St. Vincent's University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55778/21] - Hospital Waiting Lists
582. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting to see a consultant paediatric maxillofacial surgeon at South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital; the average waiting times... - Disability Services
583. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies by job title in the children's disability network teams in CHO1; the estimated full year cost of filling each of the vacancies in... - Dental Services
584. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE dental surgeon positions in County Cavan; the number of vacancies in County Cavan for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Staff
585. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent registrars in vascular surgery in Roscommon University Hospital in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if... - Mental Health Services
586. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who have been of the waiting list for CAMHS services at the end of each year from 2016 to 2020, in each county, in tabular form. [55805/21] - Disabilities Assessments
588. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the assessment of need for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55807/21] - Hospital Appointments Status
590. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is unable to get an appointment for their child to see a dietician; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55810/21] - Health Services Staff
591. To ask the Minister for Health the position in relation to the shortage of neurology nurses nationwide; the position in relation to University Hospital Waterford and University Hospital... - Medical Cards
594. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card has been denied to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55823/21] - Hospital Services
596. To ask the Minister for Health if required funding to staff the new cath lab at University Hospital Waterford which was assured on completion will be provided; when the recruitment process... - Vaccination Programme
597. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the initiative has been taken to increase the level of the HPV vaccine take up among older teenagers that did not or could not... - Work Permits
600. To ask the Minister for Health if he was consulted by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment in relation to the recent expansion of work permits, the feedback provided in... - Hospital Staff
601. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to assist public and private healthcare providers to address the serious staff shortages that are impacting on care standards in hospitals, nursing... - Covid-19 Pandemic
602. To ask the Minister for Health the number of incidences of persons in mandatory hotel quarantine accessing the services of health professionals during their stay in hotel quarantine; if any... - Hospital Facilities
603. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the new ophthalmology laboratory for University Hospital Waterford in view of previous announcements that the project timeline was to be... - Emergency Departments
604. To ask the Minister for Health the number of accident and emergency attendances at University Hospital Galway, University Hospital Limerick, Cork University Hospital and University Hospital... - National Children's Hospital
605. To ask the Minister for Health the latest contingencies that are now being put in place to protect against further unanticipated cost rises in specified materials required as part of the... - Cancer Research
606. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has carried out investigations as to the cause of the high number of deaths from cancer over recent years in Newtowncunningham, County Donegal and... - Disability Services
607. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite beds available in the Inishowen peninsula, County Donegal for adults with disabilities; and if the HSE plans to increase the bed numbers.... - Eating Disorders
608. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the funding for treatment of eating disorders; if intervention can be provided in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will... - Health Services
609. To ask the Minister for Health the reason fibromyalgia is not included in the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55933/21] - National Children's Hospital
610. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects to publish the report prepared by the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board which outlined the progress of the national paediatric... - Vaccination Programme
611. To ask the Minister for Health the locations in County Cork that will administer booster shots for persons aged 60 to 69 years; and the way in which persons will be contacted. [55951/21] - Health Promotion
613. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to fulfil the Programme for Government commitment to promote an increase in the number of new mothers breastfeeding by increasing... - Health Services
614. To ask the Minister for Health the number of requests by both adults and children for transport to hospitals outside the State that were not facilitated in 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in... - Dental Services
615. To ask the Minister for Health the number of instances of fraud which have been reported, found or otherwise that have come to the attention of his Department relating to the dental... - Hospital Staff
616. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospitals which have yet to institute the agreed overtime rate increase for NCHDs from 1 July 2021 and the agreed salary increase from 1 October... - Departmental Reports
617. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received a copy of a report (details supplied); if he is giving consideration to the findings of the research; and if he will make a statement on the... - Covid-19 Tests
618. To ask the Minister for Health the standard HSE protocol on advice for persons who have been provided with a second PCR test after the first is deemed inconclusive, if the second test shows... - Hospital Services
619. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 742 of 19 October 2021, when the referred response will issue from the HSE. [55978/21] - Covid-19 Tests
621. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to reopening a full-time Covid-19 test centre in Galway city given the inability for those without a car to access the testing... - Special Educational Needs
622. To ask the Minister for Health the number of therapies carried out on children with special needs to date in 2021; if a sufficient number of therapy posts have been filled to allow for the... - Health Services
623. To ask the Minister for Health the number of phone calls received by the HSE drug and alcohol helpline in each of the past ten years and to date in 2021. [55998/21] - Visa Applications
624. To ask the Minister for Health if further visas can be provided to non-EU care workers who provide care support to persons in their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services
625. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine a situation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56001/21] - Hospital Staff
626. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be allocated to staff the new cath lab in University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56002/21] - Hospital Appointments Status
627. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56012/21] - DNA Database
628. To ask the Minister for Health the progress towards delivering on the commitment in the programme for Government to establish a national genetics and genomics medicine network; and if he... - Health Service Executive
629. To ask the Minister for Health if he will release in a redacted format if appropriate to this Deputy all the emails received by the HSE email address yoursay@hse.ie between 20 January 2021... - Primary Care Centres
631. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the north Monaghan primary care unit (details supplied); the expected completion date; the number of staff that will be employed at the facility... - Hospital Appointments Status
632. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for their procedure; the reason for the delay in same.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56034/21] - Disability Services
634. To ask the Minister for Health the main initiatives undertaken by his Department since 27 June 2020 to improve access to early diagnosis interventions for those with autism spectrum disorder... - Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
635. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Number 872 of 19 October 2021, the recruitment process undertaken by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland for senior... - Medical Cards
636. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56045/21] - Health Services
637. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied). [56053/21] - Health Services Staff
638. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine proposed changes to a clinical process (details supplied). [56054/21] - Vaccination Programme
639. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the roll-out of the third Covid-19 vaccine dose in particular for those who are immunosuppressed or compromised; and if he will make a statement... - Covid-19 Tests
640. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on PCR testing from the beginning of 2020 to date including laboratory costs by laboratory, staff employed to conduct the testing and other... - Covid-19 Pandemic
641. To ask the Minister for Health the total expenditure on Covid-19-related advertising conducted by the Government and the HSE in print, online and broadcast media since the beginning of 2020... - Medical Aids and Appliances
642. To ask the Minister for Health the total expenditure by the HSE on walking aids and wheelchairs for the period 2016 to 2020; if he will provide information on payments to individual... - Health Services
643. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the development of neurology services across Ireland; if his attention has been drawn to the designation of Cork University Hospital as the south... - Vaccination Programme
644. To ask the Minister for Health if those vaccinated outside of Ireland can avail of their Covid-19 booster jab in Ireland; if so, the way in which they should access the system; and if he... - Home Care Packages
645. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the six night per month respite service, not home supports, for a child (details supplied) have not been reinstated by the HSE despite the critical... - Hospital Procedures
647. To ask the Minister for Health if electroconvulsive therapy is carried out in public hospitals; if so, the number of patients that were treated this way and in which locations in each of the... - Mental Health Services
648. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has sanctioned additional funding for increased authorised officers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56112/21] - Health Services
651. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the operation of the maternity and infant scheme; and the position regarding the provision of adequate postnatal support services for women and... - Mental Health Services
652. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which and the locations persons can access dialectical behaviour therapy; the length of the waiting lists; the number of persons on the waiting... - Emergency Departments
653. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that presented to emergency departments with self-harm and or intentional poisoning in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, by CHO area; and... - Mental Health Services
654. To ask the Minister for Health if there will be a follow-up to the 2019 report My Voice Matters and another round of consultations with mental health service users and family and friends of... - Health Services
655. To ask the Minister for Health if up to date data is collected by the HSE regarding the number of stroke survivors in Ireland; if so, the number of stroke survivors in Ireland; and if he... - Hospital Facilities
656. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he has taken to ensure private changing areas are available to those waiting on hospital trolleys at University Hospital Limerick in view of... - Mental Health Services
658. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the €10 million one-off funding for mental health that was announced in Budget 2022; the person or body who benefits from this; the... - Hospital Appointments Status
659. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment at the Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore. [56156/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
660. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56159/21]
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