Written answers
Wednesday, 17 November 2021
- Disability Services
189. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that there is no ongoing risk to service users in all disability day and residential units following the revelations in County Donegal; and... - Health Service Executive
190. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of public funds allocated from the 2020 HSE Service Plan to facilities (details supplied). [56462/21] - Disability Services
191. To ask the Minister for Health the main initiatives undertaken by his Department since 27 June 2020 to improve access to therapeutic and multidisciplinary services for young children with... - Hospital Waiting Lists
192. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting so long on surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56197/21] - Hospital Staff
193. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to fund a clinical psychologist for the multidisciplinary diabetes team in University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
194. To ask the Minister for Health the scientific data or evidence that supports restricting indoor dining and entry into pubs, night clubs, gigs and indoor facilities for vaccinated persons or... - Health Services
198. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults and children on physiotherapy waiting lists by CHO for each quarter since quarter 4 2018, in tabular form; the number of those waiting... - Departmental Data
207. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults and children on orthodontics waiting lists by CHO for each quarter since quarter 4 2018, in tabular form; the number of those waiting more... - Hospital Waiting Lists
214. To ask the Minister for Health when it is envisaged that a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive an appointment to meet with a consultant in the department of ophthalmology,... - Suicide Prevention
216. To ask the Minister for Health the counselling supports that are in place for families who are living with loved ones who have suicidal indentations; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medicinal Products
218. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary will be granted access to fremanezumab; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56257/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
219. To ask the Minister for Health if Covid-19 certificates for partners is expected to be rolled out for maternity hospitals as a means of access. [56265/21] - Care Services
220. To ask the Minister for Health when respite will be reinstated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56271/21] - Childcare Services
221. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the new HIQA guidelines, specifically the regulations to replace the National Standards for Foster Care with the new Child Care Services... - Dental Services
222. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE dental services in County Kerry are available to medical card holders given there is no private dental services available for medical card holders.... - Hospital Services
224. To ask the Minister for Health when respite services will resume in Fermoy Community Hospital for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56276/21] - Vaccination Programme
225. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare can avail now of a vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56278/21] - Hospital Staff
227. To ask the Minister for Health the strategy in place increase the number of neurology nurses from its current low base to 100 and in the case of St. James’s Hospital from four to ten... - Health Service Executive
229. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will reinstate respite service for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56315/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
230. To ask the Minister for Health if further consideration has been undertaken regarding a system for medical exemption to the EU Digital COVID Certificate following recent discussions with the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
231. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting so long for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56341/21] - Vaccination Programme
232. To ask the Minister for Health if NIAC has recommended that persons in the very-high risk category will receive their booster vaccinations; if so, the timeline for same; and if he will make... - Health Service Executive
234. To ask the Minister for Health if a decision has been made by the HSE to provide expanded access of anti-IL-5 therapies for severe asthma; if there is a limit in place on the number of... - Healthcare Policy
235. To ask the Minister for Health the actions he is taking to restore rehabilitation beds to pre-Covid-19 levels. [56354/21] - Departmental Data
236. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new addiction beds by type, such as rehab, detox, stabilisation and so on, opened since 1 January 2021 by facility in tabular form. [56355/21] - Departmental Strategies
240. To ask the Minister for Health the role of the taskforce coordinator. [56359/21] - Health Services Staff
243. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff currently employed in each of the children’s disability network teams by role in County Cork. [56363/21] - Legislative Measures
244. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the proposed gambling control Bill. [56364/21] - Healthcare Policy
245. To ask the Minister for Health if the target to ensure that cancer referrals from a general practitioner into a hospital will be made electronically and each hospital group will facilitate... - Departmental Data
254. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons availing of private health insurance by age group (details supplied). [56415/21] - Health Service Executive
255. To ask the Minister for Health if the restored overtime pay as set out in HSE HR Circular 31/2021 will be paid for non-consultant hospital doctors; and if they will also be paid for back pay... - Covid-19 Pandemic
256. To ask the Minister for Health the reason public health bodies are not being instructed to resume close contact tracing and informing close contacts due to the high level of numbers in... - Departmental Data
259. To ask the Minister for Health the number of sterile crack pipes that have been distributed by the HSE and charity services in County Galway to date in 2021; the way this compares with 2020... - Primary Care Centres
262. To ask the Minister for Health when construction of the Tullow primary care centre serving Tullow, Rathvilly and Hacketstown will commence (details supplied); the current status of the... - Vaccination Programme
263. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the fact that there is a small cohort of persons who for underlying medical reasons are advised by their medical professionals not to take a... - Health Service Executive
264. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request a review of the decision to refuse an application in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Data
265. To ask the Minister for Health the current staffing levels in a centre (details supplied); the posts that are in place; and the number in each one. [56491/21] - Sexually Transmitted Infections
266. To ask the Minister for Health the findings of a pilot service offering free at-home test kits for STI screening to Dublin, Cork and Kerry; and his plans to make this a permanent nationwide... - Health Services
267. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make the My Options unplanned pregnancy support services webpage available in the ten most common languages spoken in Ireland. [56525/21] - School Equipment
268. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the lack of defibrillators in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56536/21] - Vaccination Programme
269. To ask the Minister for Health if a vaccination clinic will be available in Drogheda, County Louth for the application of booster vaccines in the months ahead; and if he will make a... - Health and Safety
270. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider making it mandatory for public bathrooms for men to have sanitary bins installed for men who use incontinence pads for safe disposal; and... - Psychological Assessments
271. To ask the Minister for Health if psychological assessments of needs are being carried out in a centre (details supplied); the number carried out to date in 2022; the longest waiting time;... - Covid-19 Pandemic
272. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have been contacted by HSE contact tracing teams as a result of close contact tracing in nightclubs and music venues since their...
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