Written answers
Tuesday, 23 November 2021
- Covid-19 Pandemic
491. To ask the Minister for Health if a Covid-19 Recovery Certificate is required to travel within the European Union if the person who has recovered from Covid-19 is also fully vaccinated; and... - Health Services
492. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent mental health nurses attached to each prison here in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; if this number will... - Vaccination Programme
493. To ask the Minister for Health the reason cancer patients at St. James’s Hospital were asked to attend the hospital recently for a Covid-19 booster vaccination but instead received an... - Mental Health Services
495. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children that are waiting on a psychology service; the average waiting time after the completion of an assessment of needs by CHO area; and if he... - Health Services
498. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who are waiting on an occupational therapy service; the average waiting time after the completion of an assessment of needs by CHO area;... - Mental Health Services
507. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who are waiting on a CAMHS psychiatry service; the average waiting time after the completion of an assessment of needs by CHO area; and... - Health Services
509. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who are waiting on a paediatric service in hospital or in the community; the average waiting time after completion of an assessment of... - Hospital Waiting Lists
511. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who are currently waiting for paediatric appointments in hospital or in the community; the average waiting times by CHO area in tabular... - Health Services
512. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting on a social work service; the average waiting time after completion of an assessment of needs by CHO area; and if he will make a... - Disability Services
524. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting on a pre-school support service; the average waiting time after the completion of an assessment of needs by CHO area; and if he... - Home Help Service
529. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for appointments in home support services: the average waiting times by CHO area in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Health Services
530. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting on an ophthalmology service; the average waiting time after the completion of an assessment of needs by CHO area; and if he will... - Disability Services
535. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for appointments in complementary and play therapy: the average waiting times by CHO area in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Health Services
537. To ask the Minister for Health the number of interventions received on average after a child is identified as needing a nursing service after the completion of an assessment of needs since... - Hospital Waiting Lists
539. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting on a hospital-based medical or surgical service; the average waiting time after the completion of an assessment of needs by CHO... - Dental Services
542. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting on a dentistry service; the average waiting time after the completion of an assessment of needs by CHO area; and if he will make... - Health Services
545. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting on a service for the deaf and hard of hearing; the average waiting time after the completion of an assessment of needs by CHO... - Disability Services
546. To ask the Minister for Health the average number of interventions received after a child is identified as needing a service for the deaf and hard of hearing after completion of an... - Covid-19 Pandemic
548. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter raised in correspondence regarding obtaining a vaccine certificate (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services
549. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56886/21] - Medicinal Products
550. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that young persons turning 18 years have seamless access to specialist prescriptions for medications such as ritalin given that the adult... - Covid-19 Pandemic
551. To ask the Minister for Health if he has plans to update the EU digital Covid certificate to include proof of booster vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56894/21] - Covid-19 Tests
553. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider adding capacity to walk-in Covid-19 test centres given many are lacking in appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Aids and Appliances
554. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be issued with a hoist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56900/21] - Health Services
555. To ask the Minister for Health when audiology services will be made available at Tuam primary care centre, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56901/21] - Disabilities Assessments
556. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will be given a date for an assessment by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56902/21] - Health Services
557. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department or the HSE provides funding to an organisation (details supplied); if there are formal agreements in place with the organisation; if he plans... - Hospital Facilities
560. To ask the Minister for Health when work on the delivery of 26 new ICU beds at St. James's Hospital will commence; the level of funding that has been allocated for this project; when these... - Hospital Services
561. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting on a first appointment in the outpatients' diabetes clinic in the UL hospital group aged 18 to 24 years, 25 to 34 year, 35 to 44... - Health Services Staff
564. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delays in recruiting for the four diabetes clinical nurse specialist posts, the three dietitian posts and the additional two consultant... - Hospital Services
565. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the University Limerick Hospitals Group will be included in the remaining six diabetes centres acquiring dose adjusting for normal... - Hospital Admissions
566. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital admissions through the University Limerick Hospitals Group accident and emergency department or the acute medical assessment unit due to... - Hospital Services
567. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons over the age of 18 years who were admitted through the University Limerick Hospitals Group accident and emergency department or the acute... - Health Services
568. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the necessary funding for the resumption of the national diabetes register Sláintecare project as a priority; if his attention has been... - Medical Aids and Appliances
569. To ask the Minister for Health if a device will be granted to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56921/21] - Residential Institutions
570. To ask the Minister for Health the number of residential service providers that have established family forums under the Terms of Reference for Family Forums 2018 (details supplied); the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
571. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a query regarding the provision of an EU digital Covid certificate to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Equipment
572. To ask the Minister for Health the number of MRI machines located in public and voluntary hospitals; the number operating on a 24-hour basis; and the number operating seven days a week.... - Hospital Facilities
573. To ask the Minister for Health the number of operating theatres in public and voluntary hospitals; the number that are closed currently; the number that are operating on an eight, 16 or a... - Hospital Equipment
574. To ask the Minister for Health the number of MRI machines and theatres that have not been used at all in the past six months; the locations of same; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Services
576. To ask the Minister for Health if he will introduce activity related funding to fund the HSE in future to ensure that hospitals get paid for the work they do and to encourage more outputs.... - Hospital Staff
578. To ask the Minister for Health the ratio of management to patients in the public and voluntary hospitals; and the way this compares to private hospitals. [56933/21] - Hospital Procedures
579. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage increase in cost to the State on average in the delay of scoliosis operations on an annual basis. [56934/21] - Departmental Policies
580. To ask the Minister for Health if he will introduce universal healthcare for children. [56935/21] - Departmental Schemes
581. To ask the Minister for Health if hormone treatments which are considered high-tech scripts will be covered either by the medical card or drug payment scheme; and if he will make a statement... - Covid-19 Pandemic
582. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered sending each household a set of antigen tests and face masks that meet European standards due to the rising case numbers of Covid-19 at... - Vaccination Programme
583. To ask the Minister for Health if a provision will be introduced for those who could not receive their second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine for medical reasons due to a reaction to the first... - Covid-19 Pandemic
585. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that heavily pregnant women who have tested positive for Covid-19 and require medical attention are left in... - Departmental Bodies
586. To ask the Minister for Health the total allocation and expenditure of the Health Research Board since 2006, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56978/21] - Health Services
587. To ask the Minister for Health when the group home for persons with physical and sensory disabilities in Carrickmacross, County Monaghan will be operational; and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Services
588. To ask the Minister for Health if it will be ensured that the minor injuries unit at Monaghan Hospital will be expanded to operate on a 24 hour seven days per week basis; and if he will make... - Health Services
589. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time equivalent nurses in each hospital, former LHO or smallest geographic unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56997/21] - Hospital Staff
590. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time equivalent nurses in Cavan General Hospital in each of the years 2009 to 2020, inclusive, and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if... - Departmental Data
591. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of his Department’s spending on health and social care in each of the years 2017 to 2020, inclusive, and to date in 2021; and if he will... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
593. To ask the Minister for Health the funding drawn down by the National Treatment Purchase Fund in each of the years 2017 to 2020, inclusive, and to date in 2021, in tabular form; the amount... - Health Service Executive
594. To ask the Minister for Health the whole-time equivalent number of bank or agency staff contracted to the HSE by staff group in each of the years 2017 to 2020, inclusive, and to date in... - Home Care Packages
595. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the homecare staffing crisis; his views on whether home carers should be included in the critical skills exemption for... - Undefined
597. To ask the Minister for Health if a generator will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57055/21] - Hospital Transfers
598. To ask the Minister for Health if a child (details supplied) who is a patient in University Hospital Kerry will be urgently transferred to Children’s Health Ireland, Crumlin for... - Vaccination Programme
599. To ask the Minister for Health when a booster programme will be available for those who have received a single vaccination jab and who need to travel within the European Union given that the... - Health Services
600. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment from the early intervention team; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Services
601. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is no active haematology department in University Hospital Kerry; his plans to have this department fully operational; and if he will make a... - Hospital Facilities
602. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide resources to increase the number of palliative care beds in the Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar by four beds and increase a second... - Undefined
603. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding medical centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57115/21] - Hospital Admissions
604. To ask the Minister for Health the number of incidents of needle spiking that have been treated in Irish hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57116/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
605. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of vaccination type of patients currently hospitalised with Covid-19 who have previously been vaccinated against the virus; and if he will make a... - Covid-19 Tests
606. To ask the Minister for Health the level of subsidy on antigen tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57119/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
607. To ask the Minister for Health if he is engaging with private hospitals in the context of rising Covid-19 hospitalisations and ICU capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Vaccination Programme
608. To ask the Minister for Health the level of Covid-19 vaccine stockpiles currently available to Ireland for each vaccine in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57123/21] - Undefined
609. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of devices for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57128/21] - Health Services Staff
610. To ask the Minister for Health if Beaumont Hospital is short five neurology nurse specialists (details supplied); the efforts that are being made to fill these posts; when the posts will be... - Dental Services
611. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the FEMPI and PPE supply related issues following the release of figures (details supplied) which show that two thirds of dentists have left... - Covid-19 Tests
612. To ask the Minister for Health if a Covid-19 test centre will be opened for the Drogheda urban, rural and east County Meath local electoral areas in view of the increasing and very... - Covid-19 Pandemic
613. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide weekly statistical updates to Deputies on the Covid-19 virus (details supplied). [57163/21] - Hospital Appointments Status
614. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting for an orthodontic appointment. [57167/21] - Hospital Facilities
615. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional permanent critical care ICU beds that will be delivered as part of the winter planning within the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will... - Hospital Staff
617. To ask the Minister for Health the action he is taking to provide 100 additional neurology nurse specialists across Ireland; his plans to add eight extra nurses for the Mater Misericordiae... - Hospital Waiting Lists
618. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment for orthopaedic surgery. [57184/21] - Hospital Appointments Status
619. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an ophthalmology appointment. [57185/21] - Hospital Services
620. To ask the Minister for Health if he has examined additional pathways to care through the use of Nenagh hospital in order to alleviate the demand on University Hospital Limerick; and if he... - Hospital Staff
621. To ask the Minister for Health if a response will issue to a letter from an organisation (details supplied) regarding the poor treatment of student nurses and midwives during the Covid-19... - Disability Services
622. To ask the Minister for Health the situation with respect to the operation of the progressive disability services programme in the Cork region; if he is satisfied that children attending... - Departmental Reviews
623. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 562 of 16 November 2021, if the three-year review must be initiated or completed by January 2022; and if he will make a... - Departmental Reports
624. To ask the Minister for Health when a report on the death of a person (details supplied) will be published. [57256/21] - Hospital Facilities
625. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional ICU beds that have been added to the health system since 1 March 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57270/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
629. To ask the Minister for Health if the weekly data collected and reported by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre on the epidemiology of Covid-19 outbreaks and clusters are accurate; if... - Vaccination Programme
631. To ask the Minister for Health when it was decided to administer Covid-19 booster shots given the waning of the antibody within the vaccines administered; to whom it was decided to... - Hospital Admissions
633. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of all ICU admissions in relation to Covid-19 from 1 September to 12 November 2021, inclusive; the age profile and the existence of underlying... - Covid-19 Pandemic
634. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of all Covid-19 deaths that occurred between 1 September and 12 November 2021, inclusive; the age profile and the existence or non-existence of... - Nursing Homes
637. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new residential places that will be provided in 2022 excluding those who have a residential service already and are transferring to a better... - Medicinal Products
639. To ask the Minister for Health when the budget 2022 changes to the thresholds for the drug payments scheme are expected to take effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57367/21] - Primary Care Centres
641. To ask the Minister for Health the up-to-date position with regard to the east Meath primary care centre; when it will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57371/21] - General Practitioner Services
642. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners currently practising in Laytown, Bettystown, Mornington and Donacarney, County Meath; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Services
645. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that a stroke discharge plan is put in place for each person who has suffered a stroke leaving an acute hospital setting.... - Ambulance Service
646. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the recommendations of the National Ambulance Service emergency service baseline and capacity review. [57394/21] - Hospital Waiting Lists
647. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting a long time for an ophthalmology operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57398/21] - Primary Care Services
648. To ask the Minister for Health the location of the site in Ratoath, County Meath purchased by the HSE with a view to building a primary care centre; the status of plans to deliver a primary... - Abortion Services
649. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 951 of 2 November 2021, if in each case in which a baby survived the abortion procedure medical assistance or palliative... - Covid-19 Pandemic
650. To ask the Minister for Health if he will he consider making a statement and taking questions in Dáil Eireann on the contract issued by his Department to a company (details supplied)... - Hospital Waiting Lists
651. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting list numbers in Cork University Hospital transferring from paediatric diabetes care to adult diabetes care. [57412/21] - Health Services Staff
652. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultants needed in order to assure sufficient care for all diabetics in Cork University Hospital. [57413/21] - General Practitioner Services
653. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to launch a national recruitment strategy for general practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57420/21] - Health Services
654. To ask the Minister for Health if the capacity for MRI diagnostics and treatments for public patients is short of what is needed; if he has plans for new investment in capacity or initiating... - Abortion Services
655. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 551 of 16 November 2021, if he will provide the details of the notifications to date in 2021 given that he has advised... - Health Services
656. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 562 of 9 November 2021, the model of care, clinical pathways or guidelines the national clinical programme plans to... - Covid-19 Tests
659. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the current capacity for PCR testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57463/21] - Medical Cards
662. To ask the Minister for Health if medical card holders must pay for blood tests carried out at their general practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57472/21] - Health Services
663. To ask the Minister for Health the circumstances by which there was a power outage at Tallaght Hospital on 17 November 2021; and the impact the outage had on the services provided at the... - Mental Health Services
664. To ask the Minister for Health the average length of time that children who are involuntary admitted to adult mental health units spend in such units; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Schemes
666. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 868 of 28 April 2021, the status of the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57478/21] - Departmental Policies
667. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he plans to take to reduce carbon emissions in the healthcare supply chain. [57480/21] - Organ Donation
668. To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to bring forward new legislation on organ donation. [57484/21] - Health Services
669. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be made available as a matter of urgency for a family (details supplied). [57485/21] - Health Services Staff
670. To ask the Minister for Health the average length of time it took to recruit and fill a post for each staff group grade group in the HSE in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form.... - Health Service Executive
671. To ask the Minister for Health the number of advertised posts for recruitment for each staff group grade group in the HSE currently in tabular form. [57489/21] - Vaccination Programme
672. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to publicly promote the Covid-19 vaccination booster campaign in order to tackle the lower levels of uptake of the booster vaccine particularly in... - Departmental Data
675. To ask the Minister for Health the way the €31 million announced in Budget 2022 for women’s health will be allocated; the sub-allocation to measures within the new measures... - Departmental Funding
676. To ask the Minister for Health the way the €30 million announced in Budget 2022 for national strategies will be allocated; the sub-allocation to measures within this new measures... - Departmental Data
689. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital beds closed in Kerry General Hospital in each of the past ten years and to date in 2021. [57519/21] - Hospital Staff
692. To ask the Minister for Health the number of clinicians that have left their posts by CHO area in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57525/21] - Health Services
693. To ask the Minister for Health when a service (details supplied) will be reopened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57526/21] - Hospital Staff
694. To ask the Minister for Health if recruitment has begun for the dual diagnosis team in CHO3; the location in which the team will be operational; the location of same; the supports it will... - General Practitioner Services
695. To ask the Minister for Health if a second temporary replacement doctor will be allocated to a general practitioner practice (details supplied) from which two doctors have recently retired;... - Nursing Homes
699. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has a reserve of healthcare staff or professionals to assist nursing homes in instances of staff shortages or staffing emergencies arising from... - Covid-19 Pandemic
700. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken in consultation with other relevant Departments and their agencies to ensure that the legislation on the prevention of the spread of... - Vaccination Programme
702. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider accelerating and directing additional resources to the booster vaccine roll-out in order to mitigate the need for further lockdowns; and if... - Covid-19 Pandemic
703. To ask the Minister for Health the point at which a person will be considered unvaccinated in circumstances in which they receive two vaccines and do not receive the third vaccine; if they... - Alcohol Advertising
704. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 is implemented ensuring that children are protected from alcohol marketing, particularly the... - Hospital Services
705. To ask the Minister for Health the cause of the recent power outage at University Hospital Tallaght, leading to the cancellation of all scheduled outpatient and day appointments; and the... - Hospital Appointments Status
706. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment. [57622/21] - Health Service Executive
707. To ask the Minister for Health if a site (details supplied) is in the ownership of the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57631/21] - Ambulance Service
708. To ask the Minister for Health , further to Parliamentary Question No. 843 of 27 January, the status of plans by the HSE to provide a new base for the ambulance service in Drogheda, County... - Vaccination Programme
709. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE plans to provide a facility in Drogheda, County Louth to ensure the swift roll-out of the Covid-19 booster shots to the population in Drogheda,... - Covid-19 Tests
710. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will provide a permanent Covid-19 testing centre in Drogheda, County Louth, given the high rate of infection in the community and the fact that the... - Hospital Staff
711. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter regarding neurology nurses in Cork University Hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57637/21] - Departmental Correspondence
713. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to correspondence from a representative organisation (details supplied); the reason for the delay in issuing a substantive reply; if he... - Health Service Executive
714. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57643/21]
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