Written answers
Tuesday, 30 November 2021
- Schools Building Projects
492. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the new school build for a school (details supplied) given that capital funding has been allocated to progress the design; and if he will make a... - Disability Services
493. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who were on each children's disability services' caseload in June 2021 by county; the number of children's cases which were reviewed and... - Health Services
496. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) who is on the waiting list for a series of early intervention supports including a... - Childcare Services
497. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a Covid-19 test and trace facility is provided to the childcare sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59138/21] - Health Services Staff
498. To ask the Minister for Health the number and proportion of nursing graduates in 2020 and 2021, respectively, who are currently working in the health care system; and if he will make a... - Health Services
499. To ask the Minister for Health the date a person (details supplied) will receive speech and language therapy. [58268/21] - Vaccination Programme
502. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding a loophole in relation to the administration of the booster vaccine for persons over 70 years of age. [58282/21] - Health Services Staff
503. To ask the Minister for Health when the Bray local drugs and alcohol taskforce co-ordinator position will be filled given the position has been empty since August 2021; if he will provide a... - Dental Services
504. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the large backlog in school dental visits for schools across the country since the pandemic; if he has met with the HSE in... - Health Services
505. To ask the Minister for Health if he has met with the HSE in relation to the backlog of developmental check-ups for babies by public health nurses since the pandemic; and if he will make a... - Dental Services
506. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58289/21] - Hospital Procedures
507. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58291/21] - Primary Care Services
508. To ask the Minister for Health when primary care services and a new primary care facility will be established in Tullow, County Carlow; the location of same; the timescale for this service... - Covid-19 Pandemic
509. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate the reports that health and safety officers have made since 23 October 2021 in regard to Covid-19 compliance in the hospitality, public... - Dental Services
510. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have a follow-up appointment with orthodontic services in Tullamore, County Laois. [58297/21] - Health Services Staff
511. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will examine and resolve matters in relation to the employment of a person (details supplied).; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Services
512. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received proposals from Children’s Health Ireland to help alleviate the pressure on Temple Street and Crumlin Hospitals in delivering... - Mental Health Policy
514. To ask the Minister for Health the way the €24 million announced in Budget 2022 for mental health will be allocated; if this allocation relates to the reclassification of available... - Dental Services
515. To ask the Minister for Health if patients in County Laois who require orthodontic treatment will have to travel to a clinic in Athlone from December 2021. [58320/21] - Health Service Executive
516. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE is continuing to charge costs significantly in excess of private nursing home care to elderly patients in public and HSE run nursing home... - Health Services
517. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a child (details supplied) is not able to avail of various therapies such as speech therapy, occupational therapy and physiotherapy while they... - Covid-19 Pandemic
518. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE is keeping weekly or monthly breakdowns of the number of patients in ICU beds in hospitals who are vaccinated and unvaccinated; and if so, if the... - Dental Services
519. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of dentists who currently as of 22 November 2021 provide treatment under the medical card scheme in counties Mayo, Galway, Sligo and... - Health Services
520. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a child (details supplied) is not able to avail of various therapies such as speech therapy, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and dietician... - Medical Cards
521. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for delay in deciding on a medical card application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58357/21] - Hospital Services
522. To ask the Minister for Health if additional funding will be allocated to help alleviate the pressure on Temple Street and Crumlin Children’s Hospitals in particular for the waiting... - Hospital Procedures
523. To ask the Minister for Health when spinal treatment for a child (details supplied) will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58363/21] - Hospital Appointments Status
524. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58367/21] - Medicinal Products
525. To ask the Minister for Health when Epidyolex will be available to patients. [58376/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
526. To ask the Minister for Health the current position in which a person for people who have identified themselves as Covid-19 positive in accident and emergency units have to isolate them from... - Hospital Waiting Lists
527. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58378/21] - Registration of Births
528. To ask the Minister for Health the reason women, who were previously married, but subsequently obtained a divorce, are being asked to secure the signature of their divorced partner when they... - Hospital Charges
529. To ask the Minister for Health his views that student nurses have to pay car parking fees of €75 per week while on placement in hospitals; and if he will confirm that he will work... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
530. To ask the Minister for Health if the tender competition for the construction of phase 1 development planned for St. Vincent’s Community Nursing Home, Mountmellick, County Laois has... - Hospital Staff
531. To ask the Minister for Health if he will increase the number of neurology nurse specialists at St. James’s Hospital Dublin 8; the number of such nurses currently available; and if he... - Vaccination Programme
532. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration is being given to a proposal to give recipients of the one-shot vaccine (details supplied) a booster from three months after the injection in... - Hospital Procedures
533. To ask the Minister for Health the number of surgeries excluding emergency surgeries that were carried out in each hospital in the South/SouthWest Hospital Group on weekends in each of the... - Hospital Staff
534. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric cardiologist attached to CHI Temple Street in each of the past four years, in tabular form. [58407/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
537. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a plan in relation to the cohort of recovered persons and the extensions on their EU Digital COVID Certificates as a result of antibody testing;... - Covid-19 Tests
538. To ask the Minister for Health if negative antigen testing will be considered for the EU Digital COVID Certificates to allow for attendance in bars, restaurants and so on as per the UK... - Covid-19 Pandemic
539. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons contact traced using the passenger locater form in each month in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58430/21] - Primary Care Centres
541. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans to provide a primary health centre for Adamstown; if a site has been agreed for the proposed health centre; and if he will make a statement... - Covid-19 Pandemic
542. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide advice to childcare facilities (details supplied) in relation to Covid-19. [58434/21] - Covid-19 Tests
543. To ask the Minister for Health the results of the antigen pilots that occurred in the childcare sector (details supplied). [58435/21] - Hospital Services
544. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the funding application by Children’s Health Ireland to the HSE to help alleviate pressure on Temple Street and Crumlin... - Covid-19 Pandemic
545. To ask the Minister for Health if he will extend the period of presumptive immunity from six to nine months post-Covid-19 infection given HIQAs latest advice to NPHET; if the certificate of... - Hospital Waiting Lists
547. To ask the Minister for Health if steps are being taken to speed up waiting times for childhood scoliosis operations; and the prospects of setting a date for a procedure for a person... - Medicinal Products
548. To ask the Minister for Health if HIQA has approved the use of the new Covid-19 antiviral pill (details supplied) which has been given emergency use authorisation by the European Medicines... - Dental Services
549. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists who were contracted with the HSE under the dental treatment services scheme who have left the scheme in the past 24 months; and if he... - Hospital Waiting Lists
550. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who are waiting on a first appointment to the outpatients' diabetes clinic in the University of Limerick Hospitals group who are aged... - Hospital Staff
553. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delays in recruiting the four diabetes clinical nurse specialist posts, the three dietitian post and the additional two consultant... - Hospital Admissions
554. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital admissions through University of Limerick hospitals groups’ accident and emergency or the acute medical assessment unit due to... - Disability Services
556. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will be seen under the children's disability network team in CHO4. [58494/21] - Insurance Coverage
557. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a spouse can be removed from a medical society that is a restricted membership undertaking as defined in the Health Insurance Act 1994 scheme by... - Hospital Services
558. To ask the Minister for Health if a birthing pool is located in the maternity unit at Mullingar Regional Hospital. [58516/21] - Health Services
559. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated additional capacity an increase of €5 million in respite care services would provide. [58517/21] - Hospital Staff
560. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for the recruitment of an additional full-time consultant paediatric orthopaedic surgeon for Mullingar Regional Hospital. [58518/21] - Disability Services
561. To ask the Minister for Health if the 27 additional expert staff to process assessments of needs were filled after funding for these additional staff was announced in Budget 2021. [58519/21] - Hospital Staff
562. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant consultant posts by speciality currently in CHI Crumlin; the length of time each post has been vacant for; and when each vacancy will be... - Covid-19 Pandemic
564. To ask the Minister for Health if alternative arrangements are available to allow persons who cannot take a Covid-19 vaccine for health reasons to access hospitality, cinemas and theatres;... - Hospital Services
565. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received a submission from Children’s Health Ireland for increased funding for Temple Street Children’s Hospital and Our Lady’s... - Legislative Measures
566. To ask the Minister for Health if he will introduce legislation to ensure the mandatory registration of payments or transfers of value from pharmaceutical companies to healthcare... - Covid-19 Pandemic
567. To ask the Minister for Health when persons (details supplied) in Border areas who received a Covid-19 vaccine in Northern Ireland but cannot prove their residency in Northern Ireland will... - Health Services Staff
568. To ask the Minister for Health when the implementation will start of a new assessment that ensures non-EEA doctors are assessed as equals to European Union applicants; the instructions that... - Health Services
569. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm an immediate date for an assessment of a patient (details supplied) at University Hospital Waterford. [58558/21] - Nursing Homes
570. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a nursing home loan application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58566/21] - Health Services Staff
571. To ask the Minister for Health the number of National Paediatric Hospital Development Board members who have left their positions on the board since it was first appointed in 2013; the... - Hospital Staff
572. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses employed in Temple Street Children’s Hospital, Dublin as, or working in the position of, head of ward or acting head of ward but... - Dental Services
575. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of dentists in the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown area currently operating the HSE medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement... - Covid-19 Pandemic
578. To ask the Minister for Health the current rules for staff within the HSE who are unable to work as they are a confirmed close contact; if they are treated as needing to take Covid-19... - Hospital Facilities
579. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ICU beds operational in Wexford General Hospital in each year from 2017 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Appointments Status
580. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting so long for an appointment at Cavan General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58682/21] - Home Care Packages
581. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home care hours allocated by the HSE; the number which are currently provided; the steps his Department is taking to make up the shortfall in... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
582. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated weekly, monthly and annual cost of providing an antigen test daily to each SNA at primary and secondary level in the State. [58690/21] - Departmental Advertising
584. To ask the Minister for Health the costs incurred to date by the HSE social media advertising campaigns in order to promote public health guidelines, advice and vaccine uptake; the payments... - Departmental Records
585. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 240 of 3 May 2017, 1112 of 2 June 2017 and 1743 of 27 July 2021, if the files have been retrieved; if not, when the... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
586. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the progression of a project in view of the fact that the HSE stated a year ago that Swords, County Dublin was a priority for the development of... - Health Services Staff
587. To ask the Minister for Health the number of mental health service management and administration staff members based in the Model Business Park, Cork who were administered a first dose... - Health Services
588. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients currently on waiting lists for hospital appointments in hospitals (details supplied). [58712/21] - Mental Health Services
591. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of persons currently on waiting lists for counselling in the State by county; and the lengths of time they have spent on the waiting lists.... - Health Services
592. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of persons currently on waiting lists for ophthalmology appointments in the State by county; and the length of time persons have spent on the... - Dental Services
593. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of children currently on waiting lists for dental appointments in the State by county figure; and the length of time persons have spent on the... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
594. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE did not ensure the roof of Lifford hospital, County Donegal was repaired at by January 2021 as required by HIQA; when the hospital will... - Hospital Facilities
595. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital beds at Buncrana Community Hospital, County Donegal in each of the years 2004 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [58719/21] - Hospital Staff
603. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses based at Buncrana Community Hospital, County Donegal in each of the years 2004 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [58727/21] - Health Services Staff
604. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses based at Carndonagh Community Hospital, County Donegal in each of the years 2004 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [58728/21] - Ambulance Service
611. To ask the Minister for Health the current working hours of the ambulance service based at Buncrana, County Donegal; when the new ambulance base will be fully operative; and the hours that... - Covid-19 Pandemic
612. To ask the Minister for Health the action he will take regarding parents being able to visit their child together in children's hospitals, particularly when the parents must travel to Dublin... - Official Engagements
614. To ask the Minister for Health if he will list the occasions over the past six months when he met a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58739/21] - Nursing Homes
616. To ask the Minister for Health if the new arrangement in which a resident of a nursing home under the fair deal scheme can sell the home and still have the contribution capped at 22.5%, can... - Hospital Appointments Status
617. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be issued an appointment. [58749/21] - Mental Health Services
618. To ask the Minister for Health the current staffing levels within the Wexford child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, services; the vacancies that are available in the Wexford... - Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
619. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to delays in the processing of overseas applications at the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland; the steps he is taking to... - Hospital Appointments Status
622. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive an appointment to meet a consultant in order to be assessed at the South Infirmary Victoria... - Health Services
623. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the additional funding provided in budget 2022 for an integrated community response to alcohol for the north inner city of Dublin, in tabular... - Hospice Services
626. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE raised concerns with a hospice and care services (details supplied) about the funding of posts and the losses recorded in the restaurants in... - Emergency Departments
627. To ask the Minister for Health the number and percentage of emergency department attendances that are admitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58768/21] - Mental Health Services
629. To ask the Minister for Health the dimensions of each resident bedroom in a facility in Midleton, County Cork; and the number of resident bathrooms in the facility. [58771/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
630. To ask the Minister for Health the actions a person is required to take after a Covid-19 certificate of recovery expires after 180 days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58777/21] - Health Strategies
631. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to prioritise the publication of the national stroke strategy along with a fully funded implementation plan; the timeline for same; and if he will... - Medical Records
632. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in issuing a medical report from Mullingar General Hospital for a person (details supplied). [58789/21] - Hospital Appointments Status
633. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for a smear test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58791/21] - General Practitioner Services
634. To ask the Minister for Health the number of referrals from general practitioners to HSE services, by service, in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [58794/21] - Community Care
635. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the enhanced community care programme; the measures implemented to date; the measures yet to be implemented and planned for the remainder of... - Health Service Executive
636. To ask the Minister for Health the share of the €200 million to tackle waiting lists allocated to the HSE that will be spent on procuring private services and the types of services,... - Ambulance Service
637. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulance call outs outside of County Cork that resulted in admission to Cork University Hospital, the county of call out origin, the distances... - Vaccination Programme
642. To ask the Minister for Health the options available to a doctor (details supplied) who had a severe reaction to their first Covid-19 vaccination resulting in required brain surgery; the... - Health Services
643. To ask the Minister for Health if the Northern Ireland healthcare scheme will be extended into 2022 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58812/21] - Hospital Staff
644. To ask the Minister for Health when ten additional neurology nurses will be provided to St. James's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58814/21] - Disability Services
645. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the early intervention appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58816/21] - Health Services Staff
646. To ask the Minister for Health when a dietician for adults can be provided at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58817/21] - General Practitioner Services
647. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts his Department is making to assist families in their need to register with a general practitioner upon moving to a new area (detail supplied); and... - Home Care Packages
648. To ask the Minister for Health if allocated home care hours for a person (details supplied) will be provided by the home care package providers despite staff shortages; and if he will make a... - Covid-19 Tests
649. To ask the Minister for Health if he has plans to provide additional PCR testing centres to rural areas such as Connemara given the increased demand for tests and rising case numbers; and if... - Health Services
651. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the current practice of chiropodists charging up to €37 for treatment of patients who have a chiropodist card that entitles them to a... - Hospital Staff
652. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the south-west regional centre for neurology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58835/21] - Disability Services
654. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of additional space the Carlow Children's Disability Network Team is gaining by keeping the Bluebell Disability Outreach project in St. Dympna's... - Home Care Packages
655. To ask the Minister for Health the assistance being given to a person (details supplied) whose care service provider withdrew their services. [58847/21] - Mental Health Services
657. To ask the Minister for Health if the post for the school age team psychologist in County Longford has been filled. [58853/21] - Hospital Waiting Lists
658. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be referred for surgery having engaged with their consultant on several occasions. [58854/21] - Home Care Packages
660. To ask the Minister for Health the allocation of home care hours following the assessment and award of packages (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58889/21] - Covid-19 Tests
661. To ask the Minister for Health if he will establish Covid-19 test sites as a matter of urgency in north and east County Cork to ensure accessible testing. [58897/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
662. To ask the Minister for Health if monoclonal antibody medicine, onapreve is available in Ireland for Covid-19 patients (details supplied). [58898/21] - Vaccination Programme
664. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the vaccination status of Covid-19 cases admitted to ICU in Ireland is so disproportionately different to cases in the United Kingdom over the... - Emergency Departments
665. To ask the Minister for Health the number and percentage of emergency department admissions which are treated within 4, 8 and 12 hours, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on... - Covid-19 Tests
666. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the frequency and manner of surveillance testing conducted on in-patients in which there is no clinical suspicion of Covid-19 upon admission to... - Covid-19 Pandemic
667. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to instances in which family members of Covid-19-positive hospital in-patients were incorrectly recorded as consenting do not... - Health Services
668. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE refers children to private service providers for treatment following an assessment of needs in which a service is identified such as occupational... - Hospital Overcrowding
669. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase bed capacity and address the overcrowding crisis in the Saolta Hospital Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58941/21] - Hospital Facilities
671. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new acute beds that have been provided to each hospital in the Saolta Hospital Group in the past two years; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Staff
672. To ask the Minister for Health the number of clinical staff vacancies by staff grade currently for each hospital in the Saolta Hospital Group; the length of time of each vacancy; and if he... - Healthcare Policy
673. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional beds that will be made operational in hospitals under the Saolta Hospital Group under the winter plan; and if he will make a statement... - General Practitioner Services
674. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to recent data provided by the Irish College of General Practitioners that states that 60% of a survey of 900 general... - Hospital Overcrowding
675. To ask the Minister for Health the number of planned surgeries that have been cancelled in each hospital of the Saolta Hospital Group over each of the past six months as a result of bed... - Departmental Funding
676. To ask the Minister for Health the annual budget allocated to each hospital in the State over each of the past five years; if additional current funding has been requested for any individual... - Home Care Packages
677. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of home care hours applied for by CHO; the total number granted in tabular form over each of the past five years; and if he will make a... - Healthcare Policy
678. To ask the Minister for Health the primary care plans for each CHO; the progress to date on each project; the timeframe for delivery of each project; and if he will make a statement on the... - Home Care Packages
679. To ask the Minister for Health the average wait time for approval of a home care application; the level of delayed discharges from each hospital in the Saolta Group while waiting on a home... - Hospital Facilities
680. To ask the Minister for Health the number of community hospital beds in the Saolta Group counties available to patients on discharge from acute hospitals; if he plans to increase community... - Home Care Packages
681. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time persons who have been assessed for delivery of home support hours must wait for a carer to become available; and the number of the 4,933... - Nursing Homes
682. To ask the Minister for Health if the Government has recognised the high levels of post-traumatic stress, mood disturbance and moral injury that an organisation (details supplied) has... - Covid-19 Pandemic
685. To ask the Minister for Health the actions taken to acknowledge the gravity of the strain that has been placed upon staff in nursing homes and the broader health services throughout the... - Nursing Homes
686. To ask the Minister for Health the appropriate supports the Government plans to bring into effect to support staff in nursing homes and the broader health services in living with the lasting... - Departmental Reviews
687. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline and the process for the proposed review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; the proposed methods for public input;... - Research Funding
688. To ask the Minister for Health the funding streams available for research purposes that could be accessed by a PhD student in research concerning children with intellectual disabilities and... - Health Services Staff
690. To ask the Minister for Health if he has or will adjust the recruitment process for permanent and locum doctors, nursing, health care assistants and other posts in the health service; if the... - Departmental Data
692. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the severe overtime culture in the HSE; the average number of overtime hours worked on a weekly basis by grade within the medical, dental,... - Health Services
693. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to expand menopause supports and awareness; the steps he has taken since becoming Minister; his plans for the future; and if he will make a statement... - Health Service Executive
694. To ask the Minister for Health the details of plans including future projected plans in relation to a site (details supplied); the engagements that have taken place on the matter; and if he... - Covid-19 Pandemic
695. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the EU Digital COVID Certificate in relation to Irish citizens who received one dose of vaccination in Ireland and a second dose of the... - Health Services Staff
696. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the current levels of absenteeism for clinicians per CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58993/21] - Human Rights
697. To ask the Minister for Health if it was acknowledged that the child was deserving of the fundamental rights bestowed by the Constitution and entitled to human rights protections under... - Vaccination Programme
698. To ask the Minister for Health if all general practitioners who administered the first two Covid-19 vaccines will also administer the third; if there is a location in which a priority... - Health Services
699. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons over 18 years of age who are awaiting first-time intervention for occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, physiotherapy and... - Departmental Funding
701. To ask the Minister for Health the number of capital funding requests submitted to his Department from Letterkenny University Hospital specifically to address the issue of bed capacity over... - Health Services
702. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new acute beds that have been provided to Letterkenny University Hospital in the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Staff
703. To ask the Minister for Health the number of clinical staff vacancies by staff grade currently for Letterkenny University Hospital; the length of time of each vacancy; and if he will make a... - Hospital Facilities
704. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional beds that will be made operational in Letterkenny University Hospital under the winter plan; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Procedures
706. To ask the Minister for Health the number of planned surgeries that have been cancelled in Letterkenny University Hospital over each of the past six months as a result of bed capacity... - Departmental Funding
707. To ask the Minister for Health the annual budget allocated to each hospital in the state over each of the past five years; if additional current funding has been requested for any individual... - Home Care Packages
708. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of home care hours applied for in the HSE CHO1 area of County Donegal; the total number granted in tabular form over each of the past five... - Primary Care Services
709. To ask the Minister for Health the primary care plans for the HSE CHO1 area of County Donegal; the progress to date on each project; the timeframe for delivery of each project; and if he... - Home Care Packages
710. To ask the Minister for Health the average wait time for approval of a home care application; the level of delayed discharges from Letterkenny University Hospital while waiting on a home... - Hospital Facilities
711. To ask the Minister for Health the number of community hospital beds in County Donegal available to patients on discharge from acute hospitals; if he plans to increase community bed... - Vaccination Programme
712. To ask the Minister for Health if persons living in the state who received the vaccine abroad, or other Covid-19 vaccines not within the recognised EMU four (details supplied) are counted in... - Covid-19 Pandemic
713. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to problems with the close contact notification system of the HSE in that it does not recognise foreign mobile numbers and... - Hospital Overcrowding
716. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase bed capacity and address the overcrowding crisis in Portiuncula Hospital as part of the Saolta Hospital Group; and if he will make a... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
717. To ask the Minister for Health the number of capital funding requests submitted to his Department from Portiuncula Hospital specifically to address the issue of bed capacity over the past... - Hospital Facilities
718. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new acute beds that have been provided to Portiuncula Hospital in the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59044/21] - Hospital Staff
719. To ask the Minister for Health the number of clinical staff vacancies by staff grade currently for Portiuncula Hospital; the length of time of each vacancy; and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Facilities
720. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional beds that will be made operational in Portiuncula Hospital under the winter plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59046/21] - Hospital Procedures
721. To ask the Minister for Health the number of planned surgeries that have been cancelled in Portiuncula Hospital over each of the past six months as a result of bed capacity issues; and if he... - Home Care Packages
722. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of home care hours applied for by CHO; the total number granted over each of the past five years in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Primary Care Services
723. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline primary care plans for CHO area 2; the progress to date on each project; the timeframe for delivery of each project; and if he will make a... - Home Care Packages
724. To ask the Minister for Health the average wait time for approval of a home care application; the level of delayed discharges from Portiuncula Hospital while waiting on a home care package... - Hospital Facilities
725. To ask the Minister for Health the number of community hospital beds in Roscommon and Galway available to patients on discharge from acute hospitals; his plans to increase community bed... - Abortion Services
726. To ask the Minister for Health the reason he has not commissioned a report to examine the operation of telemedicine for advice on pregnancy and the prescription of abortion pills; the reason... - Health Services
727. To ask the Minister for Health when it is planned to provide fit-for-purpose cancer care infrastructure for the Saolta region West, Northwest Hospitals Group; the reason for the delay in... - Hospital Services
728. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that the Rotunda Hospital is now allowing fathers to attend the birth of their children in the maternity hospital; and if not, the steps he... - Health Service Executive
729. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 834 of 28 September 2021, the buildings currently in use by the HSE that are either owned, leased or rented on a full or... - Hospital Services
730. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received a submission for a specialist centre for intestinal failure; if he plans to deliver a specialist centre at St James’s Hospital,... - Mental Health Services
731. To ask the Minister for Health the location the staff at the Owenacurra Mental Health centre, Midleton, County Cork will be redeployed to after the closure; and if he will make a statement... - Covid-19 Tests
740. To ask the Minister for Health the reason at least one nominated pharmacist in each town and village in east County Cork cannot administer the PCR tests; the reason this service is not being...
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